SEWARD
IS THE
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GATEWAY
TO THE BEST PORTION OF
CENTRAL ALASKA
Through this harbor passes nearly all the traffic
of the vast region lying north of Cook inlet and
between the two mountain ranges which bound
the Snsitna valley, an area as large as one of the
great states of the Middle West.
In the Near Future
Through the extension of the Alaska Central
railroad, now building northward from Seward,
the territory tributary to the town as the chief
seaport of the southern coast will giaduallj ex
pand until it embraces the Tanana and upper
Kuskokwim, each a region of imperial extent and
resources.
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, h rom it
start the prospectors who are constantly pene
j trating and exploring the interior between Cook
inlet and the Tanana 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 borWnza 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
day in every year, Seward is building. The town
has water works, electric lighting, sewerage; and
its development is based upon exhaustless re
sources.
FEDERATION TO
GO IT ALONE
Miners’ Organization Refuses
Affiliation With Industrial
Workers of World.
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By Cablo to The Dally Gateway.
Denver, June 29—The Western Fed
eration of Miners voted today not to
atllliate with the Industrial Workers
of the World, the new labor organiza
tion which lias been spreading in the
west. In Nevada it is very strong
and has come in conflict with the fed
eration.
WITNESSES DENY
ORCHARD STORY
Defense in Haywood Case Believe
They Are Making Good
Headway.
By Cable to The Dally Gateway.
Boise, Idaho, June 28-Six witnesses
for the defense today and yesterday
1 denied important features of Orchard’s
story in the Haywood trial. The de
| fense believe that they have esta
blished many strong points.
Four More For Defense
Boise, June 29 Four witnesses today
contradicted statements in Orchard’s
testimony regarding his movements
and the whereabouts of Federation
men involved by him in alleged crimes.
The defense i> slowly showing^that
much of Orchard's testimony was false.
Outlines Case for Haywood
Boise. June 24 C. S. Darrow made
the opening address for the defense in
the Haywood trial this morning. He
! outlined the testimony which will be
olfered and promised that it will be
shown that the prosecution of the lead
ers of the Western Federation of Min
ers is the product of a conspiracy of the
mine owners of Idaho and Colorado to
railroad the men to their death.
It is announced that Haywood will
goon the witness stand in his own de
fense.
Defense Starts in Haywood Case
Boise, Idaho, June 25—The tirst wit
ness for the defense in the Haywood
trial went on the stand this afternoon.
Numerous witnesses will be put on to
deny Orchard’s story.
Davis Denies Orchard Story
Boise, Idaho, June 27—William
Davis, branded by Orchard in his testi
mony in the Haywood case as ring
, leader of the tuob that stole a train
and blew up the Bunker Hill & Sulli
van mine in 1899, took the stand today
! and denied the story absolutely. He
j says be was far away at the time and
( can prove and alibi. It is regarded
j as great testimony for the defense.
BUTTE MAIL CARRIERS
WALK OUT ON STRIKE
Butte, June 27—The mail carriers of
this city walked out on strike today,
claiming that their pay is insufficient.
Portland Sails Southward
Steamer Portland returned from
i Seldovia and Kodiak Monday after
noon at 4 o’clock and sailed for Seattle
I at 6. _
Where Is N. W. Powers?
Information is wanted of N. W.
Powers who was last heard of in Eagle
; City, Alaska three and one half years
ago, by his wife, Mrs. N. W. Powers,
' box 211, Idaho Springs, Colorado.
Arrange Fourth of July Dance
The committee in charge of arrange
ments for the Fourth of July dance in
, Moore’s hall is planning for a big
event. The dance is under the auspices
' of the volunteer firemen.
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Editor G. H. Henry of the Tanana
Citizen, who was chained to the deck
of a river steamer by Deputy Marshal
Vautier when that eminent official
was taking him to Fairbanas for trial,
was acquitted by a jury of the charge
j of criminal libel. It appears that the
fuss was with a missionary named
Hoare and a woman was mixed up in
the case somehow.
Sitka carpenters have decided to
raise their wages from 40 to 45 cents
an hour. _
The Northern Commercial Company
will run a steamer up the Chandlar if
it can find water enough.
The freight rate to Rampart from
the outside runs from $20 to $200 a ton
and averages $58.
HEBBARD TRIES
TO KILL HIMSELF
Dissipated San Francisco Judge
Becomes Rash When Disbar
ment Is Recommended.
By Oabl* to The Dally Gateway.
San Francisco, June 25—Late this
afternoon Judge J. C. IT. Hebbard of
the superior court, who has been
grieving over the report of the bar
association recommending that he be
disbarred as an attorney on the ground
of habitual drunkenness, attempted to
blow out his brains with a revolver
but was prevented by newspaper men
who seized him before he could pull
the trigger. Hebbard’s actions have
caused much scandal and general criti
cism lately.
SAY GRAND JURY
WAS ILLEGAL
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Defendants in San Francisco Brib
ery Cases Trying* to Quash
Indictments.
By Cable to Tho Dally Gateway
San Francisco, June 26—Counsel for
tlie defendants are trying to secure the
dismissal of all bribery indictments re
turned by the grand jury on the
ground that its term properly expired
last January and all subsequent pro
ceeding' are illegal. Arguments upon
the question are now in piogress.
Still Arguing Over Grand Jury
San Francisco, June 2*—Arguments
are still in progress in the superior
court over the legality of the grand
jury, the defense claiming that all tlie
indictments returned since January
are invalid because the time limit of
the jury expired then. Heney is light
ing to uphold the legality of the jury.
Schmitz Sentence Goes Over
San Francisco, June 27—Mayor
Schmitz was to have been sentenced
this morning under his conviction of
extortion but his counsel secured a con
tinuance of one week over Heney's
protest.
Schmitz Arraigned Again
San Francisco, June 29 — Mayor
Schmitz was arraigned this morning
1 on two more counts charging him with
official grafting. He will plead to the
indictments July 3.
HARRY A. VAN’S WIFE
GRANTED A DIVORCE
Seattle, June 24—The wife of Harry
A. Van Amringe, a traveling Alaska
showman, formerly traveling agent
for Cyrus Noble whisky, obtained a
divorce from him today on statutory
grounds.
Harriman Will Not Resign
New York, June 29—E. H. Harriman
denies the rumor that he will resign
he presidency of the Ujiion Pacific
railroad.
Cigarettes Still go in Illinois
Chicago, June 29—The anti-cigarette
law passed by the last Illinois legisla
ture was declared invalid today by the
supreme court.
Seattle Races Begin
Seattle, June 29—The annual racing
season at the Meadows began this after
noon. A great many fast horses are
entered and the meeting will be a big
event.
To Put Down Winegrowers
Paris, June 29— The French cabinet
voted today almost unanimously to sus
tain the policy of the government in
putting down the winegrowers’ revolt
by force.
Four strong men at Nome believe
they have a pull which is greater than
that of any other four men in town
whose weight and ages are approxi
mately the same. Their aggregatejages
amount to 180 years, and their total
weight comes to 865 pounds. They
challenge any other f jur-man team for
a purse of $100. They will give or
take 25 pounds.
Dan Panjokovitch was acquited at
Juneau of the murder of a Japanese
named Tokuich Yamane last March.
Panjokovitch is the Slavic miner who
shot up the Treadwell boardinghouse
because he was refused a meal after he
was discharged from the mine.
Emerson Hough, the author, and E.
C. Barnes, who have been hunting
bears on Kodiak island, went through
on the Portland to the outside. They
got six bears. Mrs. Hough, who stay
ed in Seward at the Coleman house
while Mr. Hough was gone to the
westward, went out with him.
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STIR5 UP THE METHODISTS
Bishop Hoore’s Visit Adds Interest
to Church Work.
Bishop Moore’s visit to Seward
was an event of great importance to
local Methodists and all others inter
ested in church work. The church
services Sunday and the business
meeting Saturday evening were
attended by numerous persons not
affiliated with the church. A full
house was present Sunday night to hear
tne bishop preach.
It was impossible to persuade Bishop
Moore to remain for a later steamer
than the Portland, as he is obliged to
be at Whitehorse in a few days. As
the Portland is due from the west
ward this evening no chance could be
taken on going out to the railroad
terminus and the bishop’s party were
mildly entertained by a handcar ride
up the valley, where they were shown
that vegetables and, flowers can be
grown in Alaska.
his Creed Against Him
Rev. M. B. MqfTett, who sued the
Big Four Railroad Company for $10,
000 damages for killing his father, was
awarded one dollar by the jury after a
hot legal battle. Lawyers for the
railroad showed'that the Rev. Mr.
Moffett and his father had been preach
ers of predestination of the strictest
order. It was argued that the death
of the elder Mr. Moffett on the rail
road track under a train had been pre
ordained and that the railroad com
pany was in no way liable. The jury
took the same view of the matter, hold
ing that it w&s inconsistent for the
preachers of predestination to ask for
daraagesjn a death case.
NOTICE TO CREDITORS
United States of America I §S
Territory of Alaska i
In the United States Commissioner's
Court forlvodtak Precinct. In probate.
In the matter of the estate of Feodor
Gregoroff. deceased. ._,
Notice is hereby given by the undersigned
administrator of the estate of Feodor Gregoroff.
deceased, to the creditors of. and all persons
having claims against the said deceased to ex
hibit them with the necessary vouchee within
six months after the first piiblieation of this
notice, to to the said administrator at his office,
in the Alaska Commercial Company s store at
Kodiak. Kodiak Island. Territory of Alaska,
the same being the place for the transaction of
the business of the said estate.
Dated thia 31st day of May. 1907.
A. C. Goss. „ . _ . ‘
Administrator of the estate of Feodor
Gregoroff. deceased.
Date of first publication June 29, 1907.
Date of last publication July 27. 1607.
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VVANTS TO BOOST ALASKA
California Man Says He is too Old to
Come but Willing to Help
In renewing his subscription to the
Gateway William S. Moses of San
Francisco writes:
“I was one of the first to subscribe
for stock in the Alaska Central to pay
for the surveys from Seward to the
Tanana river,—not that I could ex
pect to go there—I am almost 80 years
of age, but I saw wonderful possibili
ties for Central Alaska, and were I
twenty years younger would have been
in Seward three years ago. If you
will refer to your files of November
1904 you will find a letter from me in
which I give my ideas of Central Alas
ka, and whether I ever receive one
cent or not for my stock I will have
the satisfaction of knowing I helped a
little toward the development of that
I think—the last place for a young
man that I know of in the United
States.
Orphanage to Take Lowell Children
The Baptist orphanage at Wood is
land, near Kodiak, will take the chil
dren of William Lowell of Seward,
whose mother recently died. Curtis
P. Coe, superintendent of the orphan
age, went through Seward on the Port
land and while here agreed to receive
the children. Mrs. L. H. Pedersen
will take them to Kodiak on the steam
er Dora next month.
Curtis P. Coe of the Wood island
orphanage, went outside on the steam
er I^prtland to place his own children
and several others in school at McMinn
ville, Oregon. He was accompanied
by Mrs. M. G. Campbell, who has been
matron at the orphanage for eight
years.
The Bank of Seward
We receive deposits subject to check.
We pay interest on time deposits.
We issue money orders good any
place in the world.
We buy gold dust or bullion.
We make collections.
We guarantee a service that is
prompt, accurate and safe.
We grant to our customers every
-favor consistent with conservative
banking.
We invite your business.
BANK OF SEWARD.