- THE WEATHER
The Great Feb. 28: Max. 39, Min. 27—t p. m. 32
North Wrind—Clear.
ALASKAN Feb. 29: Max. 33. Min. 17—4 p. m. 17
Clear—Calm.
D AILY -
--1 LARGEST ALASKAN CIRCULATION
ADVERTISEMENTS BRING RESULTS _ i .. ■ ■■—
. SEWARD. THE GATEWAY TO ALASKA. WEDNESDAY, MARCH I, ‘91«. __ ___Ten Centa the Q>vt~
SECETARY LANE ARRANGING
TO FIX RAILROAD WAGES
ANCHORAGE, March L—Commis
sioner Mears receivcil the following
message from Franklin K. Lane, sec
retary of the interior, yesterday:
Your wire of the fifteenth received!
the twenty fifth. I am now taking
up the matter with the secretary ot
labor and Federation of Labor to see ,
if we cannot get a scale of wages that
will last a year. Will let you know.
Monday what is done definitely.” {
WE MAY GET THE
MONEY ON EVANS
SOME MEMBERS OF R. R. COM
MISSION EXPECT WIRE
LESS VIA KODIAK.
The news that the urgency deficiency
bill has finally passed may be receiv
ed on the Evans tonight or whenever
she comes. This looks like getting
news by the back door but it is known
that instructions have been sent to
have the good news sent through the
Kodiak wireless if it is in time to
catch the boat now up that way. It
may be stated the the officials of the
Commission have not the slightest
doubt of the quick availability of the
money.
FIVE SPOILED BALLOTS
There were five spoiled ballots in
yesterdays election. Two voters
wrote their names on the ballots in
stead of marking a cros.- This might
be due. possiblly, to the fact that, at
least, tho Gateway was not given the
opportunity of publishing how the
voting was to be conducted. To let
the fact be published would have
spoiled one of the little printing
money schemes.
VIKING BEATS BLASE
ANCHORAGE. March 1.—The
Young Viking won the wrestling
match over John Blase last night.
Blase got the first fall and the Viking
got the next two.
HUSBAND CATCHER
WONDERFUL INVENTION
(Special to Gateway by United Press)
DOPETOWW Ind., Feb. 21.—Miss
Tabitha OWer’ntha Dickens, who was
married to Sallie Slosh’s widower
here last Wednesday, has let the cat
out of the bag as to how she finally
landed her man. Miss Dickens that
was, has applied for a patent on her
Neverfail Maiden Ladies' Husband
Catcher. The contraption consists of
a very comfortable chair, small
enough for one and big enough for
two. It is so arranged with electri
cal appliances that when the matri
monial victim sits down in it, the
lights are automatically dimmed amh
after a period lengthy enough not to
arouse suspicion, it sets off a soft
toned rendition of “Home, Sweet
Home’* or something like that on an
automatic music box in the next
room. This is calculated to make the
victim invite the Maiden I^adv to
share the chair with him. After that
it’s up to the aspiring damsel.
Fred Miller is out and around again
after a spell of illness.
(
The labor union is holding a meet
ing this afternoon to determine
whether or not a general strike will
be called.
(Note: The message from Secre
tary Lane it» evidently one in answer
to the notification that labor troubles
had occurred at Anchorage. Mr.
Uine has gone, it is made apparent,
to the root of the matter and will let
the national labor body decide what
wages should be paid up here.)
MOOSE GO DOWN
TO DISASTER
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ARCTIC BROTHERHOOD TRIM
TEAM REPRESENTING NA
TIONAL ORGANIZATION
—
The Arctic Brotherhood defeated
\ the Moose last night on the Northern
Bowling alley by jin>t eight pins. The
winners were slightly ahead in both
| of the two first games but the Moose
: retrieved their reputation to some ex
tent in the third. The following is
| the score:
Arctic Brotherhood
Henry ... 181 148 135—464
! Martin. 117 133 158—408
Mitchell. 137 144 119—400
Sheldon . 157 95 137—389
Margules . 186 162 115—463
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Total .......... 778 682 664 2124
Moose
Kosmos . 181 159 145—465
F. Johnson. 113 95 117—325
I Joe Anderson ... 144 153 145—442
Montgomery .... 148 102 118—368
Manthey ....... 148 138 142—424
Total .. 730 647 667 2044
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VETERAN. 89. DI G HIS OWN
GRAVE. NOW HAS SWEETHEART
(Special to Gateway by United Press)
MILWAUKEE. Wis., Feb. 22.—
i Out in Forest Home cemetery there
| is an open grave waiting for Francis
Marion Collins, an inmate of the
Soldiers’ home in this city. Five
years ago, after Collins had been de
nied permission by the cemetery
authorities to dig his own grave, he
went to the city of the dead one dark,
rainy night and by the light of a
I lantern prepared his own grave. Col
lins is 89 years old. He had a tomb
stone, inscribed as he directed, with
everything but the date of his death,
erected. But though Collins is nearly
four score and ten years old and
.
ready to die, he doesn’t want to give
up the ghost just yet. After making
preparations for the last act of the
long drama of his life, he turned
eagerly to life and love. In fact he
has a sweetheart now. Her first
name is Annette. He won’t tell the
rest. She is keeping the veteran in
terested in life by writing him inter
esting love letters and visiting him at
the home several times a year. Col
lins served four years during the war
in the famous Company I, One Hun
dred and Thirty-fourth Pennsylvania
i infantry, Army of the Potomac.
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T. W. Hawkins has been laid up
for the past couple of days with ton
silitis which was epidemic some time
ago. ! nT
CITY HAS LOST THE
RAILROAD TAX CASE
The Court of Appeals has reversed of Appeals holds that congress has
the decision of Judge Brown in the reserved the right to levy* taxes on
case brought by the City of Seward railroad property. Not enough de
against the Alaska Northern Railroad tails of the decision have arrived to
Company for taxes. Judge Brown show whether the decision affects the
decided that the city had the right to matter of taxes imposed by Seward
tax the property of the company on the Alaska Northern railroad com
withln the municipality but the Court pany before August 24, 1912.
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❖ Union has decided to wait until ♦
•> March 7 before taking definite <*
<* action on the strike matter. *
v This gives the Commission v
<♦ ample time to hear from Wash- *5*
j <• ington. *!
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Several traveling men are now in
the city and have been here for sever
al days. They include Joe Mcherin,
representing Folgers and company
and Lilley ami company, G. A. Thay
er of C. Kenyon and company, T. M.
West of Sellers and company, C. J.
Atkinson of Buckingham and Hecht,
Jack Kissel of the Alaska Brokerage
company, Fred Cox of the Western
Drygoods company, and T. J. Mor
tell of John Bollman and company.
BIDS ON ALASKA
ROAD TI G OPENED
SEATTLE, Feb. 18.—In buying a
tug for operation in Cook Inlet in
connection with the building of the
government railroad, the Alaska En
gineering Comission has the choice of
twenty vessels or it can place an
order for a brand new vessel with the
Puget Sound Navy Yard. The com
mission’s purchasing department,
with headquarters in the Bell Street
Warehouse, opened bids from tug
owners this morning, the bids being
submitted in response to a call issued
several weeks ago.
In its bid the navy yard offers to
build a tug for $110,700 with delivery
at the yard. The offe^a to sell tugs
run all the way from $8,250 to $70,
000.
NEWS NOTES
Ed. Whittemore has received a let
ter from William R. Seeker, who inns
what he calls a small hotel of three
hundred and six rooms in Atlanta,
Georgia, inquiring about the pros
pects here for a hotel. Mr. Whitte
more and Mr. Seeker have been in
communication about the matter for
about three years.
That the war is not bothering some
happy people is shown by the fact
that the gentleman who got married
here the other day is an Englishman
and the bride is German.
E. M. HulT, superintendent of the
Mutual Life, will remain here for a
month or two. He seems to like the
place and the feeling is mutual.
Miss Ruth Dean has returned after
an absence of about seven months
which were spent pleasantly outside.
The new chief clerk of the Engi
neering Commission, Mr. McDermott,
is now in Seward.
C. R. Breck, the well known engi
neer of the Railroad Commission, has
arrived in the city enroute to the out
side for a visit. He will come back
quickly.
A large crowd went out on the train
this morning. Most of those going
were bound for Anchorage.
Grant Carlson has accepted a posi
tion with the Railroad Commission.
Owing to an unavoidable delay St.
Peters Vestry have canrelled the
men’s dinner for the present.
Judge VV. H. Whittlesey will leave
for Valdez on the Evans. He has
nothing to say about the question of
the revival of the assistant district
attorney office in Seward.
MAIL AT ANCHORAGE
ANCHORAGE, March 1.—The
Iditarod mail team arrived at three
o’clock this morning. It was delayed
by six feet of snow on Rainey Pass
■ where traveling was very difficult.
CANDIDATES FOR
ALASKAPLAGES
ATTORNEY GENERALSHIP IS
THE BIG POSITION NOW
SPOKEN OF.
The news from Nome that Hugh
O'Neill is backed by the Democrats of
that place for the attorneyship of the
territory has been followed by letters
and exchanges from other places tell
ing that many other attorneys of the
territory are mentioned as probable
candidates for the place. The story
from Nome, by the way, also showed
that the Democrats there are for
Grigsby for delegate and Sulzer for
national committeeman, and they are
two very strong men. From Juneau
comes word that John Kustgard,
formerly district attorney, is out ror
the attorneyship. He is a Republican
and so is George Irving who is also
mentioned as an aspirant for the
honor and emoluments. None of
these gentlemen has spoken for him
self and anything said here comes
/rom the sources for which none of
them is responsible. In the Fair
banks division Tom McGowan is
spoken of for the position. He is at
torney for the Northern Commercial
company. L. V Ray is mentioned as
the likely candidate from the Third i
division but Mr. Ray declines to say
anything about it personally. A
rumor came to town recently that E.
E. Ritchie of Valdez U out for the
place of national committeeman but
there is nothing positive to base this
rumor on. O’Neill is a young at
torney who went to Nome only two
or three years ago. He is a close
political friend of Grigsby. The re
markable thing about this attorney
generalship is that the man who holds
the job may be called upon to decide
whether he is entitled to his salary
or not. It is the opinion of many that
the territorial legislature die not have
the power to provide for an attorney
general and the fact that Delegate
Wickersham has introduced a bill in
congress to create the olhce rather
shows that he also suspects that the
territorial bill was ultra vires, to use
a legal phrase while we are speaking
of attorneys at all.
While on the subject it may be
said that the action of the Nome
Democrats in putting forward Grigs
by for the delegateship and Sulzer for
committeeman throws a bright light
on politics in districts far removed
from us. It indicates clearly that
the Nome people recognize Sulzer as
a formidable opponent to Grigsby for
the nomination for delegate and they
have thrown out an offer. It may be
that Sulzer is only a candidate for the
committecmanship but rumors are
that he is out for delegate. What
ever one says or thinks it must be
admitted that Grigsby and Sulzer arc
two strong men. Each has a person
ality which could win votes. Sulzer,
by the way, is a brother ofthe former
governor of New York.
“TRAP JOHN”BODY FOUND
JUNEAU.—Glen Bartlett has re
ceived word of the finding of the
body of “Trap John” Vandpere, a
well known fisherman of the Ketchi
kan district. “Trap John” disappear
ed during the recent storm and find
ing of his upturned boat indicated
he had drowned.—Ex.
FIRE BOYS HAVE A
PLEASANT EVENING
The members of the fire depart
ment had a most pleasant and suc
cessful meeting and social last even
ing. Lunch was served.
MEN COME THROUGH
SEWARD FOR TOLOVANA
Word has been received from Billie
Large and others that they have ar
rived in the Tolovana after having
traveled from the Innoko around by
Seward and then by Cordova. They
found this roundabuot way the most
convenient.
Mrs. M. Hellrich moved into the
Alaska House today and opened
business.
SEWARD ADOPTS THE NEW
SYSTEM OE CITY ELECTION
❖ MAY TRY TO SHOW' ♦
* THE LAW INVALID ❖
<t ♦
Some of the people who are dis
appointed in the result of yesterday’s
election are now said to be about to
make the plea that the law passed by
the legislature, l'or the alteration of
municipal election methods, is invalid.
WASHINGTON HEADS LIST
IN POPULATION GROWTH
Census Bureau Experts Estimate
Number of People in V. S.
at 101,208,315.
WASHINGTON, Feb. 14.—Census
bureau experts estimated yesterday
j that the population o(m the United
States on January 1 last was 101,
208,315 and that by July 1 it would
be 102,017,302. On July 1 last year
they figured the population at 100,
399,318. Western states have led in
growth, Washington heading the list
with Oklahoma, Nevada, North
Dakota, and New Mexico following in
the order named. The bureau’s esti
mates are based on the rate of in
crease between the 1900 and 1910
censuses.
NEW*YORK MONEY GOES
INTO GASTINEAU MINE
$495,000 Paid for Ground and $3,000,
000 Will lie Spent for
Development.
JUNEAU, Feb. l2.—One more big
1 crushing plant is to be placed on
Gastineau Channel, if the plans of a
New York syndicate of capitalists
arc carried out. According to advices
received today, the syndicate has
made the first payment of $10,000 for
the Alaska-Taku group of mines, on
Gastineau Channel, nine miles from
Juneau. The purchase price of the
ground is $495,000, and approximately
$3,000,000 will be expended in con
structing a plant to treat the ore on
a large scale.
A. B ’SlEEf
ELKS TONIGHT
CHAMPIONS APPEAR ON BOTH
TEAMS AND A CLOSE
FIGHT IS SURE.
The grand finale of the bowling
tournament will take place this even
ing in the Northern when the Elks,
the conqueorors of the Pioneers, and
the Arctic Brotherhood, the victors
over the Moose, will meet to prove the
championshiu. Both sides seem to be
absolutely confident and the betting
is even. The following are the line
ups:
Arctic Brotherhood: Henry, Mar
tin, Mitchell, Sheldon and Margulee.
Elks: Youngs, Ennis, Howard,
Haasch and Sid Anderson.
MANY LABORERS GO
OVER TO ANCHORAGE
Seventy-five workingmen went to
Anchorage this morning on the train.
Thirty or forty went over yesterday.
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ELECTION AT JUNEAU
ON THE 15TH OF MARCH
V
JUNEAU.r-A special election will
be held on March 15th to adopt the
*
new legislative law provisions, or re
ject them, which give the municipali
ties the right to have three hold-over
councilmen and the duties of mayor.
The necessary' judges and clerks will
be appointed at the next meeting of
the council.—Ex.
ALASKAN KILLED
FAIRBANKS, Feb. 19. — Iver
Bloom, aged 23 years, was burned to
death in a fire which destroyed his
I cabin last night at Chatanik*
The people of Seward yesterday
voted in favor of electing city govern
ments and city officials in future in
the manner provided for by the terri
torial legislature. The interest in the
election was not great and only 242
people registered. Of those1*only 1<>T
! went to the polls but those who vot
ed showed a distinct preference for
the election of officials separately and
in showing this they showed a dis
junct "desire to cut out future possi
bility of graft. The people voted
separately on the two propositions.
| One was for the election of a mayor
seperately and the election of three
; members of the council unually, and
i the other was for the separate elec
tion of a city attorney, city treasurer1
ISEWARD CAN
HAVE MILITIA
GENTLEMAN NOW HERE IS
LOOKING FOR OPINIONS
OF THE PEOPLE.
The bill which is now before con
gress to create a national militia of
u new' order embraces Alaska as well
as every other part of the United
States and its territories and E. M.
Hulf the prominent life insurance
man, who is now' in the city is making
inquiries to learn what the opinion of
people is respecting the establishment
of a company here. Mr. Huff does not
say so, but it is pretty safe to say
that Governor Strong has asked him
to look into the matter so that Al
aska’s stand on the subject will be
known when the bill becomes law.
Each town will organize a company
if it w'ishes to do so ami each com
pany will elect its own officers. The
size of a company may be anything
from a goodly number up to one hun
dred and ten which is the war
strength. The peace strength of a
company is sixty-five and the officers
consist of a captain and two lieuten
ants. Sew'ard, like all other places
which can supply a sufficient num
ber, will havo its own company if it
wishes. Drills will take place twice
each month and w'ill be in some hall
like the A. B. hall for instance. Mr.
Huff is a man with military training
himself and is deeply interested in
the subject. The bill now' before
congress carries an appropriation for
the militia.
WHAT THE PEOPLE
VOTED FOR YESTERDAY
The following are the two proposi
tions which were voted for yesterday
by the people of Seward:
Proposition No. 1: Shall the proposi
tion, that there shall be elected in
the Town of Seward, Alaska, at
the next regular election and at the
annual election thereafter a Mayor
for the term of one year and there
also shall be elected at the next
regular election in said Town six
Councilmen to be divided into two
classes, and be elected annually
thereafter as provided in sections
3 and 4 of Chapter 50 of the Ses
sion Laws of the Territory of Al
aska for the year 1915, and that
said Sections 3 and 4 be ratified?
Proposition No. 2: Shall the proposi
tion, that there shall be elected in
the Town of Seward, Alaska, at
the next regular election and at
each annual election thereafter one
city clerk, one city treasurer, and
one city attorney, who shall hold
office for one year and be elected
at each regular annual election
thereafter, as provided in Section
6 and 7 of Chapter 50 of the Ses
sion Laws of the Territory of Al
aska for the year 1915, and that
said Sections 6 and 7 be ratified?
W. E. Root is in charge of the Al
aska Pharmacy during the absence of
' Sam McDonald who took a trip out
side.
and city magistrate and clerk. The
lirst section was carried by a vote of
12# to 40, thus showing that the peo
ple by a large majority believed in
the election of a mayor separately
and the election of only half the
council annually. In the voting for
the separate election of paid city olli
cials the voting was 94 to 69 in favor.
On the latter proposition a lot of
electioneering has been done for per
sonal and privately political reasons
but the voters had evidently decided
that the salaried officials in future
must be independent as far as possi
ble of political rings in municipal
governing bodies. Seward has cer
tainly shown its desire for clean
government. The election is now only
a little more than a month away.
CALI FOR AIR
MAIL IS HERE
AIRSHIPS WILL GET TWO DAYS
FROM SEWARD TO
IDITAROD.
The new mail airships will leave
Seward twice each week and mu>t
make the journey from this city t<>
Iditarod in two days!
The advertisement calling for the
bids arrived at the Gateway on the
last boat from the department of the
postmaster general ana was only dis
covered in the mail by this paper to
day.
In addition to the call for bids for
the Seward routes the advertisement
also calls for bids for other routes.
The following are the terms on
which the bids will be let, according
to the department advertisement:
From Seward, by Knik, Susitna,
McGrath, Tokotna and Flat, to Idita
rod, 380 miles and back, twice a week
all the year, carrying such mail as tho
Department may dispatch, the total
weight not to exceed 1,000 pounds a
single trip, each wa; .
Leave Seward Monday and Thurs
day
Arrive at Iditarod in 2 days
Leave Iditarod Monday and Thurs
day
Arrive at Seward in 2 days
Bond required with bid, $25,000.
From Seward, by Knik, Susitna,
McGrath, Tokotna and Flat, to Idita
rod,380 miles and back, twice a week
all the year, carrying such mail as
the Department may dispatch, the
total weight not to exceed 2,000
pounds a single trip, each way
Leave Seward Monday and Thurs
day
Arrive at Iditarod in 2 days
Leave Iditarod Monday and Thurs
day
Arrive at Seward in 2 days.
Bond required with bid, $25,000.
From Seward, by Knik, Susitna,
McGrath, Tokotna and Flat, to Idita
rod, 380 miles and back, twice a week
from October 1 to May 31, carrying
such mail as the Depatrment may
dispatch, the total weight not to ex
ceed 1,000 pounds a single trip, each
way.
Leave Seward Monday and Thurs
day
Arrive at Iditarod in 2 days
Leave Iditarod Monday and Thurs
day
Arrive at Seward in 2 days.
Bond required with bid, $15,000.
WATSON IS COMING
SEATTLE, Feb. 22.—The Admiral
Watson will leave for Alaska next
Friday for her regular run, having
been thoroughly overhauled and re
paired since being rammed and sunk
at the Seattle dock.—Juneau Dis
patch.
LADIES AID TOMORROW
The Ladies .Aid of the Methodist
church will meet tomorrow afternoon
at Mrs. Baughman’s.