TOBEAT VOTE
ON WICKERSHAM
Nelson and McCumber Agree To
Talk Confirmation To Death
Each Day.
WILL TAKE TURNS IN JAWING
This Will Mold Ip Case and Fresi
dent Will Make Another Va
cation Appointment.
By Cable to Tbe Doily Gateway.
Washington. IX C., June < Nelson
ami McCumber have agreed to talk j
turn about every day until the end ot
the session whenever the nomination
of Judge Wiekershatn comes up. j
Nelson is incensed at the statement
that he agreed with the president that
he would quit lighting \\ ickersham if
defeated in the judiciary committee.
It is understood that the president i
will promptly _:ive Judge Wicker- j
sham a vacation upjKmitment again as
soon as the senate adjourns, if cot. u- <
mation fails.
Another Session on Wickersham
Washington. D. t June 'J 1 he j
senate spent another two hours in exe
cutive session on the confirmation of!
Judge Wiekershatn yesterday after
noon without result and the matter will (
he taken up again Monday. Nelson
and Met‘umber continued the tight.
MINERS STRANDED TWO
DAYS ON FIRE ISLAND
Thirteen Mer. lose Their Boat and
Compelled to Wait Intil they
Get Very Hungry.
Thirteen men belonging to Frank
Watson's force on the < "hick a loon were
stranded last week on Fir*- island and 1
for forty-two hours had nothing to eat.
In that time Mr. Watson and several
other men of the ( hiekaloou barony
passed by the island in the steamer
Tyonic looking for the castaways but
failed to see them although thev
hoisted all the signal flags they could
make out of white eloth. The steamer i
could not get close to shore where the j
men were camped. 1 hey hail gone in
to shoal water at the upper end of f he
island. At the lower end. where the \
Inlet steamers can approach close, the
Tyonic stayed twelve hours expecting
to find the men.
The unlucky crowd came down from
Knik to Fire island Saturday evening.
May 2b. They had enough grub for
supper and expected to be taken oft
that night or early next morning by
the Tyonic. In the evening a prospec
tor came along and tied bis boat to
heirs for anchorage. Both boats were
within reach of high tide and were not
fastened to anything on shore. The
orospector went to sleep in his boat
* and woke up next morning off Tyoc
nok. The high tide had carried him
away from the island and had towed
the boat ot the Watson party with him.
He cut loose from that and,went back
to the is\i d to g* the boat less and
hungry crowd and brought them off.
After getting their own boat again
the men came around to Sunrise and
over to the railroad. Some of them
went to the tunnel to work but three
came on to Seward with the story.
STEAMER TOLEDO CALLS
Brings Railroad Engineers from Inlet
and Goes to Orca
Steamer Toledo arrived in port last
Monday anil sailed next day for
Urea. She brought fifteen passengers
to Seward. Engineer .1. F. Blakely
and party, who have been surveying a
preliminary line for the Alaska cen
tral up the Susitna. came on the
steamer -thirteen men. A. F. Warner
and F. S. Williamson, inspectors of l.
S. surveys. who have been working
araund Kenai. also came in.
The Toledo returned Thursday from
Eyak and sailed yesterday afternoon
for Seldovia and Inlet ports. She took
a small number of passengers and
some freight for the interior.
Shelikoff Comes to Cable
The cannery steamer Shelikoff came
in from Uyak Sunday afternoon to
v cable to Seattle. She remained only a
short time. _
It is claimed that Mr. Bryan has an
nounced his willingness to take the
Democratic presidential nomination.
STRIKE TIES UP
MANY VESSELS
San Francisco Steamship Own
ers Declare Lockout Against
Sailors.
By Cable to The Dally Gateway.
Sun Francisco, June • Steamshipj
companies today declared a lockout on j
account of the sailors’ strike. All
steamers are refusing freight, sieve- i
doves were dischauged and idle vessels j
tied up at Oakland.
The Pacific Mail and the Pacific
Coast Steamship Company will refuse
to accept freight until the difficulty is
settled. They are making no ship
ments north and it is expected that
the tie-up will involve the whole Pa
cific coast and continue until non-union '
men arrive to take the places of the
strikers.
Oceanic Joins in Lockout
Sun Francisco. June 8 1 he * iccanic
Steamship Company today joined the)
Pacific Mail and the Pacific Coast
Steamship Company in the lockout
against the striking sailors and retired 1
all its coastwise vessels from service.
A strike settlement seems to be far ofi
a-> the steamship owners express the!
determination not to recede from the
portion which led to the strike.
Seattle Not Affected
Seattle. .June 7 The sailors' strike f
an»i shippers’ lockout at San hraneisco
has not, affected the steamship busi-;
nc's here yet except that no freight is
coining from the south and this will
cause some embarrassment to consum
ers and the business houses which sup
ply them with California products.
Local shipping men say they hope for j
a si*eed\ settlement.
MEXICANS KILL
46 AMERICANS!
Strikers in Green Copper Mines
Slaughter Foreman and
Foreign Employes.
By Cable to The Dally Gatoway.
Naco. June - Striking Mexican
miners in the Green Consolidated Cop
per Mining Company’s mines at La
Cananea yesterday attacked anil killed
their foreman and forty-five American
miners. Col. Green escaped. Troops
were called for but the strikers are
now burning the town and rioting at
will.
The Mexicans declare that no Amer
icans will be permitted to work in the
mini " until the wages asked for by the \
former are granted. Nothing can be'
done until the Mexican authorities!
suppress the strikers.
Troops Light With Strikers
K1 Paso. Tex.. June 4 In a battle)
between Mexican troops and the;
>t: ike:" at the HI Cananea mines yes-1
terday five strikers were killed and j
fourteen wounded. All is quiet now
and the strikers are keeping out of
sight. Women arc guarding the
home of Col. Green, w ho is absent.
Charged to Wall Streep
New York. June 4 The strike at
the Green Consolidated mines at HI
Cananea, Mexico, which resulted in
the slaughter of Americans, is said to
be the result of a plan formed on Wall i
street to secure the property by forc
ing Green out. The Standard Oil
Company is said to have a hand in the
conspiracy. A Wall street group of
copper speculators has been trying by
i every other means for two years to get
Green out of the mines and are now
charged with a plot which has re
sulted in murder. The mines are esti
mated to havu a market value of
$5,000,000.
Prospectors Line Rivers
Members of the Blakely party of
railroad engineers who came in Sun
day report that prospectors are steadi
ily stringing along the rivers, going
into the Yentna and upper Susitna. A
score or more went up the Susitna
above the Forks, behind the Blakely
: party last January, and as the engi
neers came down last month they met
men going up.
Harps have been discovered in
Egyptian tombs, the strings of which,
in several instances, were intact and
gave forth distinct sounds after an es
timated silence of 3,000 years.
SAY PACKINGHOUSES
ARE FULL OF FILTH
Government Commissioners Appointed To Inves
tigate Conditions Report Methods Are
in Revolting Violation of Laws
of Health and Decency.
By Cable to The Dally Gateway.
Washington, I), C., June The
government commission which has
been investigating the meat packing
houses in submitting its report says
that conditions in them are revolting
and that it is imperative that they be
changed immediately in the interest of
health and decency.
The report signed by Commissioners
Reynolds and Neill states that germs
are shoveled up with meats for fan
ning: that tuberculosis expectorations
are on the Moors of the packinghouses
and that the germs are undoubtedly
over the meats everywhere.
Packers Deny Charges
Chicago, June 5 — Right leading i
Chicago packers issued a signed state- ^
meat today denying the charges that
they embalm and sell spoiled meat
and that unsanitary conditions exist in
the packinghouses. They claim that
they lose millions of dollars every year
in animals thrown out because £ hey
are unfit for food.
Embalm Spoiled Heats
Chicago, June 4 Herman Hirsh
auer. foreign representative of Swift
vV Company, packers of this city, ex
jkjscs the custom of the Chicago pack
ers in disposing of spoiled meat. He
«.;\vs they ti>e rosin to restore the coiur
of putrid carcasses which are then
sold as sound meat to the public at
large.
The statement of Hirschauer at
tracted wide attention instantly and
steps will be taken in congress to have
an investigation instituted to inspect
the packing plants and their methods
of handling meat.
(ien. Miles Talks
Kansas City, Mo., June 4 Gen.
Miles, tvho is now in the city, said to-j
day when his attention was called to
the alleged expose of packinghouse
methods, that he had similar informa
tion in 1898 when he tried to induce an
investigation by the government. He
declares that not less than 1 (KM)soldiers
were killed by embalmed beet in the
Spanish war, and expresses the belief j
that many thousands of civilians are j
annually brought to death from the j
same cause.
—
Armour Says Agitation Hurts
Kansas City, Mo., June ~ Charles
Armour says the agitation against the
beet trust has already caused a loss of
$ 150,000,(MM> in the exnort trade, and
that it will require years to put the
foreign business back to where it was. |
Provides for Meat Inspection
Seattle, June T An ordinance will 1
be introduced in the city council re
quiring the inspection of all cattle on j
arrival, and also providing for the j
labeling of meats when passed by the
city meat inspectors.
SANTA CLARA ARRIVES
AND SAILS SOUTHWARD
Brings Eighty-Five Passengers to
Seward, Including Sixty Laborers
for the Railroad,
Steamer Santa Clara arrived in port
yesterday morning with twenty- \
five cabin and sixty-three steerage
passengers. Nearly all the latter
were laborers for tho Alaska ( vntral.
The steamer brought eighty-two tons
of freight and fifteen days paper mail,
from the date of the sailing of the Kx-}
celsior, the evening of May 1*1. to the j
departure of the Santa Clara at 2 p. m.
May 111.
The Santa Clara sailed yesterday
afternoon for Seattle, going from here
to Orca. She took seven horses to
Valdez. It was the intention of the
Alaska Central to send twenty to Seat
tle, but when seven were disposed of it
was decided to keep the others and try
to >ell them here. Stalls were built
for the twenty and this fact held the
steamer here several hours.
CHARLES I). LANE ARRIVES
Noted /lining Operator Will Spend
Several Weeks at Seward
On the Santa Clara earns Charles I).
Lane, one of the most noted mining
operators of the Pacific coast, who is
chief owner of the quartz property on
Falls creek, which is being developed
under the direction of his son-in-law,
Theo. Allen. He was accompanied by
Mrs. Allen and her two children and
will remain several weeks. Mrs.
will remain during the summer ami
will stay at Falls creek.
Mr. Lane has been a mining opera
tor in California for many years. He
is chief owner of the famous Utica
gold mine in that state. He was one
of the earliest operators at Nome,
where he organized the Wild Goose
Company, the heaviest mining com
pany in that section.
Mr. Lane achieved great prominence
in the presidential campaign of 1890
by supporting Bryan and free silver,
although he had been a life-long
Republican and had made his great
fortune in gold mining. Last fall he
was suddenly stricken with blindness
while on a steamboat bound for Nome.
Nevertheless he still takes active in
terest in mining enterprises.
It is stated that a large majority of
the German settlers in Argentina are
from the United States.
The Mexican sugar market is re
ported to be glutted.
STEAMER BERTHA
COMES AND GOES
Steamer Brings Sixty-seven Passen- j
gers, Including Laborers for
the Railroad
Steamer Bertha arrived in Seward
Wednesday morning and sailed soon
afterward for Seldovia, returning yes
terday afternoon. She sailed for
Seattle last night at 12 o'clock. She
brought thirty-one cabin and thirty
six steerage passengers and a small
freight cargo to Seward. The second
class passengers were laborers for the
Alaska Central.
The Bertha had trouble in dis
charging her cargo at Seldovia and
this was the cause of her delay in re
turning. The Neptune was the only
boat at Seldovia when she left.
TO SAIL DIRECT NEXT MONTH
Contract Requires Steamers to Come
to Seward First
Confirming the cable news and the
statement of Capt. Moore of the Santa
Ana that Northwestern Steamship
Company Iwats will come first to
Seward after this month Maj. Ballaine
writes to the Gateway that the con
tract of the Alaska Central with the
Northwestern stipulates that the out
side service with Seward as first port
of call must begin not later than
July 1.
When the contract between the rail
road company and the steamship com
pany was made last fall it called for
the beginning of the new service
March 15 if possible, but that was de
pendent upon obtaining a modification
of the mail contract of the North
western, which required steamers to
run first to Valdez. The postal de
partment refused to alter the terms of
the mail contract, which does not ex
pire until June 30. The new contract
permits the sailing of steamers to
Seward first.
Maj. Ballaine writes also that he was
told the day before the Bertha sailed
by E. G. McMicken, general passenger
airent of the Northwestern, that
officials of the company were working
upon a new schedule for the outside
steamers and that it. will probably pro
vide for sailings on the 1st, 8th, 10th
and 24th of each month. The Santa
Clara, Oregon and Saratoga will be
the outside boats. The latter is now
on her way around the Horn. The
Santa Ana and Excelsior will probably
continue to run on their present
schedules.
NOME FREIGHT !
STILL PILES HP;
Present Heel Unable To Carry
Goods Already Waiting1
Transportation.
By Cable to The Bally Gateway.
Seattle, June •! More freight is now
lying on Seattle docks than all the
vessels in service can carry and the
cargoes continue to pile up. 'The
steamship companies are trying to
charter more boats for special runs in
order to clear up the congestion as the
indications point to a continuance of,
the heavy freight offerings all through !
the season.
The Oregon sailed last night fori
Nome with 400 passengers and all the
freight she could carry.
Shipments to Southeastern Alaska
are also congested as the freight
booked exceeds the capacity of the
steamers on the run.
Steamer Senator Sails
Seattle, June 2 Steamer Senator
sailed for Nome at noon today with
.*>00 passengers, the first of the big
Ixtacs to depart thi" season. The
Mackinaw will >ail for St. Michael to
morrow with freight for Fairbanks
only. She will carry no passengers.
Not Carrying Nome Mail
Seattle, June •"> No Nome mail will!
leave here until June It*, when bids for
carrying it during the season will be
opened, unless the local chamber of
commerce succeeds in inducing the
government to make a special ship
ment. The postal department refuses
to ship mail at 8 cents a pound, the
price demanded by the steamship!
companies.
Olympia Sails for Nome
Seattle. June •*> Steamship Olympia
sailed for Nome la>t night with JOU |
passengers.
Watson to Sail for Nome
Seattle. June y Steamer Watson '
arrived from San Francisco yesterday
and will sail for Nome next Sunday. 1
Every boat cleaning for Alaska is j
loaded to full capacity and leaves ;
freight behind. The Dirigo and Spo-1
kane sailed last night for Skagway. j
Most of their passengers and freight |
were for the Tanana and Dawson.
More Clerks for Nome Post Office
Seattle. June 8 The Seattle cham
ber of commerce today wired the pos
tal department at Washington urging
the immediate allowance of additional
clerks in the Nome i>ost oflice. The
present force will be totally unable to
handle the enormous quantities of mail
now going to that city.
CHAMBERLAIN TO
STAY IN OFFICE
Democratic Governor of Oregon
Re-elected in Spite of
State Politics.
By Cable to The Dally Gateway.
Portland, Ore., June 6- Enough re
turns have been received from the
state election Monday to insure the
election of Governor Chamberlain,
Democrat, to succeed himself Jona
than Bourne. Republican, receives the
popular indorsement for L. S. senator,
which insures his election by the leg
islature, which will have a large Re
publican majority. W. C. Hawley in
the First district and W. R. Ellis in
the Second are elected to congress,
both Republicans. The entire Repub
lican state ticket is elected except
governor. /
The woman suffrage amendment to
the state constitution is undoubtedly
defeated.
Elected Sheriff by 5 Votes
Portland, June "-Complete returns
show that Stevens, Republican, is
elected sheriff by a plurality of 5
votes over Word, Democrat, the pres
ent incumbent. Early returns indi
cated the re-election of Word.
Opposes Sale of Alaska Cable
The local chamber of commerce at
its last meeting passed a resolution op
posing the sale of the Alaska ca^le to
private ownership. It is declared that
the government ownership is satisfac
tory and that a change is nc desirable.
METHODISTS TO
BUILD CHURCH
Local Society Will Soon Be^in
Erection of Structure To
Cost $10,000.
TWO LOTS GIVEN FOR SITF
Plans Matured for Raising Money
by Donations From Various
Outside Sources.
Within a few weeks construction
will begin on a Methodist church and
pastor’s residence for Seward which
will cost id0,iMM). The church will
cost $*000 and the remaining *2<MMi will
go into the house. The buildings will
be erected on two lots at tin* north
east corner of Third avenue and •)< t
ferson street, just north of I/>wel!
creek.
The pastor of the local Methodist
society, Kev. L. II. J’edersen. return
ed on tin* liertha from Seatth ami
Oregon. While in Seattle he secured
from Maj. Hallaine the gift ot tin two
lots for church purposes. A eomm.t
tee was selected also to solicit funds it
Seattle to help build the church.
Maj. Hallaine and T. S. Hippy, tie
noted Alaska mining man and a h*ad
ing Methodist, are members ol tie
committee. The missionary hoard of
the Methodist church Inis also prom
ised to make an appropriation for tie
church.
The church will 1m* about oO.xHO feet
and of modern architecture. I he
basement will have a gymnasium with
baths. Negotiations are in progress to
purchase the present equipment ot tie
Seattle Y. M. <'. A. gymnasium for tie
local Methodist church. The Seattle
association will move in a few moot I -
into a new building with an equipmei
vastly larger and more expensive ilia
the present one.
HEADINGS MEET IN
BORE OF TUNNEL 3
Good Progress Reported on All Rail •
road Construction in Placer
River Valley.
The headings met in tunnel number
5, on mile 52. of the railroad. Sunday.
Tunnel No. 5 is the longest
of the railroad tunnels, its length be
ing nearly UK** feet. Saturday night
the south end heading was 550 feet
feet long and the north end 405 teet.
The benches at that time were 4*>* and
522 feet. At the present rate of pro
gress they should he finished aboir
June 20.
On tunnel No. 1. where boring is in
progress only on the north end. the
heading was in 5*1 feet and the bench
542 feet Saturday night. Tunnels 2
and 5 were finished last month and No.
ti caved in. The debris is nearly
cleared away and boring will probably
be resumed within a few days. Bor
ing began last week on the north end
of tunnel 7. the last of the series, anti
11 feet of the heading was bored Sat.
urday night.
WILL GROW IN ALASKA
Prof, Georgeson Gives List of Garden
Plants Which Thrive
In a bulletin by Prof. Georgeson.
superintendent of Alaska agriculture
experiment stations, is given the fol
lowing list of garden vegetables which
thrive in the territory:
Group 1—Radish, mustard, turnips,
kale, lettuce, orach. These can be
grown throughout the whole coast,
region and in the interior northward
of the Arctic circle, nearly to the Arc
tic ocean, in favorable seasons and in
picked localities.
Group 2—Carrots, parsnips, parsley,
peas, cress, cabbage, cauliflower,
broccoli, Brussels sprouts, kohl-rabi.
spinach, onions, endive, leek, beets,
potatoes, rhubarb, and among the
herbs, caraway, catnip, marigold, mint,
sage, thyme. These can be grown
everywhere in the coast region in
Alaska, and in the interior nearly to
the Arctic circle if the gardens* are
selected with due reference to shelter
and exposure to the sun.
Group .'I—Asparagus, beans, celery,
cucumber, squash, salsify. These can
be grown in favorable seasons if
planted in warm spots and given the
proper care and protection.
John Dubreuil came home on the
Santa Clara after an absence of sever
al weeks in Seattle.