Seward gateway. [volume], October 28, 1905, Image 4

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PRESIDENT GOES
HOME BV WATER
1 Tincndous Demonstration Made in
His Honor the last Day
in the South.
Hy C.tbic to the Daily Gateway
N. u »>rl< .ms Oct., 1*7 At the fare
a , demons*ration in honor of IV, si
•n: \\ s. m it last ivteht the crowd
t> >o ereat that the sp. akimr pro
jit ii a’ tin city hail had to be
l ln- IV. sitient V May in tin- city was
irked thiMU|fliOtit hy unbounded eu*
lU'i.'i'in and business was practically
oandotted.
To* tv.attcr a busy day of e iterrain
•id at Magnolia, tli President etn
. |-ked nn the cruiser West Virginia
‘.,r his return journey to the capital.
No cotT* ‘O a ; >. tv on i mat'd und
'tops W ill he made, s) that the
* . »Yu tit "id be out of t utti'ii wit It !
<e world tour days, and for the first
in ItiMot;. dm < h;< f I.\*'cu iv«*;
w !1 he oH American soil.
Little Kock. Atk.. Oct. -7 The
'r. siih tu Y n .a ni ior. lu re Weiinestlay
as marked l>y an ittim* tse crowd and
i,»a! enthttsia-m. The city was deen
:. Pi.ill fait*'*'. St Ut* s sclIMUM*'
ohi ■ ills stat*1. Ferry and » larke. were
i ti e r. ceptidn count, it tec.
Ttiske.e,-. \la.. t'd.'Jd President ,
.■ .si 1: a t * sst u the students- of
'kei. ■ ■ tils', ti '. i'st< fil.iy . lie was
tree iced hy Hook* r I. W ashinvtoi
, W as Ivt'v' \ rd Wt! h t! eat cuthusijismM
’he I’r** s id * t delivered an address in
a 11a‘Ii he ur^eu cotr**,:,'Ult,,'ts *•.! >. for.
>e ii provene tit o. the nejjro race in
cat ion and morals. He mihI both
,-i-"h"tdd ..in !.a: < s fur t he a*i vance-:
<• mt . ai’d. vo*'. not it in a racial;
> iiuiu ii;t b as law-abidhsjr Ameri
niis. ! co;up. dr. utYd the coloreil
»■■■ nr: d evidences of advancement
kin- fo ti* on every hand in the
> '. ■ 11 ■ s ’:•* sid. ait Y speech he re*
Y\*< ( l»; i r -; * i *• of l .’>* '** M tide! i t s c;i I'.V
_■ «’!*. sent ini' every i mitt try
r: .. sc Ik*, *. • Many dist inyi- -
.s|,ia. N.i.tt i>. lai while tu* u and thous
ais ill 11 k people wa re present.
Mobi . A a. *Vt. I’d I ’resilient
; v, it nr iv.-d her* safely at hoofi
m.a ay an*. hF vi-.it wa* tin* occa
' ■- >>; A _!• a: *m tnot,-.; rat ion. l:t tin
'le t •• n l • ■ addressed a meetire* of
.* at* v< i*fairs, who went
• h i n th »U*i‘h th«• 'tat** anti acted
*' h sescorts throujfh every town.
Tin 1 *r*•':*l*■ ni"' 'pi i cii here dwelt
,'t.iy u'„>i ti virtu* - of the South
d compliment, u i's w, mb* ful tlb*
h'- iirui, * '|*ccia'.ly in all kind' of
* * neat ion.
I has been decided * hat the IV* 'i*
.•nt wid return to Washington by
■ a■" ■ v, • n N**w t >!■ ■•arts.
o.ETHODISTS ORGANIZE HERE
seal Chui-Jh Society Completes
Fcmal Government
Tl or if an! :ation of the local Met ho
st i!:>L*-o|».il church completed
ui_;nt tile Methodist tent oh
..irth avenue. The church liejfins
ith s. vcutetu tut-novrs and proha
on* ts.
Tin t* !!<»w i: .. oiUc.-fs wer appointed
v:i i V ti in ;< d : ; festers. .! S. Morris,
h. t!>r< w:i !i. F (. Hale: stewards.
Mr> s. M. M. o «'is. .Mr<. K. U. Gray,
s. Frldon. ’J*. .1. Ludlow: president j
:nIi. s' A . S'iciiU' Mrs. S. M. Morris:
mu, Her on ehu’vh music, Mrs. F
. 11 ale. Mrs T. .1.Ludlow. Mts. F,.
. Pedersen.
\ t in* cl<isc o? t i” hurinrss session
i h‘v. and Mrs. L. H Pedersen tendered
i;i informal reception to the member
Tho pastor and family Lave been in
> -wai'd !'"■.'! iy three months, this
t’inu' one of tiu- two new places occu
h-d by the Methodist church this vear:
a- utii. r place is Fairbanks, wherw
,u . .L Parsons, tin superintendent of
n thodisi work mi Alaska, resides at
• »vsont. Nome w ill be occupied next
lie Clara, i wait t<> ask a qiu -a ion.
She -This is s„ vakhAC U< l know,
ml i eun‘t stand it am longer. The
u*t is one of the lej's of your ehair is
n iny foot, ami 1 was going to ask you
f you wouhl kindly remove it.
K. L. Whittemore failed to receive
ius ho ,v ling allev equipment on the
iiertha hut got a letter informing him
hat the plant will he etit on the
i 'ortland.
Dr. Sleem has returned from a trip
o the Matanuska.
QUARREL BRINGS
| DEATH TO ONE
Marlin ttelch Slaps Auqust Nilson.
who Goes into f it and Dies
of Heart Disease.
\ few minutes after an altercation
with Martin Welch, railroad con
tractor on the north side of Turnajrain
Arm. in which the contractor slapped
him in the fare, August Nilson died of
in ai i disease it. ’ho camp at Rainbow
rtaek, October I'd. It wa* first re
ported that he had been violently as
saulted hut a coroner's jury found that
Ids death was from heart disease super
induced by the excitement of the
qua rrel.
Welch. Or. C.rieve and several1
other men went to Sunrise, where1
Welch irave himself up tot 'ommissioner
(fOodcll. The commissioner as ex-otlicio
j coroner called a jury of six men and
t.n \ testimony, then adjourned to
Rainbow creek, where the body was
i v'nwed. The jury returned a verdict
that the man died of heart disease, re-j
suit injf from excitement.
The test imony before the coroner's;
jury appeared to show that Nilson and
another man had been brum'll! up from 1
Seattle by Mr. W elch at his expense: j
that they asked for station work and;
he toid t hem lie was not prepared to
”he them station work at the timej
because of lack of adequate arrange-!
ments, aud that they could not tnaUeJ
anything that way: 'hat when they
ha.i b» it there several days he insisted
that they yo to work as laborers, and
ili. tviusal of Nilson liroujyht on an
a !;. i .-at ion: that Weleti twice slapped
the man. w ho fell in a tit and expired
a few minutes later. The surgeon of j
the camp i« 'titl' d that Nilson undoubt |
edly had heart disease
Laborers from the camp have come
to Siward asserting that Welch!
knock' d ilie man down wit li t wo power
ful blow s and th< n kicked him. This*
is apparently disposed of by the state-j
ment o> dames Wallae* of Sunrise, a
member of the coroner's jury, who was j
in Sew ard the past w eek. He says |
i licit were no marks ol violence on the
body or head of the dead man. Mr.
Wallace said:
“I went on the jury with a prejudice
a-ain't Mr. Welch because be struck
lie man. ami 1 'till think lie did wrong\
in th :. I never struck a man working ’
tor ini’ in my life. There i' no doubt
in my mind but tin scrap with Mr.
Welch caused the man’s death, but it ;
was eleuri\ because ol the exeiten'eut. i
and not any violence, for there was not
:i mark on the body."
1 i ■■■ uni.-sinner (loodcll's record of t lie ;
test i:.■ t ny and lindinty at t be cornu Vs
inqiie-t held at Sunrise was received
by Assistant l\ S. District Attorney
i le. : from the hands of a niossentyor
in Seward last \\ edm 'day.
Mr. Welch testified that Nilson and
a eotimanion had conn up from Seattle j
’ Ids expense and had been in camp
ai.out live or six days: that the day j
; r< •editvj the trouble tliey asked him
for ti si a’ion and he told them they;
could not ma’u anything on a station
became there was no powder' that!
they would have to ‘_ro to work as
labonyrs for a short time.
Tic next morning the walTdiig bo.'s. 1
Hogan told Welch that the men re-1
fused to -to »o work. Welch went into,
their iun . wli re Nilson \va> sitting on |
a seat II. t.dd them they miK. go to!
work and the otlier man went outside.
Nilson said nothing and did not move |
and Welch slapped him once on each
side of tlie face. Nil-oil got tip and
walked over to the bunk and laid upon
it. face downward. Welch followed
and -hook him. Nilson rose but fell
U) on the ground a- it ir tit \\ rich
tried ’o force water into the man’s
mouth hut the teeth were set hard,
He sent a man for Dr. Brieve and fol
low. . himself. When lie got back
with the surgeon. Nil-on was dead.
y . s MeUilvery, a laborer and 1*.
M. Benson, night watchman, corrobor
ated Welch's testimony on tlie main
points MeBilvery said his hack was
turned part of the time hut he heard
the slaps fifteen feet aw iv.
I >r. t h-ieve testified t hat in his opinion
tie man died of heart 'disease, induced
bv excitement. He v^jd he found
Nilson*.- arteries quite hard, showing
an advanced stage of -chlorosis, and
i that the day before he had observed
an unhoalt bfnl pallor in Nilson’s face,
indicating insufficient circulation of the
. blood.
1 Tiie name- of the jurors were .1. C.
Baxter, C. (’. Donovan. D. Kyle. James
Wallace, A. Mcllheny, 13. Quelroto.
The inquest was held October 20, the
dav following Nilson’- death,
i
Nilson fame from Bellingham, W ash
ington. He was about 4”» years old, six
feet high, and weighed about 17o
pounds, according to the finding.
Assistant District Clegg, Deputy
Marshal Wyhrant and Dr. C. II (lib
buns started for Sunrise this morning
to exhume Nilson's body and make a
post-mortem examination.
| HUNTER’S BODY EOUND
(hist Kostki's Remains lie in Deep
Crevice of Ice.
At the bottom of a crevice in a "•lac
ier near mile IT men found the body of
('.list Kostki, who disappeared from
l camp September M with a <run to •fo
i bear huntin'' and was never seen after
ward alive.
The hotly iv, -,o deep from the top of
the ice that ii can only be reentered
with a hook and a loivy rope, hut the
men wht) sa w it say that it is nndonht
redly the corpse of Kostki, w hom they
, knew. < hi aeeotmt of I lie co'd tie re
mains are well preserved.
Kostki had recently hou^ht a jjun
I ween lie went out one bright Sunday
I morning from the camp which was
j headquarters of the men who wi re
j build in*; a roadway to the tunnel site’,
j lie wore no coat, and alien he failed
j to return it was not diliieult to yuesA
i his fate. Search had been made for
! the remains lint tin* body was found by
| accident. Fred (i. Hunt, of a survey
! iul!' party near there, brought in tin
i new s.
kostki was a yotinir Italian. Il<
! eatne up In re early in the spring and
j was well liked. lie took an active
part in tin1 athletic eontests in Seward
tin- Fourth of July. He was about *JJ
or l!4 years old.
MAN DROWNS IN DAY
\Y. D. Donovan loses life in Tide
Water While Intoxicated.
| \Y. D. Donovan walked into the • iy |
' last Wednesday night while iinox-j
icated and was drowned while men I
were ;miin■_ to hi> assistance, lie was
dragged out a few minutes after he
went into the water, and Dr. Apple
white and .1. li. Darker of the hospital
stall’worked over him for some time j
lnit were unable to resuscitate him. ;
A man who lives in a tent Hear by
saw Donovan walk into the water, and |
acre! king to Ids own statement started
' up town to notitiy the populace that a
. man was drowning in the hay. He it j
I also credit* I with the -:atem»*nt thas j
; he went home to yet Ida rubber boots
to wade in and pull t he man out. When .
Donovan's predicament became known j
. several men hurried down to the water
: front and pulled him out but it was too
' late to saw Ins bit*.
A short time before Donovan was
drowned WPliam Workman saw him
on the beach, and no’icing that lie was,
drunk tried to persuade him to go up I
town but Donovan refused. Although
I tin man was in a maudlin condition
Workman supposed he was able to •
j take care of himself and finally left him. j
Donovan wan years old. He came :
\ from San Francisco in August on the
Yalencia and recently had been work-1
1 iny at camp 44 A short time ago a
rock fell upon one of lus toes, crushing
1 it badly, and he came to town for treat-,
! ment. He had ii dres-'od at the hospi-j
| tal each day and spt id the rest et the
i time with the hoys on the booze right.
I of way.
Out on the line Donovan was known
as “tiie governor." lie was an afl'able
; man and was well-liked. I* is reported
that he had relatives of high standing
j hi Sacramento.
TO OFT RID OF BED BUGS
lust Coax Them Oft’ the Couch
and Then Haul it Away
The Alaska (Juneau) Transcript
! credits Col. Sol. Hipinskv with a n< w
scheme for getting rid of bed bugs.
Here it is:
‘‘Sprinkle salt quite well over the
couch, then place a pail of water five
or six f'*et from the couch. After ’lie |
bugs have eaten heartily of the salt 1
I they will all make for the pail of
1 water for a drink. While they are all
at the pail get f-ing a drink pull the
i couch away.”
-—
Extenuating fin umstance«
“it was perfectly disgraceful of Mis. j
I Wappington to be in such a hurry
! about getting married again. She
1 might at least, have waited a year."
“But you must remember, my dear,
tiiat she and the second gentleman had
j been corresponding a long time before
■j the first one died "
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THE TEETH
Keep them dean, it means good health
and money saved.
Cleansing Agents
for the teeth an* trifles as to cost hut
really very important when tin ir
etr.rt is considered.
ltrushes, Tooth Pastes and Powders
Should lie selected with great care.
The wrong kind will injure tin
tenth. Wi* aVe special agents for
Pasteurinc Tooth Wash and Paste
^COLEMAN HOUSE
H. N. COKKMAN, Proprietdr
Electric lights and Electric Bells in every room
Rates from 50e to $2.50 per day
Absolutely First-Class
EXCELLENT (WFE IN CONN ECTION j
S'*ward. Alu-ka
SAW MURRAY
AEEER MURDER
George Sexton Remembers Meeting
him at Seldovia on Steamer
Dora Going West.
That .John Murray or Moroira did
not commit suicid'* after killing .Tim
b'isk at Halibut bay last spring, but
escaped from tin country is si theory
which is prsictically t-.ablisl>id sis si
fact by < ieorge Sexton, who says in
-aw the man climb upon tl'.*- steam* r
Dora from a small boat at Sel
dovia the evening of Match H*
produces In- diary to substantiate his
statement.
In the latter part of March Mr. Sex
ton. tln*n deputy l . S. marshal, went
to Seldovia to investigate tin* myster
ious disappearance ml a man named
Morrison. Ib* bad scversil men with
him and at Seldovia arranged with the
captain of the Dora to tow a little
-loop in which hi- party had been
cruising the Ini* t hay-, to Port Dick.
The Dora was hound for Kodiak but tin*
captain tow* d tin* sloop to Port Dick i
and tl'eti went to S* Movisi. Mr. Sex-1
ton's diary shows that lie left Seldovia j
ontln* Dora late in the evening of
March L’b.
Mr. Sexton remembers distinctly
(hat shortly alter dark as lie was
sitting- on tin* deck *>t the "learner a
man rowed up alone in a small boat
and came on hoard, ile ones not re
member what the rower did with the
boat but be noticed that the man was
one whom lie had >een often ii Seward,
ill* was short ami heavy set and wore j
a heavy, dark mustache.
This is the exact description of J
Moreira. Mr. Sexton hud not thought
of the occurrence even since the bisk
murder cam*1 to light until yesterday
when lie was in a group who were dis
cussing tie* affair. When a descrip- j
* ion of Moreira. or Murray as he was
known here, was given Mr. Sexton
was suddenly reminded of the man
he s:\v, climb on the Dora at S**l
do'\j';i. He says there is no mistake as
to the identity. He saw little of
Moreira on board between Seldovia
and Por’ Dick, and the man undoubet
cdly went on westward.
TO BUILD PLUMBING SHOP
MeNeiley & Mead Will Have New
Quarters on Fifth Avenue
W. A. MeNeiley and George Mead
V ill build a new plumbing shop on the
v ost side of Fifth avenue, directly east
of Hichards' new store on Fourth.
Men began clearing the ground ‘his
morning. The structure will he 2t»x50
feet, two and one-half stories hggh
Mr MeNeiley wiil live in the upper
part. Additions will be made to the
shop Equipment, of the than as soon as
! they move into the new building.
Mr. MeNeiley has purchased two lots
and tin* new building will lx? located
on the south side of the tract. He will
donate two 1* ot of ground on that side
for an alley, the adjoining owner will
also give two feet, and the correspond
ing Fourth avenue owners will each
give two feet. On this four-foot strip
a sidewalk will he built from street to
street. _____
Several small hoys frescoed the new
schoolhouse with rotten eggs just, to
ihow their attitude toward education.
Seward Assay
Office
, Chemical Analyses and Assay Made
Price List for Assaying
Gold (>)' Silver. sl.,*»t)
Gold ami Silver. si’.Of)
Silver and Load. S-.00
< Iold, Silver and Lead si.uO
('opper. ’ I .r*(>
(Iold and ('opper.... Sii.oO
(Iold, Silver and ('op
per. s:l.."o
(Iold, Silver, I 'opper
and Lead. Sl.t'd
Prices for other metals and min
eral on applicution.
Gold and diver bullion refined,
melted and assayed or pur
chased.
If. K. KLLSWOKTII.G. K.
SiX INCH SNOW
IN WASHINGTON
linthreslied Grain Damaged, While
Montana and Chicago Report
Extreme Octobor Cold.
Qv Cable to the Dally Gateway
Spokane. <)ct. -•*> Six inches of snow
covers all of Kastorn Washington, and
gloat damage has resulted to ur
threshed grain, of which there is a
groat quantity. The weather is quite
cold.
Havre. Mont. Oet. lid The tlw-rmo
meter went down to 0 below zero here
Monday morning, and although tin
temperature is rising slowly it is sti!1
ext> etnely cold.
Chicago, Oct. 2d rnprecedentod.
cold weather prevails in this city fot
the time of year and much suffering
has resulted to the poor, who were to
tally unprepared.
INCORPORATE NEW COMPANY
Local Men to Engage in General
Lumber and Fuel Business
The Kenai Lumber «X Fuel Company
has been incorporated under the laws
of Alaska with headquarters at Sew
ard. to engage in a general lumbei
building material and fuel business
George K. Dickinson. .1. J. McManus.
K. It. Gray and other well known local
men are the stockholders.
Mr McManus went to Seattle on the
! lim tha to comple arrangements already
partially made by wire for a large
cargo of lumber and coal. He expects
to have a complete stock here by De
cember I.
The company will handle all kinds of
building material, including cement,
plaster and shingles. The steamei
Excelsior will bring a cargo for the
company, sailing November 1 from
Seattle. The Portland, sailing Nov
ember 2d, will also bring a large ship
ment, including 100 tons of lump coal
Mi-. McManus will arrange in Seattle
j for a regular supply of a'l stocks to be
| handled by the company’.