SEWARD
IS THE
GATEWAY
TO THE BEST PORTION OF
»
CENTRAL ALASKA
Through this harbor passes nearly all tho traffic
j of tho vast region lying north of Cook inlet and
s between the two mom ’am ranges which hound
the Susitna vail ‘.V. an area as large as one ot the
great states of the Middle West.
5 In the Near Future
Through the extension *»i the Alaska Central £
| railroad, now budding nort award trom Seward, $jj
the territory tributary to the town as the chief |
soap >rt of th' s >n? i *rn e * ist will gra lually ex- k*
pand until it embraces th * I anatia and upper Ej
Knskokwiui, each a region of imperial extent and |
resources. S
Seward Already
controls the trade of the Yentna gold mining dis
trict, which old Alaska miners pronounce one
of the coming bonanza camps of the territory.
It controls the trade of the numerous mining
{ camps along Cook inlet and its arms. From it
start the prospectors who are constantly pene
trating and exploring the interior between Cook
inlet and theTanana in the search for rich depos
its of the metals which abound in all its hills and
streams.
Seward Outfits Miners
For all this territory. From this town leads the
! best route to the new bonanza fields. They are
more accessible than any other great district of
Alaska, an important factor in their development.
Limitless Coal Deposits
lie at Seward’s back door. They have been ex
amined and analyzed by the best experts and
rated by them with the best bituminous coal of
the Atlantic coast. In another year this coal will
be hauled to tide water over the Alaska Central
railroad and can be mined in quantity to furnish
steam to all the ships that sail the North Pacific.
In a few years it will furnish coke to smelters
| which will be erected at Seward to reduce the
copper ores of that bonanza field. Prince William
sound, whose richest deposits are within a few
hours sailing.
! The Longest Railroad
in operation in Alaska has Seward for its ocean
terminus and its track lengthens each month.
On the finest townsite in Alaska, at the head of
\ the best harbor on the Alaska coast, ice-free every
j day in every year, Seward is building. The town
* has water works, electric lighting, sewerage; and
its development is based upon exhaustless re
sources.
S. M. GRAFF
UNDER ARREST
Taken in Custody at Valdez on
Indictments Chardin*
Embezzlement.
■y Cable to The Daily Oateway.
Valdez, March lti—Samuel M. Graff
was arrested here yesterday afternoon
upon warrants issued under three in
dictments charging him with embez
zlement from the Seward Light &
Power Company, of which he was un
til recently secretary and manager.
Graff came in on the steamer North
western from Seattle on his way to
Seward. He asserts his entire inno
cence of any criminality and says tiiat
a proper exporting of the books will
show that he is little, if anything,
short in his accounts. He claims to
he able to make good any real short
age. lie is trying to get bail.
The indictments against Graff were
returned by the grand jury last week
I but were kept secret until Graff was
arrested.
DUNNE TO TRY
ARE RUEF CASES
Supreme Court Denies Writ of
Prohibition Applied for
by Defendant.
ay Cabl to Tb« Daily Gateway.
San Francisco, March II Lito 11»is i
aticrnoi i tin* supreme court denied,
toe api*.'Cation o! Ruef's nt11 rneys for
a v ri! o; prohibition to prevent Judge
Dunne of the superior court of San
Francisco from trying thecases against
Ruef. This clears the way for the
■ trial ot ihe cases in Dunne’s court.
Ruef was in three courts this morn
ing in < i tie rent cases. His attorneys
are trying to get him into a fourth de
partment this afternoon in order to
block his trial.
Trying to Sidetrack Dunne
San Francisco, March 11—Abe Ruef’s
attorneys are working hard to make a
legal showing to prevent Judge Dunne
from sitting in the trial of the Ruef
cases. _
Ruef Still in Custody
San Francisco, March 15—The su
preme court this morning after the
conclusion of the argument of Abe
Ruef’s application for a writ of habeas
corpus took the matter under advise
ment. Meanwhile Ruef is still in
custody. _
Ruef Threatens to Sue Dunne
San Francisco, March 1G—Abraham
Ruef announces today that he will sue
Judge Dunne for false imprisonment.
WHITE’S BROTHER-IN-LAW
TELLS OF TALK WITH THAW
Now York, March 12—Jerome scored
a victory for the state today when
Justice Fitzgerald after a long argu
ment. ruled that James G. Smith, a
brother-in-law of Stanford White and
one of the chief witnesses for the state,
might testify to a conversation he held
with Thaw prior to the shooting, in
which Thaw manifested great bitter
ness toward White.
Tries to Contradict Evelyn
New York, March 13 — Abraham
Hummel, the noted lawyer, is on the
witness stand for the state today in the
Thaw trial. Jerome is trying to get
in evidence the affidavit Mrs. Evelyn
Thaw made several years ago in Hum
I mel’s office, in which she stated that
l Thaw compelled her by beating to
make the accusation that she was
j ruined by Stanford White, as told by
her on the stand in this case. The
object is to discredit the wife by show
ing that her testimony was false.
To Rebut wife’s Testimony
New York, March 11—Frederick
Longfellow, former counsel for Harry
Thaw, and May McKenzie are sub
poenaed by the state as witnesses to
| rebut the testimony of Evelyn Thaw
; for the defense.
Thaw Trial Adjourned to flonday
New York, March 16—Late yester
I day afternoon the Thaw trial was ad
• journed until next Monday. The
! Countess of Yarmouth, Thaw's sister,
| and Mrs. Evelyn Thaw visited him in
company at the Tombs today. They
walked arm in arm into and out of the
building, dispelling the accounts of
estrangement between them.
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JURY CUNVICTS
JACOB BAILEY
Finds Verdict of Guilty of Murder
in Second Degree for Kill
ing McIntosh.
•y CabU «o Tba Dally Gateway.
Valdez, March 15—Jacob B. Bailey
was found guilty of murder in the
second degree by the jury in the United
States court this morning for killing
Robert McIntosh.
The defendant’s attorneys, L. V. Ray
of Seward and Brown fc Smith of
Valdez, will move for a new trial, and
claim to havo strong grounds, based
upon alleged errors of the court and
misconduct of the assistants to the
district attorney, W. T. Scott and Cecil
U. Clegg, who prosecuted the case.
Jacob B Bailey shot and killed Ro
bert McIntosh on the grade of the
Valdez-Yukon railroad, a few miles
from Valdez, last spring. Both were
construction foremen. It was claimed
by the friends of McIntosh that the
killing was wilful murder. Bailey’s
defense was that McIntosh had made
threats against him, and was moving
toward him in a hostilo manner when
the shooting was done. McIntosh was
a much larger man than Bailey.
It was also claimed that Bailey was
insane. An array of depositions from
Salt Lake City testified to his good
character and hi> tendency to insanity, ]
and to insanity in his family. \
HILL DEMANDS
HIGHER RATES;
(ireat Northern President Says
Better Service Calls for
Increased Tariff.
3y Cable to The Daily Gateway.
St. Paul, March U— President Hill
of the Great Northern railway threat
ens to raise freight rates on account of
the persistept demands for better ser
vice from the east to the northwest.
He says that an improved service will
require an enormous expense which
must he recouped by higher freight
tariffs._
HILL SAYS GOVERNMENT
MAY TAKE HIS OLD ROAD
Minneapolis, March 13 — James J. (
Hill in his testimony today before the
legislative committee which is investi
gating railroad operation, stated that
he is willing fo*’ the government to
lake over all the railroads in which he
is interested. He added that the pub
lic would soon find it had an elephant
on its hands if it should undertake
government ownership of railroads.
KNIK TRAIL HOLDS OUT
i
Traveling Has Been Difficult and
Mushers Had to Break Road.
J. W. Hamilton, who came in last
Monday afternoon, reports that the trail
to Knik is firm all the way and ought
to be good for the rest of this month.
The snow is very heavy on Crow creek
pass and beyond and as it has drifted a
a good deal he thinks the next travel
ers will have to break trail. The
snow is heavy also this side of Gird
wood and he had to break trail nearly
all the way to 49. Duke Harris came
with him toGirdwood and then went
hack to Knik.
Mr. Hamilton brought a letter to
Harry Ellsworth which states that
Stoll and Barton, the Herndon-Jacob
son and Carlson parties, and others,
twenty-seven altogether, reached Knik
March 4. the day Hamilton left. All
the mushers had a hard trip.
Little grub is left at Knik and
miners’ supplies of all kinds are ex
hausted or short.
Travel through Knik is so brisk that
A. J. Duffy is building a second story
on his restaurant and lodging house.
Dr. Daggett Returns \
Dr. C. T. Daggett returned home on
the Dora Sunday from a stay at La
touche, where he did dental work
among the the residents for several
weeks. He reports that the copper
fever prevails in its most virulent
form there and that the temperature
of the patients is still rising. “They
talk thousands there as cheerfully as
we do of pangingi chips,” affirms the
doctor.
Betting on Thaw’s Life
New York—A London dispatch pub
lished here today s.iys Lloyds has added
to its many odd insurances one on
Thaw’s life, agreeing to pay after a
total loss if the prisoner is executed.
The premium is 30 guineas per cent.
The amount underwritten is not
divulged.
Moccasins at Clayson’s.
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