Seward gateway., 1905-08-19
the increased population of Alaska makes prison there necessity.

AnahSo a Plisou lnere d necessity.
 Seattle, Aug. 15-Jim Hanson, the Indian murderer, for whose pardon a petitionswas forwarded from this city to President Rooevelt yesterday, died last night of consumption in the Me- Neil's island penitentiafy.
 Hanson's death came suddenly al- though he was not expected to live long. It was on that ground that the hope of pardon mainly rested.
 New Orleans, Aug. 15-Yellow fever is spreading through the plantations near this city and general terror exists among the colored population in con sequence.
 Nome, Aug. t5-The bark Coryphene, bound for this port from Seattle, is re- ported wrecked off Cape Prince of Wales island. No, lives were lost.
 Sitka, Aug. 15-Goy. Brady express es doubt as to the truth of the stories regarding the slavery of native girls in the Aleutian archipelago, as reported by Prof. Davis, superintendent of schools at Unalaska. The governor says the reports are sensational.
 Aix Les Baines, France Aug. 16- Florence Croker, youngest daughter of Richard Croker, the, noted ex-leader of Tammany in New York, has eloped with Louis Martino, an Italian mer- chant here. The, girls mother objected to the marriage, The couple are un- derstood to be enroute to Croker's Ire land residence, where he now is.
 St. Paul, Aug. 16-The telegraph operators have formally abandoned the strike on the Great Northern and Northern Pacific railroads end have asked for reinstatement.
 Ormonde, Pa, Aug. 16-Thirty-tive quarrymen. were buried here in rock slide. Fifteen bodies have been re- covered and it is believed that all the others are dead.
 Seattle, Aug. l6-Farmers in tho Big Bend and PRlouse wheat districts are sending to the Sound for harvest hands. It is reported that the crop is suffering because of the lack of men to harvest it The men are demading higher wages, which the farmers re- fuse to pay, trusting to be able to i'm port men in time to save the crop without raising wages.
 Dawson, Y. T., Aug. 16-An inter- national polar institute has been organ. iZed here with Dr. Thompson, Yukon member of the Canadian parliament as president. Gov. McInnes of Yukon territory is taking an active interest in the organization. It proposes to send discovery expedition to the north pole.
 Skagway, Aug. 16-The Alaska road commission has decided to expend $1O,O0O in improving the trail between Fairbanks and Valdez. Of this s5, 1000 will be spent between Valdez and Cop per Center, which Is now the toughest part of the trril.
 Spokane, Aug. 16-John T. Fenn, former Spokane man, who has been working at his trade as carpenter in Dawson for three years past, has re- turned to find his 15-year old daughter married to his wife's brother, and his wife and younger daughter living with the brother in Spokane. All refused to return to him and Fenn is now in Seattle. He will probably return to the north,
 Washington, D. C., Aug. 16-The state department has instructed the American consul at Shanghai to notify the Chinese authorities there that the existing Chinese-American treaty for bids the ,bpScotting of American goods or any other hostile commercial act.
 Manila, P. I.,l Aug, I8--The dowager empress of. China has sent dn invita- tion to Miss Alice Roosevelt to visit her at Pekin, Miss Roosevelt is here with the Taft party.
 Chicago Aug. 16-The National Re- ciprocity convention in session here passed resolution this. morning in favor of fairer trade relations with foreign nations and mure amicable treatment of foreigners of all races.
 Lincoln, Neb., Aug. 18--It is report ed here upon what is regarded as good authority that William J. Bryan will be candidate for the Demo cratic Presidential domination in