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ADVERTISEMENTS BRING RESULTS PUBLISHED DAILY EXCEPT SUNDAY _* LARGEST ALASKAN CIRCULATION
Vo) No SEWARD. THE GATEWAY TO ALASKA. FRIDAY, JANUARY 21, 1M8._Ttn C«nt» the Copy
YESTERDAY'S VOTE AGAINST CUTTING OUT
APPROPRIATION-TODAY’S VOTE DIRECT FOR BILL
THREE CHEERS EOR RAILROAD AND
MATANEISKA CRIES FITZGERALD
Chairman Appropriations Com
mittee Stands by Administra
w
tion and Heats Down Oppo
sition.
Washington, dan. II. — With a cal! for “three
cheers for the Alaska railroad and for Matanuska
coal for the United States navy "John J. Fitzgerald,
representative from Brooklyn and chairman of the
house committee on appropriation, closed a power
ful speech yesterday in the debate arising from the
resolution of (iillett to cut the two million railroad
appropriation from the urgency deficiency fund.
As to/d you yesterday the house voted down (iillett s
resolution and so committed itself in favor of the
appropriation. It is evpected that the attack will
be res a m ed by the Hep a bl i i a n s t od a y. 11 is n othing
but a political fight brought on with the hope of
making political thunder against the adminis
tration in preparation for the conung election. The
Republicans are trying to make capital out of the
fact that the Democrats are spending money With'
out making provision to get it. If hen (iillettmoved
to strike out the tiro million emergency appropria
tion he classed the Alaska railroad as a luxury•
Moore of Pennsylvania said the road was a very
sumptuous enterprise and that the money might be
spent to better advantage on waterways and roads
in the States. Fitzgerald, the chairman of the ap
propriations committee, then rose and delivered a
crushing argument in favor of the appropriation.
He spoke with an intensity and enthusiasm and
showed absolute conviction.
“I opposed the Alaska railroad project original
ly" he declared, “but I now insist that it would be
false economy not to grant the appropriation. It
trill, in the first place, give employment to hundreds,
if not to thousands, of men and it will permit of the
transportion of supplies cheaper than would be pos
sible after the thaw." Then came an eloquent per
oration at the end of which Fitzgerald electrified
the House by the three cheers “for Jlatanuska coal
as a supply for the United States navy."
POOR LITTLE OPPOSITION.
Cannon took no part in the debate at all. It is
thought that if he opposes the emergency appropri
ation he wilt do so on the ground that the govern
ment bought a junk heap when it purchased the
Alaska Northern railroad.
WIRE THANKS TO
FITZGERALD APPROPRIA
TIONS COMMITTEE
The Seward Gateway and All-Alaska Review took it upon
themselves to wire to Chairman J. J. Fitzgerald of the house ap
propriations committee appreciation for the fine work he has
done in connection with the granting of the emergency appropria
tion for the government railroad. In wording the cable care was
taken to show that all Alaskans were at his back so that his hands
and those of other supporters of the measure might be strength
ened. The following is the cable:
“Representative Fitzgerald, Washington, D, C.:— All Alaska
thanks you for splendid support of railroad. If Congress knew
what railroad meant to Alaska and therefore to United States, and
what emergency appropriation meant to railroad, opposition
would commit suicide.
Sewakd Gateway and All-Alaska Review.”
CRAMER AND PARTY
NOT WITHOUT FOOD
Anchorage, Jan. 21 The railroad commission is sending
Frank Kelly and George Vauss with a dog team laden with sup
plies to Point Possession for the relief party which is about to try
to get to Fire Island to rescue Captain Cramer and the crew of the
Traveller. A heavy wind which has prevailed for the past three
days has prevented an attempt to get across in a small dory but
it is believed that Doherty will make it tomorrow. The Cramer
party is not believed to be suffering from want as thay have guns
and the island has lots of rabbits. They answered with shots the
report of shots tired at this side. Hoy Anderson, an electrical
engineer, says he saw a launch sink in the channel opposite the
town last Monday. It is generally supposed here that the engine
broke down and that the launch was abandoned by Cramer, and
that otherwise no difficulty would be found in making a landing
here as the channel is open mostly all the time. After its deser
tion the launch came within three hundred yards of the mouth of
Ship creek.
CONSCRIPTION LAW PAS
FINAL READING
London, Jan, 21—The conscription bill passed the final read
ing in the house of commons last night at midnight and nothing
remains to make it a law but its passage through the house of
lords and the signature of the king, both of which are absolutely
certain. The debate on the final passage was bitter at times. The
labor leaders maintained their opposition to some extent and some
of them bitterly opposed the bill, but the vote in favor of it was
overwhelming.
VALDEZ FIRE
VALDEZ, Jan. 21 --Schmidt's ba
kery, Louie’s cafe and apartr* ents and
Ai White’s hotel destroyed by fire
which started this morning at 7 o’clock.
Temperature 14 below and chemicals
froze and water was hard to get.Twen
ty thousand loss. Fire began in
Schmidt’s.
ALAHEDA PASSENGERS.
SEATTLE, Jan. 21.— Alameda pas
sengers this morning for Seward: Joe
Morris, T. West, Grant Carlson. T
Mortell, E. Nord and wife, G. Crnm, R
Richardson, F. Jenkins, Wm. Aiken,
C. Gregory, Oek Olsen,J. Chamberlain,
F. Mitchell, Miss Furber. George Har
low and wife, William Conpernoll.
HOUSE AGAIN VOTES IN FAVOR
OF EMERGENCY APPROPRIATION
COLORADO HAS
WORST STORM
IN HISTORY
HAYDEN, Ariz.. Jan. 21. — The
worst storms in the history of tLie
state, the highest winds and water
ever known, are now being experienced
here. Four people have been d.’owned
by the overflowing of the Gila river
at Winkleman. Seven other people
are reportrd missing and the loss in
stock and other property will probably
be found to be very great.
ADMIRAL line ships
TO SAIL ON SUNDAYS
Beginning March 5 the vessels of
the Admiral Line will leave Seattle on
Sunday, one to leave every Sunday
morning.
SED
LAST NIGHT
«
SEVERAL FREEZE
■ —
Several of the fire fighters last night
froze the tips of their fingers and Roy
Ashland, one of the hose men on the
dock, froze both ears.
SMALL FIRE IN SCHOOL.
A slight fire was discovered yester
day at 10:30 in the new school house
basement, which however was extin
guished by some of the boys.
Mr. and Mrs. T. M. Ward have
moved from the government tract to
the Seward Hotel.
The new saloon established by .T. R.
McDonald will handle liquor wholesale
as well as retail.
11 ash i ngt o u, da n. 21.--- Th e 11 o a sc t od a y d irect
ify voted its approval of the two million emergency
l appropriation for the continua tion of work on the
I Alaska Government railroad,. sifter the vote of
yesterday H was clear that the appropriation teas
sure and\ thud the House had made up its mind to
give the money in spue cf tl,e weak oppositionf so
that the vote today, although direct I y on approval
of the emergency, was only what was looked for.
The action of the House in the vote yesterday and,
today assures the adoption of the railroad emer
gency appropriation clause when the urgency de
ficiency bill is passed finally.
THREE MEN BELIEVED
DEAD NEAR TOLOVANA
Fairbanks. Jan. 21.—The gravest fears are now felt for Tom
Dickenson, Bud McCrae and Lou Myers who left Brooks four
days ago and have not turned up. The temperature is sixty be
low and the trails are unbroken and some people believe the mush*
ers have peiish^d. This is particularly believed because the snow
is very deep and there are no roadhouses.
DIXON WINS PULLING
IN HARNESS HIMSELF
'ANCHORAGE, Jan. 21.— The first
dog race of Anchorage ceded last
evening with Dixon first, Howard sec
ond, Greer third and Gustafson last.
Dixon’9 time wasjseven hours fifty-two
minutes, and howard’s was seven fifty
nine. Howard finished first but Dixon
gained s3ven minutes on the ten min
utes starting intervall The winner
finished with himself in the harness
pulling with the dogs, three of which
only were able to finish. He landed at
the finishing post with his wheeler
and leader riding in the sit'd as the
rules of the race were that each con
cstant had to bring all his dogs back
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Very few private people lost goods
in the dock fire. Dr. Keating lost his
outfit but will have another in at once.
Two or three trunks brought back
from Cook Inlet on the Faragut were
(lost. The sale in the warehouse on the
east side were saved. There were two
stoves alight in the west building last
evening.
Frank L. Ballaine left Tuesday for
Los Angeles from Seattle, whence he
will go to Baltimore.
The Evans hud 107 tons of freight
for Seward this trip.
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