Seward weekly gateway., August 11, 1906, Image 4

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NEWS OE THE WORLD EOR PAST WEEK
By Cabl* to Tb« Sally Oatoway.
Admiral Train Dead
«'hefoo. China. Aug. 4 Roar-Ad
miral C harles J. Train, commander of
the Asiatic squadron, l\ S. navy, died
ere last night of uraemia.
Investigates Lumber Trust
Snn Francisco. Aug. 4 The federal
grand jury today began an investiga
tion of the Pacific Coast lumber trust.
For Municipal Ownership
Seattle. Aug. 1 A municipal owner
ship league will be organized to make
a campaign to carry the election for
municipal street railway bonds in
September in thi> city.
Portland Reaches Seattle
Seattle, Aug. 4 Steamer Portland
arrived from So wart! and \ aide/, last
night.
Gives Income to Prohibition
Tacoma. Aug. 4 W. B. Martin,
owner of valuable mines on Douglas
island. Alaska, which yield a profit of
t300.0(k) annually, has decided to de
vote the entire output to promote the j
cause of prohibition. He leaves for
Alaska next week.
Stocksiagcr for Governor
Coeur d'Alene. Idaho, Aug. 6- The
Democratic- state convention was called
i© order here this morning. The indi
cations point to the nomination of
Charles O. Stockslager. present chief
justice of the state supreme court, as
the candidate for governor. Senator
Dubois " ill be indorsed, and a reso
lution against Morraonism "ill be
adopted.
Killed at Election
Cold Spring. Tex.. Aug. tv At an j
election held Saturday Edward Adams,
candidate for tax collector, and his
brother were killed. The county !
sheriff has asked the governor for the
aid of Texas Rangers as further
trouble is expected.
Woman Horsewhips a Rival
Kansas City. Mo.. Aug. H- Mrs. Bur
ton Harrison, a prominent society
woman of San Francisco, publicly
horsewhipped a rival for the affections
of her husband in the streets of this
city yesterday. Luella Cordell and'
Burton Harrison were walking to
gether. when the irate and jealous
w ife of the latter met them. She
drew a whip from the folds of her
dress and began to flay the interloper.
The erring husband tied the scene,
dodging into a convenient alley.
Santa Clara in Seattle
Seattle. Aug. 6- Steamer Santa Clara !
arrived here from Seward and Valdez j
yesterday.
President Going to Panama
Omaha. Aug. <> Secretary of War
Taft has written to Senator Millard of
Nebraska, chairman of the Panama
canal investigating committeee, stat-;
ing that President Roosevelt will
leave soon for- Panama and asking,
that Millard join the presidential«
party.
Arrested for Sw indling
Los Angeles. Aug. L. Spencer,
who claims to !»«.* an Alaska mine
owner. ha.> been arrested here on a
charge of swindling in connection with
several real estate transactions. It is
alleged that he cleaned up about fifty
thousand dollars a> a result of his
operations.
District Court in Session
Value/., Aug. t. -The district court
opened here this morning. Judge Gun- j
nison of the First district presiding
in the absence of Judge Wickersham
who is in Fairbanks. The docket is
crowded and the session bids fair to
be a prolonged one. Many important1
cases will come up for consideration, j
chiefly mining litigation, involving
title to copper properties.
Army Officer Suicides
San Francisco, Aug. 7—Maj. W. R. j
Schofield, a paymaster in the army,
committed suicide by shooting him
self in the head at his home in this
city last night. His w ife was present
when the horrible deed was done. The
major was on a three-months' leave of
absence on account of sickness, and in
tense suffering was the cause of the
rash act. The suicide was a son of
General Schofield, the famous veteran
of the civil war.
Hob Leader Arrested
Charlotte. X. C.. Aug. S—Three ne
groes were lynched l*y a mob Monday
night. George Hall, the leader, was
arrested. Two thousand people as
sembled in front of the jail and de
manded his immediate release. The
governor of the state forthwith called
out the militia, and gave instructions
to -hoot to kill it the mob attempted to
use force to rescue Hall. All night
the crowd hn' i»een held at bay by the
soldiers, and it X feared that blood
will be shed as the sympathizers of
the imprisoned leader are in an angry
mood.
Miners indignant
Fairbanks. Aug. * -The Xanana
Miners’ Association held a meeting
last night to protest against the action
of John McGinn, a lawyer of this city,
who is the alleged author of an attack
sent out from here on Thomas ('ale
and Frank H. Waskey, candidates for
delegate to congress from Alaska. He
J characterized these gentlemen as
“Mongrels, anarchists and socialists."
A resolution passed by the miners' as
sociation condemns in strong terms the
use of such violent language.
Hght Over Ballot Boxes
Denver, Col. Aug. 8- Judge Lindsay
I of the superior court directed the
sheriff to seize the ballot boxes which
! contain tin* vote cast at the Tramway
election last May. The custodians of
the boxes refused to deliver them up.
The sheriff has been ordered to organ
ize a jH)sse today and take the ballots
by force. Trouble is anticipated.
Storm in Southern Texas
Fort Worth, Tex., Aug. 8 Southern
Texa> has been visited by a violent ac
tion of the elements. and great dam
age and loss of life are reported. De
tailsof the storm are meagre. It has
rained in torrents, causing floods that:
have left destruction in their wake, j
Thousands of acres along the Colorado i
river are inundated, and stock in
large numbers have been drowned.
The town of Canyon City was laid
low by a tornado and wiped out by a
flood. Amarilla City was struck by
lightning. Many people were killed
and much damage done.
Santa Clara Sails
Seattle, Aug. 9—The steamer Santa
Clara •'ailed for Seward and Valdez
last night with a full passenger list and
freight cargo.
Again in Trouble
Seattle. Aug. 9~ “Swiftwater" Bill
Gates has disappeared from this city,
to avoid papers sought to be served on
him by his wife, who has sued for di-;
vorce. charging Gates with bigamy.
There Are Others
Tokio, Japan. Aug. P—An inspection 1
oi a meat company establishment at j
Hiroshima by government authorities, j
reveals the shocking fact that horse!
meat has been canned for beef.
Insurance Company Repudiates
San Francisco, Aug. P—The policy
holders' committee of San Francisco t
has attached the sum of $500,000 depos
ited in New York banks by the Trans
Atlantic Fire Insurance Co. of Ham
burg. This company has repudiated
its losses sustained in the 'Frisco
earthquake and tire.
Will Sell a City
Vancouver, B. C., Aug. 10—C. E.
Smith of Kringale has secured a judg
ment against the town of Slocan. in .
British Columbia, to enforce the I
payment of warrants against that.
place. The sheriff has seized the town ,
and will sell it to the highest bidder j
unless arrangements are made to sat-1
isfy the judgment. The city officials,
have resigned. Slocan is a mining
town in British Columbia and has 300
inhabitants.
W ill Tour the World
Seattle’ Aug. 10 Jack London, the 1
famous novelist, writes a friend here
that he will leave for Seattle shortly
to start on his tour around the world :
' in a forty-foot sloop. The trip will j
occupy two years. The novelist goes
on an assignment from Scribner’s
magazine.
home Club Disbands
New York, Aug. 10—The Roosevelt !
; home club, organized for the purpose
i of purchasing the homestead where
the president was born, has formally j
I disbanded. It cannot fulfill the pur-j
pose of its mission.
Will Review Atlantic Fleet
Washington, D. C.. Aug. 10—Presi
1 idem Roosevelt will review the Atlan
tic fleet from the deck of his private
yacht, the Mayflower, the latter part
j of the month.
Seattle Boy Drow ns
Seattle, Aug. 10— Edward Jorth, a
nephew of President E. W. Andrews
of the Seattle National bank, was
swimming in Lake Washington last
night when he suddenly became seized
with cramps and rendered helpless.
He drowned before assistance arrived.
Captain Jarvis Talks
In an interview in the Post-Intelli
gencer of Seattle, Captain Jarvis,
manager of tlie Northwestern Fish
eries Co., said concerning tins section:
•Out of Seward and at the head of
Cook inlet the Alaska Central is push- j
ing its work as fast as possible to get j
the tunnels completed so that the work j
can be carried on to the Sushitna j
valley. Many prospectors have been j
| in this section of the country and at *
Cook inlet, and there is such a healthy :
tone among them that 1 look for some ,
substantial results there. Summing it ’
all up, the entire country never had a
more healthy tope or never looked;
! more promising '*
•
The first pocket handkerchiefs, util
ized in the manner they are today. .
were manufactured at Paisley in 174.5.
Quill pen> came into use in 553; the
llr>t steel onces in 1*20. when the tirst
gross of them >old for $3(>.
I
CLAUDE PORTER
FOR GOVERNOR
Iowa Democrats Nominate Ticket
and Adopt Tariff-for-Reve
nue-Only Platform.
By Cable to Tbe Bally Gateway.
Waterloo, Iowa, Aug. 8 The Demo
! era ic state convention has nominated
I Claude Porter as the gubernatorial
candidate. The platform expresses its
1 sympathy with the recent addresses of
I John Mitchell and Samuel Gorapers: j
| declares itself in favor of a tariff for
J revenue only, favors the election ofj
! senators by a direct vote of the people, j
i and endorses William Jennings Bryan j
as the Democratic standard bearer in |
the campaign of 1908.
Idaho Nominees
Coeur d’ Alene, Aug. 8—A tempest
uous session of the Democratic state
I convention is nearing its end. A bit
i ter fight has been on between the Gen
| tiles and Mormons, and the victory is
with the former. The platform adopted
i is vigorous in its denunciation of Mor
monism, and the campaign will be
largely an anti-Mormon warfare. Sen
ator Dubois has been endorsed to suc
ceed himself: C. O. Stoekslager re
ceived the nomination for governor, and
j K. K. Eshattabaugh is the congres
I sional candidate. Senator Dubois, a
bitter opponent of Mormonisra, said
when the platform was adopted:
j “This is the happiest moment of my
life."
MOUNTAIN CLIMBERS
FORCED TO RETURN
Late arrivals from the Mt. McKin
: lev country state that the Cook party
[ of mountain climbers have abandoned.
| for this season at least, the attempt to
scale to its utmost peak the rugged
old mountain named in honor of the
I martyred president. Misfortune has
met the party in many ways, causing
i delays that consumed valuable time.
At the inception of the overland trip,
several horses were lost. While cros
sing over a burning coal bed, which
had ignited from a small forest tire,
six of the animals were so badly
burned that it was necessary to shoot
them.
The party was at Tyoonok at last
reports, but intended to spend the re
j mainder of the season on the Kusko
' kwitn side of Mt. McKinley, hunting
j and mapping the country.
Russell Sage’s Economies
The Chicago Record-Heral^ last
1 year gave the following among a long
1 list of economies practiced by Russell
Sage:
“To save time, the Western Cniou
Telegraph Company serves a free
i lunch to its operators, and Mr. Sage
appeared every day at a certain hour.
A seat was kept for him at a table
up to the last day he came down town.
He never paid fare on the elevated
’ railroad, because he was a director,
and the ticket takers had instructions
to let him go by without paying. He
invariably helped himself to newspa
pers from the stand at Fiftieth street
in the morning when on his way down
i town, and did the same at Rector street
i when he was going home in the after
noon. He always compelled the boot
blacks on the elevated stations to
shine his shoes for nothing. If they
demanded pay he would threaten to
! have them put off the platform.
“The omnibus drivers and cabmen
! on Fifth avenue point out a crack
across the top pane of glass in one of
j his parlor windows which, they say,
has been there for twenty-one years.
| The story goes that Mrs. Sage nego
tiated with a glazier to replace it with
| a whole pane for $12. Mr. Sage would
I not pay more /han $10. The glazier
! would not yield, and the deadlock con
' tinued for almost a quarter of a cen
tury.
I “He has a quiet little country place
down on Long island, with a good deal
! of lawn: but he does not keep the turf
shaved down like his neighbors. He
| lets the grass grow unt il it is high
enough to make good hay and then
| sells it for $.'> to a livery stable keeper
in the vicinity.”
-
The Secret Out
“That poet didn’t make a dollar out |
of his great epic poem?"
“Exactly."
“And his “Ode to America' fell
1 flat?’'
"That's what.’*
“Well, how is it he rides in an auto-;
mobile now?"
“My friend, he’s the author of a
! popular song entitled "My Honey's |
1 Black ez de Chimblv-back, Jump Jim
Crow in the Mawnin’! "—Atlanta Con
stitution.
I
RIVER STEAMER
GOES ON ROCKS
Caswell Badly Wrecked at Coal
Mine Near Tyoonok By
Sudden Storm.
The little river steamer Caswell is
reported to be nearly a total wreck,
lying on the beach near Tyoonok with
a hole in her bottom while her cabin
and upper deck are floating around the
Inlet, the result of a sudden sou’-wes
u r which struck her with a rising tide
as she lay on the beach at the old coal
mine.
This report was brought down by ar
rivals on the Oregon from the Inlet,
who obtained the story from Capt.
Shaw of the Inlet steamer Tyonic. The
wreck occurred about July 28. Ac
cording to the report brought down
the little steamer may be damaged be
yond repair. Martin Welch saw the
steamer lying on the beach.
The Caswell was resting on the
beach at low tide to take coal
from the mine three miles below
Tyoonok. When the tide rose, but be
fore she was afloat, a fierce sou’-wester
came up and beat the little boat help
lessly upon the rocks, knocking a big
hole in her bottom and crushing her
upper framework. Portions of the
wreckage are said to be floating up
and dow n the Inlet with the tides.
The wreck of the Caswell will be a
great handicap to development in
the Yentna and Susitna districts as
the steamer was the chief reliance of
miners for the transportation of
freight. Several launches are engaged
on the Yentna but their capacity is
small.
The Caswell successfully made the
trip from Seattle to the Inlet last!
spring, most of the way under her own
steam, and reached Setdovia in good
condition. If she is ruined it will be a
severe loss to her owner, Capt. Swift,
and will cause general regret to every
body around the Inlet.
AN EXPERT OPINION
Cook Inlet Country Looks Good to
line's Representative.
“The Cook Inlet country looks good
to me and 1 shall probably return
there in the near future.” said Theo
Allen, the mining expert, to the Gate
way reporter. Mr. Allen recently re
turned from an investigation uf some
hydraulic properties in that section
and was much impressed with the
mining operations going on there at
present. He visited all the big hy
draulic plants. He is the representa
tive of Charles L). Lane and went there
with a view to investment, and may
become largely interested.
Mr. Allen left on the Oregon for a
brief visit to his home in Palo Alto,
Cal., but expects to return here soon.
BIG COPPER DISCOVERY
ON KNIGHT ISLAHD
A remarkable copper discovery has
been made on Knight island by the
Iverson brothers, two hardy prospec
tors, well known in Seward, where
they formerly lived.
The Iversons came here Tuesday
evening in a sail boat to get an exten
sive outfit, and will return to the scene J
of their discovery in a day or so. Sam
ples of the ledge show it to be a sul
phide ore of good quality. The ledge
is an immense one, and can be traced
by the outcrop for 300 or more feet.
The first canal was made in England
when Henry I joined the Trent to the
Witham in 1134.
TACOMA
is the natural outlet and the best
market for the products
of Alaska.
The Tacoma smelter reduces more ores
of »rold, silver, lead and copper than any
other smelter on the Pacific coast.
The West Coast Grocery Company of
Tacoma receives on consignment and sells
at public sale the largest share of Alaska
furs handled by any single house.
The fisheries of Tacoma ship millions of
pounds of Alaska Ush—fresh, frozen, cured,
dried, smoked and pickled—to the markets
of the United States and Europe.
Taema wholesalers and jobbers supply a
larne and constantly increasing trade in
Alaska.
Tacoma is the western headquarters and
chief Pacific coast terminus of the North
ern Pacific Railroad, and the headquarters
and western terminus of the Tacoma East
ern Railroad.
The Chicago. Milwaukee and St. Paul
Railway, the Union and Southern Pacific
and the Great Northern are now building
to Tacoma.
The population of Tacoma has increased
from 37.714 in 1900 to $5,000 in 1906.
Tacoma real estate is the safest and sur- |
est investment on the Pacific coast.
WATCH TACOMA GROW
For further Information and descriptive
literature address—secretary,
Tacoma Chamber of Commerce
and Board of Trade,
TACOMA, WASHINGTON.
OUR
BUSINESS
WHEN
YOU WANT
is to dispense Prescriptions
in the right way. It was
not learned in a day but by
years of study and persist
ent work. Our drugs are
always pure and fresh, com
pounded accurately, priced
honestly, and backed by a
guarantee that they are just
what we represent them
to beA
staple drugstore items, sta
tionery, soaps, sponges,
hair brushes, combs, cham
ois skins, tooth brushes, rub
ber goods, shaving brushes,
manicure goods, clothes
brushes, whisk brooms,
toilet creams, perfumes,
candies, etc., don’t forget
to buy them at the store
where you can get accom
modated to stamps, change,
etc.
I OWL DRUG CO. 5SS I
Are Your Eyes failing or Defective in Any Way?
If so I can supply the proper remedy in spectacles or eye
glasses—gold, nickel or steel frames, or frameless.
I keep in stock ladie’s fine Elgin and Waltham watches it
beautifully engraved solid gold cases; and gentlemen’s si/.es
in 25-year gold filled cases—prices same as in New York, and
25 per cent lower than you have been paying.
Repair Work
I repair watches, etc., and learned to do it in a New York
house—charges reasonable.
ARTHUR R. BOYLE JSSm
Seward. Alaska.
The Washington Trust Co.
Corner First Avenue and Madison street, Seattle, Wash.
Invites Business by Mail or Express.
Pays Interest on all Accounts
PAID CAPITAL AND SURPLUS $525,000
Northwestern Steamship Company
CARRYING U. S. MAIL AND EXPRESS
Seattle - Seward Route - Outside Passage
QfootYiRt' TV RFC TV M Sails from Seattle July returning sails from
^ LLrai 11CI v/riLiiw Seldovia Aug, 1; from Seward Aug. 2,
Qtoamof FYCFI QTTYR Sails from Seattle Aug. 1; returning satis
JiedITtU LAULUOlUn from Seldovia Aug. 8: from Seward Aug. 9.
Cfr t‘00D\” Sails from Seward 8th of each month for Unaloska. Dutch Harbor,
oil. and way ports. Returning leaves Seward about 26th of each month.
Str. SANTA CLARA s&WJTa»TS' A"“ rc“""ni< '“"s
For transportation, berth reservations, freight rates etc. 17 T C'T'Tr TC
call on Agent, Seward, Alaska. A iliuu
d. F. TROWBRIDGE, Gen-l Mgr. E. G. McMICKEN. G. P. and T. Agt.
SEATTLE. WASH.
GENERAL OFFICES; 606 FIRST AVE., SEATTLE.
ALASKA COAST COMPANY
Steamers:—Portland and Bertha
Portland sails from Seattle via. Juneau, 10th of each month
Portland Sails from Seward via. Juneau, 23rd of each month.
Bertha sails from Seattle via. Juneau, 25th of each month.
Bertha sails from Seward via. Juneau 8th of each month.
Connecting with Steamers at Seldovia for all points on Cook Inlet
Passenger Service Unexcelled
For Rapid Delivery of Freight and Passenger Rates and Berths apply to
BROWN & HAWKINS, Agents.
Seattle Office, 101 First Ave. S.
‘OLYMPIA’’
The beer of beers
“It’s The Water.”
OLYMPIA BREWING CO.,
G. S. ROBISON. Manager
Seattle Office 106 Jackson St.
Seward Water & Power
Company
JOHN. A. NELSON, Manager
Office—Third and Washington streets
Seward Bakery
Opposite Postoffice
Fresh home-made Bread. Pies
and Cakes every day..
Whole Wheat, Graham, Rye
Bread and Pompernickle al
ways on hand.
C. WERNER, Proprietor
SEWARD PLUMBING &
HEATING COMPANY
J. W. SPENCER, Proprietor
Basement of New Hale Bldg
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G. W. PALMER
GENERAL MERCHANDISE
Prospector's Outfits—High
est Prices Paid for Furs....
Knik P. O. Alaska