SEWARD GATEWAY
PUBLISH!!) WEEKLY B»Y
GATEWAY PUBLISHING CO.
Kntcml as Sot-out Class mat tor August 2Uh.
' Wl. at the iH.stonU'.' at Souur.l, Alaska, utt
,.r tk»* A> t of Cottar* ss of Matvlt H. Is.".*
SUBSCRIPTION RATtS
One Year (In V!\: > 1 $3 00
Six Months ... SI 50
Kastern oftleo '.I - Mworth liuihUmr Duluth,
'fnuii sota. Chas It \>k»*. authorized iua»ut.
SATURDAY'MAY U*»*L
SEWARD HAS A CANDIDATE
Sew:u\l wit! !»•>•* a camlulate foi
t'i“i« k f Veu e. » ! ."'I .• of tin
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tl.i nr..' sty-of i gvmiral con*
ion at vi o' ai
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v K -at a - ctinti" ami
• bi_ eKOUk'ti rein1 Milt the whole
v,,tr is-. > . i _*h«. chance to
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t„ et
» atv.tt' -eiMtii *trin*r <»t
neniies. 1 ■
\ ilkem ea' - o a ^ eittle lot fail
,i* ihf tH'tl i i > Ic'k‘ati >hip> will
vill without uotibt be in the running
• train, bat w i- » tch - t them i* a
capable man !«• name uf every one
•sill inv:;e I*:’ • ■ at;t_>»tU'ms.
This preciue • :vi■*!•»•. can go into
he convent ' i a "trong and
, .opularcam lie who will have the i
> igorous stn»i>< ; hi" own delegation t
and no enmity > where, aiulvith the i
nowledg< th'i' it> candidate should t
„ "UCCt‘S"hn In : ‘ be * > able and (
dthful a rep;-, " illative of the whoh I
•rritorx :t" at. ;ua: could In* who has
it'i'tt mentioi or the place.
Mi*. Voting" v. i" elected a delegate
i he Ai:i"k t t.nveitlion in Seattle ,
,i"t fall but e a- nubb to attend. lie
s president ■■ !u» "Chooi l ward of
Seward an > '-ice arctic chief of
Sewarti canto •> m* Arctic Brother*
;,Ot*d. To eae’* these positions he
■^a" elected r>\ ;i vote almost unani* i
■ UOU".
Besidt tt < tdonation of John
1). Kockd ■ * th* San Francisco
relief fund th ".do contributed by the
lepercolony of Hawaii offet*" a strik
ing contra"!. The biu "ubscription of
the oil magnate a trifling percent
age of the dividends t»f grand larceny.
The $;» madt * of nickels anti small
silver by tin not wretched of human
creatures, ostraoi-ed from their kind
by the bar "ini"i i* of an incurable and
repulsive maiad\. represents the denial j
of pitiful com tu t." rarely obtained hut
it outshine" the Rockefeller gift as an
arc light eclipses the sickly ray of a
glow worm. The story of tie* widow sj
mite i" re-enacted.
»yueer that tr.o-e “Alaskans in Seat
.'le'* should want to call a convention
at ail for the nomination of a delegate
to congress from tlie territory. Why
don't they hold a caucus down there
and pick out a name to be sent north
tor ratification at the August election?
Mrs. Dowie has patched up with |
her husband after denouncing him to j
the world as a very had man. which
once more confirms the dictum of Dean .
Swift that the caprices of womankind j
have no limits.
if Vesuvius continues to throw mud |
American campaign managers may j
devise a scheme to transplant the big ;
volcano to this country.
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And now they say that when the czar
was in ih> s »up he used Witte as a
cracker to float out on. Witte seems j
to be waterlogged at this stage.
The French riots on labor day seem ;
o have been as deadly as a French
duel.
The Republican war cry in Kansas
is still *‘Hoch der Governor.”
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SEATTLE TO THE FRONT
Seattle comes to the front with its
customary alacrity to tell Alaska what
to do. It does not surprise anybody in
the territory to be informed by the
1 press dispatches that “Alaskans in
Seattle** tAs taking an active interest
in the elect iort of a delegate to con
gress. “Alaskans in Seattle” are
prineipaiiv a lot of fellows who will
! not he entitled to vote at the August
! election.
Some of these men have hona fid*
j i :vestments in thp territory and some
s of those in' stments are large, giving
, tin <>w •* a legitimate interest in
\faska. is natural that they should
: hav a I A ettriesitv about the elee
t ot* oi ;» (..'ir fo <• >iu:rt^ irom ixu
*, horv h ir :• kiancial interest:
1 it: the nort h ifivv in-mno more claiu
o. : ■: i. r<” in Alaska polities tl'Ul
■ . o,\ n< r- i> a. whir >:ut lint - oi
> ■; A .Isi.il’ ’ m vxes at
•
. - ■ It irai and cl s: cable tlmi
■ ■ ...u new sp:.pers should pul'disl)
*?•' ;!>i ; t: - v can pick up »>r invent
t ! ., *•' ’t 't ft)t* t he v 0»‘ oi tit)
A ; i tii• a '.tie hut while Seattle, oi
•* \i;iskat«s j-> Seattle." are • hus.v ing
thetn.s, |\ . s mi ratlin# a convent ton ami
a ;a Mip i it* ten it Alaskans in Alaska
. •!tsj. with at i tit’.ifemenls
he tlfse active persons sUUltiin#
n i in the 1«»l»l*y or seats in the
l! ”Alaska! ' in Scuttle" Hold a eon*
wni'un ate nominate a candidate to
renft-sent tin t it nii'eii I" a ‘food plan
Joe Alaskans n .Maska to call anotlier
iv ; • ion ami nominate a candidate
■si • .11i to -epp sent their idea-* and
i■ i!. t-i-sts. inasmuch a- Alaskans who
i\ •• a Maska c;:n vole and Alaskans
v. iriiivi in Seattle or other outside
s.iiporis j hive-four! hs oi tile year will
m deprived of that privilege unl«-ss
tii. * ear perjure tiiemseiv. s success*
, : , f.-sult of the election ill such
teas oiiyht to Ik* fores!tadowed with
aeeuraev.
relief eonuuitt e u; San l‘ ran*
cisco is #oin# right ahead tnd accept
tore.cn relief contributions just :.s
them down. Possibly the men on the
_r«» ,ud know better than anybody else
hnvtnueh ' needed. Hie president
.\e Iwen right in savin# that
this nintry can furnish enough relief;
hut it is to he hoped that he vvasn t
tii’nkin# of congress when lie said it.
The St. Petersburg delegation to the
iha-sian parliament uiust t link the
c .ir and his ministers at blind and i
d»-af it thosi -_*Teat men could not de
tee’ a want of popular confidence in
tin election of a parliament almost
unanimously “agin the government ;
without rubhin# it in with resolutions.
Creat disasters often entail social;
onvulsions. The official finding on
!u \ alencia wri ck and the San Fran-!
‘iseo earthquake each caused a renew
'd outbreak of hostilities between the I
•ditors of tile Seattle Times and the
\>st -1 n t eHigencer.
The pres-, dispatches sav that |
\laskans in Seattle” will hurry north
>n the first boats to help construct an |
A1. :t delegate in congress. That
morsel seems to draw birds of passage j
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It the press censors can prevent the
publication of military news by the
Russian new -.papers, how is it that
they can’t keep it from coming out of
the country by wire?
Those San Francisco Celestials who
lost their certificates can understand
now what a white man is up against
when lie loses his ( hinese laundry
slip- __„
\ Southeastern Alaska paper figures
out that the next earthquake disaster
is due on Kenai peninsula. There is
no charge for the warning.
If Outlaw Smith of Oregon is trying
to emulate Tracy he should stick to
the woods and he may last longer.
Even an earthquake can't stop base
ball very long in the summer season.
Miner* generally use either common
vellow soap or axle grease to ‘dope’
primers before placing them in wet
holes. Either of these serve the pur
pose well if properly arranged and j
tied tightly with a piece of twine.
SEWARD STEAMERS
Santa Clara: sailed from Seattle 1st.
Bertha: sailed from Seattle 2nd.
Oregon: sailed from Seattle 4th.
Farallon: sailed for Seattle 22nd.
Portland; sailed for Seattle 29th.
Excelsior; sailed for Seattle 2nd.
Dora: sailed westward 2i»th.
WEEKLY WEATHER RECORD
Weathei record for the week ending
Mav 4.
Temperature.
• Max. Min.
Saturday 46 38 Rain
Sunday 45 33 Snow
Monday 41 34 Rain
Tuesday 48 36 Rain
I Wednesday 56 37 Clear
Thursday 54 38 Cloudy
Friday 47 34 Rain
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DR. C. T. DAGGETT
. DENTIST
S. K. Cor. Fourth Are. and Washinirton St.
SKWAKI) - - ALASKA
DR. C. L. HALE
DENTIST
Over Brown A- Hawkins’ store
j SKWAKI) - - ALASKA
Dr. JOHN A. HAMILTON
Physician and Surgeon.
Oilier and residence In Nelson
huilditiu Mh and Adams street
SKWAKI*. ALASKA I
G. H. GIBBONS, IVL D.
Physician and Surgeon
< lillcf stml tvsitlfttcr; tY.rstpn'- IniiMimi
t * i t • itmir' . lo i p in- iiinl " Ison not oilin'
\t:>•' i inploM (I.
CECIL H. CLEGG
ATTOIJN KYAT-l.A \V
Kourth Avrnjic. St*ward. Aka.
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J. L. REED
\TT< >1 IN KY-AT-LA \Y
NOTAliY I ’riM.K■
Birhnnls' Bldir St*ward. Alaska i
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SAMUEL M. GRAFF
ATTOKNKY-AT-LAW
s.titi* J-4. Carstons' Huildinir
L. V. RAY
ATTOKXKY AT LAW
Sliawhan Bid. Washington Si.
E. R. GRAY
NOT A 1JV Pl'liLir
SKW’AKD - ALASKA
W. J. STONE
Architect
SEWAKD - - ALASKA ;
MRS. GEO. S. PARK
Public Stenographer
and Notary Public
STATIONERY AND OfflCE SUPPIItS
SEWARD IRON WORKS
JULIAN MOTT, Proprietor.
Engineers and Machinists- All kinds
of machinery repaired, (lasolene and
Kerosene Engines, Motor Boats, etc.
Shop on Waterfront, bcr» Adams & Wash, st*
Lowest Prices !
on lumber, lath. Doors, Windows
and Shingles at Lit & WHITES
lumber yard, near A. C. Ry. Com
missary. Office at yard.
Seward Bowling Alley
Fourth Avenue. Seward.
BILLIARD AND POOL TABLLS
In Connection
Ladies’ Day Friday Afternoon
A Good Place to Spend
the Evening.
E. L. WNITTEMORE. Proprietor
Aloha Candy Kitchen
Fresh Candies; Fruits and Nuts
Cigars, Tobaccos, Pipes,
Stationery School Supplies
Next Door to Postoffice. Sewarn. Alaska.
TROY HAND LAUNDRY
Don’t worry about your flannel
shirt.collars and cuffs when you
can have them returned as new
Next to Moore’s Hall Fifth Ave.. Seward
furniture
Carpets, Hardware
Stoves.
Guns and Ammunition
Granite and Queensware
Bar Glasses. Storage
New and Second-Hand (Goods
Bought and Sold
Richards & Co.
THE ALASKA HOUSE
Rooms and beds for rent by night
I or week. Fourth and Adams. Build
1 ing and furniture entirely new. John
i Dubreuil, proprietor.
JUST RECEIVED
■1111111 iii ■iiiiiiwiiBiwiiiiii — mu ii mi i mm
The largest shipment of
men’s clothing and crava
nette raincoats ever opened
m Seward. They are of the
most approved makes, those
that represent skill and art
in the making. They wear
well and fit the figure per
fectly. Call and examine
them, it will cost yon nothing
1 (the
WHOLESALE JOBBERS and
COMMISSION MERCHANTS
Parties desiring large out
fits should call and got job
bing prices from T. I). Cor
lew, the Manager
Fraser’s Smoke Shop
A fine line of choice Cigars, To
baccos and Pipes.
CLUB HOOMS IN CONNECTION
M. M. FRAStH Fourth Ave. and Washington St.
C. S. HUBBELL
Civil Engineer
U. S. Deputy Land and,
Mineral Surveyor
Coleman House Seward
ATTENTION
Prospectors
The place to out lit for all interior j
trips is at YOUNG & ARMSTRONG’S
store, Glacier creek. Full line of
prospector’s supplies.
Steamer Jennie makes weekly
trips to all points on Susitna river.
YOUNG & ARMSTRONG
ARCTIC BROTHERHOOD
SEWARD CAMP NO. 21
Meets every Saturday evening at 8:30
in Moore's Hall.
Seward Water & Power
Company
JOHN. A. NELSON, Manager
Office—Third and Washington streets
Seward Bakery
Opposite Postoffice
Fresh home-made Bread. T'ies
and Cakes every day.
Whole Wheat. Graham, Rye
Bread and I'ompecnickle al
ways on'hand. .
C. WERNER, Proprietor
SEWARD PLUMBING l
HEATING COMPANY
J. W. SPENCER, Proprietor
Basement of New Hale Bldg !
I ARTHUR R. BOYLE
Expert Watchmaker, Jeweler and Optician
Seward, Alaska.
I have moved into the buildm" lately occupied by the Bank «>i Seward
and am prepared to sell you watches, clock*, jewelry and silverware at
New York figures.
Spectacle.* and eye-jdasse* 1 Ik solid ^'old. peri*vopic jrla*' * a' $6.00.
Niekle and steel spectacle* and eye-irla**e* at moderate price*.
I make a specialty of IT jewel watches in silverore ca*e* at $15.00
just tlu- thinjr for everyday hard u*.m> .
THE BANK THEATRE
Smith & Clark, Proprietors
f Formerly Wallace & Thompson)
Entertainments Every Evening
Best of Wines Liquors anti Cigars at the Bar
THE BRANCH
J. E. FITZPATRICK & CO.
The New Up Town Resort for Everyone
Board of Trade
Fourth avenue, * • • Seward, Alaska
Only the choicest goods dispensed
Club Rooms in connection
Furnished Apartments up stairs
New, Neat and Comfortable. f. V. THOMAS, Prop.
THE PALACE
Clark & Co.
fine Line of Wines, Liquors and Cigars
CATE IN CONNECTION. stwARo.VisKA
THE SEWARD LIGHT AND POWER COMPANY
(Incorporated November, 1905, under the laws of Alaska)
Ottice—Suite 2-4 Carstens Building, Seward, Alaska
D. C. BROWNELL
THE ONLY EXCLUSIVE
Hardware Store
TINNING PLUMBING
HARDWARE
Guns, Ammunition, Mechanics’ Tools, Cutlery.
Nails, Glass, Rope and Building Paper.
STOVES AND RANGES
GRANITE AND TINWHRE
A CC Fourth Ave., Seward. Alaska
• Prompt attention given mall orders