Seward gateway., 1905-10-14

canidatc for the presidency of Cuba but withdrew when the preliminary haIlotng for election officers resulted i'm am overwhelming victory for Presi- dent Palma, who k a candidate for re- election as the nominee of the Moder- ate. arrived here today and freely de- nounrcd the Palma administration.
 Gen. Gomel'Says it iSnow the duty of the United States to interfere in the government of Cuba under the pro- visions of the Platt amendment, which was made condition of independence by the C. <. Senate and was adopted into the Cuban constitution. He charges President Palma with deSpot- ism and his party with the use of fraud and force at the polls. He insists that am investigation should be made hy the United States government.
 Washinwton. D. C., Oct, : PrcSi- dent Roosevelt and Congressman Town send of Michigan. one of the joint auth ors of the ESch-Townsend railroad bill which passed the House of Represent atiycr in the last Congress, helda long conference today on the subject of re- strictive railroad legislation.
 Townsend will re-introduce his mea- sure. with slight notifications, as soon as Congress meets. The provision giving the interstate commerce. com mission power to fix rates k it's most vital feature.
 New Orleans, Oct. : Twenty-ctght new eases of yellow fever and three deaths were reported yesterday. All these were in the bottom lands. The upper portions of the city are now entirely clear of the infection.
 New York. Oct. : Tmmany today rcnominatcd Mayor Mcclellan on a platform calling for municipal owner ship of public utilities. The new term i, for four wears,
 Seattle. Oct. 7- Mrs. Louise Johnson while temporarily insane this morning poured coal oil over her clothing and set it on fire. She then cut her throat and ran into thcyard with her clothing ablazr. Neighbors put out the flames and she was taken to the hospital. Although badly burned she may re- cover. The knife wound was ghaStly but not dangerous.
 Washington. D. C., Oct. 9-Govern. ment Agent Lembkey, in charge of sealing operations in the Pribalof islands, reports an increased output over tha, of last year. St. Paul island yielded l3,OOO skins; St. George island 1900 and 2S0 blue fox skins There was no poaching this season on the islands.
 Seattle. Oct. 0-Thc home of George Alfreds. superintendent of the coal mines at Ravcnsdale was blown up last night with dynamite by Frank Hadeyi,, a miner who had been dis charged.
 The building was wrecked but AL fred, family all escaped aS they were in tho other end of the house from the explosion. The room in which they were sitting was badly shaken up and their escape wa, marrow.
 Bueno, AyreS, Argentine Republic Oct. The Federation of Labor today declared general strike through the republic. This is the result of the re- fussl of a demand for higher wages in all trades.
 Immediately following the announce mcnt of the strike Congress, declared martial law throughout the republic. as it k feared that trouble may follow.
 Tokyo. Oct. 9-It i, reported here that Russia intends to station 100000 soldier, of it's Manchmian army on the Chinese frontier after the time expires according to the terms of the peace treaty for the withdrawal of the hostile armies from Manchuria. It k said that the government fears the returned soldiers will join the maIcontcntS at home. For this reason it will leave half the army in tie far east.
 Victoria, B. C., Get. 9-PaSscngcrs on the steamship Briggs, just arrived from Japan, say it k generally report ed there that the blowing mp of Ad- miral Togo, flagship MikaSa, was the