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Seward weekly gateway., 1906-06-23
SUBMARINE ERUPTION
 UPHEAVES NEW ISLAND
Several Acres of Rocky Surface Raised Near BOrOSIOV and
 Water Still Boiling.

Amid waves which are still boiling from the heat of violent submarine eruption new island lifts its rocky crest above the sea near Boroslov island, which was thrown up by a sim liar eruption about 100 years ago. The infant island presents superficial area of several acres and with BOros- lov, and another SIall island which rose from submarine depths in 1882, forms the points of a small triangle in longitude l6S west, latitude 54 north, about seventy miles west of Unalaska.
 The news was brought to Unalaska a short time ago by fishermen from the west and came to Seward on the Dora. Mail Clerk John E. Thwaites inter- viewed everybody who had seen it but the most accurate information he could obtain was simply that fishermen coming by were unable to approach the island because the water surrounding it was still Seething from the heat, ln- dicating that its upheayal was of recent occurrence. When the ob- servers attempted to approach closely they found the water so hot they were compelled to keep away.
 The Alaska peninsula and its land extension, the Aleutian chain of islands, lie in volcanic belt and oc- casional eruptions occur throughout the length of peninsula and archipel- ago. Several live volcanoes exist in this broken chain of land and the geo. logical formation is of later ages, largely cretaceous and miocene. The region contains numerous dykes of plutonic rock and many boiling springs.
Seward weekly gateway., 1906-06-23
WickerSham'S Supporters Unable To Force Vote on His
 Confirmation.
FAIL TO HOLD UP ALL OTHERS
President Will Probably Give Him Recess Appointment Although
 Enemies Protest.
By Cable to The Daily Gateway.

Washington, D. C., June 22 Forakcr and Bailey forced a vote yesterday afternoon in executive session of thr senate upon the question of pas,in" Wickersham's name on the list of ap- poiutments or compelling a vote on his confirmation before anything else Is taken up and were defeated by % :. The vote does not by any mean, in- dicate WickerSham's strength a, many of his supporters declined 10 vote on the question or voted against it be- cause they did not think one nomina- ton should hold mp all others. aaa they believed it useles, to try To secure Wickcrsham's confirmation at this session.
 This action of the senate means rna, Wickersham's confirmation is ,ldc- tracked for this session of congress. II. is believed that the president will give him a recess appointmcn, aIthou-. enemies of the judge mc wgiu Roosevelt not To make the appoint ment ina,much as they claim Wicker sham can never be confirmed.
Seward weekly gateway., 1906-06-23
Mai. Richardson Promises Survey This Summer and To Begin
 Work Soon.
WILL BUILD ROADWAY LATER
Route Will Extend From Hope Along South Side of Turndgdin
 Arm to Railway.

Turnagain Arm will get the govern ment trail from Hope and Sunrise to a point where the Alaska Centra, passes the head of that estuary. This much is promised by Maj. Richardson, chair man of the Alaska road commission, who arrived in Seward last night on the steamer Portland. A survey will be made within d short time and the work will be commenced as soon there after as arrangements can be made. Mai. Richardson thinks it improbable that the trail can be made this fall but promises that construction will be put through early next spring.
 At first pack trail will be cut through and this will be made over into frstclass wagon road soon after ward. The trail will not be expensive but good wagon road will cost con siderable money and the road fund i> somewhat pinched this year because of plans formed for its absorption before the attention of the road commission was directed to the need of a road or the south side of the Arm to give the towns there an outlet to the railroad
 Seward is new town and only with in the past year has attained sufficient size to make it's influence felt Maj. 1 Richardson is one of the best informed men in Alaska on the development of the territory but the money at his dis posal is limited and he cannot accom- plish all that he sees ought to be done in the line of road making. Never theless he promised officials of the Alaska Central last winter in Wash 1 ington to do whatever he could toward getting trail ahead of the railroad from Knik to the Panama.
 In pursuance of this promise Capt. PiIsbury. engineer of the commission, came to Seward several months ago to consult railroad surveys and study the | field. While here his attention was directed by Frank Ballaine to the fact that Seward and Kenai peninsula are getting nothing from the license money they contribute to the Alaska road fund and the suggestion made that a good way to spend that much money would be to construct q trail from Hope and Sunrise to the railroad. Capt. Pillsbury promptly agreed that the project was no more than fair and recommended it to the commission.
 Maj. Richardson went out to the railroad tunnels with J. B. Cameron, construction engireer, today to look at the work there. He will return to Valdez on the Portland and spend the summer in the interior where road work is in progress.
Seward weekly gateway., 1906-06-23
Try to Get Precedence

Washington. D. C.. June 20 I'm. Wickcrsham case is at the head 0 rne list of nomination, for federal positions and nothing else will be taken mp u executive session until .ne Wicko.- sham appointment is disposed of His supporters expect to force 8 vore.w.-n- in day or two and claim that 30 can vass of the senate shows that the mem bers stand so for Wicker,ham 10 against. with three votes in doubt
 Bailey of Texas in the debate yes terday afternoon accused Nelson, Hans brough and McCumber of fIibuSterin- to defeat WickerSham's confirmation. All three denied the charge, and Hans brough brought forward a new accu~a- tion against WickerSham. He charged that Wickersham aided in the circula- tion of a pamphlet in North Dakota discussing the Nome controversy of 1900 concerning Judge Moves. The ob- feet was to show that Wickersham had made attacks on members of the senate as the article complained of severely animadverted upon several senators. WickerSham denies all connection with the circulation of the offending statement.
Seward weekly gateway., 1906-06-23
BRIDGE WORK
 ID BEGIN SOON
Erection of TreStIeS in Placer Valley Will Keep Pace With
 Tunnel Boring.

Boring of tunnel No. on mile 4O of the railroad is proceeding now at the rate of 30 feet per week, which will complete the work in about ten weeks. The total length is 7lO feet. Last Sat urday night the heading was in HI feet and the bench 403 feet.
 The completion of this tunnel will permit the laying of track to the string of tunnels on miles 52-53 as soon as the high trestles at the loop just beyond tunnel l are finished. This work can be done very rapidly and it is believed by the construction officials that the treStles will be ready for the railroad as soon as the track is eX- tended through tunnel l, which should be early in September.
 A large part of the timber for the trestIes is already on the ground just beyond tunnel 1 and the work of crec- tion should begin this week. A great deal of heavy round timber has been . noated down the Placer river in the last few days from the end of the track, on mile lG. The water is not quite high enough and in order to ! float the logs the stream is damned a short distance above the point where l the logs are dumped into it and when the gate is opened the water carries
 them down easily except where sharp bends make little prodding necessary ] by the log drivers,
 . Tunnels ., 8 and are completed,
 the bench of No. 6 is in 29 feet and the heaeing 53 feet. The heading of the
 north end of No. :, the last of the
 series. is in 65 feet No. 1 is not yet l begun.
 Camp +6 was re-established this
 week and a gang of men will soon be ! at work on the grade from the end of 1 the track. This is near the end of mile 46, a little more than two miles
 from the first tunnel. The line there run, along 8 side hill and includes some rock work but the grade can be
 finished in few weeks and the rails ] laid to the tunnel. Work was sus-
 pended there all winter because of the
 great depth of snow and the frequent slides.
Seward weekly gateway., 1906-06-23
PORTLAND ARRIVES
 AND GOES. WESTWARD
Brings 70 Passengers to Seward In- cIuding Maj. Richardson, and
 Several for Inside.

Steamer Portland arrived Thursday evening at o'clock and sailed shortly after midnight for Seldovia. She will go to Homer and Kodiak and return about Monday morning. She brought 76 passengers to Seward, including Maj. Richardson of the Alaska road commission. The list numbered 24 cabin, 51 steerage and one stowaway. The steerage passengers were laborerS for the Alaska Central. The Seward cargo was 95 tons.
 The Portland's delay was due to the fact that she ran into Valdez first, then came out by way of Orca, Eyak and Cordova, and the other towns on Cordova bay. She reached Seward eleven days out of Seattle, with nine days mail.
Seward weekly gateway., 1906-06-23
TO REACH COAL FIELD
 IN EIGHTEEN MONTHS
Tanana Construction Company Makes New Contract for Building
 Alaska Central.
By catle to The Daily Gateway.

Seattle, June l6-The Panama Con- struction Company, which is building the Alaska Central railroad, today agreed with the directors of the rail road company upon an amended con tract which gives the construction company eighteen months to reach the Matanuska coal fields.
 Alaska Central officials say that very soon arrangements will be complete to place a much larger number of men at work. Patrick Welch, of P. Welch x Co.,, who have the 3O-mile rock con- tract on Turnagain Arm, is here, and it is stated that plans will be settled within two weeks to place sufficient number of men at work on that part of the line to finish it within year.
Seward weekly gateway., 1906-06-23
Reports Strike on Nushagak

Placer and quartz strikes on a creek of the upper Nushagak river, west of the Kuskokwim range, were reported in Seward by John Durand, a well-known miner from niamna, who went through on the Dora this morning. He knew nothing about it except that the man who made the strikes came out on the Dora and went to Knik 10 record B location notices. Durand said the man was reticent about his discovery but intimated that it was very rich. It is located just below the mouth of the Malchatna river.
Seward weekly gateway., 1906-06-23
Details of Massacre

The censorship of BialyStok was raised today and details of the maSSa- ere are coming in, Correspondents describe scenes of unparalleled bestial- ity and barbarism. Many bodies have been found with the hands tied and nails driven into the heads of the vic tins. This was undoubtedly done while they were alive. It is stated that the soldiers acted with the mobs, and that they broke into houses where refugees were gathered, separated Christians from Jews, and shot the lat ter by wholesale, afterward bayonet- ting the wounded. The arrival of the committee sent to the city by the douma was the signal for quiet and everything is orderly now.
Seward weekly gateway., 1906-06-23
Fight in Streets

St. Petersburg, June l6-Desperate fighting continued at intervals all day yesterday at Bialystok. Peasants, sold iers and Jews battIed in the streets with great loss of life. The Jews were the worst victims of the struggle and nearly all their stores were sacked. The hospitals were crowded with wounded before evening. Wires run ning out of the city were cut at mid night. so no further news has come from the city since that hour.
 The douma today sent a committee to visit che city and investigate the trouble regardless of any measures that may be taken by the imperial government.
Seward weekly gateway., 1906-06-23
Mutineers Kill Officers

St. Petersburg, June 22-A regiment at Krehnnoyarsk mutinied and killed the colonel for striking soldiers yester- day Capt. Kozelmin ordered his com pany to fire at the mutineers and they turned their guns upon the captain and fred killing him instantly. The soldiers then slaughtered all the officers of the regiment. The muti- neers now hold the city and the in- habitantS are in a panic.
Seward weekly gateway., 1906-06-23
Strike Is Spreading

Sr. petersbwg. June l9-The strike i, spreading Co tine smaller towns and industrial operations of all kinds are almost at a standsuu. There is much footing in spite of the presence of troop, and the dtsorderly elements are practically detyiE- .hc soldiers but mo serious outbreak has yet taken place. Nevertheless, it is believed that the first clash between the troop, and the ponu.ace will be the signal for civil war; The imperial government sus- pec,, all the troops of inddelily ,o the rTr.ra
Seward weekly gateway., 1906-06-23
PUTS IT UP TO
 INSURANCE MEN
States May Suspend Licenses of Companies Which Do Not
 Pay San Francisco.
By Cable to The Daily Gateway.

New York, June Estate Insurance Commissioner Hendricks today ad- dressed letter to similar officials in all the states advocating the revoca- tion of the licenses Of all fire insurance companies which refuse to pay the San Francisco fire losses in full. The movement seems likely to be popular in nearly all the states as shown by previous discussion.
Seward weekly gateway., 1906-06-23
'FIERCEST MASSACRE
 IN RUSSIAN HISTORY
Mob al BiayStOk Kill Jews by Thousands AC- COmpanying Slaughter by the Most BdrDarlC TOrturOS. and Burn Business District
 of the Entire City.

aside both the czar and the douma and to take control of the empire them selves.
 The douma is practically defying the ear and the latter is expected to dis solve parliament and appoint dicta- tor It is believed that this action would precipitate a revolution within twelve hours. The lower house has voted uubending opposition to auto cracy in all forms.
Seward weekly gateway., 1906-06-23
By Cable to The Daily Gateway.

Bialystok. June After the most trightful Jewish massacre in the his tory of the empire, in which the vic tins were numbered by the thousands and the tortures exceeded in barbartty the sayagery at Ej,hiued Gov. Grodno and the Catholic clergy succeeded to- day in subduing rhe rioters and sent assurances Co theJews in other prov ince, that the massacre was ended here
 The streets today are Uttered with muriGared bodies. many of them head les, and a.,ambowe.rd The bushes, di,ufc, ot the city wa, burned by ,ne rio,er, and everything not consumed by che flame, ], og,par,ered with blood.
Seward weekly gateway., 1906-06-23
Expect Call to Arms

St. Petersburg, June 1S-Russia is hourly expecting a call to arms to meet the most gigantic upheaval ever known in Russian history. It is gen. erated by the radical group of revolu- tionists. The proletariat leaders have been preparing for months to cast
Seward weekly gateway., 1906-06-23
Steamer Dora Returns
days

Steamer Dora returned from the westward Monday morning at o'clock and sailed for Valdez at 10 o'clock a m. She brought six passengers from different ports and reports a pleasant voyage except some rough weather the first day out from Unalaska.
Seward weekly gateway., 1906-06-23
Dora to Change Sailing Date

Steamer Dora will change her sail ing date July and on her next trip will sail westward from Valdez about July 5. Agent Stiles of the North western brought this information from Valdez but he is unable to explain why the boat will sail from Valdez the 5th when an outside passage boat is due in that port from Seattle the 7th.
Seward weekly gateway., 1906-06-23
Propose 25 Per Cent

San Francisco, June l9-More than
 half of the fire insurance companies which are liable for losses in the re- cent fire have offered to settle the claims at ? per cent of the face of the policies, The proposal will be refused.
Seward weekly gateway., 1906-06-23
Moscow in Ferment

Moscow, June IS The city iS bub- bling with political excitement but perfect order prevails as troops are pawo'liug all the principal streets and b1ulcymdS and machine guns are planted to sweep the thoroughiares if occasion requires. Impending rcEo,u- tfou is discussed freely in cafes and all other public places.
Seward weekly gateway., 1906-06-23
Mutiny at Sevastopol

Sevastopol, June 22-Mutineers are again rising in the army and navy here. One regiment has captured several heavy guns, which they have trained upon the city. The populace is in panic and officers are trying to get the mutineers to return to their commands, promising immunity from punishment.
Seward weekly gateway., 1906-06-23
Nobility issue Address

The nobility today issued an address of confidence in the throne. The doe ument iS pacific and conciliatory in its terms and calls the peasantry brothers but suggests no redress for grievances OF proposals for reform. The douma is inactive and it is believed that it iS merely waiting for the revolutionaries to perfect their plans before it breaks with the czar officially.
Seward weekly gateway., 1906-06-23
To Loan SIO,OOO,OOO
By Gable tc The Daily Gateway.

Washington. D. C., June I9-The house conferrees with the senate com mjttec on the same subject agreed to- day to support the presidents plan to place SIO.OoO,OOO of government money with san Francisco bankers 10 loan for rebuilding purposes. It is believed that the senate will agree.
Seward weekly gateway., 1906-06-23
Jews Slain at SYzran

Syzran, June lS-A mob attacked a Jewish meeting last night and killed forty, besides wounding many others. Troops are coming in to stop the riot ing which is still in progress.
Seward weekly gateway., 1906-06-23
No Bonanza on Peninsula

L. L. Bales says the story of recent remarkable gold discoveries on the Alaska peninsula are exaggerated. He has just come from Sand Point and states that the deposits found there and at St. John are of the ordinary kind that can be located anywhere on the peninsula.
Seward weekly gateway., 1906-06-23
Alexieif Stays Inside

Croasradr, June IS Admira. Alex t.u, commanding the fortress here, rec cetvoG a warming yesterday to keep out O. sight. lie accepted the warning and f, remaining in his home.
Seward weekly gateway., 1906-06-23
unrising at Cronstadt

Cronstadt, June 22-The troops here are again in mutiny. Minister of Marine Birilew is here, urging the men to return to duty but they refuse.
Seward weekly gateway., 1906-06-23

A Russian alienist reports that in 2,421 cases of solitary confinement he found lS6 insane persons.
Seward weekly gateway., 1906-06-23
Burn Part of City

A large part Of the city was burned and at one time the whole of it seemed Co be in flames. In barbarity and eN- tent of destruction of life and property the record eclipses that made at Kishi- nef three years ago. Peasant, svarmed into the city from the country to ioin the rioters, inspired by long standing hatred of the Jews.
 As reports of the massacre reached surrounding districts it indamed the lower classes and similar barbarouS riotiug spread through aiI the towns. Outbreaks are reported at WyeHsta- grad and Kremeutchug but no details have been received. At KieT and KharkoT the Jewish population huddled together awaiting the fate which seemed Go impend. It is re- ported that hundreds were killed at Bresolmtok and Wilma but the censor IS Suppressing all details
Seward weekly gateway., 1906-06-23

Quartzite, slate, mica schist and marble are well known carriers of gold.
Seward weekly gateway., 1906-06-23
BInnd EInMs in StreeLs

Sr. u.rer,uw-, June Is Blood flowed everywhere in the streets o. HtaIy,,ok during two days of the fierce est rto,u- ever known in Russian cf,E. inspired by the bubmtc fury o. the aurt--om.tc mob. Children were hurled from high windows ro he crushed into -hapr.,- heaps Q. flesh and b.ooaun0u che uaremonr,. Women were outraged openly, then .a.r skulls were crushed and many of them left To u.r in lingering torture in .ae street, .to b. mmn.ed Co death ny the mob.
 The troop, wen. unable or unwilling Co stop .n. massacre and the mob ran rio-ar is will The atrocities par- ne.rared upon living victims were ape uaII.u- amt mut'argd Jew, wandered screaming through the street, with eye, gougod out OF limbs chopped off,, while other, by hundreds were slowly roasted ,o death in che fires which consumed their homes or in the fam inc debris into which they were thrown when deprived of the power of Iocomo.tou. Many women were among the rioters and their crueltie, were as barbarous as those of tine men. whom they urged on with fanarical fury.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1906-09-12
RUNAWAY IN NASSAU STREET.
Crowd So Big Reserves Are Called Out To
Keep Order.

bob-tailed horse attached TO a hanson cab
created great excitement yesterday afternoon by
a wild dash up Nassau street. At the corner of
Maiden Lane II ran into truck. knocked the horse
down, smashed the hanson and. freed from the
shafts, continued up Nassau street half way to
John street where it fell and was pounced by
half dozen citizens and policemen. who held
il with difficulty.
II was regarded remarkable that some one
was not seriously injured killed as the street
was crowded with vehicles and people. The cab
was In charge of George Elliott. a driver. who was
standing at Broad street and Exchange Place
when the horse broke away The horse had Just
been feeding and had no bit in its mouth when IL
started on its wild gallop up Nassau street IL was
Q freak of fortune that IL pulled the hanson as
far Maiden Lane without more than grazing
other vehicles on the street Several mounted po-
tcemen and a crowd of excited people followed
in the trail Of the runaway and those ahead scam
pered into Railways out of harms way.
longing 70 Fishburn Brothers. No p Maiden Lane.
had a truck backed up and partly stretched
across Nassau street at Maiden Lane. The cab
horse plump into the truck, smashing the shafts
and wrecking the upper part. The truck horse
was knocked down and the cab horse, released
from the shafts. took a fresh start up Nassau
street. A truck stretched across the street here
caused IL to let up in speed. and in doing so it
fell
gathered and the reserves from the Old Slip sta
ton came up the 20 keep the mob in order
The horse finally led around into Liberty
Place. Its owner is Charles Harris
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1906-09-12
scoTcH-ENeLIsH STEEL TUBE TRUST.

Glasgow Sept lit is announced that a COM
bination Of Scotch and English steel tube manu-
facturers regulate the home and export business
has been formed, with view to abolishing the
present keen competition The industry has suf-
fered greatly since the previous agreement between
the firms in this line cancelled eighteen months
ago. 1t is understood that the new combination
Is wider In its scope than the old, taking in all
the firms in the United Kingdom except one Clyde
side concern. 1t is stated that the American pro
ducers are supporting the combination.
Since the last compact was cancelled the price
Of steel tubes has touched the lowest point on
record. and II is estimated that the average loss
20 the manufacturers is 100000. II is expected
that advance in prices will soon be announced.
as it is believed that the agreement is perma-
nent