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Seward Daily Gateway_
SEWARD, ALASKA, FRIDAY EVENING, MAY 1, 1914 _NO. 17"»
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NAMES ENGINEERS TO LOCATE LINE FROM
COAST THROUGH SUSITNA TO THE TANANA
Army Man From Panama
and Railroad Engineer
Named by President.
Washington, D. C„ May l.—Secretary of
the Interior lane announced today that Presi
‘deiii Wilson had appointed William fdes and
Lieut. Frederick Wears, II. S. A., as members of
the Alaska fngineering commission, to select a
route for the government railroad in Alaska.
the commissioners have been instructed
by the president to locate the route from the
best available point on the southwest coast
' through the Susitna valley to the Tanana.
this indicates that the coast terminus ot
the road will be located either at Seward or
Portage Bay.
The commissioners have been instructed to proceed north
immediately.
Ides is the chief engineer of the Northwestern Pacific rail
way iu California and was formerly locating engineer for the Santa
fe and Southern Pacific for 25 years. He is considered one of
the best judges ot railway routes in the country.
Lieut. Mears was recommended by Col. Goethals, chief engi
jjLCi of flit Panama canal. He is at present chief engineer of the
Panama railroad and was formerly an engineer on the Great North
ern. _
SCHOONER IDAHO CALLS
FOR ENGINE REPAIRS
The* halibut schooner Idaho of Se-j
attle, Captain Qu;nu, with a crew of
seventeen, dropped anchor off Seward
dock at an early hour this morning.
The Idaho's engine broke down yea- j
terday while off Cape Clear, and she
w is forced to stop here for repairs, i
S <e came in on two cylinders, making !
about six knots an hour up the bay.
Th s is the first trip of the Idaho
tln> far west. La*t year Captain
Quinn fished out of ^ akutat, but the
catch > were not very satisfactory to
ward tin r: d of the season, and he will
try the nan .s between here and Kodiak
island. The crew made a set off * ape
Clear, out met with nosucctSs. There
is, a short a e of bait in Seattle and 1
Southeastern Alaska ports and a run
of herring would he as welcome as a
big catch of halibut. lie pairs to the
engine will probably bt* completed
today. _ _
Not Meaning to Knock.
So sorry 1 couldn't !»ee you when you
called, but I was just having my hair
washed.
And the laundries are so provokingly
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line at the sewara v^are. J* j
ice cream try the Seward Cafe.' * »
INDEPENDENCE
MILL IS READY
L. S. Robe, manager of the Inde
pendence Gold Mining company and
formerly of the Alaska Gold Quartz
company, passed through on the Ad
miral Evans enroule to the company’s
property on Willow creek. Rohe says
that the five stamp mill which was
freighted in during the winter will be
in operation by the middle of this
month. Development work has been
going on at the mine all winter.
HE’LL 00 SLOW
FOR TWO YEARS
St. Louis, May 1. — Robert Musler,
autoist, was sentenced to two years in
the state penitentiary here today, for
breaking the legs of a boy. Musler
struck the boy while going at a high
rate of speed.
Give u* a trial at the Reward Cafe, t
Long distance telephone booth at the
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LEADS MOB I
ON JOHN D.
TO END WAR
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Woman Sa>s to Kill Rockefeller
Like a Dog Unless He Ends
Outrage in Colorada.—Opera
tors Refuse to Confer. Twelve
Dead.
New York. May 1.—Lead by Marie
Gan», a suffragette, a mob gathered in
front of the Standard Oil offices on
Broadway today and demanded that
John D. Rockefeller be killed unless
he put a stop to the outrage against
the miners in Colorado.
The woman made a speech in which
she urged the crowd to “kill old man
Rockefeller like a dog” if he didn’t
i tell iiis coal mine bosses to treat the
I miners right and quit shooting them
for refusing to work for starvation
wages.
it was the first time that an open
j demonstration has been made against
| Standard Oil and the excitement Nvas
tremendous. The mob was dispersed
' by the police. No arrests were made.
Blame Union Officials.
Denver, Col., May 1.- Nineteen coal
miue operators announced here today
| that they would not consider any propo
sition toward ending the strike at
Trinidad which included a conference
with the United Mine Workers.
The operators refused a conference
even alter the union officials agreed to
waive tin* point of recognization of the
union, claiming that the latter are re
sponsible for the present reign of ter
i ror.
Twelve Dead, Nine Wounded.
Trinidad, Uol., May 1.—Twelve dead
was the ofticiul count of the casualties
on both sides in battles between the
strikers and state troops near here
Thursday. Nine were wounded.
CDS SEIEEERT
ON WAY TO HOPE
Gus Seiffert, old time Nomeite, who
struck it rich on the third beach line,
will arrive here on the Admiral Samp
son. Seiffert will take a big hydraulic
| outfit to Hope, which he ordered from
! San Francisco to Hofie direct on a spec
I ially ehariered steamer.
; MADSEN WANTS
A QUARTZ MILL
John Madsen, who with his partner
Bill Fairman own a quartz claim at
Moose pass and several placer holdings
which they have bonded, is iu town
trying to secure a small mill. It is
their plan to begin operations on their
quartz holdings this summer.
For Sale--Five-room house and two
lots. Inquire at this office. \
Complete steam laundry plant for
sale, Apply to Wayne Blue. I
—
I 'should worry. Chicken dinner
every day and short orders at all
hour* at Commerce Cafe.
. »K. I.evln, Prop
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BIG TOWN
OKI SIMM
HIS BELIEF
Washington Merchants Take Bij I
Stock of Goods to knik.—Cx- i
pect Railroad Will Result in
Quick D'velopment of Fertile
Lands.
J. H Finley, who with F. B. Wise
man and W. W. Beeson took a lar^e
stock of merchandise on the Admiral
Evans for Knik. stated while here that
the largest interior town in Alaska
would prohihiy he built in the Susitna
valley.
Finley says that lie based this con
clusion on the belief that the govern
ment railroad would he built through
this section and the farming which
would follow would warraut its jrrow th.
Finley, Wiseman and Beeson will
open a store at Knik as soon as their
stock is landed, but it is their inten
tion to move farther into the interior
as soon as business justifies. Finley
and his partners are from Pacific City,
Wash._
OUTFIT TOR
CROW CREEK
ON ITS WAY
Alaska Crow Creek Mining Com
pany Mill Open Operations
Will) Twenty Men.—R. B. Daw
son Cxpects Good Clean-up
This Season.
i
K. B. “Dick” Dawson’s outfit for the
Alaska Crow Creek Mining company
on the Admiral Evans was not delayed
by the accident to the Admiral Evans.
The crew of 20 men and his supplies
were transferred from the Evans to.
the Bertha and will be taken to Knik
anchorage. The Beatha will sail for •
the anchorage on the arrival of the
cannery tender Celt which sailed from I
here Thursday with orders.
The company of which Mr. Dawson
is the head has an immense holding of
hydraulic placer ground ou Crow
creek.
“We have been doing dead work for
the past seven years,” said Mr. Daw
son while here, “and now we will be
gin to get results. We expect to have
a good cleanup for the present season.
We got the pay opened up last fall.
The placer mining season for that sec
tion usually begins about May 1 and
continues up to the last of October.’
Botany In the Bowery.
“Where did you get those flowers,
little girl? Off a tree?”
“No, sir.”
“Off a bush?”
“No, sir.”
“Where?” }
“Off a lady,”—Life.
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Meet me at the Branch.
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One double ovfcn range lor rate at
the Commerce Cite. ;
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HUERTA MAY SHOOT
AM tICAN AS A SPY
Dr. EdWard Ryan, Who Has Been Aiding
American Refugees in Mexican’s Grasp.—
Bryan Says Execution Will End Peace Talk.
Washington, I). G\, May 1,—“Dr. ,
Hdward Ryan who has been in charge
of Llie American refugees here is under
arrest and is about to he shot by Pres.
Huerta as a spy, according to reports
recieved here by the State Department.
Secretary of State Rrvan has notified (
the mediators of the report ar»d an- j
uounces that if Ryan is executed all re
lations will cease at once and active
operations against Huerta will 1)6 con
tinued at once.
The Ward liner Ant ilia, Hying the
Cuban flag was tired on and held up by ;
rebels. Consul La rend ascended the
river at Tampico and later arrived
under protection of the federal gun-*
boats stated that both sides had agreed
that there would he no further tiring
duriug mediation.
NO DESIRE TO HUMILITATE
MEXICO
Washington. D. C., May 1.—Presi
dent Wilson remains firm in his de
termination not to recognize Huerta,
hut he made it plain today that the
United States does not wish to hu-^
miliate Mexico. W
The president’s attitude toward Hi#
erta was emphasized in his commiim
cation to the ambassadores from^Ar
gentine, Brazil and Chile, whoaral act
ing a» mediators. They called to get
a rough outline of this country’s atti
tude in the present controversy.
The mediators were told that the
United States took a great interest in
the people of our neighboring republic;
und that this country is too big and
generous to insist on humiliating Mex
ico, hut that this country would refuse
to recognize the Huerta administra
tion.
FUNSTON FREES POLITICAL
PRISONERS
Vera Cruz, Mex., May 1.-Under or
ders of General Funston all the politi
cal prisoners have been released from
i h( u a ter soaked dungeons of Fortri >»
SairJuan d’ Uloa, the “Hastlle” of
Mexico. Many of the poor wretches
confined below water level were nearly
dead from disease and the majority are
half blind from being in darkness for
years. Many of the men were impris
oned under the regime of Dottirio
Diaz. . When Madero gaiued control
he was told that these were particu
larly dangerous, and Huerta, instead
of releasing any prisoners, sent mnr«
to the dungeons that had
by his predecessor.
VERA CRUZ PEACEFUL
Vera Cruz, Mex., May
I. R. WIRES
HOME HE’S
BEEN SICK
Ex-President Explored a Thousand
Miles Along “ River of Doubt ”
in Unknown Section in Interior
of Brazil.--Sends Cable to the
Outlook.
New York, May 1.—FirfKdirect word
for several weeks from ex-President
Roosevelt was received here today and
told of his recovery fruuui severe ill
ness contractedlw!rfn£exploring a pre
viously unkn^n river in the interior
of Braz^ff-^
i.\<*6seveIt cabled direct to the office
the Outlook, statin? that he had
“been pretty sick,” but was feeling
better now.
The river on which the colonel lias
been traveling was called by the na
tives who lived near its mouth by a
Portuguese word meaning the “River
of-Doubt.11
FOURTEEN ON
NORTHWESTERN
The steamer Northwestern, of the
Alaska Steamship company, sailed
from Seattle at 9 o’clock last night
with ten first cabin and four steerage
passengers for Seward.
The passenger list includes J. Col
lius, C. Daeraicke, D. Parker, W. St.
Clary, L. Hubbard, W. Harlan and
wife, George Fritz, C. Hunter and
wife and J. Moulton.
SAMPSON SAILS
FROM CORDOVA
The Admiral Sampson sailed west
from Cordova at 10.30 o’clock this
morning and will probably arrive here
early Saturday afternoon.
Meet me at the Branch.
Buaweiser beer at the Branch. *
Felt mattresses at J. L. Graef’s. |
Fishing tackle at J. L. Graef *s t
For reliable information write Can
non, Pioneer hotel Knik, Alaska, t
BREAD BREAD BREAD
Full weight. 15 loaves or tickets
for $1. Doughnuts 15c per doz.f and
cakes of all kinds at the Commerce
Cafe. Open day and night.
5 LET’S GIVE THE ALASKA COMMISSIONERS A ROES OME