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Compromise Made to Avoid Friction Between Different localities
Memorial to Congress Adopted Unanimously Which Sets
Forth the Most Pressing Needs of Alaska,
Including Self-Government.
By Cable to The Tally Gateway.
Seattle, Nov. 21-The Alaska con
vention la>t night unanimously adopted
:lu* report of the committee on resolu
tions recommending a form of me
morial to he presented to congress. It
♦ mbodies the recommendations an
nounced yesterday morning as agreed
rpon.
• The convention then adjourned until
11 o'clock this morning, when the first
work will he the nomination of a dele
gate to i'ongress. A vote will first he
taken upon the question whether one
or three delegates shall he named.
The preamble to the memorial adop
ted recites that tiiUKH) American citi
zens are represented in the convention.
It then proceeds to outline present con
ditions in Alaska, showing that the
district has received far less considera
tion from the national government than
any of the recently acquired tropical
possessions, although it yields a far
larger revenue to the government than
any of them, and its population is
chiefly of men trained in the obliga
tions of citizenship.
The preamble demands the applica
tion to Alaska of the fundamental
principles of self-government, includ
ing elective representation in Congress.
It recite* that the people of the dis
trict ask no favors but only the right
i>f all American citizens to work out
their own destiny. The memorial then
presents the following as the mo*t
urgent need* of the district:
To Refor.n Mining laws
First: The enactment by Congress
id a statute amendatory of and supple
mental to the present federal mining
law. to be applicable to Alaska alone
and to all of the district, forbidding
j he location of placer mining claims by
power of attorney : a further amend
ment making it impossible to locate
more than twenty acres of placer
ground in one claim, or more than two j
c airns on one creek : abolishing groups
i claims, which is declared to be a
c rsc to a mining district: making the
muling of gold in any quantity upon a
p acer claim a lawful discovery : sub>ti
tuling a $i> annual tax or license upon
i lining claims lor the assessment
requirement, and making the failure to
• [iv the license subject the claim to re
peat ion : the fund derived from licenses
*♦> be employed in road building in the
; rritory: and an explicit declaration
c f the law of water rights in connec
: Um with placer mining claims.
Second: The appropiation by Con
gress of $l.(KMkOOO to be expended in
Literary Soiicty Tonight
The Seward literary ard debating
kS ciety will,meet tonight in the Metho
i 1st church. A revision of the by-laws
v’ill come up for disposition after the!
regular program.
t*rof. Ceorgeson of the Alaska agri
cultural experiment stations tells in
1 is annual report of a thriving herd of
. ngora goats on Wood island, owned
i Kev. 1*. Coe.
The Kskimos at Nome departed im
i ediately after the big lire with their
boats loaded down with loot stolen from
tin* merchants.
The new Chichagoff district near
isitks is still drawing prospectors, and
the Sitka papers publish “heap talk *’
from them.
building wagon roads and trails in
Alaska under the direction of a govern
ment commission or supervisor.
Asks Telegraph txtensions
Third:* The application of all earn
ings of Alaska cable, wireless and land
telegraph lines to the improvement of
the lines and the construction of others.
A particular recommendation is made
for the extension of the cable from
Sitka to Wrangell and Ketchikan: and
from Seward to lliamna, Dutch Harbor,
and Kiska.
Fourth: Legislation relieving fed
eral judges of administrative duties and
tin4 appointment of United States com
missioners, by transferring such power
to other federal officials.
Fifth: -A re-alignment of the pre
sent judicial districts in Alaska, an in
crease in the number of judges and the
creation of an appellate court in Alaska.
Sixth:--The abolition of the antiquat
ed fee system for public officials, and
the substitution of adequate salaries,
Seventh :—'The removal of the annual
tax upon railaoads of $100 per mile of
operated lines, which is declared to be
restrictive of railroad construction.
Eighth :—1The establishment of base
lines and meridians for a permanent
survey of government lands through
out Southern and Western Alaska, in
order that homesteaders now located
or wishing to locate upon agricultural
lands for farming purposes may do so
upon an equality with homesteaders
elsewhere in the Pnited States.
Seeking More Light
Ninth:—Provision for more light
houses on the coast of Alaska.
Tenth:—Better postal facilities for
the district, and especially provision
for ample assistance for postmasters
in rapidly growing towns.
Kleventh I—1The erection of suitable
public buildings for the transaction of
public business of all kinds in the
territory.
Twelfth: Placing the care and pro
tection of the native population under
the direct supervision of the governor
of the territory.
The resolutions committee is consid
ering a further report which will be
presented later in the day, or tomor
row. The convention passed a resolu
tion of thanks to the Washington dele
gation in Congress for past services
rendered to Alaska interests.
Mayor Ballinger of Seattle addressed
the convention and promised that Seat
tle would do everything in the power
of its citizens to secure Alaska de
mands from Congress.
More Restaurant facilities
The Paris cafe has reopened with an
addition to the size of the room, and
the Moose is now open at night. These
are increases in the restaurant facili
ties of the town, as the balance was
otherwise preserved by the closing of
one and the opening of an entirely
new one.
Mr. and Mrs. George Park came up
on the Oregon to do stenographic work
for George Wilkinson, who is auditing
the books of the Alaska Central.
Orders have been received at North
ern Pacific car shops in South Tacoma
for the immediate construction of 1,000
freight cars. Work will begin on them
iust as soon the material o.
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Insurance Investigators Want Him
to Take Part in Re-adjust
ment of Business.
By Cable to The Daily Gateway.
Washington, I). C., Nov. 21—Presi
dent Roosevelt may become chief
arbiter in the life insurance muddle. A
plan is on,foot to place the entire busi
ness on a basis which will require
national supervision, and preliminary
to that a complete examination of the
atTairs of the companies which are
under lire, and perhaps others, will
have to be made. The results ot this
investigation as affecting the future
government of tin* companies will have
to be passed upon by an arbitration
board of some sort, on account of the
vast and conflicting interests involved.
It is certain that the President will
be asked to take part in the readjust
ment of the insurance business. It is
known that be favors federal supervis
ion, but whether he will be willing to
take an active part in the composition
of present difficulties is doubtful.
Secretary Shaw to Hold On
3y Cable to The Daily Gateway.
Washington, I). C., Nov. 21—At the
urgent request of the President Secre
tary Shaw of the treasury department
has decided to remain in the cabinet
until the conclusion of the coming ses
sion of Congress, and perhaps longer.
The secretary had previously an noun-,
ced his intention of retiring February
1 to begin his campaign for the Presi
dential nomination in 1008.
Milwaukee Announces Route
3y Cable to The Daily Gateway.
New York, Nov. 21 Officials of the
Chicago, Milwaukee & St. Paul road
today announced the route of the new
Pacific line as follows. From Fvarts,
South Dakota, straight to Butte. Mon
tana: thence across the Bitter Root
mountains through Lola pass: thence to
Lewiston, Idaho, and from there to
Pasco, Washington: from Pasco to
follow t he Columbia river north to a
point east of Seattle, and from there to
Seattle,
Would Abolish Treasury Orders
By Cable to The Daily Gateway.
Seattle, Nov. 21 Seattle wholesalers
have decided to make an effort to se
cure the abolition of treasury orders
governing shipments to Alaska. They
propose that all shipments he segre
gated on separate manifestos, it is
claimed that this system will simplify
northern shipping and will show the
volume of trade on every kind of busi
ness by the classification of separate
items.
A citizen complains to the Gateway
that several tough hoys have been
making public nuisances of themselves
lately by their conduct in the streets.
He asserts that these boys have a habit
of using vile language and singing
vicious songs in the residence district
and in the presence of school girls, and
he announces his intention of seeing
that they go to jail the next time he
becomes cognizant of similar perform
ances.
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Bertha; sailed from Seattle 13th; due
in Seward 23rd.
Santa Ana: sailed from Seattle 16th:
due in Seward, 2(>th.
Santa Clara in drydock: sails from
Seattle, December 1st.
Portland, sailed from Seward, 9th.
Excelsior; sailed from Seward 12th.
Oregon: sailed from Seward 20th.
DAILY WEATHER REPORT
Temperature at 7 a. m. 40.
Temperature at 2 p. m. 42.
Balrometer at 2 p. m. #
Tur.nel Workers Make Through Cut on Bank of Placer River and
Slide 5000 Yards ot Stone Mass into Canyon to Permit
Approach to Bridge Leading to Porta! of
Big Bore on Other side.
Ten tons of dynamite shoved 5000
yards of rock in one mass into Placer
river near the first tunnel which will
be bored by Rich & Harris on mile ;>2
of the railroad. The blast was touched
off Sunday afternoon and Mr. Harris
reported to the railroad office that the
operation was entirely successful, to
employ a surgical term.
The big blast was on the bank of the
Placer river, across from the portal of
the tunnel. The track is to cross the
river on a bridge and on the farther
side it will enter the tunnel. On this
side the approach to the river was
blocked by a wall of rock sixty feet
high which it was necessary to pene
trate. Instead of tunneling it was de
cided to make what is known in rail
road engineering as a through cut,
that is, to cut clear to the top of the
wall.
Mr. Harris decided that the cheapest
way to make the cut was to tear it out
with a huge blast. Accordingly he
bored nearly fifty feet into the rock
wall and planted the ten tons of powder.
The blast performed the work with
neatness and dispatch.
Just Scraped It Off
In a blast of that magnitude there is
scarcely any danger from flying rock,
as there is in handling small blasts.
The tremendous weight above the
powder and the long distance to the
i surface prevent the shattering of the
1 rock, The explosion merely loosens
and lifts and tips the huge mass with
a movement like an earthquake. In
this case the displacement was at the
edge of a can von and the rock rolled
down the gorge as easily as a snowslide.
All that remains now is to level the
surface where the rock stood and the
NX fOR BOWLING ALLEY
E. L. Whittemore’s Equipment Will
Be Ready in a few Days
To arrange the room for K, L.
Whittemore's bowling alley, the equip
ment for which arrived on the Oregon,
carpenters are at work dismantling the
| restaurant fixtures in the space former
ly occupied by t he Northern rest aurant.
It, will be ready for setting up the pins
in a few days.
This is Se ward’s first 1 >ow 1 ing a 11 ey,
and it will afford a diversion which is
steadily growing in popularity all over
the states. The National Bowling
Congress, which was organized ten
years ago, has been holding an annual
tournament in which the participants
have been more numerous each year,
and which has become one oi the lead
ing sporting events of the year. Last
year dissatisfaction with the control oi
the National led a large number of
western associations to secede, but in
terest in the sport has been promoted
rather than diminished thereby.
A Masonic temple is to be built .at
Nome to cost about $15,000.
WANTED—A good natured big man
to accept a position in an extra size
pair of pants. Apply at 10:30 a. w.
Clayson’s. *
A new stock of Lowney’s candies
just arrived at Seward News Co.
Furniture, Stoves, Hardware, Queens
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approach to the bridge will be coin
plete.
The actual work of boring the Rich
& Harris tunnels will begin very soon.
It is gradually growing colder in thu*
locality and a. good deal of snow has
fallen. So far it lias quickly turned
into slush, but a further fall of a few
; degrees in temperature will soon make
! a snow road over which heavy load
can he carried on sleds, and the big
I steam compressor to drive the drill*
j will he taken up.
To Begin Tracklaying Again
Tracklaying will begin again today
but will proceed slowly, as then* are
several bridges on mile U which have
J have to be decked as the rail-laying
proceeds. The track now ends a little
beyond the T.Trd milepost and the rex*
stop will be made about a mill* further
! on. On mile To, at the summit, some
j heavy rock work is still incomplete
j which will require several weeks.
When that is finished track will Lr*
laid with little delay to mile 41). near
; the southern portal of the first tunnel.
A large number of men are working
on the rocks cut remaining between
the end of the track and the tunn 1.
Part of the men who came up on tie*
Oregon were added to the force there
and part were turned over to Rich o;
Harris to work on their tunnel con
tract.
The days are getting so short now.
that the men cannot work full time
although they are being paid for fu*
time. It is the intention of ( oustruc
tion Engineer Cameron to place Duck
eye lights in the rock cut^ a-* soon a
he can install them, so that full time
can be put in the rest .of the winter.
All Alaskans jroinjr to S ?attle on bus
iness or other purpose^ an cordial!
invited to have their mail a 1 tressed
themselves in care of the Imlustri. !
Bureau of the Alaska On. ! RaiLvcy
Company. Lumber Exclian.- Build in .
.Seattle. Wash..and to mak** i:i *ir head
quarters at the Bureau whin* in that
city,
* ALASKA CENTRAL RAILWAY CO.
ClBCULATiNG UBRAitf
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to every intelligent person in Seward.
At the low price of 50 cents per
month you can read the latest and best
books published.
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| ors on the Alaska Central at rJ urn
again Arm. Station men, rock men.
ax men and laborers. Steady work
all through winter and next summer.
Top wages paid. -r‘*
Don’t overlook the Troy Laundry
for up-to-date and liist class work,
ladies’ and gents’ work a specialty.
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All the latest copy right books ai
Richards’ up-to-date Library. New
books on every boat.
Nanaimo Coal; $lo a ton. Delivered
to any part of the city. Seward Fuel
Company.
Coles “Hot Blast” the best and most
economical heater on earth at Rich
ards’.