vol lv SEWARD. ALASKA. SATURDAY. FEBRUARY8,1908. NO. 20
KING CARLOS AND
CROWN PRINCE KILLED
Monarch of Portugal and Successor to Throne
fall at the Hand of Assassins—Three of
the Murderers Shot by Police—Eman- j
uel II. Is Procalinied Ruler.
By Cable to The Dally Gateway.
Lis)kmi. Fob. •'» King Carlos ami
Crown Prince Louis Phillippi were as
sassinated late Saturday afternoon
while out riding in the royal carriage.
The police shot down three of the as*
sassins,
A Spaniard who was one of the party
of assassins, being captured and incut -
eerated, cotmuitted suicide.
Tin* entice country is in deep mourn
ing over the murder of the king and
crown prince.
The assissination, however, is hav
ing the opposite effect front that which
was intended by the instigators of the
deed. The monarchist party is great
ly strengthened, and is bending all its
efforts toward the maintenance of or
der throughout the kingdom. Fman
uel 11, who was but slightly wounded
in the* attack upon the royal party, has
been proclaimed king of Portugal.
The queen is bearing up corageously
under the* severe blow. Man\ mes
sages of sympathy have been received
from rulers of other nations.
The trouble in Portugal dates back
ALASKA BILL TO
. BE CONSIDERED
Measure Supported by Chairman
of Committee and Backed
bv Congressman Sulzer.
By to The Detly Gateway.
Washington. l>. < Feb. . Within
the next ten days the house committee
on territories will hear the Alaska
bill. The chairman of the committee
is in hearty -ympathy with the meas
ure and promises to jfive it his full j
support. t'onjrressraan Sul/.er who.
Know- Ala- <a and her need- i> work
ing for the bill.
W ill Soon (io to Fairbanks
Private advice received by A distant !
Attorney Cecil if. Clegg, from K. .
A. Henderson* ol the clerk's office at j
Valdez, bring" the information that |
Judge llcid expects to conclude the j
term of court now i t tng held at \ til*
dez. in time to arrive in the Tananu
by March 1.
This dispatch fails to state in what I
particular litigation Judge Heid i> at
present engages, hut there will he
enough to Keep him busy at \ aide/ un
til the lime mentioned.
Coming with him are O. A. Wells,
the new clerk of the district court,
and one or two deputies whom the
judge brought in with him.—Fair
banks Times.
Fortunes in Philippine Trees
Ninety percent of the Philippine for
est", which have a growth computed to
be 1,4O0,OO>UHM cubic feet, or three
times the yearly cut in the United
States, is going to wa>te, and all the
while the world is clamoring for the
timbers. The ebonies, mahoganies,
iron wood, narra and all manner of
precious woods, that need only modern
methods, a maximum of machinery and
a minimum of handling to make Monte
Cristos of the needed lumbermen, are
beckoning with their aged arms to the
thrifty American to come and make
his fortune.
into the past year, when the Cortes
developed a deadlock and would not
pass the budget for this year. King
Carlos, incensed at the action of the
Cortes, appealed to an unwritten law
and proceeded to rule without parlia
mentary support.
Spanish Rulers F-iightened
Madrid. Feb. 3 The royal house of
Spain is thrown into great consterna
tion over the assassination of the king
and crown prince of Portugal. The
king and queen fear a similar plot tna\
be formed against them. Increased j
precautions are being taken to guard:
against an attack upon the person of;
King Alphonso and his queen, and
extra guards have been thrown around
t hem.
Last Rites Paid the Dead
Lisbon, Feb. * The funeral of the
dead King Carlos and Crown Prince
Phillippi, who were assassinated late
last Saturday afternoon, occurred here
today. The entire country is in
■mourning and a heavy pall of sadness
and gloom hangs over the city.
EAST IN GRIP
OF COLD WAVE
Storm Sweeps States From Bos
ton to the Dakotas and
Causes Much Suffering.
Bv Cable to The Daily Gateway.
(hieairo, Feb. •> Severe storms have
swept over the eastern states, and the
temperature has dropped far below
zero. The cold wave reaches from
Boston over tin* entire country as far
west as the Dakotas, and is causing
intense suffering.
\\ iiai the Panic Mas Taught
We have learned some things by ex
perience. recently by a very trying ex
perience fur manv, Kxperienee is of
value to us onl\ as we profit by it.
Let us hope, then, that in what we
have jU"t been through we have till
had that kind of experience. Among
other things we have learned what it
means to stand steady in times of
>tortn and stress We have learned,
too. more fully, perhaps, than hereto
fore, the value of credit in the busi
ness world, and have had brought
home to us anew the fact that it is a
most delicate part of a most delicate
mechanism. We have learned where
weak places were, where improper
practices obtained. We have learned
again the value of co-operation. In
some directions what was weak has
been strengthened, and what is all
important. if any man has been guilty
of a violation of trust that makes him
amenable to the law, we may feel con
fident that its processes, in orderly
manner and regardless of sensational
incitement for or against him, will be
evoked in the interest of the public.
George B. Cortelyou in Leslie’s
Weekly.
Sunrise Mail
The mail from Sunrise was brought
in late yesterday afternoon by Nate
White. He left Seward the morning
of January 31, and returning, left Hope
at 5) a. m., February 3. The mail for
Seward tins trip is very light.
STEAMER BURNS
IN FIERCE STORM
Fifteen Lives Are Lost by the
Capsizing of One of the
Ship’s Boats.
fiy Cable to Tbe Dally Gateway.
Halifax, Feb 4 Amidst a terrible
storm that raged here yesterday, the
steamer St. (’uthbert took lire and
burned to tbe water’s edge. Boats
were quickly lowered and tbe pas
sengers crowded into them. While
battling with the waves in the fierce j
blizzard one of the boats was capsized
and fifteen were drowned. Thirty
seven were rescued by the steamer j
Cymric which was lying near by.
A-Y-P MEASURE
MAY BE A GO
Washington Senator Confident
That Aid for the imposition
Will Be forthcoming.
By Cable to The Dally Gateway
Washington, D. C., Feb. 5—Samuel j
II. Piles, senator from Washington, j
being interviewed on the subject of i
the the Alaska-Yukon Pacific ex
position to bo hold in Seattle next
year, says that the bill before congress
seeking an appropriation for the fair
will he passed at this session, i ho
question of tariff revision, however,
will bo passed up to the next congress.
The A-Y-P Fair
In an editorial predicting that world
expositions will be scarce in the fu
ture as a result of the Jamestown fail
ure the Louisville Herald strongly
commends the Alaska A ukon Pacific
exposition and predicts for it a big
success.
The Louisville paper declares that
some new and more practical methods
of celebrating historical events will he
found to supplant expositions. The
example of Mexico, which will cele
brate its one hundredth anniversary
of independence in lhio by the simul
taneous inception of public works in
100 cities, each averaging $100,000 in
cost. is cited as an example.
Commenting on the Alaska Yukon
Paeitic exposition, the Herald says:
"The exposition program for the im
mediate future of the Tinted States
consist*, of hut one promising event ot
lirst importance. In 1000 Seattle will
hold a great Alaska Yukon Pacific ex
position. This will he a departure in
many features from those that have
preceded it and may well succeed
where otliers have failed, i lie terri
tory it is proposed to cover differs so
widely from those of previous lairs
that the drawback of sameness will he
largely overcome and the marvelous
1 expansion of the Pacific coast in re
cent vears goes far to insure it a sup
port that should make for advantage.
“A most creditable feature of the
plan is the fact that the government
will not be asked to appropriate any
money other than what is necessary
! to provide for its own exhibits. Over
a million and a half has already been
, subscribed by the state of Washington,
| and several other states liavs signified
their intention of co-operating. We
wish the venture all success, hut it is
probable it will be the last big expo
sition to bo held in this country for
; some years to come.”_
Legacy in Alaska.
Public interest in Alaska was never
so great as it is today. It is now look
ed upon as the land of “golden oppor
tunity.” Gold seeks no purchaser; the
purchaser seeks it. If sleeping,
awaken; if dreaming, arouse yourself
to the opportunities for profit as does
Alaska. There is a legacy left by the
Creator for you and it is your fault if
you don’t get it.—Excnange.
ENGLAND PAYS
BIG RANSOM
Bandit Raisuli Gives Up McLean
and Great Britain Hands Over
the Sum of $100,000.
9v Cable to The Dally Gateway.
Tangier*, Morocco, Feb. U Raisuli J
today released McLean and Kngland t
pays the ransom of $100,(><><).
Note Raisuli is the bandit claimant
to the leadership of Morocco, and has
such a strong mountain following that j
he is practically at the head of affairs.
McLean is a prominent Scotchman
who has long been held by Raisuli and j
his bandits for a ransom from the Kng
lish government.
WOULD BLOW
UP BATTLESHIP
Dynamite Intended to ^ reck the
Ohio Smuggled With Supplies
but Scheme Failed.
By Cable to Tlie Dally Gateway.
Washington, I). Feb. 4—An at
tempt to blow up the battleship Ohio
has been unearthed. The wouid-be
destroyers found means to conceal a
good sized stick of dynamite in the
coal that was being loaded on board.
This was fortunately discovered by
mempers of the ship s crew as she la)
at Port of Spain, and the plot
thwarted.
Lighthouse for Resurrection Bay
A petition lias already been sent in
to congress asking tor the establish
ment of a lighthouse at the entrance to
Resurrection bay. about 50 miles from
Hinchinbrook.
The Thirteenth district, comprising
the Oregon, Washington and Alaska
coasts, of which Portland is the head
quarters, has a greater coast line than
any other district in the United States.
Along the lengthy route are 4<> light
houses, more than a fourth of them be
ing in far northern waters, which for
cibly illustrates Alaska’s importance
in the shipping world. From one to
four men are stationed at each ot
those houses, the average number be
ing about three keepers. 1 he build
ings are substantial structures, com
paring favorably with the residences
in metropolitan communities. They
are equipped with plumbing and have
nearly all modern conveniences.
The new lighthouse, for which a peti
tion has been circulated, is situated near
the terminus of the new Alaska Cen
tral Railway at Seward.—Portland
Telegram. _
Fortifications for Seward
Washington—Rrepresentative Kahn
of California says he will make a
strong light for the establishment of
fortifications at Seward and Ketchi
kan. as well as at Dutch Harbor
and Unalaska, in order to protect other
parts of the coast, it being Mr. Kahn’s
j opinion that foreign powers could easi
! lv rush troops to other portions of the
coast if they once secured possession of
these important points.
Cutting Out the Japs
Talk of possible trouble between the
United States and Japan has caused
planters and business men of the
Hawaiian Islands to get rid of many of
the Japanese formerly in their employ,
according to news recently received in
Los Angeles.
‘•There are JO,000 Japanese out of
employment in the islands,” says a
man just back from Honolulu. “These
Japanese were formerly employed by
the sugar planters and in general work
throughout the islands, but they have
been supplanted by Spanish-Americans.
The latter are more satisfactory work
men and there is no danger of any of
them being spies.
Thaw’s Troubles Still to the Front
in Attempt to Render Void
His Marriage Contract.
fly Cable to The Dally Gateway.
New York, Feb. 4 -It is here rumor
ed that the relatives of Harry K.
Thaw will try to force an annulment
of his marriaye with Kvelyn on the
ground ot insanity. Thaw is bitterly
opposed to the move and will tijfht it
to the end.
Thaw In Asylum
Alette wan, N. \\, Feb. .'1— Harry K.
Thaw has hern con lined to the asylum
here, and has entered upon the routine
of his duties, lie sleeps on a cot in a
room with lifty-four others. He has
been placed in the observatory ward.
Fvelyn Thaw and other* visited him
today.
Mettewan Asylum
Mattewan i* one of the largest in
stitution* of its kind in the country
and is maintained by the state of New
York especially for the custody and
safe keeping of the criminally insane.
It is to all intents anil purposes a pris
on, although much more liberty is
granted the inmates than is the case
with Criminals of sane mind. During
certain periods of the day the male in
mates are allowed to mingle in a large
hall, and here Thaw will find himsell
among hundreds of maniacs, each
guilty of some crime. The asylum
houses many noted criminals—mur
derers, professional robbers and thieves
of all races and classes.
BIG FLEET SAFE
IN PATIGONIA
Officials at Punta Arenas Have
Planned Many Receptions
for Officers of Squadron.
By Cable to The Dally Gateway.
Punta Arenas, Feb. 3—The safe ar
rival of the Pacific fleet under Admiral
Evans was given a royal reception.
; Much foggy weather was encountered
! in the straits, but the squadron came
through in safety. Thu city officials
j nave planned a round of receptions for
the officers of the fleet.
Price of Copper
The average price of copper from
1899 to 1905 inclusive was 13.89 cents,
j When the boom started two years
ago last summer, conservative engi
| neers and promoters took 13 cents as a
! basis for calculations and referred to
I 15 cents as somet hing to be expected
in good times. Memories are indeed
short that forget tlie general exulta
tion when prices reached 15 cents at
tlie beginning of 1905. Why, then,
should there be the paesent gloomy
prognostications that the industry is
going to the dogs unless we have a
speedy return to abnormal and unsafe
| levels of 1906?
The simple facts of the situation are
that the mines which have a high cost
of production because of costly labor
and material, or other unfavorable
conditions, or low grade of ore have
been naturally eliminated. Similarly,
those mines which took advantage of
an exceptionally high price for copper •
to realize something from their re
serves of low grade ore, which other
wise would have been impossible, have
been driven back to their normal con
ditions. In many cases the advisable
or necessary readjustments require a
little time which may justify a tempo
rary suspension of production, but it
may safely be said that any copper
mine which can not operate profitably #
at a price from 13 to 14 cent3 for cop
per is not an attractive investment.
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