NEWS Of THE WORLD fOR PAST WEEK
•y Cable to The Dally Gateway.
White Star Steamer Wrecked
London, March IS —The White Star
Steamer Suvrie struck Lizard Rocks1
near this city in a dense fog last mid
night. Her 400 passengers escaped in
life boats but the vessel is pounding
to pieces today.
Hear Another Allegheny Hood
rit sburg, March I'' Another flood
in the lower Allegheny river is threat*
enrd. The wa'er ts subsiding in some
of its branches but tlu* lower river i>
ri>mg again.
ball Players Reported killed
San Francisco, March IS A report
came ft'otn Southern C alifornia today
that live members of the New \ ork
National League base ball team were
killed in a tram wreck today. The
report is unconfirmed.
Hermann Trial Mill On
Washington, D. C., March Is To
day began the sixth week of the trial
of Binger Hermann, former coiumis
aioner of the gener: 1 land office, upon
the charge of destroy ing records of the
office while he was its head. Her
mann acknowledges the destruction of
books hut says they were not official
records but memoranda he kept for his
own convonieneo. 'The government
has a dozen more witnesses.
l)r. J. II. Roberts Becomes Insane
Vancouver, B. t ., March l** Ur. «!•
II. Roberts was brought from Dawson
to this city last night a raving maniac,
ami was placed in the asylum at New
Westminster today. He wanted to
oi»eraie promiscuously on everybody
be saw. Dr. Roberts is well known in
all cities of the 1‘aeific coast.
1 his Is Truly Remarkable
Chicago, March li* Bowie > will is a
remark aide uocument. It will not be
published until bis successor is elected
as head of the church of Zion.
Deny Story of Taft Boom
Washington, D. C., March I* The
story that a boom was started for l aft
for the republican presidential nom
ination in l!KfS at the conference in tie j
White House Saturday between the
president and Gov. Deneen and other
Illinoisans is denied. All the partici
pants in the conference say the subject
was not mentioned.
Cleveland Celebrates Birthday
I’rtncetoo, N. J., March 18 Grover
Cleveland is celebrating hi> "Oth
birthday today. He received many
telegrams of congratulation.
Unions Hold Sympathy Meeting
Seattle, March 18—A great meeting
was held here yesterday by lalor;
unions to raise a fund for the defense
of Moyer, Haywood and I'ettibone, the
officials of the Western Federation of i
Miners, who are charged with the i
murder of Ex-Gov. Steunenberg of
Idaho. A strong protest was made
also against their kidnaping from j
Colorado iuto Idaho by the officials of
the two states.
Wage Trouble Stops Building
Seattle, March 19—One hundred!
contractors paid off the 2000carpenters i
employed by them last night and shut,
down work. They will attempt no
further construction until the wage
scale is settled.
Reservation at Cape Fanshaw
Washington, D. C., March 19—The ;
president today ordered a track of
land at Cape Faoshaw, Dear Sitka,
Alaska, to be set aside for a military
reservation and cable station. The
Ketchikan and Wrangel cable cuts in
there.
Taft May Visit Alaska
Washington, D. C., March 19—Secre
tary Taft contemplates a visit to
Southeastern Alaska next summer.
He will leave Washington to go to the
Pacific coast about August 15.
Tacoma Smeltermea Strike
Tacoma, March 19—The employes of
the Tacoma smelter went out on strike
this morning. They will join the In
dustrial Workers of the World.
Butte Is Walking
Butte, March 19—Butte is walking
today. The streetcar men went out on
strike and not a oar is running.
Miners Ask Change of Venue
Boise, Idaho, March 19—Arguments
are in progress in the Moyer-Hay wood
Pettibone case for a change of venue
from Caldwell.
Bowling Congress fleets
St. Louis, March 19—The American
bowling congress opened here today.
Saratoga and Bertha Arrive
Seattle, March 19—Steamers Sara
toga and Bertha arrived last night
from Seward.
Theater Men Under Arrest
Seattle, March 19—All theatrical
managers in Seattle were arrested
yesterday afternoon for presenting
plays in their houses Sunday night.
All promptly gave bail. The com
plaints were made by the liquor deal
ers’ association as a retaliatory mea
sure for the closing of saloons on Sun
day.
Rockefeller to Olve $40,000,000
New York, March 19—JohnP. Rock
efeller today announced that he will
give $40,000,000 tocreato a great educa
tion fund for the regeneration of the
Oriental nations. He proposes to
erect American schools in all the large
cities of China, to be conducted under
the direction of Americans.
Rockefeller to l.et (io $50,000,000
New York, March -John D.
Uockefeller promisi s to give $.*>0,000,* |
0 to to erect a model tenement for poor
families in New York city.
Hand Out Carnegie lags
Pittsburg. March 10- Sixty-three
Carnegie hero medals were distributed
todav, going to all parts of the United J
! States.
Lane Interested in Chichagof
Sitka, Match 19 Charles l>. Lane, I
the noted mining millionaire, is here j
I negotiating for the purchase of gold)
! mines on Chichagof island.
Herman Banker Defaults
Berlin, March 10 -Cashier Speyer j
of tie* Mueller Industrial Bank is a
defaulter in the sum of $U0,0»X).
Speculation in stocks is supposed to be
the cause of his downfall. He was also
a sporting character.
Looks for General Shake-up
London, March 19 A seismologist
h»*r»* says the world is threatened with
serious seismic distui bances. He says
it bus been too quiet for a fortnight, a !
sure precursor of earthquakes.
Names Commissioner of Deeds
Juneau, March 20 The governor;
t >day appointed Andrew ,i. Balliet ot ;
Seattle a commissioner of deeds for
Alaska ir. the state of Washington, j
Mr. Balliet has been a member ot
theSeait e bar fourteen years except
during a brief residence in Alaska.
Arctics Plan Minstrel Show
Seattle, March 2o Members of the
Arctic Brotherhood in this city are
planning to give a big minstrel show
in May.
Gov. Hoggatt Starts West
Washington, 1). t'., March 21 Lov.
Hoggatt left Washington yesterday
afternoon to return to Alaska. He will (
spend several days in Indiana and two
weeks in California. He expects to;
reach Juneau about May 1.
Steals Battleship Plans
Seattle. March 21 -The plans of the |
battleship Nebraska and its armament
were >tolen from a desk in the otlice
of Moran Brothers’ Company yester
day. It is believed that ttie theft was
t.»e act of a traitor or a spy. A re
ward is offered for the recovery of the
papers and the arrest of the thief.
Wreckers Ditch Fast Train
Pittsburg, March 22 — Wreckers ,
ditched the Pennsylvania Limited fast
train this afternoon near this city.
Many persons were injured.
Taft to Go to Panama
Washington, D. C., March 22—Sec- |
ret ary Taft will leave for Panama to-1
morrow to supervise the starting of
the canal work under the army engi-;
neers. The decision for him to go was i
made suddenly today.
Burt an Released From Jail
Ironton, Mo., March 22 - Ex-Senator j
Burton of Kansas was released from
the county jail here this morning,
after serving six months, with tne
“copper” off. under conviction of
wrongful use of his senatorial inlluence i
with a department of the government
in behalf of a corporation. Burton
stated that he was railroaded to prison
by President Roosevelt and announced
his intention of publishing a weekly
paper in which he will give the true
story of his case.
Another Shock at Kingston
Kingston, March 23—This city was
shaken with a severe earthquake
shock last night. No serious damage
was done but buildings rocked so vio
lently that a state of terror prevailed
for a while. Speaker Cannon and his
party of American congressmen, and
other foreign tourists were in the cen
ter of disturbance.
Dakota Nearly Submerged
Seattle, March 23—Otticia's of the
Great Northern Steamship Company
received a cable message today from
Yokohama, stating that the steamship
Dakota is a total loss. She is now en
tirely under water except part of her
smokestack. Only one-fourth of her
cargo waa saved.
Millionaire Boy in Jail
Seattle, March 23—Otto Keefe, 17
years old and the owner of $1,000,000
worth of property, was arrested with
other boys as they caiue off the steam
er Dolphin from Skagway this morn
ing, and thrown in jail on the charge
of truancy. He is a ward of Andrew
Chilberg, the steamship man. Al
though rich he worked for a while as
a carrier for the Post-Intelligencer,
saved his money and went north. He
was arrested on the complaint of .
school officials.
Stock flarket Shaky Again
New York, March 23—The stock
market was erratic again today here
and in London, and Berlin was report
ed to be on the verge of a panic.
Canadian Pacific bore the brunt of
bear attacks.
REAL ESTATE AND
MINING RECORDS
Placer Locations.
J. A. Mai bison, Fisk claim, on
Resurrect ion ci eek.
A. F. Davis, Whisk claim, on Resur
rection creek.
Deeds
1*'. L». Ballaine to Board of Church
Kxtension of Methodist church, lots ill
and 32, block 15; Seward.
M. B. Holland to A. C. Frost, lot 12
and north one-third of lot 12, block 25;
Seward.
F. L Ballaine to D. W. Harvey, lot
24, block 10, Seward.
F. L. Ballaine to Kd. Lowell, lots 32
and 33, block 2; lots 9 and 10, block 11;
and one-third of lot 31, olock 2;
Seward.
F. L. Ballaine to Kva Revelle. lots
30, 31 and 32, block 11; lots 35 and 3(i.
block 13; one-third of lot 31; block 2.
Seward.
DR EDO I NO IN CALIFORNIA
Large Gold Output Obtained by Wash
ing Gravel Bars.
The average value per cubic yart
of gravel in the vicinity of Orovillc,
California, is 14 cents, and the aver
age cost of operating is 7 cents. Ovei
19.000. 000 yards are handled annual!'
at a prolit of more than $1,310,000.
The average value per cubic yard o
gravel iti the vicinity of Folsom, Cali
fornia, is 11 cents, and the uveragt
cost of operating is 5 cents per yam
About 8,503,000 yards ard handled an
nually at a prolit of over $500,000.
The average value of gravel pej
cubic yard in the vicinty of Yuba Cali
fornia, i> 2>) cents per yard, and th*
average cost of operating is 5J cent
per yard. About if,500,000 \ards art
handled annually at a prolit of $L
500.000.
Money That is Legal Tender
Gold coin is legal tender for its nomi
nal *alue when not below the limit ol
tolerance in weight; when below that
limit it is legal tender in proportion
to its weight: standard silver dollars
and treasury notes of 1890 are legal
tender lor all debts, public and private,
except where otherwise expressly
stipulated in the contract; subsidiary si I
ver is h gal tender to the extent ol $10,
miner coins to the extent of 25 cents,
and United States notes for all debts,
public and private, except duties on
imports and interest on the public
debt.
Gold certitiates, silver certificates
and National bank notes are nonlegal
tender money. Both kinds of certifi
cates, however, are receivable for all
public dues except duties on imports,
and may be paid out for all public dues,
except interest on the public debt.
Syndicate Bottles More Copper
The passing of the control of the
Greene property into the hands 01
L’ole and Ryan, who already had the
Cananeu Central, marks another sieo
in the rise of that syndicate, which is
closely allied with the Amalgamated,
riio copper production of North
America is therefore further central
ized by the recent transaction.—Engi
neering and Mining Journal.
Greater New York includes forty
5t6 islands, besides part of the main
land. __
If you want a free sample copy of the
Host progressive and up-to-date min
ing journal published send your name
:o Mining Topics, 64 Fulton street,
Sew York. Its news is authentic and
jnbiased and the paper is devoted to
die specific and general interests of
mning in every field. *
OF INTEREST TO ALASKANS
Seward has two dental parlors Lhai
ire equipped with the best and tnosi
modern appliances that can be found
Anywhere. The two operators are grad
jates in the east, of years experience,
ind established reputation, guarantee
ing the very finest in workmanship
ind materials. Prices are the same as
for same grade of work by reputable
inen anywhere. *
The Bank of Seward
We receive deposits subject tocheck.
We pay interest on time dejtosits.
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 gram to our customers every
favor consistent with conservative
banking.
We invite your business.
BANK OP 8EWARD. 1
OU« I Hit (UHNC Cflt
mm*** mm
OH, SO EASY!
All you have to do is
to come around to us
and ask for an Adler, a
Stein-Block Gr a Hart,
Schaeffer & Marx Suit.
These Clothes carry val
ue and add value to
the men that carry them
OH, BIT IT’S EASY
and the easiest thing
aboutji! is the cost.
CLAYSON
...The Clothier...
Uro 40U* * v*l c* 1
cantor u '
’ SAID HE TO THE GIRL
said he—but then he lost his nerve and
couldn’t think of what he was going to
say, and so simply handed her a box of
Chocolates—and she understood. We
sell a lot of Allegretti’s, Lowney’s and
Hamer’s high grade Chocolates. Special
Candy sale every Saturday.
owl drug co.
NOTARY PUBLIC
AND
II. S. CUSTOMS NOTARY
En O D A V Office Kenai Lum
. M . La f~\ M T ber Si Fuel Co.
CECIL H. CLEGG
ATTORNEY-AT-LAW
fourth Avenue, - Seward. Aka.
L. V. RAY
ATTORNEY-AT-LAW
Over Bunk of Seward
E. E. RITCHIE
ATTORNEY - AT - LAW
Ray Buildiny, Seward, Alaska
H. E. ELLSWORTH
SEWABD. ALASKA.
ASSAY OFFICE
Report* on mint*. Or* Analyst*
Gold. II-W
Gold and Silver. 2.00
Copper. 1.50
Lead. 1-50
Gold. Silver and Lead. 3.50
Gold. Silver and Copper. 3-50
Gold. Silver. Copper and Lead. * 60
Gold and Silver Umpire. 5.00
Iron. . <00
Sulphur. Aluminum. Tin. Platinum.
Quicksilver, Zinc, Nickel, Cobalt.
Chromium, etc. 6 00
Mill tests. $15 to W0
Ore analysis.110 and up
Gold redned. melted, assayed and bought
MUSHERS
Attention!
Mrs. Watson, formerly of Hope,
will be pleased to see all of her
old friends at her Restaurant in
Girdwood, where they will re
ceive the best, the market affords.
Sleeping accommodations for
quests and place for sleds and
dojrs.
fraser’s Smoke Shop
A fine line of choice Cigars, To
baccos and Pipes.
CLUB ROOMS IN CONNECTION
n. It. F«4StR Fourth A»e. and Washington St.
THE ALASKA TRANSFER
CHRISTIENSEN & LAUBNER BROS.. Proprietor*
Pianos and Safes Moved special ■“*«*><” to
Qjve ui yo«ir orders for Goal Bl Wood
General Forwarders* phone main s*«**rd.Au*k*
Northwestern Steamship Company
CARRYING U. S. MAIL AND EXPRESS
Seattle - Seward Route - Outside Passage
Str. SANTA CLARA ,“'u
Str. SARATOGA ^X'aSiT's<:rtt“rn,n*J
Cfr XIA RTH WF CTP R M Sails from Seattle April I: returning
ou. ixvninyv ilcj »Lni\ saiIs from sewaru April «.
Str ^DOHA** Sails from Seward Hth of each month for Unalaska. Dutch Harbor,
ou* heart and way ports. Returning leaves Seward about :JKtii of each month.
For transportation, berth reservations, freight rates etc. 17 T CHPI f 17 C
call on Agent. Seward. Alaska, **" C7 I iLLct
J. F. TROWBRIDGE. Gcn-l Mgr. E. G. McMICKEN, G. T. and P. Agt
SEATTLE. WASH.
GENERAL OFFICES] 702 FIRST AVE.. SEATTLE,
"^ALASKA COAST CO.
\\ Carrying 1. S. Mail—Alaska-Pacific Express
| VIA INSIDE PASSAGE
To Seattle and Juneau
Stmrs Portland and Bertha
Sailings from Seward 8th and 23rd of each month.
Sailings from Seattle 10th and 25th of each month.
Sailing Dates Subject to Change Without Notice
For Furtlier Information Apply to
ALASKA COAST CO. — BROWN & HAWKINS
94 Yesler, Seattle. Agents-Seward.
BOOTH & CO.
""WBW
, HOPE AND GIRDWOOD
<^"Call on the old reliable firm of Booth & Co. for anythin# in the
Liquor and Cigar line. Mi Eleccion Cigars, Old Line and Hunter Rye,
Nelson Co. Bourbon, Olympia Beer. Everythin# first-class. Best
of attention, run on the live and let live plan.
Olrdwood, Alaska. C. R. BOOTH, Manager.
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Board of Trade
Fourth Avenue, • • Seward, Alaska
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Only the choicest goods dispensed
Club Rooms in connection
Furnished Apartments up stairs
New, Neat and Comfortable. F. V. THOMAS, Prop.