Seward Weekly Gateway
VOL-111-NoTi7 SEWARD. ALASKA. SATURDAY. .TUNE 22. TOOT.
STATE RESTS IN
HAYWOOD TRIAL
Introduction of Testimony in Be
half of Defendant Will Be
gin Next Monday.
MOTION TO DISMISS DENIED
Prisoner's Release Asked on Ground
That no Connection With Mur
der Has Been Shown.
Sy Cable to The Dally Gateway.
Boise. Idaho. June 21 — The state
rested in the Haywood trial today at
noon. The defense will begin the in
treduction of testimony next Monday
if, as expected, the court denies a
motion made by Hay wood’s counsel late
this afternoon for the defendant's re
lease upon the ground that the state
has utterly failed to connect him with
the r order of Steunenbcrg.
The motion will be argued at some
length hut even the defense does not
anticipate that it will be eranted.
' Denies notion For Acquittal
Boise, Idaho, June 23—The motion
of the defense for an instruction to the
jury to acquit Haywood on the ground
that the state had failed to make out a
case was denied yesterday evening by
Judge Wood. The defense will begin
the introduction of testimony Monday
morning.
Harry Orchard is writing a statement
today in which he says he lias sold bis
confession to a magazine and will use
the proceeds to make his first w.fe
and their child comfortable for life.
Defense Charges Conspiracy
Boise, Idaho, June 19—The state will
probably finish ils direct testimony in
the Haywood case by this evening. C.
S. Darrow will make the opening ad
dress for the defence. He will talk two
hours, outlining an effort to show that
the prosecution is a conspiracy. The
defense will attempt to refute Orchard’s
story of connection with the federation
officials entirely.
This afternoon arguments are in
progress regarding the admission of
articles printed in the Miners’ Mag
azine, making threats against the lives
of officials of mines where strikes
were on. _
Court Admits Magazine Articles
Boise, Idaho, June 20—Judge Wood
this afternoon ruled that inflammatory
articles published in the Miners’ Mag
azine, ‘ organ of the Western Fed
eration of Miners, should be admitted
in evidence in the Haywood case.
This is conceded to be a hard blow to the
defense, as the articles in question ad
vocated the blowing up of mines and
other lawlessness as a means of fight
ing hostile mine owners.
A whole day was spent in wrangling
over the admission of the offending
articles. _
Orchard Taken to Caldwell
Boise. June IT Harry Orchard was
taken to Caldwell today to appear in
court there to answer for the murder
of Steunenberg, the case having been
set for this date several months ago.
On accountof the pendency of the Hay
wood case Orchard’s trial will be post
poned until next term.
There was no session in the Haywood j
trial today because Judge Wood had!
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FEDERATION TO
INVADE ALASKA
Denver Convention of Miners
Passes Resolution to Send
Agents North.
——
By Cable to Tbe Dally Oateway.
Denver, June 22—The convention of
the Western Federation of Miners
adopted a resolution providing for the
organization of local unions in Alaska.
Organizers will be sent north this
summer.
The socialists secured the adoption
of a resolution committing the Federa
tion to the advocacy of socialism.
judge Gunnison will hold court at
Skagway July 8.
NO WIRES FROM
SAN FRANCISCO
Operators of Both Companies
Out On Demand for 25
Per Cent Increase.
__
NO LINE WORKING OUT OF CITY
—
Indications In New York Point to
General Sympathy Strike
Throughout Country.
By Cabl* to Tba Dally Oataway.
San Francisco. June 22 — Operators
of the Western Union and l'ostal Tele
graph struck yesterday evening for 25
per cent advance in pay. The telegraph
service is demoralized, as very few
men are working.
No Wires Working
Sacramento, June 22—Not a wire is
working out of San Francisco this af
ternoon.
Expect Sympathy Strike
New York, June 22—It is feared that
a sympathy strike may spreadall ov er
the country following the walkout of
the telegraph operators in San Fran
cisco. The strike in this city had
been referred to arbitration but there
are indications this afternoon that all
negotiations may be declared otT on
account of the San Francisco strike.
Operators Willing to Walk Out
New York, June 19—This morning
the executive committee of the tel
egraphers’ union issued a manifesto
giving the facts from the union stand
point regarding the strike of the oper
ators in this city.
Strike to Be Arbitrated
New York. June 20—An agreement
was made today to arbitrate the de
mands of the telegraph operators and
thus avoid a strike.
ROADS ACCEPT
2-GENT FARE
For Sake of Uniformity Western
Railways Will Make It
General July I.
By Cable to Tbe Daily Gateway
Chicago, June 22—Western railroads
agreed today to adopt the 2-cent pas
senger fare on all lines July 1. Several
states have enacted laws limiting max
imum fares to 2 cents and the railroad
managers have decided that it will be
good policy to have a uniform rate
everywhere.
The new rate has already gone into
effect in several states and increased
travel has resulted.
ALASKA BALL TEAMS TO
PLAY FOR CHAMPIONSHIP
Juneau, June 18 -The base ball
teams of Skagway, Whitehorse, Fort
Seward and Ketchikan are being
groomed for a big championship
tournament to be played off here July
4. The winning team will go to Daw
son and Fairbanks to play the team
there for the championship of Alaska
and Yukon.
(iang Comes for Trail Work
Sixteen men came to Seward on the
Portland to work on the Sunrise trail.
The gang includes the foreman and
camp outfit. All went out on the train
this morning and will be set to work un
der the direction of Capt Armstrong.
The force now numbers about twenty
five men and will be increased grad
ually. __
School Vacation Next Week
A vacation of two week9 in the Se
ward public schools will follow the
present week.
Some of the mine owners of the
Tanana have organized the mine own
trs and operators' association. It will
not recognize any labor union and in
sists on $5 for a ten-hour day.
Fairbanks requires dogs to wear
muzzles or be attached to a human be
ing by a chain or string. Fetterless
canines are interned in the dog pound.
CZAR DISSOLVES
RUSSIAN DOUMA
Takes Peremptory Action and
Orders New Elections in
September.
TROOPS SURROUND BUILDING
Members Refuse to Recognize Im
perial Ukase and Many of Them
Arrested and Imprisoned.
By Cabla to Tbe Dally Oatoway.
St. Petersburg, June 17—The czar
dissolved the douma today and ordered
elections next September for a new
douma. The members refuse to recog
nize the ukase of the czar and many of
them have been arrested and thrown
into prison. Troops surround the par
liament building and hundreds guard
every street approaching it.
Fear Trouble at Warsaw
Warsaw, June 17—Symptoms of in
surrection are in the air here and 300,
000 soldiers surround the city and
patrol the streets to prevent an out
break. _
Try to Kill Admiral
Sevastopol, June 17—An attempt
was made this morning to kill Admiral
Wiren, commander of the Russian
squadron stationed here. A launch in
which he was riding was sunk and he
narrowly escaped drowning. The
officers of a torpedo boat were arrested.
It is claimed that the torpedo boat
sunk the launch.
Intended to Revolt
Odessa, June 18—Investigation shows
that 5,000 men of the Black sea fleet
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had organized for open revolt, tnlend
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MANY DEAD IN
LISDON RIOTS
Troops Shoot Down Hundreds in
Crowd Who Protest Against
Action of King.
By Cable to The Dally Gateway.
London, June 22 — A dispatch from
Lisbon this afternoon states that hun
dreds were killed this morning in riots
caused by the resentment against the
king’s action in dismissing parliament
and issuing a new decree.
The public square was filled with
people and the troops sent to disperse
them fired into the crowd killing many
persons. Rioting continues this after
noon in different parts of the city.
SAN FRANCISCO SUFFERS
EXTREME NOT WEATHER
San Francisco, June 18—Yesterday
afternoon was the hottest day of this
year and many prostrations from the
heat resulted. The mercury rose to 85
in the shade on the sunny side of the
streets. _
TWENTY DIE IN CHICAGO
FROM EXCESSIVE HEAT
Chicago, June 17—The coroner an
nounces that twenty deaths resulted
yesterday in this city from excessive
heat._
KILLED BY FALL FROM
WALTER HILL’S AUTO
St. Paul, June 19—Walter Hill, son
of James J. Hill, while driving in his
automobile with Fredrick Schroeder,
a prominent and wealthy citizen, sud
denly turned a sharp corner and Sch
roeder was thrown out and killed, his
head striking the pavement. Hill is
prostrated with grief.
To Run Tunnel at Mummy Bay
John Dubreuil will go to Knight is
land on the Elsie this evening. He
has a contract to run a tunnel for the
Prince William Sound Development
Company on the vein uncovered in
one of the company's claims near tide
water on Mummy bay. A remarkable
deposit of ore has been stripped near
the surface.
WANTED MINE
ON LONG OPTION
Deal on Beatson Property Off
Because Purchasers Asked
Too Much Time.
OFFER ONLY 10 PER CENT CASH
This Much Admitted by Andrew
Robinson of New York, Owner
Of four-fifths Interest.
Special to The Dally Gateway.
New York, June 1—1The deal for the
sale of the Beatson mine on Latouche
island fell through because the propos
ed purchasers wanted to pay only 10
per cent down and the remainder en
easy installments, practically making it
a long time option which would have
enabled the new owners to take all but
the first payment out of the mine and
to drop the property at any time they
might be so disposed. The price
agreed upon was $7,500,000 instead of
$5,000,000 as published in the Pacific
coast papers.
This information comes from Andrew
Robinson, cousin of A. K. Beatson of
Latouche. He isowner of St. Andrew’s
hotel at Broadway and Seventy-second
street. He says now that he is glad
the sale of the mine was dropped and
that he would not take $10,000,000 for
the property. He will not state who
the proposed purchasers were but says
the Guggenheims were not in it.
The reported sale of the Ellaraar
mine for $1,000,000 t* H. C. Elliott is a
little bit of advertising. The fact is
that Elliott has an option on the mine
for $1,000,000 and $200,000 in stock of a
company he proposes to organize. He
is in New York now trying to finance
•he company to buy the Ellamar mine
and other properties.
COPPER KINGS
GET TOGETHER
I
—
Boston Agitated by Report That
Heinze and Bingham Com
pany Have United*
By Cable to The Dolly Gateway.
Boston, Ju»e 20—The copper market
is agitated today over an apparently
confirmed report that the Heinze as
sociation has consolidated with the
Bingham Mining & Smelting Company
of Utah, of which L. E. Holden of
Cleveland is the head.
It is stated to be the intention of the
consolidated company to acquire a
large number of copper properties in
Alaska as well as in the states.
WOMEN BECOME INSANE
ON VOYAGE FROM NOME
Seattle, June 22—Two women be
came insane on the trip from Nome on
the steamer President. One of them
is Mrs. Dean L.yons, who is laboring
under the hallucination that Gov. Hog
gatt has organized a conspiracy to
poison her. She refused to eat all the
way down.
ROBBED WHILE ASLEEP IN
HOTEL STANDER IN SEATTLE
Seattle, June 22—James McLeod, an
Alaska mining man, was robbed of
$800 in money and jewery while asleep
in his room in the Hotel Stander last
night.
RICH WOMAN IN JAIL FOR
FALSE IMPERSONATION
Seattle, June 19—Mrs. V. E. Brad
ley, wife of a wealthy lumberman,
was arrested this morning for imper
sonating Mrs. James Brace, a society
woman, at many stores, where she
ordered wearing apparel. She is held
in jail.
Mrs. Bradley Goes Free
Seattle, June 20—Mrs. V. E. Bradley,
the wealthy woman who falsely im
personated another woman and obtain
ed large credit at the stores thereby,
will net prosecuted by the stores which
were victimized. The matter has been
arranged by the woman's husband and
the case dropped.
MAY BUILD ROAD
TO DEAR RIVER
Commission Officials Considering
Proposition to Construct
It this Year.
ASK FOR SURVEY AND ESTIMATE
Maj. Richardson figures That it Can
Be Done More Cheaply While
Sunrise Work is Organized.
It is probable that the road to Hear
river from Seward will be constructed
this summer by the Alaska road com
mission, as well as the Sunrise and
Hope trail. Although a road up the
valley is much needed by the home
steaders who live there and have no
ingress and egress now except by way
of the railroad, Seward people had re
frained from asking for its construction
this year because they did not wish to
be in the attitude of asking too much.
Nevertheless the valley road was
brought to the attention of Maj. Rich
ardson while he was here as a matter
for future consideration. When the
amiable president of the Alaska road
commission learned that the cost of,
of the road would be comparatively
small he requested that a survey and
estimate of the cost be submitted at
once formally to the commission with
a view to making the road this year
while an organized force of road build
ers is in the region, the point being
that the road can be censtructed inorj
cheaply now than at another time when
that work might be orangized alone.
The road will be about six miles long
and easy of construction, the bridges
being the most expensive feature,
particularly that across the Resurrect
ion river. Corduroy may have to be
laid in a few places but the grading
work will consist chiefly of cutting
brush and throwing out old logs. The
road will be practically level.
WICKERSHAM TO
SIT AT VALDEZ
I
Judge Will Leave Juneau for
Own District in About Ten
Days to Hold Court.
By Cable to The Sally Gateway.
Juneau, June 18—Judge Wickersham
announced today that he will not hold
court in Skagway during the present
term. In about ten days he will go to
Valdez, where he will hold a special
term. In August he will return to
Juneau to sign bills of exceptions and
hand down opinions in cases which he
has taken under advisement.
CREEK MINERS BUSY
IN SUNRISE DISTRICT
Unusual mining activity is visible cn
all the creeks of the Sunrise district,
is the report brought by Deputy U. S.
Marshal Wybrant, who came home
this week from a trip to Knik. He re
turned by the way of Girdwood and
Sunrise, mushing over the trail from
Sunrise to the railroad. On the way
he explored the work near the trail to
some extent and was informed that a
larger number of men than usual are
at work and that an increased output
from the creeks south of Turnagain
arm is expected.
Will Soon Finish Another Bridge
Watson & Snow will soon complete
the 120-foot truss across Placer river
on the railroad loop. This will be the
second Howe truss to be completed
this spring, though it is the third on
the line, being on the backward turn
of the loop. The second on the line
lies farther down the river. It will be
a 90-foot span. Tracklaying has been
delayed a few days by a gravel slide in
the deep cut on mile 50, but will begin
about next Monday.
Dora Sails Westward
Steamer Dora arrived from Valdez
Tuesday night and sailed for west
ward ports as far as Bristol bay at 4
Wednesday morning. When she re
turns she will tie up at Seward until
her next trip. This will be her
•astern terminal hereafter.
TO MINE COAL
ON BIG SCALE
Ross Syndicate Arranges for an
Output of Several Thous
and Tons a Day.
WILL BUILD LARGE BUNKERS
Michigan Men Take Over All Prop
erty on Kachemak Bay In
cloding Railroad.
Extensive coal mines will be in op
eration on Kachemak bay next year if
present developments are continued
and the plans for handling a heavy
output are carried out. An output of
3,<KX> to 4,000 tons a day next year is
promise by George VV. Ross, head of
the syndicate which has acquired a
large area of coal lands along the bay.
Mr. Ross went through on the Port
land yesterday. lie came up early in
May on the Bertha with twenty-three
men, who are now working the prop
erty, and A. B. Lewis, a civil engineer
well known in Seward, where he form
erly resided, who is surveying coal
lands for the Ross syndicate. Several
of the men took their families along,
among them Mr. Ross himself, who
oxpects to reside at Homer permanent
ly.
Will be Lively Town
Homer will soon be a lively coal
town, Mr. Ross asserts. He expects to
add steadily to the number of men em
ployed and within a few weeks will
have an output of fifty tons a day. No
effort will be made to mine a large
quantity of coal this year, but some will
be taken out in the course of the devel
opment work which will be done to
block out the deposits for mining on a
large scale.
Hunkers will be erected before next
spring sufficient to load a daily output
of several thousand tons besides stor
ing enormous stocks. Mr. Ross ex
pects to find his chief market in
San Francisco. He says coal can be
hauled on barges to San Fran
cisco for $1.50 a ton.
The syndicate which is working at
Homer is composed of Michigan coal
men. Mr. Ross is from Detroit, and
has had many years experience in the
operation of coal mines.
Takes Over Everything
The Ross syndicate has purchased
all the property of the old Cook Inlet
Coal Company, which opened mines in
1899 and built a narrow gauge railroad
about eight miles lung from Homer up
the sandspit. This company went into
bankruptcy and its property was sold
under an order of the Uuited States
district court of West Virginia, in
which state the company was incor
porated. From the purchaser at the
bankrupt sale the property passed to
James H. Caldwell of Pennsylvania,
and Mr. Ross brought with him a
transfer of all the property from Mr.
Caldwell to himself.
The property owned by the old com
pany included coal lands, the railroad,
rolling stock, machinery and the town
site of Homer.
The coal at Homer is of a good
quality. It said to be of better grade
than the average coal mined in the
state of Washington. It is first class
heating coal and in burning leaves
few clinkers.
TO STRENGTHEN
COAST DEFENSES
Naval Officials Favor Policy of
Adding to Protection of
Strategic Points.
By Cable to The Dally Gateway.
Washington, D. C., June 19—Admiral
Dewey recommends to the Daval board
that strong defenses for the Pacific
coast be constructed. Secretary Metcalf
of the navy department will go west
soon to investigate strategic points.
He will attend the coast war man
euvers while there.
The administration vetoes the prop
osition to send the entire battleship
squadron to the Pacific coast as a pre
cautionary measure against the possi
bility of trouble with Japan.