TAFT WILL URGE
APPROPRIATION
Secretary Favors A-Y-P Exposi
tion and Will Strive for
Government Aid.
By Cable to The Dally Gateway.
Washington, I>. C., Jan. 21 Secre
tary of War, William H. Taft, is taking
an active interest in the affairs of the
west and far north. He expresses
himself as highly pleased with the
plan of the proposed Alaska-\ ukon
Pacilic exposition, and promises to use
all his influence with the administra
tion to secure an appropriation for the
fair to be held in Seattle in 1909.
Senate Committee Unanimous
Washington, D. CM Jan. 25, Ihe
Senate committee on industrial Ex
positions by a unanimous vote recom
mend an appropriation of $700,000 to
encourage and support the Alaska-\ u
kon-Paeitic exposition to be held in
Seattle in the year 1909. Of this
amount it is proposed to expend $100.
000 on the Alaska exhibit, and $25,
000 each on the display from Hawaii
and the Philippines.
FORTIFICATIONS
FOR ALASKA
$5,000,000 Is Asked for Includ
ing Submarines for the North
and Puget Sound.
By Cable to Tbe Dally Gateway.
Washingtan, l). U.. Jan. 23—A bill
for the appropriation of *5,000,000 for
coast defenses of Alaska and the Pa
cific coast i> being urged. The de
fenses include submarines for Puget
sound and Alaska.
TO CARE FOR
THE INSANE
Treasury Department Makes Re
port of Amount Required to
Care for Unfortunates.
By Cable to Tbe Daily Gateway.
Washington. D. t Jan. 22 The
treasury department has submitted an
estimate to e<' tigress of the sum neces
sary to care for th*‘ insane people in
the fcemtorr of Alaska.
Alaska Mountain Summits
The chief summits ol Alaska, i. e.,
mountains of mote than l*»,000 feet,
which is more than 20,000 feet in
any other country, lie in three arias
the .Mt. McKinley region, the most
remote, r>‘> milos northwest of t ook
inlet, with Mt. McKinley, 20,3V» feet;
Mt. Fovaker. 17,I»*o feet and Mt. Hun
ter. 15,000 v feet: the Wrangell
group,20o miles east, on the left bank
of the t opper river, with Mis. San
ford. lo.ooo feet, and Hlaekburn.
10,140 feet, and the active Wrangel
volcano. )4.5oo feet and the St. Elias
alps to the south and southeast, on
the Pacific coast, with Mts. Logan
19.500 feet: Vancouver. 15,000 feet; St.
Lilias, 18,024 feet: Crillon, 15,900 feet:
Fair weather 15,500 feet, and four or
five others more than 12,000 feet.
Careless Accidents
In Wisconsin, Michigan and Min
nesota 50 persons lost their lives last
year, against 55 the year previous, by
gun accidents. Practically all of the
accidents were due to earless handling
of wepons or the victims having been
mistaken for game.
LIMIT NUMBER
i OF WITNESSES
Both Sides in Thaw Case Agree
That Only Three Eperts Can
Testify for Each Side.
By Cabin to The Dally Gateway.
New York. Jan. 24 -In the Harry K.
Thaw murder trial, after much dis
cussion. decision was reached that the
expert witnesses shall be limited to
three on each side The Kuropean
witnesses awaited by Thaw arrived
yesterday.
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Thaw Trial Drawing to Close
New York, Jan. 23—Alienists are
! giving testimony in the celebrated
| case of Harry K. Thaw for the murder
of Stanford White. The trial is draw
I ing to a close.
Everything Ready
New York Jan. 25—All witnesses in
the Thaw case arehere and the trial
will be resumednext Monday.
NATIVE SCHOOL
BILL FRAMED UP
New Educational Measure Re
quires Attendance of Chil
dren for Definite Period.
By Cable to The Dally Gateway.
Washington, D. C\, Jan. 23—A deep
interest i> being taken by the govern
ment in the welfare of the native
children of Alaska. A bill looking to
a compulsory school law has been
1 framed, and will, in all probability, be
passed.
Favor Training Schools
Washington, D. G. Both Governor
lloggatt and Delegate Gale are in favor
i of manual training schools for the In
dians of Alaska. Many of the mem
bers of congress are also heartily in
accord with the views advanced by the
Alaskans, and it is a foregone conclu
sion that favorable action will betaken
by congress looking toward the estab
lishment of schools for the instruction
of Indians in Alaska.
Potatoes Thrive Well in the North
••Few people realize that Alaska is
one of the best agricultural countries
on the North American continent,”
saill .James II. Arden, of Dawson, says
the Tacoma Ledger. *Of all the many
developments Alaska has witnessed,
the progress of agriculture has been
the most phenomenal. Like all other
great movements, it has been an evo
lution ot years. When the potatoes of
the states were planted in Alaska the
first year, the product was a sour,
watery spud which was anything but
inviting even when one was hungry.
Hut men look the first year’s crop,
watched the seasons and planted it
under a little different conditions.
The next year further improvement
was made, and the next and soon until
today there is produced in Alaska an
acclimatized variety of the Burbank
Murphy which brats anything raised
in the states all to pieces. I would
rather have an Alaska spud than the
choicest Ohio potato ever produced in
the Mississippi valley. But not only do
they raise potatoes in Alaska, but they
raise every other vegetable and small
grain common here and the crops are
always bumper. Fruit does not thrive
up there on ancount of the danger
from summer frosts. The wild fruits
of Alaska make up for the lack, how
ever. and some of the wild fruits which
grow in abundance have the most
delicate and exquisite flavor of any
thing produced by nature.”
—
He is not idle who does nothing, but
he is idle who might be better ern
I ployed.—Process Work.
FIGHTNIG BOB'S
FLEET IN DANGER
Brazilian Police Inearth Anarch
istic Plot to Destroy Ships
of Pacific Sqadron.
By Cfttlfl to The Dally Gateway.
Rio Janeiro, Jan. 20—The Brazilian
police forco of this city have unearthed
a plot worked out with great ingenuity
by the anarchists in which they plan
ned to blow up the U. S. battle tleet
now lying in this harbor under the
command of Admiral Evans.
Causes Excitement in Washington
Washington, D. C., Jan. 20—The re
port that a plot had been discovered in
Rio Janeiro to blow up the battle tleet
has caused a flury of excitement here;
but the ofllcials. while rather reticent,
are inclined to discredit the plot
rumors.
Navy Bureau Onto Plot
Washington, D. C., Jan. 2L—The
navy department received advices
from Paris which disclosed the fact
that a plot had been devised by an
archists to destroy the fleet com
manded by Admiral Evans while it
lay in the harbor at Rio Janeiro.
They immediately took measures to
thwart the diabolical scheme. Ibis
precaution put the Brazilian police
force wise.
Police Act Quickly
Rio Janeiro, Jan. 21—The police
force of this city has been thoroughly
investigating the anarchistic plot to
blow up the American fleet. They
j have discovered that a number of
people are implicated, ^nd have made
several arrests.
Flotilla Starts for Argentina
Rio Janeiro. Jan. 22—The flotilla
connected with Admiral Evans battle
! tleet now at Rio Janeiro sails today in
advance for Argentina, the tleet lt
j self will sail on the date announced,
January 2J.
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Admiral Evans Has Rheumatism
Rio Janeiro, Jan. 20 -Admiral Ev
ans in command of tin* United States
battleship fleet on its way to the Pa
cific, is suffering from an attack of
rheumatism. It is not thought to be
j serious and the fleet will probably
move at the appointed time. Janua
| ry 22. __
Concession for Miners
Through a number of reliable sour
ces it lias been learned that Delegate
( 'ah'will devote a great deal of time
during the coming winter in an effort
to get the United States government
to petition Russia for a grant of min
eral land in Siberia which would be
open for Amrican prospectors. Natu
rally Alaskans would reap the great
est benefit were any concession made
by the czar, and it is undoubtedly in
the intercstof the people of the North
land that ( ale is working.
If it can be arranged a representa
tive will he sent to St. Petersburg be
fore the winter is over. His instructions
being to get the best terms possible
from the Russians and to reach some
agreement as soon as possible. It is
more than likely that Prank II. W as
key will be the delegate selected.
Some of the most noted mining engi
neers of the age have pronounced Si
beria to be the most richly mineral
ized country on the earth, and that all
that is required to demonstrate its
great wealth is the giving of conces
sions to American miners. The North
eastern Siberia company is the only
American company now allowed to op
erate in Sibera and they are limited
I to fifty men. But the rich placer
ground discovered by them in the
Anadir country, last summer is evi
dence of the future greatness of the
country, and demonstrates the value
to Alaskans of any concession which is
granted by the Russian government.
Fortune does not change men; it un
I masks them.—Process W ork.
MEN RESCUED
AFTER 46 DAYS
Miners Entombed Since Decem
ber 4 Brought to Light
Alive and Well
Ey Cable to The Dally Gateway.
Ely, Nev., Jan. 20—Three miners
were rescued here last night after be
ing entombed in the mines for forty
six days. Great crowds of people had
gathered at the mouth of the mine as i
the hour approached when the res
cuers expected to reach the entombed
men, and they went wild in their en
thusiastic demonstrations, when the
men were brought to the surface, and
it was learned that they were alive
and well.
These miners were entombed by a
cavern on December 4, and food was
supplied to them through a p'pe.
MINING MEN
CALL MEETING
Convention Will Be Held in Se
attle March 23rd to Devise
New l aws for Alaska,
By Cable to The Dally Gateway.
Seattle, Jan. 23—A committee com
l posed of mining men held a meeting
here yesterday and issued a call for a
convention of mining men from Alas
ka, Washington and British Columbia
to be held in 'this city on March 23.
Letters received by members of the
committee from Delegate Thomas ('ale !
were read in which he advocated |
changes in the mining laws for Alaska. ;
Possibilities of Northland
“Circle is north of Dawson and 110;
miles from the noted Tanana country,
now the most famous of Alaska’s gold
camps. There is an abundance of;
i game very close to our camp, and in |
I the shooting there is no limit with the j
: exception of the caribou. In the in- (
stance of this animal, one of the prin-1
cipal meat supplies we have, we do not;
shoot them for sport nor allow anyone j
else to do so, but each man kills as j
' many he believes will be needed for
his sustenance during the winter.
There was a band of 5000 caribou in
sight of our camp last summer grazing
upon the sides of the Crazy mountains.
These hills, by the way, received their j
odd name from the fact that each peak
resembles the other to such an extent j
that even a trained scout or trapper!
is in great danger of becoming lost ,
j when he enters their confines.
‘•We have a large variety of vege- 5
tables, and during the summer the j
twenty-four hours of sunshine add* ma-!
terially to the rapidity of their growth, j
The government supplies seeds to any |
one desiring to experiment, and also!
keeps a record of the result. We
grow very fine potatoes, beets, turnips,
radishes and lettuce, and our cabbage
cannot be equaled. It is an odd thing,
but if you dig down into the ground
four feet in one of these gardens you I
i must always strike ice.
“Farming is gradually becoming a j
posssbility. Barley and oats are !
; grown, the former seeming to thrive
I better than any other grain. I saw a
field of timothy hay last summer
thirty-six inches high. There is plen-;
j tv of wood in the neighborhood of
I Circle, and we use it for fuel alto
gether.”—C. F. McGrifT.
Embezzler Gets Five Years
A quarter of a million dollars is
the net estimated profits of George
Edward Adams, once cashier at the
local government assay office, dur
ing his four years of stealing gold
dust from “pokes” intrusted to his
care by Alaska miners. He has been
sentenced to five years in the peniten
tiary.—Seattle Times.
A MONARCHY
THERATENED
Republic Sympathizers Plot to
Overthrow Portugal’s
Government.
By Cable to The Dally Gateway.
Lisbon, Jan. 24. —1The police have
unearthed a deep laid scheme by the
favorers of a republic, in which an
elaborate plot was worked out for the
overthrow of the monarchy. The con
spirators were arrested, and the mob
gathering to rescue them from the
hands of the police caused great dis
turbance in the city.
All Is Quiet In Portugal
Lisbon, Jan. 25—The plot to over
throw the monarchy has been suc
cessfully thwarted, and the disturbance
arising from the apprehension of the
conspirators has been quieted. Main
tenance of order throughout Portugal
is assured.
VALDEZ TO BUCK
THE GLACIER
Cale Introduces Measure to Per
mit Town to Issue Bonds
for That Purpose.
By Cable to The Dally Gateway.
Washington, 1). C., Jan. 22—Alaska's
delegate to congress, Thomas (’ale,
has introduced a hill in the house with
a view to granting Valdez the right
to issue bonds to the amount of $25,000
in order to raise money to protect the
town from the devastation caused
by the overflowing glacier stream.
FORAKER OUT
OF THE RACE
Ohio’s fa\orite Son Distanced,
Throws up Sponge and Yields
to Taft Torces,
Oy Cable to The Dally Gateway.
Cincinnati. Jan. 21. Senator Joseph
| Ij. Foraker, after putting up a strenu
i ous light to secure the Ohio delegation
I for Ins nomination for the presidency
j of the United States, has surrendered
I to the forces of Secretary of War V\ il
! liam II. Taft.
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The Largest in Alaska
The new government fish hatchery
at Letnik Lake, Afognak Island, will
be completed this winter and ready
for use during the coming season. A
tramway has been built trom tide
! water to the lake, a distance of three
miles, foundations for all the plant
laid, and some of the buildings al
ready erected. It is situated in the
center of the district that produces
more salmon every year than all the
rest of the Alaska canning sections,
and will be the largest government
hatchery in Alaska.—Juneau Trans
i cript.
Famine in India
The head otlices of foreign mis
sionaries at Boston have been ad
vised from India that the natives are
leaving the famine stricken district in
India by the thousands and that sec
tions of the adjacent countries will be
swarming with the refugees within a
few weeks. Many of the unfortunates
will be unable to get away on account
of being exhausted already from lack
of food and the death list will be ap
palling.