RECEIVER APPOINTED EOR ERE ALASKA CENTRAL
JUDGE REID i
UN WAY OUT
He Will Be Asked to Approve
Plans for Resumption of Work
on Alaska Central.
By Cable to Tb* Dally Gateway.
Seattle, May 23— Judge Silas H.
Reed left Fairbanks yesterday on his
way out to Seattle. Upon his arrival
here he will be asked to authorise and
approve plans for the resumption of
work on the Alaska Central railroad
under a receiver. Before leaving
Fairbanks Judge Reid detailed Mar
shal Lathropof Valdez to act as tem
porary custodian of the railroad prop
erty.
NOMINATION
IS CONFIRMED
Senate Passes Favorably Upon
the President's Appoint
ment of J. J. Crossley.
By Cable to Tbe Dally Gateway.
Washington, D. C., May 1U—The cnn-1
test over the appointment of J. J.!
Crossley to succeed District Attorney
Harlan in the Third district of Alaska,
which has been carried on between
Crossley's backers and the Alaskans)
who favored a local man. has been
brought to an end by the senate con- j
firming Crossley’s appointment.
CALE MAKES
ANNOUNCEMENT
Sv Cable to The Dally Gateway.
Washington, D. CM May 23—Thomas
Cale made the announcement today
that he will again run as delegate to
congress. He has taken this course
at the earnest solicitation of his
friends both at his home in Alaska
and here at the capital.
CORSON WILL
STUMP ALASKA
By Cabla to Tb» Dally Gateway.
Seattle, May, 18 John Corson of
Nome is going to stump Aalska in the
interests of his own candidacy for dele
gate to congress.
The Ketchikan convention split.
The Hoggatt faction nominated Corson
and the other faction nominated
Thomas Cale for congressional delegate
and each faction elected six delegates
to the republican national convention.
Favors Seattle
The Sun Ning railroad, of China,
which has been financed largely by
Chin Gee Hee, formerly of Seattle,
and other Chinese of this city, has
ordered twenty freight cars to be ship
ped as soon as possible. Chin Keay, of
the Quona Tuck Company, Washing
ton street, who is financial agent for
the Sun Ning railroad, has asked for
estimates from the Seattle Car Manu
facturing Company and will shortly
place the order. The requisition for
freight cars involves an expenditure
of more than $15,000.
THE DEMOCRATS
MAKE CHOICE
Fairbanks Man for Congress and
Delegates to Denver In
structed for Bryan.
By Cable to The Dally Gateway.
Juneau, May -1 -The democratic
territorial convention held here for
the purpose of nominating a candidate
for delegate to congress and of choos
ing delegates to the national conven
vention, adjourned yesterday with the
following results:
John Honan of Fairbanks received
tin* unanimous nomination for congres
sional delegate. Tin* delegates chosen
for the convention to be held at Den
ver are Louis Williams and John
Duckworth from the First district, E.
K. Hill and Ed. Dunn from the Second,
John Hos* and Judge Ostrander from
tin- Third. The delegates were in
st rue ted for Bryan, and the convention
endorsed home rule for the territory
of Alaska.
BRYAN LOSES IN
PENNSYLVANIA
Followers of Great Commoner
Fail to Get Delegates Pledged
for Their Favorite
By Cable to Tbe Daily Gateway.
Harrisburg. Pa., May 21—The demo
cratic state convention held at the
capital has been a lively contest be
tween the Bryan men and the antis.
A strong tight was put up to have the
delegates to the national convention
instructed for Bryan but the opposi
tion was too strong and the delegates
will go to Denver uninstructed.
Hissouri for Bryan
.Jefferson, Mo., May 21—William J.
Bryan received hearty endorsement at
the democratic state convention and
the delegates will be sent to Denver
instructed for him.
Hichigan Goes Bryan
Lansing, Mich., May 21—Demo
cratic State convention here to select
delegates to the national convention
in Denver went strongly for Bryan
and the delegates will be sent to Den
ver so instructed.
News From the Inlet
Special to The Daily Gateway.
Tyonok, May 6—About fifty miners
and prospectors are at Tyonok waiting
to go into the Susitna district. It is
thought the river will break up about
the middle of the month. The weath
er on the inlet is good and the snow
has pretty much disappeared. The in
dications are for a good summer.
The gasolene boats, Swan, P. V.
James, Black Maria, and the oil-burn
er Lina K. are all in good order for
the summer’s work on the river.
The Valdez Creek Mining Company
has purchased the gasolene boat Bat
from the Bat Transportation Company,
and is building a 36 foot boat. Six
men and four horses are in the party.
It is expected that at least 1,000 men
will go up the river this summer.
Mountain Cable Line
It is said that P. E. Kern of Skag
way has organized the Skagway
Scenic Cable Company for the purpose
of carrying passengers to upper lake
on Mount Dewey, and expects to have
the aerial cable line in operation this
summer.
LONG, HARD
FIGHT IS
ENDED
John F. Goodwin of Fairbanks Is
Chosen by Judye Reid Upon
Application of John E. Ballaine
Representing the Bondholders.
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By Cable to The Dally Gateway.
Fairbanks, May 22 - Judge
Silas H. Reid yesterday appoint
ed John F. Goodwin of Fair
banks receiver for the Alaska
Central Railway and the Tanana
Railway Construction Compa-j
nies. This appointment was
made on application of John E.!
Ballaine. who was supported in*
his petition by the holders of j
$8,000,000, worth of bonds. The j
holders include the Sovereign j
Bank of Canada, The Central
Trust Company of Illinois and
J. P. Morgan & Company of
New York.
Mr. Goodwin was endorsed
for receiver by Mr. Ballaine.
The law made it impossible to
appoint Mr. Ballaine receiver,
because he appeared as plaintiff
in the application for the re
ceivership.
The charges made by Mr. j
Ballaine against A. C. Frost
were all sent by cable and over
land wire from Seattle to Fair
banks. In his charges Ballaine i
accuses Frost and Osborne of
gross dishonesty in padding
their accounts and of bond
i
ing the first forty-six miles of
the Alaska Central railroad for
four times the cash cost of the
construction of the road, and of
systematic swindling in connec
tion with the building of the
road, all of which made the fi
nancing of the property while
under their control an utter im
possibility.
Judge James Wickersham is
representing Mr. Ballaine in
this action.
BALLAINE INTERVIEWED
SAYS LONG FIGHT IS ENDED
By Cable to Tbe Dally Gateway.
Seattle, May 22—When Mr. John E.
Ballaine was yesterday advised of the
court’s action at Fairbanks in appoint
ing a receiver for the Alaska Central
Railway and the Tanana Railway
Construction Companies, he said:
“That ends a fight I have been mak
ing for a year and a half against dis
honesty, incompetency and reckless
extravagancy on the part of Frost and
Osborne in the management of the
Alaska Central railroad. The road
will now be built by legitimate meth
ods under competent management and
control. ”
«
CARS WRECKED
RY DYNAMITE
Theatre Goers Are Thrown Into
Panic and Many Injured but
None Were Killed.
By Cable to The Dally Gateway.
Cleveland, Ohio, May 22—Five street!
cars were destroyed last night by dy-j
namite as a result of the fight between :
the strikers and the street ear com-J
pany. The cars were filled with;
theatre goers. The explosion of the j
dynamite wrecked the cars and threw i
the passengers into a panic. Many |
were injured, but none fatally.
The street car company has recently
been reorganized and the new com-1
pany refused to grant the employees
the advance of two cents an hour
which they claimed the old pompany j
had promised to give them. The em
ployees were then called out on a
strike.
RIOT CAUSES
BLOODSHED
Pour Men Dangerously Wounded
and Many Injured in Cleve
land Street Trouble.
By Cable to The Dally tMteway.
Cleveland, Ohio, May 20—The street
car difficulties have assumed danger
ous proportions, and last night broke
out in a riot.’ The infuriated mob
tired upon the street employees. A
strong force of police was quickly sum
moned to the scene. In the exchange
of shots four men were perhaps fatally
wounded. One car was burned and
one wrecked. Hundreds of people
were seriously injured in the fray.
Seal Pirates Get Brave
Sitka—A large sealing schooner
came into Sitka harbor recently and
swung into leeward of Bluebell island.
She soon emerged from cover with all
canvas set and was headed out to sea.
In the evening an Indian brought in
four Japs nearly dead from cold and
hunger. When they had been filled
up with hot coffee and soup they stat
ed to the authorities that they had
been constantly seasick and their cap
tain despairing of getting any work
out of them had marooned them on the
island. They said their ship was the
Toyei Maru, that she ts a sealing
schooner and has a crew of twenty-four
aboard.
Their dress and manner indicate that
they are high class Japanese; one has a
diploma from a school in Japan. It is
believed that the whole affair is a bold
attempt to evade the immigration law.
/ -
Bright Prospect
On account of improved labor con
ditions at Fairbanks, Alaska, the state
ment of Joseph R. Mathews that the
mine owners expect a yield of about
$15,000,000 will be accepted as a con
servative estimate of the gold output
in that section. Of course much will
depend, as Mr. Mathews says, on the
water supply during the partially dry
season.
There is at the moment, an element
of encouragement in the Alaska situ
ation which promises well for the cur
rent year, and those who know the
possibiiities of the northern country
will not be surprised at a gold output
much in excess of previous records.
The gold is there, if the miners can
get it out, and the world needs it.—
P.-I.
GREAT CROWDS
GREET FLEET
300,000 Visitors to Meet the Bat
tleships When They Enter.
Seattle Harbor.
Oy Cable to The Dally Gateway.
Seattle, May 22—Great preparations
have been made for the reception of
the battleships at this harbor. Visit
ors have been pouring into the city
from all the neighboring towns far
and near. The day is perfect. A lleet
of boats,and visitors numbering 200,000
will meet the battleships which will
arrive this afternoon and remain here
till next Wednesday morning.
OMNIBUS BILL
PASSES HOUSE
Measure Regulates the Liquor
Traffic anti Practice of
Medicine in Alaska.
By Cable to The Daily Gateway.
Washington, D. May 20—Efforts
are still being made by parties inter
ested in Alaska 10 have entc<.
some measure for the territory before
the close of the session. The omnibus
territories’bill has passed the houso.
This includes the liquor bill for Alas
ka and also a law governing the prac
tice of medicine in the territory.
EXPOSITION
BILL TO PASS
By Cable to The Dally Gateway.
Washington, I). C., May 20--Those
interested in promoting tin* Alaska
Yukon-Pacific exposition will have
their hopes realized in part. It is an
assured thing that the bill carrying an
appropriation for the fair will be
passed today. The appropriation lias
been cut from the amount asked for to
*t)00,000.
LAND FRAUDS
ARE ALLEGED
By Cable to Tbe Dally Gateway.
Washington, D. C. May 20—Con
siderable discussion has been aroused
from time to time over allegations
made in reference to frauds in connec
tion with the public lands of Alaska,
but no prosecutions of these alleged
land frauds in the territory are con
templated.
Passage Doubtful
By Cable to Tbe Dally Gateway.
Washington, D. C., May 23—The
campaign publicity bill before con
gress, which has for its purpose the
enactment of a law that will compel
all contributors to political campaign
funds to be made public, as regards the
amount and the doners, has passed the
house of representatives, but its pas
sage by the senate is regarded as
doubtful.
Celebrate Birthday
Skagway, May 23—The people are
preparing for an outing. The whole
town will take a Holiday and go in a
body to Whitehorse to celebrate the
Queen’s birthday tomorrow.