The Alaska prospector., 1905-10-05

successor has been named. but will not be made public until he dies.
 Guam, P. l., Oct. 1-American women here have appealed to the United States for funds with which to establish hospitals. They state that the natives are sadly in need of hclp in this respect.
 Cape Town. Oct, IA tornado struck the town of Mainesbury, in Cape Colony, last night and re- duced the town to ruins. The con- sequent suffering among the lower classes is enormous, over three thousand heing homeless and with out means of subsistence.
 Cleveland, Oct. 2-The referee in the Chadwick bankruptcy case re- ports that the total available as- sets of Mrs. Chadwick amount to $61 500. The liabilities amount to several millions.
 Washington, Oct 1-Senator Hepburn, of Idaho. was stricken by a mild attack of appoplexy yes terday while on the train between New York and Washington. The attack was not violent enough to keep him from his business. Vienna. Oct. 1-The Reichsrath meeting yesterday was the scene of serious disturbances, which almost eliminated in riot. During the discussion of the government pol icy the uproar on the floor was added to by the galleries hissing the members, and for an hour the disturbance was so great that no business could be transacted. The premier predicts new form of CO., existence. The Hungarian coali- tion party is quiet, having made no move for several weeks.
 Seattle, Oct. 1-James J. Hill and party arrived yesterday from the East. At a dinner given by the Rainier club Hill opposed the proposed bill whereby the inter- state commerce commission expects to fix freight rates across the coun- try. He says mean distance rate will be established which will wipe the commerce of the Pacific coast off the face of the earth. Under this law the government would have to make rate of certain amount to Ohio from New York, a little more to Illinois, still more to Montana, and an extreme rate tc the Pacific coast.
 SaE Francisco, Oct. D. The steamer Alameda went on the rocks in front of Fort Point yester- day evening. The passengers were taken off the vessel and most of the cargo. She is still fast on the rocks and the waves are pounding her sides so that it is doubtful if she can be foated.
 Chee Foo, Oct. 2-The coasting steamer Hasiesho, running from Shanghai, struck floating mine ninety miles south of Shantung .promonotory Saturday, ana was completely wrecked. Two passing steamers rescued most of the pas sengers, including all of the foreign CTS who were aboard. Fifteen were drowned.
 Tokio, Oct. 2-The first serious confa grafton in years occurred here to day. The fire started in the large supply store ot Hiroshima x Co. and spread rapidly. destroying twenty large buildings in the heart of the business section of the city. The origin of the fire is unknown, but it is thought that it was set by an incendiary. The troops were called out to assist in extinguishing the fire.
 Colon, Oct. 2-Six hundred la- borecs, brought from Martinique to work on the canal, refused to land from the ship because they would have to submit to vaccination, and claiming that conditions had been misrepresented to them. This morning, however, all but one hun dred and fifty of them landed VOL untarily. The latter were clubbed and forcibly ejected from the ves-