Sewar i Weekly Gateway
— — NO ~ si:\V Mil). ALASK A. SA-IT'.IDAY, DECEMBEK 22. 1906._
WASKEY BACKET
BY ALL ALASKA
Delegate Stamped W ith Messages
Indorsing His Stand on
l ocal Government.
HE AM) C ALE DO ACTIVE WORK
Tanana Representative Astonishes
Members of Congress With
Photographs ol Gardens.
By C'.ble to TUe Dally Gateway.
Washington. I). t'., Dec. I* IH-U*
gat.- Waskey is deluged with messages
from all parts of Alaska indorsing his
stand for territorial government.
They have been coming ever since the
oew> went out of h:> controversy witit
<kn\ Uoggatt on the subject.
Waskey and Gale are industriously
doing missionary work among mem
bers of both Iioum > of congress. I hey
in> working uot only for territorial
government but for favorabh- legisla
tion to foster the development of the
territory’s resources. < alo has an
album of photographs of Uaska Mi
dens which offer a revelation to m.-m
bers of the vegetable growths of the
territory. Congressman Wilson of
Chicago has In-come much interested
and will visa Alaska next simmer
with Mr. t ale.
Nome Indorses V\ askey
Nome, Dec. 21 A big mass meeting
•f citizens in Golden Gate hall last
night unanimously passed resolutions
indorsing Delegate W askey s tight for
territorial government and denouncing
Gov. Hoggatt's unwarranted interfer
ence against needed legislation for
Alaska.
GOV.HOGGATT
DENIES REPORT
Never Said Saloon Men Are Only
Advocates of Territorial
Government.
By Cable to Tbe Daily Gateway.
Juneau, Dee. 1ft (Jov. wires
the Juneau Dispatch denying that he
said the only supporters of territorial
government are the saloon element.
He says:
•*l merely said that a large port'am
of the supporters of territorial govern
ment are men engaged in the >aloon
business, who believe that territorial
government might he the mean*, of
WASKEY SENDS THANKS
FOR SEWARD SUPPORT
The following message was received
by the chamber of commerce today
from Delegate \\ askey at W ashington,
"Your i odors* *ment greatly appre
ciated. Suggest that a resolution
from your organization setting forth
the need of and demand for territorial
government will Ik* of great assistance
for our good tight."
Steel Hardening fletals
Under the head of steel hardening
metals are included in geological sur
vey reports all the metals that are us
ed for steel hardening purposes, whe
ther or not this is the main use of
the metal These are nickel, chromium,
manganese, tungsten, nioly Ixlenutn.
vanadium, titanium, cohalt and titan
ium, named in the order of the imj>ort
anceof their production and uv for
steel hardening purposes.
In the spring of 1905 a party calling
himself Z. C. Dunn traveled through
Alaska in the interest of an "Alaska
commercial directory.” He was
vouched for by the l’acitlc Coast t o. and
scooped in $9400. His directory is out
at last and the Juneau Record-Miner
handed it a two-column roast as a
fraud. It is out of date, inaccurate as
to facts, contains little descriptive
matter and is branded as worthless by
the men who subseriUnl for and ad
vertised in it.
Charles Christolsen gave out on the
Valdez summit and died there. His
companion went on for aid but when
he returned with help the man was
too far gone to Ik* saved.
WASKEY PUTS
IN PLACER BILL
Measure Abolishes Making Loca
tions by Proxy and Power
of Attorney.
REQUIRES PILING LABOR PROOF
Also Provides for flection of Three
Rood Supervisors to Have
Charge of Highways.
By Cftble to The Dally Gateway.
Washington, I). t'.,Dec. -1 \\ askey
! introduced his bill today amending the
! law regarding placer claims. It abol
ishes filing by proxy or power of at
tornex and require* all locations to he
made in person. It also requires an
affidavit of annual assessment work to
be tiled with the district recorder,
and provides for punishing false
statements therein perjury.
The hill also provides for three road
supervisors in the territory, one in
each judicial district, who shall be
elected by popular vote at the same
time as tin* delegate in congress. 'Hies*
supervisors are to have charge ot ail
expenditures for road construction and j
repair in their respective dis-i
t ricts.
PROPOSE EIGHT
ON COAL ORDER
Members of Chamber of Com
merce Criticise Recent Ex
ecutive Action.
At tiie chamber of commerce meeting
this week the subject of the recent ex
ecutive order withdrawing coal lands
from entry and sale under the land
laws was brought up and in the discus
sion a general disposition to criticism
the president was evident. Everybody
seemed inclined to look upon the order
as another manifestation of the rule to
give Alaska the short end in the exer
cise of all governmental functions.
The subject was brought up by F. G.
Hale, president of the chamber, who
suggested that it might be a good idea
to canvass the opinion of other Alas
ka towns and if possible obtain concert- j
ed action in remonstrance. All the j
speakers agreed with this view and ex- j
pressed the belief that an experiment J
with the cojillar.il laws at this time
would !>'■ detrimental if not disastrous
to the development of the territory.
It was pointed out that all the rail* i
roads which are seriously projected or
have done much building have coal |
fields as part of their area of exploita- J
tion and that to discourage capital from j
drvelopidg coal mines will certainly 1
handicap railroad construction. The
growing scarcity of coal supply and in
creasing coal prices all over the
country were adduced as furtherj
ground for the encouragement of coal '
development rather than the opposite I
course.
Various phases of the everlasting]
question of better steamer service, J
and plans for expanding Sewards retail j
trade were also discussed with some j
refreshing differences of opinion.
The president was directed to name !
some member with a good knowledge I
of minerals as a committee to obtain ■
mineral specimens and place them on]
exhibition in some public place to be
selected, probably the Bank of
! Seward.
The lire committee reported through
\V. A. McNeiley that $285 had been
subscribed to the fund for finishing the
lire hall and all but $■*> paid. Besides
| this $25 in work was subscribed. Mr.
j McNeiley said the amount was not
quite sufficient to complete the work.
Got 1.486,777 Nickels in a Day
New York, Nov. 28 The enormous
; traffic carried on the combined ele
vated and underground system of the
i Interborough Company was exempli
| tied Monday when the company took
; in 1,48*5.777 nickels. This established
a new record for the heaviest day of
] traffic.
The Japanese poachers arrested in.
; the Pribilof islands last summer and
sentenced to three months time in the
Valdez, have served their time and
gone to Seattle, whence they will be
deported.
VALDEZ FIRE BURNS
THREE RIG BLOCKS
Bank Building, Hemple’s Store and Hotel St.
riias Destroyed and Only Desperate Work
Kept Whole Town from Going.
By Cable to The Dally Gateway.
Valdez, Dec. IT Fire starting in the
store of the Valdez Hank «!v Mercan
tile Company early this morning total
ly destroyed that building, the Hank
of Valdez and the St. F.lias hotel.
The entire store of the Valdez Hank iV
Mercantile Company was in flames be
fore the lire was noticed. Only the
most desperate efforts by every inhabi
tant prevented the flames from wiping
out the town. The absence of wind
PENNSYLVANIA
ARRIVES SAFE
Creeps Into Seattle With Boilers
Leaking After Eleven
Days at Sea.
Uv Cable to The Dally Gateway.
Seattle. Dec. 20 -Steamer E’ensyl
vania slipped in this morning without
bciug reported from the straits and
her arrival was a sudden and agreeable
surprise. Her delay was due to leaky
boilers.
The Saratoga arrived last night, re
porting a stormy trip and this added
to the anxiety felt concerning the
E’ennsylvania, which was eleven days
out from Valdez when she arrived, i
The Saratoga reported that the
E’enusylvania intended to call at Ka-!
talla. and this relieved concern some
what. General Manager Trowbridge j
said that would account for some
extra time. It was known that two
of the Pennsylvania's boilers were
leaking when she loft Valdez and it ;
was said that she could make little I
more than 100 miles a day. Thisprov* j
ed a correct calculation as she made j
only a little more than hxi miles a!
day.
The l’ennsylvania brought 5<X> pas-j
scngers and $500,000 in gold.
CARS MOVING
MILE PER DAY
That Rate Accomplished in Trans
portation of Coal by North
west Roads.
By Cable t.> The Daily Gateway.
Minneapolis. Dec. IS The interstate
commerce commission is in session
here today to consider tin* causes of
the coal shortage. It has already
found that the railroads are moving
coal cars at an average rate of one
mile a day. The management of the
llill lines promises to relieve the situ
ation in the northwest today.
James J. Hill wired to the commis
sion today that retail dealers are to
blame for the coal famine because of
their not ordering a heavy stock early
in the season, instead of pursuing the
hand-to-mouth plan.
Much suffering has already resulted
in Minnesota, the Dakotas and Mon
tana. Pneumonia has developed in
mauv parts of North Dakota.
MINERS’ DEMAND MAY
CLOSE GOLDFIELD MINES
By Cable to The Dally Gateway.
Goldfield, New, Dec. *21 Miners
throughout the district are demanding
an increase in wages of $1 a day. The
operators will not concede the advance
and mines are closing. A general
strike is called all over the district.
Barth Currents Jar Cable
The cable offices in Alaska are hav
ing a great deal of trouble with earth
currents. These electrical distur
bances are especially violent at this
time of year and are supposed to have
some relation to the northern lights.
and the presence of a light f.tll of snow
on the roofs saved the town from ex
termination.
An examination of the hank vault
after the fire revealed the fact that a
hole had been blown in it. It is sup
posed that the hank was robbed and
then set on lire. The vault walls are
still too hot to allow an investigation.
The loss of the hank and store by
i the fire is £50,000, the hotel $:!0.000.
i telephone company $.5000.
PENNSYLVANIA'S
CREW MUTINIED
Passengers Offered to Man Ship
If Captain Would Put
Sailors in Irons.
By Cable to The Dally Gateway.
Seattle, Dec, 21—While the steamer
Pennsylvania was storm-tossed, with
crippled machinery, on her recent
trip, ('apt. Blaine was compelled to
place Sailor Johnson in irons because
he refused to obey an order. An hour
latter the entire crew of thirty mut
inied, demanding Jhonson’s release.
rrm«(l yimrd was placed over the
treasure box, but while the mutiny
was on the vessel narrowly escaped
piling on a reef in Charlotte sound.
Nome and Fairbanks miners among
the passengers offered to go into the
fire room and to man the whole vessel
if the captain would put the entire
crew in irons. The firm attitude of the
captain, backed by the passengers,
compelled submission of the crew and
this alone is believed to have enabled
the steamer to reach port safely.
CABLE REACHES
INTO WRANGEL
Extension Likely to I5e Connected
With Ketchikan by New
Year’s Day.
The cable extension to Wrangel
made the land connection last night
and is in operation today, adding an
other Alaska town to those in perpet
ual communication with the outside
world.
It is announced that the extension to
Ketchikan will be completed and in
operation by New Year's Day.
The new cable extension is from a
cut-off at the lower end of Baranof
island, on which Sitka stands. The
cut-off is at Fanshaw. From there it
winds through the straits of the inside
passage to Wrangel, and from that
port will reach down the steamer
route to Ketchikan.
SOUND RIVERS RISING
RAILROAD BRIDGES OUT
a.v Cable to The Dally Gateway.
Seattle, Dec. 21—The Green and
Stuck rivers are rising again and con
tinued rains will create another flood.
The Northern Pacific bridge at Auburn
was washed out this morning and the
interurban electric line is blocked by
high water in several places.
(ioldficld’s Bonanza Mine
The Mohawk mine in Goldfield,
Nevada, produced in October two and
one-half tons of chemically pure gold,
or $1,500,000 nearly $50,000 a day.
The lessees are installing new machin
ery with which they expect to double
the output. Mohawk rock runs usually
from $400 per ton as it is taken from
the ledge, but one streak eight wide
carried $1000 per ton.
Joe Gans and Kid Herman will fight
in Tonopah. Nevada, January 1.
FILES REPORT
ON WICKERSHAM
District Attorney Hoyt Turns in
Findings of Investigation
at Fairbanks.
i
RUMORED TO BE UNFAVORABLE
Document Will Go to President and
Decision Expected Soon
After Holidays.
By Cable to Tlie Dally Gateway.
Washington, I). t'., Dec. 20 The re
port of District Attorney Hoyt of Nome
on his investigation of t ho Wickersham
charges was filed with the attorney
I general today and will lu* sent to the
president within a few days. It is ru
mored that tie* report is partly unfav
orable.
It is expected now that the president
will make his decision in the Wicker
sham case during the holidays, so a> to
he able to send in Wickcrshain’s re-ap
pointment or the appointment of his
successor to the senate immediately
after the reassembling of congress. If
Hoyt's findings are unfavorable to
Wickersham the judge wiil not he
re-appointed.
SENDS PAPERS
ON ARMY ROW
President Shows Heat Over Criti
cism of His Course in
Brownsville Case.
—
By Cable to Tbe Dally Gateway.
Washington, D. C., Dec. 20-Presi
dent Roosevelt transmitted to the
senate today the documents and corre
spondence relating to the dismissal of
the three companies of colored troops
of the Twenty-fifth infantry because of
the riots at Brownsville, Texas.
In the accompanying message the
president says that the Brownsville
riot was one of the blackest of crimes
and a stain on the annals of the United
States army. He says he resents with
keen indignation the criticism of his
course in dismissing the troops, and
the attempt to show that the color line
was drawn in the affair, and asserts
that influence in behalf of the colored
race should not he sought when sold
iers had tried to murder women and
children.
The senate postponed action on the
president’s message and ordered both
that and the Panama message to he j
reprinted in normal spelling.
Says President Violated Law
Washington, D. C., Dec. 21 Senator
Foraker declared in the senate today j
that the president was misinformed as j
to the facts when he dismissed the
colored battalion of the Twenty-fifth
infantry, and that he violated the con
stitution when he discharged the sold
iers without a hearing. Foraker said
that every man was entitled to a trial
under the articles of war.
Foraker asserted that autocratic j
power is not given to any man by the
law and should not be permitted.
Referring to the fact that some of the
discharged soldiers fought at San Juan
Hill he said the country’s brilliant
president would not now be in the
White House but for their actions in j
that battle.
Colored League Protests
Lloston, Dec. 21—1The Colored Suf* j
frage League today wired to the presi-;
dent that his language in the message !
explaining t lie dismissal of the colored ;
troops was an insult to 10,000,000 col- i
ored citizens of the United States and !
were not the words of a God-fearing |
man. _
Reducing Expenses
Water commands $7.50 per barrel in j
the new mining district of Green water,;
Cal., but the the installation of a pipe
lino from some springs in the moun
tains promises to reduce the price to
$3.75. The community is reveling in
the prospect of being aide to wash i
one’s face at one bit per wash. They !
will still be obliged to take their whisky
straight. —Mining Topics.
It is announced that the We Us-Fargo
Express Company contemplates in
vading Alaska.
MAKE PLANS TO
GOBBLE ALASKA
Guggenlieim-Morgan Crowd Wi.«
Try to Kill Existing Rail
road Projects.
SENDS LOBBY TO WASHINGTON
Syndicate Offers to Build lines All
Over Territory If Given Ivery
thinq It Wants.
Oy Cable to Thu Daily Gatowaj.
Washington,!I>• v. 17 The t .'.it,'
j yenheim-Moryan syndicate has oikmi.
i/.e.l a powerful lobby to induce con-rress
to revoke all railroad concessions it
Alaska on t he ground that none of t hen
has complied with tie* terms of it
franchise. The syndicate expresses
willin^ness to construct a oi>inpi**r*
railroad system throughout Aiu-ka
The syndicate will he oppos-u hy ,il
independent Alaska interests and by
the Alaska delegates. Waskey has
agreed to support tie* subsidy bill fo’
tie* Valdez-Yukon railroad if it- pp
mot< rs can show him that it is
feasible project.
ROSENE DENIES
PART OF REPORT
Says No Change in Northwestern
Companies Will Take Place
Before April.
Sy CabU to Tht Dally Gat*way.
Seattle, Dee. 22—John Rosene de
nies any knowledge of a proposed
change in the management and owner
ship of the Northwestern companies.
He has a telegram from Pierpont Mor
gan saying that the report is circular
ed as news in New York.
Rosene admits that the Seattle stock
holders of the company have sold out
their interests to the Guggenheims.
but he declares that no change in the
management will take place before the
annual stockholders’ meeting next
April, and perhaps not then.
Capt. Jarvis and M K. Rodgers ur<
expected in Seattle within a week
Rodgers is the chief representative o:
the Guggenheims in Alaska. M. .1
lleney is here awaiting the arrival o‘
Jarvis and Rodgers to bold .1 confer
ence with them to decide upon the sea
terminus 01 the consolidated railroiu
interests of the Guggenheims. Tin
choice is understood to have narrowei
to Cordova and Katalla as the base o'
the Copper river line.
PORTLAND SAILS WITH
FIFTY TONS OF MAIL
By Cable to The Dally Gateway
Seattle, Dec. 17 -Steamer Portland
sailed for Seward and way ports Sa;
urday evening with fifty ton> of mail,
the entire accumulation for the South
ern Alaska route since the Saratoga
sailed December 4. She has a big list
of passengers for the interior.
New Type of Ore Crusher
George Bell, of Aurora, 111., Ikin in
vented an ore pulverizer which is de
scribed as simple, practical and
effective. It is about five feet high.
Ore enters a chute at the top u»d falls
between two massive steel discs, which
revolve in opposite directions. Tin
discs tit perfectly against each other,
hut can he regulated perfectly as to
distance apart. So powerful are they
that the hardest rock is crushed into
powder between them. The disc plan
of crushing is claimed to be far
superior to the stamp plan so much
used at present. A great saving in
waste ore is reported as the stamp*
produce chaff ore which the new
machine does not. The new machine
is the product of twenty-live years of
experimenting and Bell is at last
satisfied he has gotten it right. Min
ing engineers who have seen it work
praise it highly and believe it will work
a revolution io ore crushing. Mining
Topics.
A Big Alaska Newspaper
The Fairbanks News will issue a
Christmas edition of fifty pages, six
columns. VV. F. Thompson, the man
ager, wires the announcement to
the Gateway and asks a Christmas
greeting from Seward.