SEWARD
IS THE
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 ami
between the two mountain ranges which bound
the Susitua 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 gradually 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 \entna 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 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 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 Jhe 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.
JURY CONVICTS
MAYOR SCHMITZ
Returns Verdict of Guilty of
Extortion in Hour and
Thirty-five Minutes.
By Cubic to The Dally Oateway.
San Francisco, June 14 The jury in
the Schmitz case returned a verdict of
guilty, returning into court at 8
o’clock after a deliberation of onohour
and thirty-five minutes. Schmitz
seemed ns if hit by a blow, lie said
immediately that the trial had teemed
, with errors and that the verdict was a
miscarriage of justice. He said ho
would fight the case to the court of
last resort.
Schmitz was remanded to the cus
tody of the sheriff and spent the night
in his home. District Attorney Lang
don seemed pleased and ITeney much
so. Thousands of people were in the
court room when the verdict was
rendered and the majority appeared to
be satisfied with the result. Sentence
will be parsed June -7.
Hail was refused to the mayor this
morning and he was remanded into
! custody. He will be allowed tomorrow
to make a showing for tho allowance
of bail, and Ins counsel are preparing
to present an argument in his behalf.
Court Refuses Hail
San Francisco, June lo-The second
effort of Mayor Schmitz’ counsel to ob
tain his release on bail was denied by
Judge Dunne this morning and the
mayor was remanded to tlie county
.jail.
The supervisors will now probably
elect an acting mayor on the ground
that Mayor Schmitz is under disability
that disqualifies him from acting.
Heney’s Evidence Partly Excluded
San Francisco, June 11—Disappoint
ed at rulings of Judge Dunne exclud
ing testimony which ho had relied on
in the Schmitz case, Heney late yes
terday afternoon announced that the
state rested, leaving tiie case in the
hands of the defense. Abe Ruef was
not called by the prosecution.
Denies Taking (iraft
San Francisco, June 12—Three times
Mayor Schmitz denied in answer to a
categorical question that he ever re
ceived any graft money from any
French restaurant, through Ruef or
anybody else. This denial was made
on the witness stand in his own de
fense yesterday afternoon.
The state in rebuttal will place Reuf
: on the stand to testify in detail to the
circumstances of his alleged paying of
s the money to Schmitz. Ruef will
probably go on before evening.
Ruef Contradicts Schmitz
San Francisco, June 12—Abe Ruef
went on the witness stand before noon i
| in rebuttal for the prosecution in the
'Schmitz trial and testified that he
gave Schmitz 81500 at one time and
$2500 at another as the mayor’s share
of the French restaurant graft.
Schmitz stared steadily at Ruef while
the latter was making the statement.
Kuof is under cross-examination by ;
j attorneys for the defense this after
j noon. ___________
TWO DEAD IN
TRAIN WRECK
—
By Cable to The Dolly Gateway.
Minot, N. D., June 15—The Great
Northern Oriental running fifty miles
an hour was ditched this morning by
spreading rails near this city. The
engineer and fireman were killed and
many passengers injured. Several cars
were set afire.
FATAL EXPLOSION
ON SUBMARINE
By Cable to The Dally Gateway.
Portsmouth, Eng., June 13—Lieu
tenant Hart of the British navy was
killed and three men injured by an ex
plosion aboard a submarine vessel this
morning.
The stock of gold in the United
States January 1 was officially estimat
ed at $1,587,018,385.
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Seward Bowling Alley
Fourth Avenue. Seward.
BILLIARD AND POOL TABLES
In Connection
Ladies’ Day Saturday Afternoon
A Good Place to Spend
the Evening.
E. L. WHITTEM0RE, Proprietor
PROSECUTION TO
PUT ADAMS ON
Will Try to Use Notorious Char
acter Who Repudiated
His Confession.
By Cablo to Tbe Daily Gateway.
Boise, Idaho, Juno 10—'The state will
call Stove Adams as a witness in the
Haywood case as soon as Orchard is
off the stand. Adams arrived hero to
day in custody of officers. He says
that Orchard is a brute und in every
statement lie has mado about the al
leged connection of Adams with his
crimes he is a liar. Adams says his
own testimony will injure the state.
Orchard in his cross-examination in
the main sticks to the statements
made in Ins direct test imony concern
ing the assassination of Steunenberg.
Inquires Into Bradley Story
Boise, Idaho, June 11—All through
the forenoon session K. F. Richardson,
of Haywood's counsel, interrogated Or
chard concerning the alleged attempt
to murder Bradley at the Frisco mine,
testified to by Orchard, who implicat
ed the federation officials in the affair.
Orchard stuck close to his old state
ment, refusing as usual to fix dates.
Federation Sends Greeting
Denver, June 11—The convention of
tlie Western Federation of Miners to
day indorsed Haywood, Moyer and
Pettibone, and sent greetings to them
in Boise._
Accuses Mrs. Adams
Boise, Idaho, June 12—Annie Adams,
wife of Steve Adams, was implicated
by Harry Orchard by his testimony in
the Haywood trial yesterday afternoon
in the attempt to murder Judge Gab
bert of tiie supreme court of Colorado.
The woman was in court and the
charge created a sensation.
The cross-examination of Orchard is
beeoraiug monotonous. The attorneys
for the defense say it will not be end
ed before Saturday. They are sifting
every detail of bis story.
Trying to Get Admissions
Boise, Idaho. June 13—The attorneys
for the defense in the Haywood case
are trying to force Orchard to admit
that he killed Steunenberg because of
his own personal feeling against his
victim, and that ho was not instructed
by anyone. _ _
End Orchard Cross-Examination
Boise. Idaho, June 14—The cross
examination of Harry Orchard ended
this morning, upon agreement that
the defense may recall him for further
cross-examination if wished.
Gov. Peabody Testifies
Boise. Idaho, June 15—Ex-Gov. Pea
body of Colorado is on the stand this
afternoon in the Haywood trial telling
of the different attempts upon his life
during the mining troubles in that
state. Several minor witnesses were
examined this morning.
EXPECT WAR AT
PEACE CONGRESS
By Cable to Tbe Dally Gateway.
The Hague, June 14—An open clash
between Great Britain afld Germany
is expected at the peace conference as
soon as it opens. Much jealous anta
gonism exists between the two nations
over various interests.
The first real business of the interna
tional peace conference, which assem
bled today, was the signing of a proto
col by the delegates. Ninety-two dele
gates from all nations are present and
all will be on an equal footing in the
congress. After a short session ad
journment was taken until tomorrow.
HOMICIDES GO
TO PENITENTIARY
By Cabla to Tbe Dally Gataway.
Walla Walla, Wash., June 12
Che9ter Thompson and Esther Mitch
ell, the noted Seattle homicides, were
received into the insane ward of the
state penitentiary today under process
of commitment from the courts in
which they were charged with murder,
at Tacoma and Seattle respectively.
Trouble on the Kuskokwim
There have been some little family
troubles in the Kuskokwim expedition
of H. M. H. Bolander. Captain H. R.
Rudolph was driven off of his boat by
Manager Eaton and his confederates,
who took possession of the works. The
defeated came to Nome, and is now
enroute to the outside. Captain Ru
dolph was master of the schooner
Evie, which left here last fall to tow
the May D. to the Kuskokwim river.
—Nome Nugget.
(hardware
Guns, Ammunition, Mechanics’ Tools, Cutlery
Miners’ Conveying and Pressure Hose and
Reducing Nozzles, Tents, Etc.
Stoves and Ranges, Granite and Tinware
Tinning Plumbing
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I THE BRANCH
J. E. FITZPATRICK &. CO
The New Up Town Resort for Everyone
THE PALACE
W. P. HENRY fit co.
WINES, LIQUORS AND CIGARS
First Class Cafe in Connection
Fourth Avenue Seward, Alaska
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STEAMER DORA ARRIVES
Goes Through to Valdez but Will
Hereafter Sail from this Port.
Steamer Dora arrived last night
from the westward at 10 o'clock and
sailed for Valdez at 2:30 a. m. She
brought nearly forty passengers, hav
ing picked them up at various !>orts
along the route from Bristol bay,
where she went for the first time this
year on her summer schedule. The
passengers included several big game
hunters, eleven of the crew of the
wrecked schooner Rita Newman, and
laboring men and miners. Steamer
officers report a pleasant trip and she
made good time.
This is the Dora’s last trip to Valdez
as Seward will be her home port here
after. President Rosene of the North
western company made the positive
announcement in Seward yesterday.
The change has been foreshadowed for
several months. The Dora’s mail con
tract runs from Seward and as the big
steamers which bring freight from
Seattle all come here the Dora’s run to
Valdez taxes the company just the
amount of its cost without any com
pensation.
The Dora brought fifty tons of Port
Graham coal for the Alaska Central.
Bear hunters Return
Two of the big game hunters who
went west recently came back on the
Dora. W. H. Bass, the New York
stock broker, went through to Valdez.
A. A. Anderson of New York stopped
off here. He went out on ih6 !“«*■
Dora and was with Bass and L. L.
Bales. He got only one bear but that
is a big one, and he separated the ani
mal from a remarkably handsome
skin, 10 feet 0 inches long. He got
this on the peninsula near Stepovak
bay. He reports that Emerson Hough,
the author, had harvested six bears on
Kodiak island since going out three
weeks ago.
San Francisco is going to take over
the Geary street car line and use it for
an experiment in municipal ownership.
The company’s franchise expired two
years ago and it has since been oper
ating under a franchise.
Col. M. C. Orton, who is developing
a copper property on Latouche island,
is in Seward on business. He is ex
ploring his property with a diamond
drill. J. J. Nash, of Chicago, also in
terested in the property is here with
him.
NEW LAND DISTRICTS
Commissioner Defines Boundaries of
Alaska Divisions
Commissioner Ballinger of the gen
eral land office by a recent order de
lined the boundaries of the new Nome
and Fairbanks land districts, author
ized by act of last congress. All terri
tory not embraced in either of the new
districts remains in the Juneau dis
trict. All the southern coast as far as
the Kuskokwim river, and all of Cen
tral Alaska, south of the Alaska rango,
are in the Juneau district. The bound
aries of the new districts follow.
Nome land district—Beginning at a
point where the 149th meridian west
from Greenwich intersects the north
boundary of said district of Alaska aud
running thence south along said meri
dian to the 66th parallel of north lati
tude, thence west along said parallel
to the 154th meridian west from
Greenwich, thence south along said me
ridian to the 62nd parallel of north lat
itude, thence west along said parallel to
the right bank of the Kuskokwim riv
er, thence down said river, along the
right bank thereof, to Kuskokwim
bay, thence following the coast line of
said district of Alaska to the point of be
ginning, including islands situated
east and north of said district as thus
described.
Fairbanks land district—Beginning
at a point where the 149th meridian
west from Greenwich intersects tho
north boundary of said district of Alas
ka and running thence south alon#
said meridian to the 66th parallel of
north latitude, thence west along said
parallel to the 154th meridian west
from Greenwich, thence south along
said meridian to the 62nd parallel of
north latitude, thence east to the crest
of the Alaskan range of mountains,
thence northeasterly, easterly and
southeasterly along the summit of said
rango to a point where it intersects
the 146th meridian west from Green
wich, thence due east to the eastern
boundary line of the district of Aluska,
thence north along said boundary line
to the north coast of Alaska, thence
along said coast to the point of be
ginning. ._
Two srentlemen of the Tanana, Olaf
Johnston and Joo Ferris, have travel
ed 304 feet toward the center of the
earth in search of bedrock in the Chat
anika flats without touching bottom,
but they are still hopefully boring.