I
VOL. IV,
TO COMPLETE
CONTRACT
ONROAD
Railroad Work Will Soon Be
Commenced and Pushed
All Summer.
By Cable to Tbe Dally Gateway.
Seattle, Mar. 14 Advices from
President A. C. Frost today in
dicate that the Snow & Watson
contract on the Alaska Central
Railway will be finished this
summer.
NOTE 'rhe Snow & Watson con
tract calls for the completion of the
Alaska Central road to mile seventy
five on the north side of Turnagain
arm.
REVISION OF
TRUST LAWS
Railroads Will Be Subjected to
Further Regulations and
Other Changes Made.
By Cable to The Dally Gateway.
Washington, D. C., Mar. 13—A con
ference was held last night at the
White House to decide on future regu
lation of the railroads. Things are do
ing and there will be sweeping
changes in the anti-trust laws.
MAYOR SCHMITZ
OUT OF JAIL
Former Chief Official of 'Frisco
Released and Untried Charg
es Dismissed.
By Cable to The Dally Gateway.
San Francisco, Mar. 11—Mayor
Schmitz wa-> released la->t night after
giving a bond for $150,000. The
charges against him for extortion
wliich had not been tried were dis
missed.
Former Purser Dead
By Cable to Tbe Dally Gateway.
Seattle, Mar. 14—James Parraalee,
formerly purser on the steamer Port
land. died here yesterday from com
plications arising from chronic ail
ment* from which he had been long
suffering.
Allotting Road Honey
By Cable to The Dally Gateway.
Seattle. Mar. 14 Major Richardson
will arrive here in a short time. He
will preside at the meeting of the
Alaska Hoard which has charge of al
lotting the $230,000 granted by Con
gress for the present year road im
provement* in the territory of Alaska.
A Large Appropriation
By Cable to The Dmly Gateway.
Washington. D. C., Mar. 14—The
senate ha* pa*sed the po*t office ap
propriation bill for $222,000,000. This
is the largest amount ever voted by
the senate for that purpose.
HEARING SET
FOR MARCH 19
Home Rule Bill Comes Up in few
Days and Indications Are
Good for Passage.
Ey Cable t& The Dally Gateway.
Washington, D. C., Mar. 12 March
1 19 is the date set for the hearing of
Delegate t ale’s Alaska home-rule bill.
Congressman Sul/.er of New York ap
proves the measure and says he has
secured sutticient promises to carry it.
through. (Governor Hoggatt and oth
ers favorably disposed will be present
i at the hearing.
DELEGATE CALE
MADE TIRED
Thomas Grows Very Weary \\ itli
the Tardy Tactics of Con
gressional Committees.
By Cable to The Dally Gateway.
Washington, D. C., Mar, 13—Dole
irate Thomas Cale is much annoyed at
the slowness with which things move
I at the Capital. The Judiciary com-j
mittee is not quick in its action and
i the question of a fourth judicial divis
ion for the territory of Alaska is
shoved into the dim future and will
uot be taken up for consideration be
{fore April 10.
THOMAS NOT
! A CANDIDATE
Cale Is Out of the Race for Con
gressional Honors—Pleased
With Home Rule Work.
Cale Is Out of the Race
Washington. D. C.. Mar. 14- -Thomas!
| Cale has announced hi> decision not to ^
be a candidate for reelect ion as dele
gate to congress from Alaska. He'
; expresses himself a> satisfied with the ;
results of the efforts made in behalf of:
home rule for the territory.
NOMINATION j
IS HELD BACK
Grigsby Must Wait Return of
Senator kittredge Who Is
Interested in the Case.
I ay Cable to The Dally Gateway.
Washington. D. C., Mar. 10—The
nomination of Gigsby has been held up
I by the senate pending the return to
! the city of Senator Alfred B. Kit*
• tredge of South Dakota. Senator Kit
tridge is interested in the case and
the question of continning the nomi
| nation will be referred to him.
Alaska Usury Case Decided
San Francisco,—The United States
Circuit Court of Appeals lias affiirmed
the judgment of the Alaska court in
; the case of Annie C. Loren tzen against
Julia Werner and W. G. Morgeau.
The defendants borrowed $2,500 at 3
per cent a month. The defense was
usury, but the lower courts gave
judgment for the full amount. The
defendants appealed, but did not ap
pear. and the appellate court affirmed
the judgment.
OLD VOLCANO
GETS MOVE ON
St. Augustine, Long Extinct, Be
comes Active and Makes a
Mighty Lire Display.
On the night of the 10th inst. ns
Captain Z. Moore of the steamer Dora
was making his return trip from Una
laskato Seward, he saw in thedistance
what seemed to be fireworks on a
very extensive scale. Immediately!
taking his bearings the captain found
he was sixty-three miles off Chonobora
island and the tires which lighted the
heavens above came from the previ-1
oush long extinit volcano St Augus
tine. As the molten mass within the
mountain was thrown up by internal
forces of the earth, the outer crust
was parted and the red glow of the
melted mass cast its lights far upward
on the smoke and clouds above. This
was followed by intervals of darkness
caused by the subsidence of the vio
canic action. Then again the heaven
above would glow with the retlection
of the light from earth’s mighty fur
nace making as fine a display of na
ture's fireworks as has ever been seen
in this part of the world.
JAPAN MAKES
READY FOR WAR
Niphon Government Delivers Ulti
matum and Prepares to Fol
low Up With Force.
Sy Cable to The Dally Gateway.
Tokio, Mar. 9—The trouble arising
over the seizure of the Japanese
steamer Tatsa Maru by the Chinese
government resulted in an ultimatum
by Japan to China. The Chinese ans
wer is not expected for several days.
In the mean time the Niphon govern
ment is busy preparing battle ships
in order to be ready for an emergency.
SCHOONER AND
TEN LIVES LOST
The John h Miller Wrecked at Uni
niak Island and One-Third of
Those on Board Perish
Sy Cable to Tlie Dally Gateway.
San Francisco, Mar. 9—The schoon
er Czarina arrived yesterday and
brought the report that the schooner
John F. Miller was wrecked, broken
in two at Iekatan Peninsula, Unimak
island, January 8. Thirty-one persons
were on board and ten perished from
exposure to the cold. Assistance was
sent from Sand Point. The Miller
sailed from here November 2J, 1907.
By Cable to The Daily Gateway.
Caldwell, Mar. 11—The trial of
Harry Orchard, the self confessed
murderer of Governor Steunenburg,
was begun yesterday.
After Alaska Coal
Seattle—Realizing the necessity of
having a supply of coal of good quali
ty available for the use of the war
ships on the Pacific, the government
will encourage the location and rapid
development of the Alaskan coal fields,
| especially such as are accessible from
the coast.
It is understood that next summer a
I large party of scientists and experts
will be sent north by the government
for the special purpose of examining
i and reporting upon such properties.
GOVERNOR TO
BREAK GROUND
Oregon’s Chief Executive Attends
Ceremonies Connected With
State Building.
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By Cable to The Dally t**teway.
Portland, Ore., Mar. 13 This state is;
taking an active interest in tin* affairs '
of the Alaska-Yukon-Pacific exposi
tion to he held in Seattle next year.
Governor George K. ('hamberhgn will j
he present and play the chief role in
the cerimonies incident to the break
ing of ground for the Oregon building |
on the exposition grounds.
GEOLOGICAL
PARTY COMING
Weatlierspoon and Covert Head
Outfit to Study Deposits in
Copper River Region.
By Cable to Tlie Dally Gateway.
Seattle, Mar. 14—A geological sur
vey party in charge of Weatherspoon
anil Covert will sail from here on the
steamer Yucatan, Monday the Kith
inst. Their purpose is to study the
copper deposits and the watersheds in
the Copper river district.
CONVICTED OF
GROSS FRAOD
Former Publfc Officials Proven
Grafters in Pennsylvania’s
Capitol Swindle.
By Cable to Tbe Dally Gateway.
Harrisburg, Pa., Mar. 14—The drag
net has been gathering in those im
plicated in the gigantic swindle con
nected with the state capitol, and the
former AuditorGeneral, former State
Treasurer, and former Superintendent
of Public Grounds have been found
guilty of perpetrating gross frauds.
FLEET NOW AT
MAGDALENA BAY
Pacific Squadron Reported by
Wireless Off Coast of
Lower California,
By Cable to The Dally Gateway.
San Diego. Mar. 12—A wireless mes
sage received here states that the Meet
under command of Rear-Admiral
Robley D. Evens arrived yesterday
afternoon at Magdalena Bay. Evens
is four days ahead of schedule time
Archaeology in Alaska
Seattle—Prof. Edgar L. Hewett, di
rector of American archeology for the
Archeological Institute of America,
who has been lecturing on the coast,
making an effort to interest Seattle
people in archeological work in Alas
ka. a field uncovered by systematic ef
fort, but which he feels confident
would result in the discovery of defi
nite data as to the early migration
from Asia to this continent and the
| origin of the American aborigines.
| Before leaving Seattle be will en
j deavor to form the nucleus of a fund
j which will accomplish this purpose.
LOOKS GOOD FOR
COAL LAND BILL
Ballinger Thinks Cale’s Measure
Sure to Be a Go and Big
f ield Will he Opened,
By Cable to The Dallv Gateway.
Seattle, Mar. 12 Ballinger, retiring.
Commissioner of Public Lands, is con
fident that Delegate (.'ale's coal land
bill will be passed by the present con
gress. The attitude of President
Roosevelt is favorable to the passage
of the bill, which if passed will open
up a big field.
Coal Land BUI
The Alaska coal land bill referred to
in the above dispatch provides that
anyone who has not heretofore secured
coal lands by grant from the govern
ment may purchase not to exceed 2,f>fi0
acres of coal lands at $10 an acre,
which does not convey title to the sur
face of the land, nor to other minerals
found thereon. Other provisions con
fine operations, within certain Iwiunds,
at the discretion of the secretary of
the interior.
LAND OPEN TO
HOMESTEADERS
June First Settlement May Be
Made With Right to First
Entry One Month Later.
By Cable to The Daily Gateway
Washington. D. (’., Mar. 11—The
unappropriated public lands that are
excluded from the Chugach National
Alaska forest reserve become subject
to settlement on June 1, with the
right to first entry one month later.
ISLANDS FOR
FOX RAISING
Delegate Cale Introduces a Bill
in the Interest of Those Deal
ing in Alaska Furs.
By Cable to The Daily Gateway.
Washington, 1). C., Mar. l<> Dele
gate Thomas Cale has introduced a
bill which has for its object the leasing
by the government of certain of the
Alaskan islands for the purpose of
raising foxes. Cale recognizes the
value of the various industries of Alas
ka and is doing all he can to promote
the welfare of the territory.
Will Return to Sitka
Ex-Gov. Brady has been in Wash
ington this winter, but will return to
Alaska and will settle in Sitka where
he has some land which he will try to
make productive. Brady says his
connection with the Reynolds Develo])
ment Company has not yet made him
rich in anything except experience.
Is Still Living
The man who drove the first passen
ger train in the world is still living in
America. As a boy of fifteen he help
ed to construct the famous Rocket en
gine under George Stephenson’s direc
tion and he was chosen to drive it on
that historic trial trip in September.
1830. “I stepped into the cab,” he
said, “pulled the throttle, the steam
hissed, and amid the cheers of thous
ands, we started on our journey. That
was a glorious day for the Stephensons
—and for me.