Seward gateway., 1905-08-11
TELEGRAPH NEWS

Dawson, Y. T., Aug. 1.-The water
 supply in the Klondike is extremely
 low and as result the summer output
 seems likely to fall lower than in any year since the discovery of gold, Min ing operations are practically at stand still. The snowfall last winter,was un- usually light and there has been httle rain this summer,
 ; The scarcity of water nteNered sSeatly with the spring cleanupS, and Ft6etGanp now faces the prospect of an indefinite and almost total suspension of mining work. As consequence there is steady egreSS of men to the Panama and other localities and to the outside.
 Seattle, Aug. Louis w, Hill, first vice-president of the Great Northern Railroad Company, and party of ofic- ials of the road arrived in Seattle last night in a special car, which waSsome- what delayed because of the telegraph operators strike. The strike has badly crippled all train service on both the Great Northern and the Northern Paci- fc and a}l trains are steadily falling behind scheduled time> Railroad of licials declare that the backbone of strike is broken and that the, strikers places will soon all be filled, The strikers say that the strike iSSpreading and that the railroads will be unable to operate successful until settlement is made,
 New Orleans, Aug. 7-The yellow fever epidemic is still spreading in this city and other towns along the Miss issippi. Because of the threatening nature of the situation the federal marine hospital service at the request of Gov, Blanchard took charge of the situation in the entire state of LOuiSi- ana, Saturday,
 Washington, D. C., Aug. S-The in~ terior department has begun an inves- tigation of the charge that native girls in the Aleutian islands are kept in illi- cit servitude, Letters have been sent to Governor Brady and Rev. sheldon Jackson directing them to probe the charges and make reports.
 Albany, N. r., Aug, S-The big de- partment store building of John G. Meyers collapsed this morning with 300 employees, of whom sixty were killed and more then loo injured Very few persons unconnected with the store were in the building at the time. Many bodies were buried in the ruins and until the debris can be cleared away the exact list of casualties cannot be given. Many of the injured are eX- pected to die.
 Seattle. Aug, S-It is annouced by authority that Louis ". Hill will sue cced J. D. Farrell as president of the | Great Northern Steamship Co. How ! ard James will become first vice-preSi- !. dent and l.. (. Gilman, general west l ern attorney for the road will become ranking official on the Pacific coast of the Great Northern interests.
 Fairbanks, Alaska, Aug, S-The Cinema river has been flooded by melt ing snow and has overhowed a large part of the town. At least 1000 people are homeless. Many houses were car ried down the stream and others are still submerged or unitted for use. The property loss is very heavy and cannot be estimated yet.
 Indianapolis, Aug. S-The excursion steamer Sunshine sunk yesterday after noon in a broad rifle of the river ten m les from this city with loo persons on board Most of the eXcursionists were drowned and many bodies have not yet a.,u recovered.
 Canea. Crete. Aug 9-The Russian gunboat Kharsbry has bombarded and destroyed the town of CaStelli, on the northern coast of this island, with some loss of life.
 Castelli has been hot bed of the Crctau insurgents, who have been de- mauding independence and attempting to organize an insurrection.