DAILY GATEWAY
y<)|j# i SEWARD, ALASKA, WEDNESDAY EVENING, AUGUST 10, 1905 NO. 9
ALASKA CENTRAL
LETS BIG CONTRACTS
Seattle, Arg. 16—The Alask Central Railroad Company today
awarded the contract for boring the placer river tunnel to Rich &
Harris. The company also awarded a contract for 25 miles
of rock work along the north shore of Turnagain Arm to
Welch Brothers of Spokane. Both firms announce their inten
tion of working all winter with as large forces as can be employ
ed to advantage. _
Representatives of these firms made a careful inspection of the
proposed work a short time ago, and the letting of the contracts
was not untxpccted in Seward. The tunnel work embraces fiive |
short tunnels with a total length of about •>,000 feet, lho rock i
work along Turnagain Arm is one of the most difficult stretches
of the road and will probably take more time than the tunnels.
RUN OUT JAP FISHERMEN
Revenue Cutter Perry Confiscates
30,000 Salted Salmon
The revenue cutter Perry last month
found four Japanese fishing schooners
engaged in salmon fishing along the
island of Atu, at the extreme western
end of the Aleutian archipelago. The
Perry made the triD out for the ex
press purpose of stopping any such
proceeding and its commander con
fiscated 30,000 salted salmon which the j
Japanese had in their possession, and
gave the Japs 24 hours to leave Ameri
can waters* They were out of sight in
less time. The crew of the Perry then
burned the Japanese camp on nhe
island.
Assistant U. S. Attorney Clegg of
Seward brought the news here on his
return from Bristol Bay. He traveled
on the Perry from Unalaska to the
canneries on the mainland. The cutter
had then just returned from its trip to
the westward.
Several Japanese schooners fished in
American waters last yrae and were
disposed to be very fresh with Ameri
can fishman there. A great deal of com
plaint was made then and the cruise
of the Perry was to discourage Japan
ese encroachment on American pre
serves.
Looks Like Rainy Season
Rain has been falling steadily for
nearly twenty-five hours at a rate which
has stopped outside work on all build
ings. A Puget Sound mechanic is ac
customed to ceaseless drizzle but this
is real rain. It is the kind which makes
the farmer rejoice after a drought. At
present the skies look as though they
had enough water stored up to keep the
rain going indefinitely.
Thirty-five Buried in Slide
Ormonde, Pa., Aug. lft—Thirty-five
quarrymen were buried here in a rock
slide. Fifteen bodies have been re
covered and it is believed that all the
others are dead.
The work of unloading the cargo of
the steamship Edith is proceeding night
and day.
FIGHT ONE LIVELY ROUND
Merchant and Teamster Mix but
Break Nothing but Glass
A little brief excitement was offered
to people along the lower end of Fourth
avenue late yesterday afternoon by a
scrap between S. L. Caldwell, the |
clothing merchant, and George Salami,
teamster for Dr. Sleem. When the ;
contest was stoped at the end of the
first round it was discovered that the
most serious damage was the smashing
of a glass in the front of Caldwell’s
store and another in the front of Sauer’s
store.
The trouble was caused by Salami’s
backing his wagon over the water pipe
in front of Caldwell’s store and break
ing the pipe and the side walk. 'This
happened several days previously.
Yesterday evening as Salami passed
the store Caldwell inquired when he
intended to repair the damage done.
Salami answered unpleasantly and the
debate was soon merged into a scrap.
There was no time to agree on articles
or a purse, and the interested crowd
which gat herd in a hurry took upon
its members jointly the functions of
referee, timekeepers, bottleholders |
and iH)lice. When the participants got
tangled up in what looked like an end
less clinch the crowd stopped the con
test and called it a draw, with all bets
off.
Now Caldwell has added the price of
a pane of glass to his bill of damages
against the teamster. Mr. Sauers says
that as the fight covered more ground
than is embraced in a 24-foot ring the
smashing of his glass ought to be
charged up as a foul, but as he had a
lot of fun out of the battle he will pre
sent no claim to anybody.
Reopens Northern Cafe
J. A. Joyce, who came here from Los
Angeles last week, has reopened the
Northern cafe as a first class eating
house, and has started out with a good
business.
Fever Continues Havoc.
,New Orleans, Aug. 16-rNew cases
of yellow fever today numbered 62;
deaths 6; total cases to date 1080;
i deaths 172.
RUSSIA AGREES
EO CEDE FORES
Willing to Transfer Leases of Liao
tung Peninsula Except Arthur
and Dalny
Portsmouth, N. H., Aug. 16—The ;
peace envoys have agreed upon article
live of a treadv of peace, which cedes
to Japan the Russian leases from China .
in the Liaotung peninsular, except
Port Arthur and Dalny. These two
ports are to be considered separately. 1
The disposition on both sides seems
to be to make whatever concessions are
necessary to secure an agreement and
it is now regarded as certain both by
the peace plenipotentiaries and outsid
ers that terms of peace will be agreed
upon. The most difficult point is be
lieved to be the question of indemnity.
Croker’s Daughter Elopes
Aix Les Baines, France, Aug. 16—
Florence Croker, youngest daughter of
Richard Croker, the noted ex-leader of
Tammany in New York, has eloped
with Louis Martino, an Italian mer
chant here. The girl’s mother objected
to the marriage. The couple are un
derstood to be enroute to Croker’s Ire
land residence, where he now is.
Telegraphers Give lip Strike.
St. Paul, Aug. 16—The telegraph
operators have formally abandoned the
strike on the Great Northern and
Northern Pacific railroads and have
asked for re-instatement. As most of
i heir places have been filled by new
men it is doubtful whether many of
them will be able to get back.
Farmers Wail For Help.
Seattle, Aug. 16—Farmers in the
Big Bern! and Palouse wheat districts
are sending to the Sound for harvest
hands. It is rej>orted that the crop is
suffering because of the lack of men to
harvest it. The men are demading
higher wages, which the farmers re
fuse to pay, trusting to be able to im
port men in time to save the crop
without raising wages.
9 reunite Polar Institute
Dawson, Y. T., Aug. 16—An inter
national polar inst itute has been organ
ized here with Dr. Thompson, Yukon
member of the Canadian parliament as .
president. Gov. Mclnnes of Yukon j
territory is taking an active interest in
the organization, it proposes to send
a discovery expedition to the north
pole.
To Improve Fairbanks Trail
Skagway, Aug. 16—The Alaska road
commission has decided to expend
$10,000 in improving the trail between
Fairbanks and Valdez. Of this $5,000
will be spent between Valdez and Cop
.per Center, which Is now the roughest
part of the trril.
Temperature at 5 p. m. today—45.
CHEALANDER IS
COMING NORTH
Promoter of Alaska Exposition will
soon Visit Seward in its
Interest.
Seattle, Aug. 16—Godfrey Chealander
goes north tomorrow to boom his pro
ject for an Alaskan exposition in Seat
tle in 11)07. He will visit Seward at an
early date.
Mr. Chealander’s project has been
indorsed by Alaska club of Seattle and
business men of that city are interest
ing themselves in the proposition
Mr. Chealander himself will travel all
over the territory in the interest of the
plan. He believes that the holding of
such a fairjwill do.much toward adver
tising Alaska.
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for fairer Trade Methods
Chicago Aug. lb—The National Re
ciprocity convention in session here
passed a resolution this morning in
favor of fairer trade relations with
foreign nations and more amicable
treatment of foreigners of all races.
Bryan Wants to Run Again
Lincoln, Neb., Aug. 10 -It is report
ed here upon what is regarded as good
authority that William •>. Bryan
will be a candidate for the Demo
eratic Presidential nomination in
1908. it is said that Bryan expects a
rupture between President 1 loose veit
and the conservative wing ot the Re
publican party which will cause a par
manent breach. He thinks the con
! servatives will control the party and
that the radicals will support him on a
J Roosevelt-Bryan platform in IhOS.
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Cannot bet Family back
Spokane, Aug. Hi--John T. Fenn.
I a former Spokane man, who lias been
* working at his trade as a carpenter in
Dawson for three years past, has re
turned to find his 15-year old daughter
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married to his wife’s brother, and his
i wife and younger daughter living with
: the brothei in bpokane. All relused
to return to him and Fenn is now in
Seattle. He will probably return to
the north.
Protests Against Boycott
Washington, D. 0., Aug. id—The
state department lias instructed the
American consul at Shanghai to notify
the Chinese authorities there that the
existing Chinese-Americau treaty for
bids the boycotting of American goods
or any other hostile commercial act.
! . Empress Becomes Sociable
Manila, P. I., Aug. Hi—The dowager
empress of China has sent an invita
tion to Miss Alice Roosevelt to visit
her at Pekin. Miss Roosevelt is here
with the T*ft party.
FOR RENT—Business lot, best pro
position gets it. MRS. STULL, tf