SEWARD
IS THE
GATEWAY
TO THE BEST PORTION OF
CENTRAL ALASKA
Through this harbor passes nearly all the traffic
of the vast region lying north of Cook inlet and
between the two mountain ranges which bound
the Susitna valley, an area as large as one of the
great states of the Middle West.
In the Near Future
Through the extension of the Alaska Centtal
railroad, now building northward from Seward,
the territory tributary to the town as the chief
seaport of the southern coast will gradually ex
pand until it embraces the Tanana and upper
Kuskokwim. each a region of imperial extent and
resources.
Seward Already
controls the trade of tlie Yentna gold mining dis
trict, which old Alaska miners pronounce one
of the coming bonanza camps of the territory.
It controls the trade of the numerous mining
camps along t ook inlet and its arms. Imoui it
start the prospectors who are constantly pene
trating and exploring the interior between Cook
inlet and the Tanana in the search for rich depos
its of the metals which abound in all its hills and
streams
I Seward Outfits Miners
For all this territory. From this town leads the
lx»st route to the new bonanza fields. They are
more accessible than any other great district of
Alaska, an important factor in their development.
* Limitless Coal Deposits
lie at Seward’s back door. They have been ex
amined and analyzed by the best experts and
rated by them with the best bituminous coal of
the Atlantic coast. In another year this coal will
be hauled to tide water over the Alaska Central
railroad and can be rained in quantity to furnish
steam to all the ships that sail the North Pacific.
In a few years it will furnish coke to smelters
which will be erected at Seward to reduce the
copper ores of that bonanza field. Prince W illiam
sound, whose richest deposits are within a few
hours sailing.
The Longest Railroad
in operation in Alaska has Seward for its ocean
terminus and its track lengthens each month.
On the finest townsite in Alaska, at the head of
the best harbor on the Alaska coast, ice-free every
day in every year, Seward is building. The town
has water works, electric lighting, sewerage; and
its development is based upon exhaustless re
sources.
RACE WAR ON
IN MISSISSIPPI
'Train Conductor Kills Negro and
Colored People Threat
en Reprisals.
By Cable to Tlio Dally Gateway
Meridian, Miss., Dee. Delayed
I in transmission The conductor of a
freight train had a light with two
negros who boarded the train at Wah
I alak today and shot one dead and
wound) d tin* other. Negros are gather*
| ing from miles around and threaten to
exterminate the white population of
WahuL <. The governor has ordered
(several companies of militia to hurry
j to the scene.
I More Negros Killed
Meridian, Miss., Dec.2<> -The negros
1 are eon; regaled in iarge numbers a
j mile from Wahaka and have threaten
ed to burn the town. The militia are
1 t rying to prevent negros from passing
| through the town and several lights
have occurred in which two negros
were killed.
Nine Killed in Fight
Memphis, Dec. 27 Advices from
1 U’ahalaK, Mississippi state that a bat
tle was ‘ought yesterday between the
j militia and the negros in which seven
negros and two white men were killed.
The arrival in the militia camp of Con
ductor Com per. the train conductor
whose k I ling of one negro and wound
ing another on his train started the
trouble.
Two companies of militia are en
camped at the edge of Wahalak and the
j negro camp is two miles distant. The
negros are numerous and well-armed
j and a serious conflict is feared. Gov.
Vardanian left the state capital this
morning for the scene to investigate
and try to stop the disorder.
JURY ACQUITS
SYDNEY SLDANE
Spokane Boy Who Murdered His
Father Will Be Sent to
Asylum for Insane.
By Cable to Tbe Dally Gateway.
Spokane, Dec. 27—Sydney Sloane
| was acquitted of the murder of his
father b.\ a jury in the superior court
today. The defense was insanity. The
hoy is only 17 years old and murdered
his father to obtain a few hundred
I dollars. Hvidence was given in the
trial that the youth had always been
weak-minded. He was taken at once
I to the st ate penitentiary by order of
court to be kept in custody as an in
sane person. He will probably be sent
to an asylum for the insane.
FAGAN BOOKED AS AN ANGEL
Former Seward “Journalist” Run In
at Seattle Somewhat Full
The ■ lowing news item from the
! Seattle Times requires no diagram to
make it clear to Seward people:
Arrested on a charge of drunkenness
and removed to the police station, VY.
L. Fagan, while undergoing the run
ning tire of questions necessary to a
proper registering of his offense on the
blotter, gave his occupation as jour
nalist.
“A journalish, you sh e.” said Fa
i gan, “is ‘a newspaperman out of a
job.' to quote mv former colleague,
the late lamented Charles A. Dana, of
j the New York Sun.”
j “All right, Fagan, I've got you,*’
I said Clerk “Billy’’ Kent.
“And, now, where is your home?”
“Ah, now you’re talking,” said
Fagan, in a confidential tone, as he
drew near to the inquisitive clerk.
“My home is in heaven!”
“Heaven? hell!” exclaimed the
surprised blueeoat.
“Tliash right,” persisted Fagan.
“All right,” added Kent, “I’ll book
you as an angel then.”
“Shay, that’s best joke heard in a
week,’’ Fagan replied, as he was
wheeled about and started for his
night's quarters in the cell.
“Best joke I heard—say, my old
friend Bill Nye. never shaid anshlng
’sgood as that, never shaid—”
Had Great Christmas Dinner
The Seward folks on the steamer
Portland failed to reach home for
Christmas dinner but they agree that
they had a dinner on the steamer
Portland which could not be surpassed
by the finest hotel or cafe in the land,
and they passed informal resolutions
that as a caterer Steward Taylor of
the steamer is at the head of his class.
The Thanksgiving dinner on the same
boat was similarly touted by the par
ticipants.
Many Oregon sawmills suspended
last month because of the car famine.
DOWN TO MARK
FOR BIG FIGHT
(ians and Herman Stop Training I
and Both in Excellent
Condition.
By Cable to The Dally Gatoway.
Tonopah, Nov.. Dec. 2H Joe Cans)
weighs a fraction over 133, the specifi
ed weight in his fight with Kid Her
man. He is resting today and will do
little more training. Herman easily
made the weight and will stop training
work tonight.
Hetting is lo to Hon (Ians, hut there
are many who believe the little Hebrew
will give the negro the light of his life.
Some believe also that (Ians has not
i fully recovered from the effects of
bis desperate battle with Nelson less
than four months ago and that he will
not show the speed or endurance be
did then, (ians says he is as good as
be ever was. Herman is in the best of
condition and has made a strong itn
I pression by 11is work in t raining. He
is fully as fast and clever as (ians, so
that the contest is likely to be one of
endurance and bitting power.
The light will take place in the even
i ing of New Year’s Day.
(ians 2 to I i'avorite
Dy Cr.blo to The Dally Gateway.
Tonopah, Nev., Dec. 29—Cans and
Herman are each at 133 pounds and
both have quit training. (ians is
favorite in the bettingat2 to 1.
JEFF TO FIGHT
BILL SQUIRES
Big Fellow Agrees to Scrap With
Australian Champion Next
April in Nevada.
By Cable to The Dally Oateway.
San Francisco, Dec., 29—Jim Jeffries
signed articles today to light Bill
Squires, t he Australian champion, next
April in Rhyolite. Nevada, for a purse
of $:i(),000, the winner to take 60 per
cent. The tight is to be with live
ounce gloves, Marquis of Queensberry
rules.
OLD MEMBERS RETIRE
Right Congressmen of Long Service
Missing From Next House.
Several members of long service will
be missing from the next national
j house. Familiar figures which will
not be seen are the following:
John H. Ketcham of New York, who
was first elected in 18(>4 and was serv
j ing his seventeenth term and was a
I candidate for another when he died
the day before the November election.
Robert R. Hitt of Illinois, who had
served twenty-four years consecutively
when he died last summer. Ho en
tered the house in July 1882, succeed
ing a deceased member.
John H. Bankhead of Alabama, de
feated for renomination bv Capt. Hob
son of Cuban war fame, after twenty
years consecutive service.
Charles H. Grosvenor of Ohio, de
feated for renomination after twenty
years service, not consecutive.
James W. Wadsworth of New York,
defeated for re-election after twenty
years service, not consecut ive, because
of his opposition to the bill regulating
the packinghouses.
Rufus E. Lester of Georgia, died
last summer in his ninth consectuive
terra.
John F. Lacey of Iowa, defeated for
re-election after eight terms, not con
secutive.
Ringer Hermann of Oregon, retired
after eight terras, not consecutive, be
cause of alleged participation in the
Oregon land frauds, and now under in
dictment.
Joseph W. Babcock of Wisconsin,
defeated for re-election by the influence j
of Senator LaFollette after seven |
terms consecutive service.
James T. McCleary of Minnesota,
defeated for re-election after seven
terms consecutive service because he
was an ultra “stand-patter” on the
tariff question.
Robert Adams of Pennsylvania,
committed suicide last summer in his
seventh term.
The only senator of long service who
will go out with the present congress
is James H. Berry of Arkansas, who
entered the senate March 25, 1885 as
the successor of A. H. Garland when
that eminent democrat resigned to be
come attorney-general of the first
Cleveland administration.
“De Boose seems to have an unlim
ited capacity for champagne. He can
get away with any given quantity.”
“Any given quantity?”
“That’s what I said. I never knew
him to pay for any.”
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