Seward weekly gateway., 1907-03-23
Hermann Trial Still On

killed ln tram wreck tOual. ALe report is uncondrmed.
 Hermann Trial Still On
 Washington, D. C., March lS-To- day began the sixth week of the trial ot Binger Hermann, former commits sioner Of the general land office, upon Che charge of destroying records of the office while he vas it's head. Her mann acknowledges the destruction of books but says they were not official records but memoranda he kept for his owu convenience. The government has dozen more witnesses.
 Dr. J. Il. Roberts Becomes Insane
 Vancouver, B. C., March IS Dr. J. n. Roberts was brought from Dawson Co this city last night raviug mauiac, and was placed iu the asylum at New Westminster today. He wanted to operate promi>cuously on every body he saw. Dr. Roberts is well known in all cities of the Pacific coast.
 This Is Truly Remarkable
 Chicago, March IS -Dowie's will is remarkable uucument. twill not be published until his successor is elected as head of the church or Zion.
 Deny Story of Taft Boom
 Washington. D. C., March lS-The story that boom was started for Taft for the republican presidential nom- iuation in 1908 at the conference in the White House Saturday between the president and Gov. Deneen and other Uinoisaus is denied. All the parrici- . pants in the conference say the subject was not mentioned
 Cleveland Celebrates Birthday
 Princeton, N. J., March lS-Grover Cleveland is celebrating his 10th . birthday today. He received many telegrams of cOngratulation.
 Unions Hold Sympathy Meeting
 Seattle, March IS-A great meeting was held here yesterday by labOr . unions to raise a fund for the defense . of Mover, Haywood and Petti5one, the . officials of the Western Federation of l Miners, who are charged with the . murder of Ex-GoY. Steunenberg Of ! Idaho. A strong protest was made also against their Kidnapping from Colorado into Idaho by the officials of che two states.
 Wage Trouble Stops Building
 Seattle, March l9 - One hundred contractors paid off the 2OOOcarpenters employ ed by them last night and shut down work. They will attempt no further construction until the wage scale is settled,
 Reservation at Cape FanShaw
 Washington, D. C., March l9-The president today ordered a track of land at Cape FanShaw, near Sitka, Alaska, to be set aside for a military reservation and cable station. The Ketchikan and Wrangel cable cuts in there.
 Taft May Visit Alaska
 Washington, D. C., March l9- Secre- tary Taft coutemplates a visit to Southeastern Alaska next summer. He will leave Washington to go to the Pacific coast about August l5.
 Tacoma Smeltermen Strike
 Tacoma, March l9-The employees O. the Tacoma shelter went out on strike this morning. They will join the h. dustrial Workers of the World.
 Butte Is Walking
 Butte, March l9-Butte is walking today. The streetcar men went out On strike and not car is running,
 Miners Ask Change of Venue
 Boise, Idaho, March l9-Arguments are in progress in the Moyer-HaywoOd Petsibone case for change of venue from Caldwell.
 Bowling Congress Fleets
 St. Louis, March l9-The American bowling congress opened here today.
 Saratoga and Bertha Arrive
 Seattle, March l9-Steamers Sara toga and Bertha arrived last night from Seward.
 Theater Men Under Arrest
 Seattle, March l9-All theatrical managers in Seattle were arrested yesterday afternoon for presenting plays in their houses Sunday night. All promptly gave bail. The con- plaints were made by the liquor deal CTS association as 8 retaliatory mea- sure for the closing of saloons on Sun- day.
 Rockefeller to Give S4O,OOO,OOO
 New York, March l9--Johnp D. Rock