Seward weekly gateway., 1907-06-22

dictated unfair rates to American ship pers. A dispatch from Hamburg states that the steamship officials there deny the charge and say they will plead not guilty in the investigation.
 Cleveland Recovers From Illness
 Princeton, N. J., June 2O-A malig- nant internal growth very nearly caus- ed the death of Ex-President Cleveland recently. Is is announced now that the malady has passed the critical point.
 Taft to go to Philippines
 Seattle, June 2O-Secretary Taft will sail for the Philippines on the next voyage of the steamship Minnesota, leaving this city the first week in September,
 Plot to AssaSsinate Gov. Deneen
 Chicago, June 2O-A plot by an ex- convict to assassinate Gov. Deneen was discovered during his visit to this city today. Police officers now surround the executive wherever he goes.
 Plot to Kill Italian King
 Rome, June 20 Details of plot to assasSinate King Victor Emmanuel are becoming known. Many arrests have been made and the net of proof is tipbtenino around the instigators of | the conspiracy.
 Costly Incendlary Fire
 San Francisco, June 2l-An incend- iary fire on VannesS avenue, near street, last night destroy cd S2OO GOO worth of property. Three | big dry goods houses were burned with | their contents. This is the third in- cendiary fire in the business district within the last few days.
 Bandit RObs Two Stages
 Wamona, Cal, June PA lone ban dit held up two stages near this town l last night and robbed all of the six teen passengers. He escaped and no trace of him has been found by the | posse organized for pursuit.
 Try to Wreck Two Trains
 Fresno, Cal, June 2l-Two attempts | to wreck Southern Pacific passenger | trains near this city this morning by l means of obstacles placed on the track | were discovered just before the trains were due. Both carried heavy passeu- ger loads.
 Santa Barbara Towed In
 San Francisco, June 2l l- Steamer Santa Barbara was lowed in safely this morning. She was disabled at sea with a broken tail shaft.
 Baron Kaneko Called Radical
 Washington, D. C., June 1S-Baron l Kaneko, who will succeed AOki as Japanese ambassador to the United l States, is believed to be too radical for the present strained situation. It is thought that he may cause friction between the two governments over the Pacific coast troubles.
 It is stated that the real reason why | Aoki will be asked to resign is be- cause he married a German woman.
 AokI VIII Not be Recalled
 Washington, D. C., June 2l-Itis an- that Count Aoki, the Japanese | will not be recalled. It is stated that he is entirely sa:istact- ory to the Japanese government, which never considered his recall.
 To Build Two Dreadnaughts
 Washington. D. C., June q - The | navy department decided today to con- stuct two big battleships of the British | Dreadnaught type. One will cost s4, | OOO, ,OOO and the other s4, ,5OO,OOO.
 Taft Too Fat for Hard Trips
 Kansas City, June 2l-Secretary Taft will return to Washington from this city. He says he is too fat for the strenuous work entailed by travelling and frequently speaking in hot wealth CT.
 To Indict For Coal Frauds
 Denver, June 22-The grand jury in the U. $. district court is expected to return sixty indictments tonightagainst Colorado milHonaires and officials of one railroad on account of alleged land frauds.