SEWARD
IS THE
GATEWAY
TO THE BEST PORTION OF |
CENTRAL ALASKA
mges which bound
tiu. S - . v;c.e\, . • arm n> lar^mis one o£ the
^ivat st a t •" o. * he M ddie \\ o>t.
In the Near Future
rj;■ ■ , . <\i • .* e\' m - o <>'■ tin:* Alaska Central
,v b biding northward from Seward, I
the tv.;t.tCentury to the town as the chief
»n■ ni‘ th-»mu; them coast wii! gradually ex
it embraces the Tan
Kuskokwim. *a ii a region oi imperial extent and
resources.
Seward Already
coii*rois tie* ttvbe of me Yentna gold milling bis
tritt. which oil! Alaska miners pronounce one
of the coming bonanza camps ot the territory.
P - • -,-i • ol t! • i” i crous mining
!,.;-> who r« * con stunt! y p» *n e •
'»r in'tween Cook
in tiie search for rich depos
Seward Outfits Miners 1
! district oi
r development.
Lirpitiess Goal Deposits
ruled by the:u wstu th • x*st t-tutninous coal of
:: t*. :*t. la • sioth*‘i’ year this coal- will
■vat-- .' over the A Ulrica Central
railroad and can he mired in qurutity to furnish
st‘- tti to ail the >hips that -.li
will hi.-: ‘>!i coke to smelters
w!ii<- Vi ill -cted .it Seward to reduce the
copp-*r ores of that ’uonanza field, Prince William
sound, who." • ric wst tl-*
hours sailing.
The Longest Railroad
in operation in Alaska lias Seward for its ocean
terminus and its track lengthens each month.
On the finest townsite in Alaska, at the head of
the best harbor on the Alaska coast, ice-free every
dav in every year, Seward is building. The town
has water works, electric lighting, sewerage; and
its development is based upon exhaustless re
sources.
UNION LABOR
TICKET WINS
Victorious at the Primary Elec
tion Held in San Fran
cisco Tuesday.
By Cal U* to The Dally Onteway.
San Fra no Leo. Auif. lo —The Labor
Fnion liekei won a sweeping victory
in the primary election belli here.
Tin* means the reiiomination of Mayor
Schmitz :uul hL board of supervisors.
Schmitz is highly elated at the result
of tin election, a> be regards it in the
1 itfht of a vindication.
HIGH ROLLERS !
PLAY POKER
Well Known Alaskans Indulge in
Game, and One Makes Win
ning of $20,000.
By Cable tc The Dally Gateway.
IVi..>. N v.. Aid. IT A poker
r.mo w:i> n!:i\o«i In w la-t niifht, in
j , ,i j, sew; .1 well-known Alas
kan* and prominent i cn of this place.
"Swir water ISiil (late* pot oil to the
d,ud > tin amour.:«»1 si’o.OOO. Mct'art
. .. a copper miner from l.atouche is
.;!nd, >at in tin jrame. lmt lhe iroddev*
ot fortune failed t«» smile on him.
HOLDS UP TRIAL
OF BGODLERS
California Supreme rkCourt Will
Hear \\ rit of Prohibition
Next Monday.
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By Cn!" o tc The Dally Gateway.
San Francisco. Aug. II 1 lie su
preme court today issued a writ of
i u'oi. i 1 <: ■ ion against .liulges Lawler.
I Finn and Book of the su|K?rioi court
> i u.is co-.ouy directing them to ap
pear next Monday and show cause why
a pern anez.t writ should not issue re*
strait inn them from proceeding furth
, r win. trials under indictments re
i.\ th* < Fivi r grand jury. These
;,. ;ct t;a-i.: s ine'e.d.- those against Hal*
s.-v. (dass and others for bribery of
Tiie m aes eited to appear are pro*
tlu criminal depart meat.
Tin ;• nek upon the 'legality of the
. it \ - bused upon the fact that
I'ont‘.lined to not beyond the term for
which it was called.
'IT. iin t the'secot.d trial of Louis
I • «.*. ;>» oil’ll e ni'' liigllt. after
(wo dms. t.he tj ilckest time yet made
d i i ■ cases. The introduction
of testimony began today.
Second (iiass I rial Begins
Sun Fr.i.ic!sco. Aug. K» I he second
•: ,i . ; 1." . ' t dass upon the charge
u in : i supervisors began this
. r .. The jury disagreed in the
t!*>* [ FiU i .
\ccuses Detective Burns
San Francisco. Aug. IT While on
the witness stand yesterday in the case
of Louis id ass. charged with bribery,
Dr. Buxton openly accused Detective
Burns of the prosecution, of reijuest
ii g him to testify falsely. The state
ment created a great sensation.
SWITCHMAN
CONFESSES
By Cable to Tlio Dally Gateway.
Boulder. Colo., Aug. 15—The police
have arrested a switchman who has
confessed to setting off an explosion
which resulted in the death of five
persons and the loss of much valuable
property. He will be prosecuted for
murder.
BRAZIL ARRANGES THREE1
JAPANESE COLONIZATIONS
Rio Janeiro, Aug. 14—The govern
ment today authorized three Japanese
colonizations in the Brazilian republic.
The projects are expected to bring
in a great inllux of Orientals to work
on plantations.
The salmon canning industry in Al
aska, indeed of the whole Pacific coast,
is on the eve of a great economical rev
olution, brought about by the intro
duction of the “Iron Chink,” the
wonderful mechanical fish cleaning
device, invented by E. A. Smith af Se
attle, and which is now being gradually
installed in the canneries.
STOLE COPY
OF MESSAGE
Wall Street Secures Advance Re
port of President’s Recom
mendations to Congress.
By Cable to The Dally Gateway.
New York, Aug. 2<> Copies of
I ’resident Roosevelt’s message to con
gress have been stolen, to be used by
Wall street operators on the stock
market. Prices are being boosted on
the advarcetip that the administration
has reached the end of its tight on the
trusts.
CLIFFORD AND
TURNER DRAW
Pugs Have Grueling Match to
the Huge Delight of Two
Thousand Spectators.
/
By Cable to Tbo Dally Gateway.
Sat, Dieiro. Auir. 1-V lleforoa crowd
of two thousand interested spectators,
itufe Turner and .Jack (lilford foujrlil j
eleven rounds whitdi was a regular
gfruelinyf match. (lilford knocked
Turner down live times, and at the end
of the eleventh broke his hand and the
referee* declared the litfht a draw.
ONE THOUSAND
ARE KILLED
Eight Between European and
Moorish Troops Results in
Heavy Loss of Life.
By Cable to Tbo Dally Gateway.
Casa Blanca. Aug. IT In recent fight
ing one thousand soldiers on both sides
have been killed. The Moors have re
ceived reinforcements which adds ma-j
teriallv to their strength. A general j
massacre of all Europeans is threat
ened.
l ive Thousand Slain
Tangiers, Aug. U — Five thousand
Moots were killed in the battle with
French troops and the Moorish army
was repulsed.
Moors Creating Trouble
Paris, Aug. !•*> Advices received
here from Tangiers -tate that the
Moms an* trying to overthrow the
present government in Algiers.
In Danger of Massacre
Tangiers. Aug. Id — Europeans
[throughout Morocco are all in danger
| of being massacred, and the situation
J is considered extremely grave.
Moroccan Sultan Apologizes
Tangiers, Aug. lg The sultan form
ally apologized today to the French
government for the outrages and assas
sinations of French citizens in
Morocco.
Said Mac Lean Released
Paris, Aug. l.'l — Sir Harry MacLean,
| late commander of the Moroccan army,
was released today by the Native band
which took him from Uaisuli, the cap
tured bandit who had been holding
him fora ransom. He started at once
[ for Turkey.
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TRADESMEN
CAUSE RIOT
By Cablo to The Dally Gateway.
Belfast, Aug. 15—Rioting occurred
last night among tradesman who are
striking for a wage increase. They
tired upon troops called to preserve or
der, threw barbed wire across the
streets and cut gas mains. This morn
ing the strikers signified a willingness
to arbitrate their grievance with em
ployers.
INSULT FRENCH MINISTER
AND GET BADLY MAULED
Rochefort, France, Aug 12—General
Picquart, Minister of war, was insult
ed by a group of workingmen while
addressing a popular assembly. The
crowd set upon the disturbers and
probably would have killed them but
for the interference of the police. The
men were badly beaten.
A Bonanza creek miner tried to
draw the cap of a dynamite cartridge
with his teeth, and as a result of what
followed, he will talk with his hands
for the rest of his life.
[ PACIFIC COAST TRADING CO.
rD°™ OUTFITTERS
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
you will always find the right place.
| PACIFIC COAST TRADING CO.
T. D. CORLEW, MANAGER.
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BOOTH & CO.
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HOPE AND GIRDWOOD
r/‘Call on the old reliable firm of Ilooth »v t o. for • • ,.r in the
Liquor and Cigar line. Mi Kleceion Cigar*, <>l<i Lite nt> r Ily«.
Nelson Co. Ilourbon, Olympia Ueer. Kvery’.lnng ^s. Ke-,1
of attention, run on tin* live and let live plan.
(iirdwood, Alaska. C. R. BOOI H, Manager.
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HARDWARE
Guns, Ammunition, Mechanics’ Tools, Cu'.Iery
Miners’ Conveying and Pressure Hose and
Reducing Nozzles, Tents, Etc.
Stoves and Ranges, Granite and ; inware
Tinning Plumbing
rOURTM AVENUE L. GRAEF SEWARD, ALASKA
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I KNIK TRADING COMPANY 1
PROSPECTOR OUTFITS A SPECIALTY
Nearest tide water point to the Yentna and .McKinley
(iold fields. Good trails leading to the Copper and k
Coal fields. Saddle and Pack horses for h.re. M
* Home port of Steamer SWAN. K
O. G. HERNING. Manager.
| Knik,_ Alaska |
[GAS STEAMER SWAN |
CALLS AT KNIK, SUNRISE AND TVONOK for;
YENTNA AND SUSITNA RIVERS
Km* speed, comfort and safety. unexelled. E „■ •• ['
and towinu' a specialty. For reservations r*" e
CART. W. J. riURPHV
Kmk, Alpskfl 1
THE SEWARD LIGHT AND POWER COMPANY
(Incorporated November, lb05, under the laws oi Alaska)
Office—on Fourth avenue, near Adams, Seward, Alaska
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THE ALASKA TRANSFER
CHRISTIENSEN &. LAUBNER. Proprietors
Pianos and Safes Moved spec. ..ciinr.^.
Give us your orders for Coal &. Wood
General Forwarders PHONE MAIN Seward. Alaska I
The Seward News Co.
Type Writer Supplies Magazines Books Papers
Cigars Tobaccos Pipes Candy Fruits
Fourth Avenue Seward, Alaska
In Victoria, B. C. every person who
pays a $2 dog tax can vote for mayor
and aldermen and recently six women
voted on the tax receipt of one dog.
Another woman who had no animated
canine took out a license for a china
dog and thereby qualified to vote.
Now it is proposed to abolish the dog
basis of municipal franchise.
An emergency hospital will be one
of the first buildings erected at the
Alaska - Yukon - Pacific Exposition.
While the construction work is going
on workmen who are injured or taken
sick will be cared for, and during the
exposition it will be used to take care
of visitors who become ill or are hurt.