Seward Weekly Gateway
vol m "0 SEWARD. AI. ASK A. SATI AY. AMMI, (i. I!M>7. _
SAYS ROOSEVELT
SOLICITED CASH
Harriman Charges Him With
Raising Campaign funds on
Wall Street in IWI.
LLTTLR IN NLW H)RK WORLD
President Gives Maonate the lie
and Says Me Mrs lonq fvpected
Such an Attack.
By Cable tj The Dally Gateway.
New York, April 2 The World to
day prints a letter from K. II- Harri
man, in which the railroad magnate
charges that President Roosevelt
solicited campaign funds in l!H4 and
•ecured
Wall street is greatly stirred today
over the accusation. It is announced
from Washington that the president
will issue a statement in reply.
.Says Harriman Lies
Washington, D. t\, April 2 Presi
dent Roosevelt gives Harriman the lie
concerning the statements in Hard
man's letter to the world charging
that the president solicited cam
paign contributions in ItHH. Le says
ho told members of congress many
months ago that Harriman and other
railroad magnates would probably
make such attacks upon him sooner or
later. __
Harriman Willing to Quit
New York. April t K. H. Harriman i
virtually cried "Knough” today in his
controversy with President Roosevelt,
by saying that he was willing to let
the matter drop. Harriman seems to
be unable to produce evidence that the
president himself solicited campaign
contribution'* in Wall street for the
republican campaign fund.
Roosevelt Utters Defiance
Washington, D. 4 .. \pnl •* Presi
dent R'Hisevelt this morning said he
would drive Harriman and Rockefeller
U> cover if they sitould attempt to pro
ceed against him upon the theory that
he has political aspirations.
Unions Denounce Roosevelt.
Cleveland. April 4 Labor unions
here passed resolutions today de
nouncing President Roosevelt for say
ing in his controversy with Harriman
that the latter is in the same class
as Moyer. Haywood and Pettibone. the
officials of the Western Federation of
Miners accused of the murder of Kx
Governor Steunenhcrg in Idaho, im
plying that they are lawbreakers and
assassins. Labor unions all over the
country are much aroused by the lan
guage used by the president.
STRAIN TOO HARD
FOR ROOSEVELT
Correspondents Sen I Out Story
That President Is Breaking
Down Physically.
By Cable to The Dally Gateway.
Washington, IX t April •> - News
paper men are sending out the state
ment today that President Roosevelt
is breakiug down under the strain of
the strenuous 11ft* he has been leading
and that he must have absolute rest for
a considerable time or he may collapse.
Trusts Against Roosevelt
Washington. IX t\, April 4 It is
stated on good authority that the
trusts are organizing to prevent the
nomination of President Roosevelt for
a third term. A statement was issued
this afternoon to the effect that the
trusts have already pooled $.'>,000,000 to
tight Roosevelt in the coming cam
paign.
OKLAHOMA REPUBLICAN
BY LANDSLIDE MAJORITY
By Cable to Tu« Dally Gateway.
Guthrie. Okla., April 3 Oklahoma
and the Indian territory went republi
can in local elections today by u
▼ote which amounted to a landslide.
At the election last fall for delegates
to the constitutional convention the
democrats elected 100 out of 11—
STRIKE AVOIDED
BY AGREEMENT
Railway Trainmen and Managers
Arrange Settlement of the
Wage Controversy.
details not vet given out
Labor Commissioner Neill Issues
Bulletin Statinq That Peace
Terms Have Been Reached.
By Cable to The Dally Gateway.
tinea go. April \ 1 p. in. There,
will be no -trike of the railroad train
men. A bulletin just issued bv Com
missioner Neill of the federal labor,
bureau of the department of commerce j
announces that-the controversy is set-:
tied by an agreement just reached.
It was announced this morning that j
Imth -ides were willing to make con-j
ces-ions hut it is not known how much
of an advance in pay the railroad
managers have been willing to con
cede.
Eastern Train Men Ask Advance
Chicago, April t> Employes of east
ern railroads to the number of 150,000
will now u-k a wage increase of 10 per
cent, as agreed upon in the settlement
of the threatened strike of train men
on western lines.
Hope for Settlement
Chicago, April 1 -Ultimate settle
ment of the threatened strike of rail
wax trainmen is noxv regarded as
likely. Martin A. Knapp, chairman of
the interstate commerce commission,
anti Charles 1’. Neill, commissioner of
labor, have been in frequent confer-1
ence with the railroad managers and |
leaders of the men and believe that
midxlit ground will be reached by
inutua! concessions.
Railroad Strike Uncertain.
Chicago, April 2 General imeer-1
taintv prevails concerning the outcome
of the controversy. Commissioners j
Knapp and Neill, xvlio are trying to
-ecure a compromise between the rail* ^
road managers and the trainmen, are
reported to be much discouraged at
the outlook.
Trainmen Reduce Demand.
Chicago, April The railroad train
men today reduced their demand for a
xvage increase from 12 to 10 per cent
in the hope of aiding a settlement of
the controversy.
SAILORS WANT
HIGHER WAGES
North Pacific Lighthouse Tenders
Put Out of Business by
Seamen’s Strike.
By Cable 10 Tbe Dally Gateway.
Astoria. Ore. April 1 The entire
il.-ct of the lighthouse tender district
embracing Oregon, Washington and
Alaska is out of commission today.
Tin -linen are striking for higher
wages. Strenuous efforts are in pro
gress to till the places of the striking
sailors but with jxior success so far.
TO WORK ON MILLS CREEK
John T. Towers Leases flichaelsen
Hydraulic Property.
John T. Towers, representing the
Boston Exploration Company, lias
leased the hydraulic mining property
of Robert Michaelsen on Mills creek
and will work it with several men this
summer.
The Michaelsen property has been
worked for several years and has
yielded $23,000 in gold. It is in the
midst of the hydraulic properties
which during the past decade have
produced hundreds of thousands. Mr.
Towers will operate it on a larger
>cah> this year and will be assisted by
Mr. Michaelsen in the direction of the
work. _ _ _
(lets $440 Gold Brick
A gold brick which weighs $440 was
boiled out today by Harry Mils worth in
his assaying and smelting plant fora
Kodiak miner. The dust was beach
gold.
HARRY K. THAW
DECLARED SANE
Commission Makes Finding That
Slayer of V\ hite Is Now
Responsible.
Dv Cable to The Dally Gateway.
New York, April 4 Hurry Thnw is
is declared to l>e sunt* by the lunacy j
commission in their report which was
tiled this afternoon in Justice Kit/.-!
gerald’s court. The trial for murder j
will now proceed.
This i- the anniversary of Thaw s
marriage to K.velyn Neshit I haw.
They were married in I’ittsburg April
4, loo.',.
Nervous Over Thaw Case
New York. April 1 The whole city
is in a state of nervous expectancy
while awaiting the decision of the
lunacy commission in the Thaw ease.
It is understood that the commission
will report late this afternoon.
Thaw attorneys are anxious.
Jerome Will Not Appeal
New York, April *» Jerome will not
appeal from the finding of the lunacy
commission that Harry Thaw is now
sane. No more testimony will he of
fered and the arguments .vill begin
Monday. Jerome says he will occupy
three hours with his opening address to
the jury, while Delmas will talk two
days for the defense.
CLAIMS CZAR
WILL ABDICATE
Russian Official Says Nicholas Is
f nfeebled Mentally and
Physically.
By Cable to The Dally Gateway.
London. April b A high ollieial of;
the Kus>ian government is reported;
to have announced that Czar Nickolas
ha~. become mentally enfeebled as well j
as broken in health by the troubles of
his reign and that he will resign with
in a month. The Grand Duke
Michael, younger brother of the czar,
it is said, will reign as regent during
the minority of the czarevitch, who is |
not yet 2 years old.
PEACE IN PROSPECT
TOR CENTRAL AMERICA
By Cable to The Dally Gateway.
Washington, D. C., April 6—Repre
sentative* of the Central American
countries represented at the peace con
ference today stated after it adjourned j
that a tentative agreement had been
reached. A further conference will l*e !
held next Monday.
WORKING FOR PUBLIC ROAD
TO HOMESTEADS IN VALLEY
Several citizens who have been
working quietly for several months to
get a road to the homesteads up the j
valley north of town have settled upon
the route, which runs close to the.
railroad track, and have a plat showing
the farms to be reached.
The matter was taken up with Mr. '
Waskey and he urged the people to
present it to the Alaska road comm is- ,
sion, although he said it could hardly I
go through t his year, as it will take
more money to complete the Sunrise
trail than the commission will be able j
to apportion to Kenai precinct this ,
year. _ _
Buys Valuable Fur Stock.
H. C. Hibbard Jr., representing the
Hibbard-Stewart fur company of Se
attle, arrived in Seward last night j
from Knik. where he purchased all the
furs George Palmer had accumulated
during the winter, and it was a large
stock. Mr. Hibbard brought with him
fourteen black and silver gray fox
skins, each worth several hundred
dollars. The remainder of his purchase
will come around from the inlet by
boat when navigation opens.
Dora Comes From Westward.
Steamer Dora arrived from Unalaska
Wednesday night and sailed at 1 a. m.
Thursday for Valdez.
A new Vault creek strike, running
*lf> to $17 to the pan, is announced by
the Fairbanks Miner.
BUSSE WINS
IN CHICAGO:
Republican Nominee Llected Over
Mayor Dunne by Plurality
of 13,000.
Cy Cable to Tho Dally Gateway.
Chicago, Abril 3 Fred E. Busse, i
republican, was elected mayor yester
day over Mayor Dunne by 13,000
plurality. The mayor's proposition
for immediate municipal ownership of
the traction lines was defeated by
38,000 majority.
The result is a defeat for William
K. Hearst and his political organiza
tion, whic h hacked Dunne and the
municipal ownership program. It is
claimed by Heart's enemies that the
result practically eliminates him from!
political leadership in Chicago.
heavy Vote in Chicago
Chicago, April *2 Cool, crisp weath
er is bringing out a heavy vote in the
city election today. The polls opened
at B.o’clock this morning and close at
4 this afternoon. The republicans
claim the election of Busse by 40,000
majority and tin* democrats claim
3f>,000 for Mayor Dunne.
Busse In a Hurry for Office
Chicago, April ti Fred E. Busse,
elected mayor last Tuesday, was sworn
in today, 't his will make every official
act of Mayor Dunne subject to
revision.
HILL AT LAST
QUITS HIS JOB
famous Railroad Man Resigns,
Presidency of Great Northern
in Favor of His Son.
By C'.ble to The Dally Gateway.
St. Paul. April a Janies J. Hill lias1
actually resigned the presidency of the ,
Great Northern railway company at
last. The announcement was made to
day t hat his son Louis W. Hill suc
ceeds him. F. II. McGuigan become
tirst vice president in place of L. W.
Hill. There will be no change of
policy in the management of the road.
GREAT NORTHERN FINEO
FOR GRANTING REBATES
By CabU to The Daily Gateway.
St. Paul, April 6—A jury after half
an hour’s deliberation found the Great
Northern Railway company guilty of
granting rebates to grain shippers.
The court lined the company $1000 on
each of fifteen counts.
STATION MEN TO BEGIN
WORK ON TURNAGAIN ARM
Within a few days station men will
begin rock work on thoTurnagain arm |
grade of the railroad. A small num-1
her of men have been working on 07 j
all winter. Beyond that comes the |
0000-foot trestle, and beyond the
trestle, on mile ON, is the beginning of;
rock work which stretches almost eon-1
tinuously to mile 103, with occasional
breaks made by creek valleys. One
of these is on mile 73, where the town
of Girdwood is located.
A. L. Snow, of Watson & Snow, the
railroad contractors, went out with the
station men to look over the ground,
and will probably let several station
contracts before he returns. All the
rock work from 08 to 73 will be let to
station men soon.
Will Finish Big Trestle Soon.
Forty men are now engaged on the
big trestle just beyond the first tunnel,
on mile 40 and they will finish it with
in ten days. The last half of it was
decked last fall from the farther end.
The work now is being done from the
track end, the timber being pushed on
the cars to the end of the track.
Railroad Raises Wages.
The pay of laborers on the Alaska
Central was raised this week to $3.23 a
day. A year ago they were getting
$2.75 but last fall the rate was raised
to $3 a day.
The dredgers on Seward peninsula
last season brought forth immense
profits to the operators. The Three
Friends Mining Company paid a divi
dend of $270,000 on its capital stock of
| $300,000.
SKAGWAY BEATS
RAILROAD SLATE
Defeats White Pass Ticket for
First Time in Election of
Town Officers.
—
VOTES TO TAKE LID OFF CITY
Juneau Also Chooses Council Com
mitted to Wide Open Policy in
Municipal Rule.
By Cable to The Dally Gateway.
Skagway, April 3 The White Pass!
railway company’s ticket was defeated j
in the city election yesterday, for the
lirst time in the history of the town. |
The lalior candidates for the council j
were elected on a wide open towni
platform.
In Juneau also the open town ticket
was elected.
The railroad company’s city adminis
tration has been trying to keep the lid
on Skagway and the policy has been
disapproved by business men generally
as well as the labor classes.
l^bor Ticket Beaten In Nome
Nome, April 4—The labor ticket was
snowed under in the city election and
the People’s ticket headed by George
Baldwin for mayor was elected. It
was supported by the business men.
The result in expected to make Nome
an open town again.
Lift Lid From Ketchikan
Ketchikan, April 4 -The wide open
town ticket won in the election and
tiie lid will go off at once.
To Regulate Vice
Juneau, April <» The new city coun
cil, with C. L. Forrest as mayor will
immediately begin a movement to se
cure uniform ordinances in all Alaska
cities for the regulation of liquor -fil
ing and the social evil.
TWELVE DROWN
IN BOAT WRECK
Ferry and Tug Collide in Blinding
Snowstorm in North River,
New York.
By Cable to The Dally Gateway.
New York, April 1—Twelve persons
were drowned as a result of a collision
in North river in ablindinir snowstorm
early this morning between the ferry
Mu scone tong and the tug Daly. A
large number were on the ferry boat
hut small boats picked most of them
out of the water.
HYDRAUDIC WORK AT HOPE.
Well-known Mining Companies Will
Operate All Summer.
Special to The Daily Gateway.
Sunrise, April - The Bear Creek
Hydraulic Mining Company and Pal
mer Creek Mining Company expect to
operate their hydraulics the coming
summer near Hope, and the Alaska
Mining and and Development Cotn
panr intends to install a Keystone drill
on its property.
John Kenner has gone up to his
ground on Mills creek to help his part
ner. L. Lauritsen whip-saw lumber for
boxes. They expect to do very well
this coming summer as teey will begin
work on bedrock.
Slim Supper For Small Boys.
Two Seward boys, aged and 6 years
respectively, heard that the Lord s
supper would be a feature of the Mas
ter services at the Methodist church.
That looked good to them and without
notifying their parents they quietly
went to church on their own account
! but were greatly disappointed when
l they saw no banquet table, free for
j aU.
The Whitehorse Star says people are
staking the whole region surrounding
| that town under a general suspicion
that it may contain mineral.
it is reported that Charles 1). Lane
has taken a $1,000,000 bond on the de
GrotT gold claims on Chicagof island.
TREADWELL MEN
GO ON STRIKE
Light Hundred Out This Morning
and Holding Meeting This
Afternoon.
TROOPS SENT TO KEEP ORDER
Strike Caused by Demand for Higher
Wages and l ight-hour Day and
likely to Continue.
By Cable to Tne Dally Gateway,
Juneau, April 1 Fight hundred
miners in the Treadwell mint; struck
this morning. Officials of the mint*
called for I’nitcd States troops to
guard the property and one company
was sent over from Fort Seward.
Everything is peaceful >o far. The
miners are holding a meeting 'hi
afternoon.
No Disorder at Treadwell
Juneau, April 2—No disorder pre
vails around the Treadwell mines.
They are in charge of troops, but tin*
miners do not go near them.
Superintendent Kinzie refuses to
hold a conference with tin* men. It is
elaitued that he fears an announce
ment thut the miners have been
unionized. The strike is to obtain
larger pay and an eight-hour day.
The men were paid off last night, and
no present effort will be made to re
sume operation.
To Keep out Strike Breakers
Juneau, April <> The Treadwell
striking miners will send a delegat
to Seattle to prevent strike breakers
from coining north, as far a> possible.
TO WIPE OUT
REINDEER ROW
Assistant Commissioner of tduca*
tion to Be Sent to Alaska
to Take Charge.
By Cable to Tbe Dally Gateway.
Washington, I). C., April •*—Decis
ive steps will be taken to wipe out the
reindeer scandal in Alaska this year,
i Harlan UpdegratT of Iowa was appoint
ed today to be assistant commissioner
of education in the department of the
interior and will be sent to Alaska to
investigate the reindeer service there.
He will spend half of each year in
Alaska and virtually supplants Sheldon
Jackson.
PRISON SUPERINTENDENT
KILLS GIRL AND HIMSELF
By Cable to The Dally Gateway.
Portland, April l Roscoe Jameson
| superintendent of tin* Oregon state
I penitentiary at Salem, killed his sweet
heart, Grace Disney, and then com
mitted suicide last night in this city,
j Jealousy is the cause of the crime.
To Open Knight Island Copper Vein
j To run a tunnel on a copper vein at
Snug Harbor, on the eastern side ot
Knight island, on property taken over
| by himself and Frank E. Youngs,
James O’Reilly and three miners em
barked this morning on tin* good ship
1 Bina, with (’apt. Schefller on the
| bridge. The part y lias a large out lit
and will do extensive development
j work on the property, which has an
excellent surface showing.
Ore Freighters for Alaska
! The steamer Iroquois, which recently
arrived in Seattle from the Atlantic
side, is a big freighter from the great
I lakes, built for carrying ore. It and
I the Chippewa, a similar vessel, both
: built for carrying copper ore, were
bought by the Alaska Steamship Com
pany to carry ore from Alaska, in the
•belief that the copper output of the
* territory will soon keep them busy.
Wedded at Knik.
| special to Tlio Daily Gateway.
Knik, March 27 Mr* John Hedberg
I was married to Miss Dot-Na-Naw, a
Talkeenta belle, a few days ago. Judge
Goodell officiated and Mayor Sam
acted as best man. Mr. and Mrs. Hed
berg will reside on Graveyard Hill.