NEWS OE THE WORLD FOR PAST WEEK
By Cable to The Dally Gateway.
President favors Railroad Aid
Washington. !>• March .5 Repre
sentative of several Alaska railroad
lines called on the President yesterday
to enlist his aid for the interest guar
anty hill. They were told hy the.
President that he favors federal aid to
Alaska railroad construction and that
he would personally urge the House
and Senate eonuniltees having the sul»
jeet in charge to make favorable re
ports.
The attitude of the President, supple
menting the support already given by
Secretary Tall, leads the Alaska men
to take renewed hope that the interest
guarantv hill may pass in spilt* Of the
opposition i v't uctl. It is strongly
sup|H>t tcd hy pi eminent members of j
lone ivs-., ire! - SpeakerCannon.
Now Man tn Herd Reindeer
ji i ■ . March 3 Kern
. | tv t:tilVI* s'*|*«
Cor* in to T ike first Nome 'fail
Waslii ;lv . ». ' .. March 3 The I
steamer Corwin will lane the first
mail bv t! — ti e s*j»i ■ s :•» Nome,
.sailing front >• . e a\ l.
To tse Via ka Wood for Paper
Washington, I >. < March M t *r.
jfressinar. Tawi i-v »u M.nnes.ita nil!
fact us |ta|M < »r */i i veenaiem use.
To Collect Alaska licenses
V. ' •injjto: l IT. March 3 A
Ne* tOJi '.s to irv Criminal'
cav '•
Alaska Ustic -s ft! v|*acevviih i ov
er to tl*v < IV i - mi nfs.
Plan to U.tiid Nome kuiiroad
Washington. I*, t .. Marvn '• 1; is
officially announced that l"'1 miles of
railroad will be i* it from Nome to
Kougarok this summer. Maj. L. II.
French will tie resident agent of the
promoters and Dr, Cabell Whitehead a
member of the advisory board.
Ihreatens to tut Out Seattle
Seattle, March .V Owing to opposi
tion on the part of the city council and
City Engineer Thomson to granting
a franchise to the Chicago, Milwaukee
& St. Paul road to enter Seattle on
the terms demanded by the railroad
company its management threatens
to cons.rad its terminals at Tacoma
and make that city its chief Puget
Sound terminus, cutting Seattle out.
Slunk to the \ underbills
New York. March o~ When Alfred
Gwynne Yatuh-r.*:,. and wife returned
Saturday after a yeariu Europe custom
house officials compelled them to'open
all of their twenty-nine trunks for an
examination as to dutiable articles
among the contents. This is the tlrst
time any member of the Vanderbilts
has ever been obliged to submit to an
official inspection of baggage at the
custom house. It has been the rule to
send the trunks sealed to Newport,
where the examination has been made
and duties patu.
Working for Alaska-Yukon Fair
Seattle, March 5 Dr. Alfred Thomp
son, member of the Canadian parlia
ment from the Yukon, arrived last
nijjht in Seattle and will confer with
the Chamber of Commerce and the
Alaska Club before proceeding to
Ottawa to join Gov. Mclnnes to work
for an appropriation for a Yukon ex
hibit at the Aiaska-Yukon fair in Seat
tle in 1909.
Kid Krant to fignt tiaywara
San Francisco, March t> Kill Krant,
the young Seattle light weight who
has been going a winning gait recently,
has been matched to tight Hill Hay
ward, a New York negro pugilist of
some reputation, at Colma al»out
April l.
\laska tagles Given To Officials
Washington, l>. C.. March 0 Eleven
\laska eagles which were on exhibi
tional the Lewis Clark exposition j
0 Port land last year were brought to
Washington and distributed among
mr’iiii'Ts of tli** eabinet yesterday.
fo Open Colville Reservation
\V;:s! I.jton. P. March t> The
passed the bill to open the south
had of tin* Colville reservation in the
- .o of Washington, yesterday after
..m, ; it« measure is now up to the
I’.-.•-•dent, as it liail previously been;
Senate. No doubt of ids
lor Mineral tvperimertt Station
OovuiOs -last I .ike Moiair."
ii various his are st*r at
.hi tu which an* likely t
. iu • i a, gerous to neighbors. die
i. ,.usi1 i fu non will act. upon the ad
vice of he corpora! iou counsel.
MdV Sell lort Davis Coal
Washington. IX C.. Marcii > A res
’ t in authorizing a sale ot coal from
the army stores at Fort Davis to resi
dents of Nome to relieve the coal]
irinne there passed put h houses of
1 ingress yesterday.
lo Keep Open \ aide/ Trail
\ ancouver. Wash.. March • 1 he
mi itarv department of the Columbia
gave ail possible aid to keep
open the Valdez trail to Fairbanks. :
suant to instructions Irom Wash
ington. The blockade reported is on
a art of the trail which does not]
(..•long to the government but the]
in: 111;i*\ will work to keep it elear the
-i: as the government part of the,
A eumplaint luis just > *u received
at Washington from J. \ ■. Leedy or
s;t>, stating that snow h oekadcs at
times make tlie trail practically im-j
'ssaltli. In view of the enormous:
... ! he Tat.'1 ■ ■ tit till' season
m■ t. .; on the Ijruii.
f uneral of Gen. Schofield
m P. t .. V e .' The » • -
it .■ unclny. wer* r ye-im
, ; , a te'rntXtU tM • : . I
e -v h- . ol’s. I • - O' nl 1 viH -e
v was in the iun ral parade and a
s f.iaeoiit-M- of citizens anil soldiers
■ . in the hist tribute to the dead
commander.
V foliate Justiic Brown Retires
Washington. I). C., March 8 -Asso
ciate Justice Henry B. Brown of the
mi; iv ue cmirt of the I’nited States re*
, tit ed yesterday at the age of 70 years,
j He was appointed from Michigan by
President Harrison in The va
cancy was offered to Senator Philander
C. Knox of Pennsylvania, formerly U.
S. attorney general, by President
Uoosevelt, but Senator Knox declined,
preferring to remain in the Senate.
Salmon Packers Tell Their Wants
Washington, I). C., March s A dele
gation representing the Pacific coast
salmon packers appeared before the
j House committee on territories this
morning to give their views on the
Alaska fisheries bill. The packers main
tain that Congress should not transfer
i the power to regulate the industry to
, the department of commerce.
Wants fighters Arrested
San Francisco, March 8- The mother
of Harry Tenny, the boy who died as
11tie result of injuries received in a
prize light with Frankie Neil at Coltna
February L’7, has applied to the dis
trict attorney for warrants for the
arrest of everyone connected with the
! tight.
May Break ly French Cabinet
Paris, March s Debates in tiie
chamber of deputies over church dis
orders have caused a division in the
government party which seems likely
to prove a serious rupture and it is de
clared that t lie Rouvier ministry will
resign immediately.
A resignation of the present minis
try will leave the Moroccan question
hanging in the balance and may have
tin* effect of changing the existing
feeling of hostility to France which is
prevalent in (lermany.
lo Survey for Yukon Road
Washington. D. March f) Con
gressman Hamilton, chairman of the
House committee on territories, intro
duced a hill yesterday in the House j
providing for a reconnoissance and pre
liminary survey for a mail and pack !
train route from the head waters of the
Tatiana river by land to Seward penin
sula. The survey is also to determine !
the feasibility of a railroad line over t
the same region. Tiie measure was
prepared at the instance of Secretary i
Taft and Maj. Kichat "on. cha Vmanof
the Alaska road c una on.
Voting on Statehood Today
Washington. D. C„ Mareh !> The
final vote on tin- joint statehood hill
will he tak< i in the s • tin- after*
, - J4.. <). . I :, lot 1 < f.h la -
brant*. Radroac Right ot way
: i M r , moii i, ■ >s n t la . r vvoi a o
u -. •;: ■ i: g.'d. in o'. i -«t • of doubt tiie
sa-j v. must be examined by a modi-1
e.». < Xpert.
lets Out tight Promoters
s .oi i 'ramo-eo. March i* ’Pile eoron- ‘
j try wnich investigated llu* death
of Harry Tenny as the result oi a prize
light with Fralikie Neil returned a
verdict that ’Penny's death wa-due to I
a blow struck by Neil in the tight, and
holds tin1 light promoters indirectly
responsible. No charge agaoist any-'
one or prosecution because ■
death will be made In rat -e t
of the word “indirectly in tb*
verdict.
f rent It Ministry Resigns
Paris. Mareli t> The Uouvicr 1 ■ ■
try resigned yesterday evening because
of the division over the church issue!
and so far today President Fallieres
i as been unable to induce any public
man to undertake the task of forming
a new cabinet. A reaction it: favor of i
leiuvie!' has - t in and 11.< ■ • i• t cabinet j
Sur* Up Police Si andal
w ■ March 1V-; linens
( latch. >•, li e girl accr- i o the tnur
th-r of limit (iurilou, ii.'S imUmi! a Ire-;
nu udous upheaval of po||l»P ltuugna
ei the charge made by (he di-wict ;
attorn'- i i.at -lie was a tiled in the:
iMirder l»y two policemen who prom-1
i>. <] her'immunity' from detection. In
a ut v. trial tin* girl will plead guilty
to ilie charge of manslaughter anil be
givi*n a light punishment and will
testify to all the facts in the case.
Will Not Abandon lort Davis
Washington. 1). March 9 The
plan of the general staff of the army to
abandon Fort Davis, the military post
near Nome, has been abandoned be
cause Secretary Taft disapproves of the
project. He believes that it would be
unwise to remove such an important
military garrison at the present time
from a locality having so large a popu
lation as Seward peninsula.
To Extend Alaska Telegraph
Washington, C. C., March 9-The
Senate committee on appropriations
will insert a clause in the appropria
; tion bill providing that the receipts
from commercial messages on Alaska
cable and telegraph lines be applied to
extensions of the lines.
To Compromise on Salmon Bill
Washington, D. C., March 9 Alaska
salmon packers have been assured that
a compromise will be effected on the
salmon tax bill which will be satisfac
tory to them. It is said that a reduc
tion of the 4-eent tax will be made.
Big Money for British Army
Ijoudon, March 7—The British par
liament will pass an appropriation bill
carrying $330,000,000 for the British
army. _ __
Denver sends out a story that W ilson
Mizner had a wife in that city when he
i married Mrs. Yerkes.
DR. C. T. DAGGETT
DENTIST
S. E. Cor. Fourth Avc. and Washington St.
SEWAUD - - ALASKA
DR. C. L. HALE
DENTIST
Over Brown it Hawkins’ store
SEWAUD - - - ALASKA
Dr. JOHN A. HAMILTON
Physician and Surgeon.
Office and residence in Nelson
building 5th and Adams street
SEWAUD, - - - ALASKA
C. H. GIBBONS, M. D.
Physician and Surgeon
Office and residence; Carsten s building
office hours::! to I i>. m. and when nut other
wise employed.
CECIL H. CLEGG
ATTORNEY-AT LA W
Fourth Avenue, Seward, Aka.
J. L. REED
ATT(Hl.NKY-AT-l \\\
Notaia I’ntui
lUeharos* Itldir Sr.i :mi, /. i-k.
SAMUEL M. GSA*7!'
ATTOIINKY-A'i -LAW
- :iii' 2-1. ( urs'-eiis’ I»t;iiii'i,;.
L. V. RAY
ATTOKNKY AT I .AW
N- ison Ilul, Wushi
£. R. GRAY
NOTARY VV V>*M'
-FAY \KD
A. G. BAKER
PUBLIC ACCOUNTANT
ol'l’k'i; with It ROW N a HAWK Is -
SF.WAKU - ALASKA
W. J. STONE
Architect
SKWAI1D - - - ALASKA
O. LASCY
l. S. DtP. MINERAL anti LAN!)
SUUtYOB FOR Tilt DISTRICT OF Al\SH\
t'ivil F.njifineer, and Land and Min
i:>-' Attorney. Address Seldovia.
Alaska, or in eare of Mail A^ent,
Steamer Dora.
_■ | "■ | III -r — ■ - - - mmm .
FRANK H.LASCY
U. S. MINERAL and LAND
Surveyor for the District of Alaska,
W. NOTARY PUBLIC
Addivs: Si Ui'ivi;1.. (‘ook Inlet. \l.i*ka,
or arc Mail Ajr»*nt. Strainer Dora
H. H. HILDRETH
NOTARY PJHLIC
and CONVEYANCER
Abstracts o’ ' 'Ll. 10 mt■. in/ ami town
prop<-ri> furnistn.'il Examimiiion amt
reports mad*- on un> property.
SKWAKI) - - ALASKA
i por Watch work, jewelry work ami Optical
work call on
F. H. Van Norden
Jeweler and Optician
Owl Drug Store Seward, Alaska
P.P. HAINES
Do all kinds of Tin, Galvan
ized and Copper work. Man
ufacture Stoves. General
job work of all descriptions.
Fourth Avenue, Next to Poatoffice
H.E. ELLSWORTH &Co7
Analytical Chemists and Assayers
Gold and Silver refined
Will purchase placer trold. gold bars, old
Jewelry, etc., etc.
Stward Knik
C. S. HUBBELL
Civil Engineer
U. S. Deputy Land and
Mineral Surveyor
Coleman House Seward
SEWARD PLUMBING &
HEATING COMPANY
J. W. SPENCER, Proprietor
Basement of New Hale Bldg
Northwestern Steamship Company
CARRYING U. S. MAIL AND EXPRESS
STEAMSHIPS OPERATED: Victoria, Tacoma, Santa Clara, Santa Aim*
Excelsior, Dora, Oregon, Edith, Pennsylvania,
STEAMERS FOR Seattle, Kayak, Valdez, Seward, Cook Inlet, Unalaska,
Nome intermediate points and San Francisco. Exclusive line to N. I.
Siberian |>orts.
Express Steamer “OREGON” Sails from Seward for and Seattle Valdez,
outside route, January 5th and every 20 days thereafter.
Str. SANTA CLARA Leaves Seattle 1st of each month. Same trip as Santa
Ana, connecting at Seldovia with S. S. Neptune, etc.- returning leave*
Seward 12th of each month.
Steamship “SANTA ANA" Leaves Seattle Kith of each month for Juneau,
Kayak, Yakutat, Ellemar, Valdez, Seward, Seldovia -connecting at Sel
dovia with S. S. Neptune for all Cook Inlet points- returning, leave*
Seward 20th of each month.
Str. “DORA" Leaves Seward 27th of each month for I'nalaska, Dutch
Harbor, and all way points, returning, leaves Seward about 14th, of
each month.
For transportrtion, berth reservations, freight rates etc.
call on E. I. STILES Agt., C» >leman House, Seward, Alaska.
d. F. TROWBRIDGE. Gen-l Mgr. E.G. McMICKEN. Genl Pass, and Ticket Agt.
SEATTLE. WASH.
GENERAL OFFICES. 60S FIRST AVE., SEATTLE.
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STEAMERS C
.Sails !i'i* « S' ut'i1 v ■ .' ■; • . loth-ami 25th of ••ach mouth
S. iis i'r ...... .' ■ mi. Mi -at. ‘ 22:ul of each month.
Conneclim; with Si. dm. i St.Uloviu for a!! points on Cook Inlet
V* •"
k •■.. . ■£ *■ ■ - t,
* jc 4':
At i ii*.( ; • . ; '.iMb-.T if Fuel Company
(>. J. 11 i’ PHK •. Y, S< i; e Agt.
mmu* _ i«■ m***r*.m* •*-"•' i » ■•••■■■»■ ■ *■■■■»“■"■■ •■"*■'"" **■«*»» i '■■ *- 1 ■ ■ 1
! r_i iri
U |_/"1 \j S 7A V>/toiL.^V7ll
R. Weierman &. H. Hitchcock. Proprietors
Wines, Liquors & Cigars
Glacier Creek, Turuagain Arm, Alaska
ca.-W•— 'IUMWiW ——»ir—i »■' ntrwtr» ■ ■ »n\ wwt«M
! Be Saattie lent sod Awning Co.
Manufacturers of Touts. Awnings.
Minors’ Supplies, ole., etc., etc.,
j Marlon St. and Wcctern Ave. SEATTLE, WASH.
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Steamer Melville Dollar
Under Charter by the
KENAI LUMBER & LULL COMPANY
Arrived, Monday, March 5th,
With 500,000 feet of lumber, including a full line of builders’ Hard
ware, Gasoline, Powder, Caps, Fuse, Lime, Cement, Plaster, Coal,
J Windows, Doors, Sashs, and Moulding.
COAL and WOOD
HAY and OATS
Furniture Hardware
Transfer and General Freighting
P. J. McDERMOTT, fourth avenue, seward
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