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Monarch Issues Manifesto Abdicating from Despotic Rule Which the Throne
Has Held for 300 Years Over All the Russias.
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Witte Becomes Minister-President With Cabinet of His Own Choice and
Subjects of Slavic Empire are Granted Constitutional Government j
and all Classes Guaranteed Entire Freedom of
Conscience, Speech and Action.
By Cable to the Cateway
St. Petersburg. Oct. 81 Proclamations announcing that the
czar had abdicated his autocratic power, ending the absolute rule
of the monarchy in Russia after 800 years of undisputed sway,
were posted on every wall of the eitg\ last night.
Count Witte becomes Minister-President, and todaj he named
members of the cabinet and sent a message to the United State's
giving the g'st of the manifesto. Russia will hereafter he a con
stitutional monarchy with almost Republican liberty. rl lie proc
lamation grants inviolability of the person of every subject ; and
entire freedom of conscience, speech and action.
The issuance of the proclamation shows that Uzar Nicholas
finally bowed to the inevitable. Disorder was rampant in every
city of the empire and the intermittent outbreaks undoubtedly
foreshadowed revolution. Bombs were thrown and rioting con
tinued in several cities in which the manifesto was late in ariving,
although the news of its publication went ahead.
All classes of people are wild with delight over the change in
government except the two extremes, the Bourbon nobility and
the anarchists. The latter had hoped that the conflict with autoc
racy would overthrow all governmental authority.
Hereafter the title and place of czar will carry no more power
than is enjoyed by other constitutional monarchs. He will be in
fact a figure-head, while Witte will be the actual executive head of
the government. Witte’s cabinet is composed chiefly of former
associates in the czar's ministry.
BOATS SAIL AT LAST
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Sanla Clara and Dora Deparl Afler
Prolonjed Stay.
After an enforced stay of many hours ;
in Seward because of the tierce storm ,
outside the steamers Santa t lara anti
Dora got away early this morning.
The Santa Clara sailed at J o'clock and
the the Dora at l>. The Dora had been
in port since Saturday afternoon at 6 i
o’clock, counting the time she spent
down the bay on her start yesterday.
She took several passengers to the
ports westward.
The Santa Clara's first-class passen
gers from Seward were the following:
Mr. and Mrs. Murray, C. Lund, J. F.
Heilscher, \\\ R. Jamison, George •
Dickinson, S. O. Morford, John Dow
ney, William McCarty, F. S. Williams,
Nelson Rich, H. Walby, R. G. \aw, C.
D. Lyke, J. Thompson, F. S. Kilbourne.
W. M. Hemphill, James Lee. Shirley
Squires, William McMahon, 'MissCar
stens, J. E. Johnson, Phil Hickey, A.
R. Lewis, W. L. Mackay, Judge Wick
ersham. Most of these were hooked
for Seattle. Purser Carver said that
Valdez reservations will till the cabin.
The storm is supposed to have sub-;
sided. It was decidedly fierce for two
or three days. The Santa Clara had a
busy time coming over from Seldovia.
She occupied thirty-four hours in mak
ing a fourteen-hour run. The plung
ing she did is said to have been near
the limit. Several times she was lifted
clear out of the water. Her own of
ficers were more or less seasick and
some of them were laid up.
The Santa Clara was in port from
Sunday forenoon, including the start
that failed yesterday morning. She
! will probably not return here until De
cember, when slu* will come on the
Excelsior's run, according to present j
plans. The Excelsior will be taken otl;
this route and placed elsewhere. 1 he
Santa Clara will replace her and the
Oregon will be the outside steamer in
stead of the Santa Clara. The Oregon
reached Seattle a day or two ago from
Nome, and will probably sail within a
few days for Seward.
HAVE RELIEF ASSOCIATION
Local Odd Fellows now Have
Complete Organization
Local Odd Fellows completed their
Seward organization last Sunday, which
they will call the Seward Odd Fellows'
relief association until they get a lodge j
charter. Twenty members are now on
the list and as many more, living In or
near Seward, are expected to join.
J. S. Slater is president of the
association; 10. \Y. Young, secretary
and treasurer. A regular meeting
will be held the third Sunday in each
month.
W. R. Jamison Goes to Seattle
\Y. R. Jamison sailed for Seattle
on the Santa Clara to settle up some
old business and buy a large cargo of
lumber for his yard. While he is gone
Kev. L. H. Pedersen will have charge
of the yard.
The prolonged rains have raised
Lowell creek and the waters rush down
with a spring-like plunge.
A British army officer estimates that
the world has 80,000,000 horses.
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LITEKAHY SOCIETY TONIGHT
Organization Will Have Exciting
Question for Debate
The Seward Literary and Debating
Society will meet this evening at 8
o'clock in the Methodist tent. The
organization was completed last Tues
day evening except one committee.
At the suggestion of Mr. Pedersen
the house voted to debate this week
the intricate and ever-fresh question,
*Tf a pumpkin vine grows on one man's
land and bears a pumpkin on the land
of another, to whom does the pumpkin
belong?” Although the law is clear
on the subject, the ethical question is
still open for discussion and Seward
will trv to settle it for all time this
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evening. Rev. L. H. Pedersen, Kolia
Branch, Judge Hildreth and J. L.
Reed will struggle with the problem.
This evening after the literary pro
gram the Methodist ladies will give a
Hallowe'en social in the tent.
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STEAMER CORWIN ARRIVES
Brings a Dozen Seward Passengers
and Will Sail Tomorrow
The little steamer Corwin arrived
from Nome this afternoon at 2:.‘l0. She
will sail for Seattle tomorrow morning j
at 7 o’clock. The Corwin left Nome
the morning of October 20, and
touched at Dutch Harbor, Pnga, Sand
Point and Karluk. She would have
reached Seward two days sooner but
she struck the rale about the time she
touched Cook inlet, and went into
shelter.
The Corwin brought about a dozen
passengers for Seward. A large num
ber will continue on to Seattle.
Nothing Official at Washington
By Ccble to the Gateway
Washington, D. Oct. ill News ol
the czar’s abdication, renouncing au
tocratic power, has not yet been oflici
ally conveyed to the state department.
The Russian minister will await the
return of the President to the capital.
Lieutenant Wild Drowns
By Cable to the Gtewaay
Seattle. Oct. ill Lieutenant John V.
Wild of the revenue cutter Perry was
drowned last night from Moran’s dock.
He was walking along the wharf at a
late hour and tripped at the edge, fall
ing upon piling and from there into
the water. It is supposed that he was
hurt by his fall upon the piles and was
unable to swim.
President Roosevelt Nearly Rome
Dy Cable to the Gateway
Washington, I). C., Oct. 31—Presi
dent Roosevelt has transferred to the
cruiser Dolphin and is scheduled to
reach the capital today.
Conrad City is a new town which has
just been laid out on Windy Arm.
Temperature at 3 p. m. today- 4S.
The Seward Fuel Company has a
full line of Franklincoal which arrived
Steamer Bertha. They will have 100
tons line house coal on the Portland. *
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C M AT
American Naval Officer Accidentally
Wounds Woman and Marines
Rescue Ifim from Mob.
By CiTble o the Gateway
London, Oct. 31 Rear Admiral
Charles 3. Train, commanding the
Philippine squadron of the 1 nitc-l
States navy, and his son Lieut. ! rain,
while hunting yesterday outride the
walls of Nanking, China, accidentally
shot a woman in the leg.
Peasants immediately formed a mob
and attacked the officers, knocking the
admiral down. The lieutenant was
badly beaten and held as a hostage
while the admiral was allowed to de
part. He returned to his flagship and
forty American marines were landed
to compel the release of Lieutenant
Train. The mob attacked the marines,
who were obliged to lire twice to re
pel their assailants. Lieutenant Train
was finally released but his gun was
taken away by the mob.
Washington, D. C., Oct. 31 The ad
ministration is disturbed by tie* attack
upon Admiral and Lieutenant Train.
Secretaries Root and Bonaparte, of the
state and navy departments, have held
a conference and wired to American
Minister Rockhill at Peking tor lull
particulars.
Shanghai, China, <>ct. 31 American
residents of Shanghai are much aroused
by the Admiral Train incident. They
demand the punishment of the leaders
of the mob.
Says Klondike Does not Count
By Cable to the Gateway
Seattle, Oct. 31—Wilson Foster, who
had charge of the Alaska exhibits at
the St Louis and Portland expositions,
writes to Mayor Ballinger of this city
protesting against the proposed name
“Alaska-Klondike” for the projected
Alaska fair in Seattle in 1007. He says
Klondike is but a small portion of the
the Yukon region and he wants the
fair to be called the “Alaska-Yukon.*’
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