MS Or THE WORLD LOR FAST WEEK
By Cable to The Dallv Gateway.
Republican Convention Called
Washington, IX (’. Deo. 9 Chairman
Harry New of the national republican
committee signed the call for the
national convention to meet at Chicago
June lf»tIt to nominate candidates for
presidency and vice presidency.
Blue Sunday for New York
New York, Dee. 9 Yesterday was a
blue Sunday in this city. Not a saloon
or place of amusement was open.
Cndor the ruling of Justice O'Corman
of the state supreme court a few days
ago. that all places of amusement mils
close on Sunday, the law was .gorous
ly enforced.
Two Wires tor Fairbanks Line
Seattle, Dec. 9 Signal corpse offi
cials announce that the \aldez-bair
banks telegraph line is to have a sec
ond wire. This has been needed for
some months, and the plan lias just
been approved by the secretary of
war.
Marriman Fish Fight Resumed
Chicago. Dee. 9—The Harriman
Fish tight for the coniroll of the Il
linois Central railroad will be resumed
today in the courts.
Steamer Saratoga Sails
Seattle. Dec. 9 Steamer Saratoga
sailed yesterday morning at 10 o'clock
for Seward and way ports.
firs. Taft Dead.
Millbury, Mass. Dec. 9- Mrs. Taft,
mother of Secretary of War Win. II.
Taft, died here Yesterday morning
and will he burried Tuesday at Cincin
nati i.
Six Day Bicycle fleet
New York, Dec. 9 -At one o clock
this morning at the Madison Square
Garden, the six day bicycle meet
started. Sixteen teams were repre
sented.
Factions Should Get Together
Seattle. Dec. .0— I lie Post-Intelli
gencer says editorially that in view of
the proposition that the delegates from
Alaska to the national republican con
vention has been cut down from six to
two, that both wings of Alaska |H)li
tics should get together and pull for
home rule.
Final Hearing Begins
St. Petersburg, Dec it*- The final
hearing in the court martial of General
StOssel for alleged cowardice during
the Kussian-Japanese war begins to
day .
Injunction Suit Postponed
Chicago, Dec. I" P. H. Harriman
yesterday obtained a postponement in
the injunction sail ol .'stuyvasent Fish
until next Tuesday.
Burns Signs With Palmer
Loudon, Dec. b rummy Burns has
signed an agreement w ith Jack Palmer
for a I wout y-rouud tight to take place
in January.
Want $t;»0,00 1 •« Alaska Roabs.
Washington. D. C.. liec. h> -Con
gress w iti be allied fur a special appro
priation of spM.otM for mud- in
Alaska.
Pettibone Case Opened
Poise. Idaho. Dec. il Attorney
Hawley today made opening statement
in tin Pettibone case. He says that
p. ! iln• :< ,s th<* most conspicious
factor io tin* conspiracy which result
ed in tin* death of Governor Steuuen
berg.
Republicans Win in Boston
Boston, Muss.. Dec. 11 In the city
election held here yesterday the repub
lican city ticket won by two thousand
votes. The democrats have been in
power here for si\ years. George
Hibbard was elected mayor, defeating
Major Fitzgerald.
Battleships Keauy to start
Norfolk, Va., IVc. 11 'The entire
ih'e’ of s xteon battleships that are to
£0 to the Pacific coast, are here ami
ready to start on their lonir voyaye.
They will probabiy leave next Mon
day .
Blind Man and Indian for Senators
Guthrie, Oklahoma, Pee. 11—The
state lejtislatuee yesterday elected
KoU rt Ou n. a Gherokee Indian, and
Thoi as Gore, a blind man. as Tailed
States senators from this state.
WORK OF RESCUE AT
MONOGAM STILL GOES ON
Fainnount, Ya. Dec. —The work
of rescue in the Monogam coal mine
in which the explosion occurred late
1 a»t Friday afternoon goes steadily on.
Tlu* bodies recovered are in such con
dition that they have to bo buried
immediately. It is now known that
over four hundred lives were lost.
To Courtmartial Stossel
S Petersburg, Dec. 11—The evi
dence in today’s hearing at the trial of
lieneral Stossel for alleged cowardice
in the late war with Japan, would
cause his coin t martial. There are
still others who will testify against
the accused man.
Attell and Moran Will Fight
San Francisco, Dec. 11- Attell and
Moran, two scrappers, signed articles
here yesterday for a twenty live round |
tight on New Year’s afternoon, for the
featherweight championship.
Senator Davis Speaks Up Loud
Washington, D. C. Dec 12—Senator
Jeff Davis of Arkansas in a speech in
the senate late yesterday afternoon |
made a violent attack upon trust mag-1
nates. He also roasted the admimstra-1
tion for extravagance, saying that the j
president’s personal allowances are out
of all reason.
Orchard on W itness Stand
Hoists Idaho, Dec. 12—Harry Orch
ard was on the witness stand in the
Fettibone trial as a witness for the
slate. The defense announces that his
eross-examinatiou will be brief. He j
will be disposed of this week and the j
defense "ill simply seek to show him
up more strongly as an inhuman mon
ster, unworthy of belief.
Officers Guard /liners
Goldfield, New, Dec. 12—With
deputy sheriffs and detectives guard
ing every mine loO men returned to
work this morning in two mines.
Strikers’ pickets surround all mines
but no sign of disturbance occurred.
The men employed on the big power
plant joined ihe strikers this morning.
General Funston arrived tocay anb j
will have charge of the situation in j
ease of rioting.
A\rs. Longworth Loses Appendix
Washington, D. C. Dec. 12—Mrs. Al
ice Longworth was successfully oper
ated on for appendicitis this morning.
Ketchel Wins from Thomas
San Francisco, Dec. h* — A. oung Ket
chel was given the decision over Joe
Thomas at the end of the twentieth |
round last night. This was the third <
tight l>etween the two. The first was)
a draw, in the second Ketchel took the j
welter weight championship from ;
Thomas by knocking him out, last
Lal*>r Day.
Select Candidates’ Quarters
Chicago, Dec. Id Quarters at thej
hotels lor all the republican presiden
tial candidates were Taken today by
tie* campaign managers of each, for
the national convention to be held
dune Id in 11> > city.
Pow trs Defense Begins
tie r • ’own. Ivy.. Dec. Id The pros
ecution in the trial of Caleb Powers
on the charge of complicity in the as- J
>assination of the late Gov. Goebel
c »'a y —teroay evening and the de
fense began today.
Prosecution to Let Ruef Out
San Krancisco, Dec. Id It is cur
i. n iy reported and generally believed
that the prosecution in the graft cases
intends to grant complete immunity to
Abe Kuef in order to secure a detailed
c mfesrdon to be used to secure it pos
sible the conviction of the men Ileney
i> particularly anxious to land.
Making Poor Record
New York. Dec. 14—Light of the
sixteen teams which started in thesix
diy bicycle race will continue until j
the close at t! o’clock tonight. The i
Contestants are far behind the recorp
made in similar contests last year.
Jack O’Brien Licks a Pug
l’hiladelpia, Dec. 14—Jack O'Brien
knocked out Bill He verson, an English
heavy weight, in the first round last
night. It was O’Brien’s first appear
ance in the ring since his fiasco with
Burns and confession of habitual fak
ing.
Heney does to Portland
Portland, Dec. 14—Francis .1. Heney
sends word that he will arrive here
next Tuesday to prosecute the men
accused of land frauds.
Calhoun Trial Postponed
San Francisco, Dec. 14—The trial
of Patrick Calhoun, the indicted street
ruiiway magnate, is postponed until
the middle of January to allow him to
make a business trip to the east.
Wlckersham on home Rule
“I favor a territorial form of gov
ernment in Alasda and have done so
for eight jears. I favor it because it is
the first step in the progressive evolu
tion of a constitutional govenment;
because it is the only form of civil
government which can be established
in a territory under the provisions of
the Constitution of the United States.
And I also favor such congressonal
amendments and additions to the or
ganic laws of the territory as maybe
necessary from time to time in the
evolution of a progressive and liberal
form of government therein.
“Such amendments and additions
ought to keep pace with the growth
of the territory, and with the necessi
ties of its inhabitants.
“Those intrusted with government
here, and the people and the press of
the territory, should not forget that
the highest ideal of government is one
‘of the people, by the people, for the
people.’ ”
President Not Blameless
It would, of course, be ridiculous
and unfair to blame ihe president in
any way for the failure of rotten or
ill-managed banks, but the failure of
a few banks in New York; with almost
a purely local business, would have
had no such general disastrous conse
quences if the public confidence had :
not been strained to the point where
it needed only some such occurrence
as this to break it. Any one who be
lieves the policies and acts of the pres
ent administration had nothing to do
with bringing about this condition of j
affairs must be a fticted with that ex-1
treme blindness which comes only to j
those who will not see. The man who !
sets lire to his neighbor’s barn can
hardly justify himself by saying he
did it to kill the rats. The rat is a
pretty smart and active fellow, and it
may be found, when it is all over, that
he has suffered less than anyl>ody.—
E. 1). Mulbert, vice-president Mer
chants’ fioan and Trust Co., Chicago,
iu Saturday Evening Post.
What the Editor Wanted
The following instructions were sent j
to correspondents by the editor of an]
American paper:
“Our country coorespondents are j
requested to write riefly and to the;
point in preparing their accounts of j
•quiet weddings.’ They may, however, j
cansider themselves at perfect liberty
to spread themselves in giving details j
of any uproarious weddings that may
occur to break the monotony in their j
respective neighborhoods.
“We further wish them to remem
ber that a groom attired in‘the con
ventional black’ is sufficiently cover-,
ed without any description of bis
dress, but a groom married in tar and i
feathers is worthy of special rates
and a full Column with headlines. If
the ‘happy couple’ then depart, they 1
should be permitted to go without
saying, but should they begin to pull
hair before the minister has got out
of bearing we want all the particu-j
lars. I
“If the table‘groans,’ let it groan, j
but if any of the guests choke to j
death on the ‘collation’ it will be a ■
serious matter with our special cor
respondent if we don’t get complete
and early returns. What we want is
news that is news.”
The Policeman Helped
A Seattle policeman recently found
a man at 4 a. m. trying to load a sec
tion of beet into a wagon in front of a
butcher shop. When the man saw the
officer he said:
“Giramt a. lift on this, will you old ■
man? I forgot to deliver it last night
and hell will be to pay if it is here
when tho boss gets down. I just
happened to think of it when I woke
up this morning and I hurried down.”
The ‘‘bull” helped to lift the frag
ment of steer into the wagon and the
man drove away. A few hours later
the theft of a quarter of beef from the
shop was reported to the police sta
tion.
Meet me at the Branch *
PACIFIC COAST TRADING CO. I
:rsss OUTFITTERS I
For the next Thirty Days all Suits and Pants will
be sold at cost.
We carry the Celebrated Barington Hall Steel Cut
Coffee. Also the Gold Nugget brand which we
have handled for six years. It is always the same.
Prospectors, ask your friends where to Outfit, and II
you will always find the right place.
I PACIFIC COAST TRADING CO. I
T. D. CORLEW, MANAGER.
C. W. PALMER I
GENERAL MERCHANDISE I
KNIK, ALASKA I
Specialty made of Outfitting Prospectors
and Miners for the Susitna. Yentna
and all Interior Mining Districts
Best outfitting point on Highest prices paid
Cook Inlet for furs
Latouche! Latouche! Latouche! j
Reynolds ■ Alaska Development Company I
General Outfitters For
PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND I
Bottom Prices; honest Goods
Headquarters for REYNOLDS. I
Launches to Knight’s Island LATOUCHE ISL,
THE ALASKA TRANSFER
CHRISTIENSEN & LAUBNER. Proprietors
Pianos and Safes Moved
Give us your orders for Coal 8t wood
General Forwarders PHONE MAIN Seward. Alaska j
^-ALASKA COAST CO.
\\ Carrying l). S. Mail—Alaska-Pacific Express
VIA |NSIDE PASSAGE
To Seattle and Juneau
Stmrs Portland and Bertha
Sailings from Seward 8th and 23rd ol each month.
Sailings from Seattle 10th and 25th.of each month.
Sailing Dates Subject to Change Without Notice
for further Information Apply to
ALASKA COAST CO. — BROWN & HAWKINS
94 Yesler Way, Seattle._ Agents-Seward.
Northwestern Steamship Company
CARRYING U. S. MAIL AND EXPRESS
Seattle - Seward Route - Outside Passage
cy. cad ATAP A Sails from Seattle Dec. 8; returniuirsails
Otr. from Seward Dec. 16.
Str. SANTA CLARA from Seward Dec. el
Str. NORTHWESTERN roturnln‘
r j_ Sails from Seward 16th of each month for Unalaska, ami way ports
oil* Ul/IIA Returning arrives in Seward about 6th of each month.
Steamers from Seattle with freight and passengers for Cook Inlet ports
connect with steamer at Seldovia.
d. F. TROWBRIDGE, Gen*l Mgr. E. G. McMICKEN, G. F. and P. Agt
SEATTLE. WASH.
GENERAL OFFICES! 702 FIRST AVE.. SEATTLE.