DEMOCRATS WIN
IN OKLAHOMA
Elect State Officers. Four Out
of Five Congressmen and
Legislature.
Bv Cnbte to The Daily Gateway.
Oklahoma City, Sept. !'.» The state
constitution carried by a vote of three
to one. The democrats elected their
entire >tate ticket and four of tin* live
representative's in contras*. The
legislature i> strongly democratic, u'iv
itu the party the tir>t L'tdted States
senators. . .
Tin* provision for state prohibition
also carried.
ISHII TO ASK
FOR EXCLUSION;
By Cable to The Dally Gateway.
Vancouver. R. Sept. Karon
l-hii. head of the Japanese bureau of
foreign commerce, started today for j
(>■ to pri'Sfiit a statement to the!
C anadian ijovernmont concerning •' l'
pune-e in the Dominion. it is stated :
that l-hii " 111 recommend the exclusion
of Jupane-e front t anada a- the he-t
nu a: - o: avoiding race troubles in
the country.
CANADIAN GOVERNMENT
TO PAY RIOT DAMAGES
Vancouver, li t ., Sept. HI Dama n -
to .Fnnanese and t hinese anti their
proper:y in tin recent riots a^aiu.-t
them will be paid fully.
To Release Japanese Schooner
The attorney-eem-ra has tlireeted
the dismis-al ot the libel of the Juputi
« —* M-aiiner schooner Nit-, "hose cap
tain. with s, v ot the crew, was ci>n
vieted of poach in.. in the 1 nit* *i
States ii‘-trict conr a! Valdez last
month. A niessu.LT*. to District Attor
ney Harlan "’a- received at Valdez
■ instructing him to drop the confisca
tion proo . liiiiLT- and arramre for the
dt-., rtati.-n it th*‘ remainin'.: Japan* -e
*iii it i■ xcept in- tii*' no n convicted,
who wii: he until thetr lui - are
paad or -erv*. • «*u- n a day. • **
- .•> -oven of the Nit«.»*- c ew* three
-a lor-of the Kalya wete convicte«i.
Fijjht tor keystone Canyon
Thy’upper River A Northwe-tern
Company has warn*'*! the \ aloe/. Home
Railway not **> tr> -pa-- on the lands * r
ri»rht of way of the former, the real
meaning of which is to keep <>nt of
K* \>tc>no canyon. when** tin North
\\ e-tern r< ad *• *i a in work a year
Or two n>ro and ha- place*} a few men
since the Reynolds company hetfun
bndtline' that way. Keystone canyon
i- : i;i• only r - r«> tit*- summit and i
ju-t wide enough for one road:
Two .Men Drown at Katalla
Tlu* launch Pathiinder capsized and
sank in a rmigh sea off Katalla, and
tin- captain. Thomas Sands, and the «-n
gineer. Thomas Hast if. were drowned
in sight «>f several hundred people on
shore. Other launches went to the
rescue a> soon a> possible but too late
ta save the men. The body of Sands
was recovered.
The Katalla Herald roasts Cant.
Moore of the Yucatan and Capt. “Omar
J.“ Humphrey of the Portland for
alleged knocking of Katalla. It hap
pens to bell. J. Humphrey, not Omar
J., who is captain of the Portland.
The two are brothers.
The Seward Peninsula railroad re
fuses to use automatic couplers and air
brakes because they cost a little ex
tra. and General Manager Whitehead
says if an attempt is made to compel
him to obey the law he will shut down
the road.
Miss Elizabeth Nina Stepler of Se
attle boarded the Humboldt for an ex
cursion trip to Southeastern Alaska,
and married the purser at Skagway.
The name of the energetic officer is
Floyd N. Bush.
Charlie Joe, a Tagish Indian, whose
family totem was stolen, followed it to
Seattle in the hope of recovering it,
but it had been spirited away.—Doug
las Island News.
A $247 nugget was picked up in the
Victor group, Vault creek, in the Tan
ana last month.
OCTOPUS MAKES
1000 PER CENT
Investigation of standard Oil
Shows Vast Earnings and
Defiance of Law.
8v Cable to The Dally Gateway.
New York. Sept. 10 Testimony I
taken in the Standard Oil investiga
tion today shows that the profits of the
corporation are 1000 percent. It was
aUo shown that the company works
everv possible device to evade and de
feat the anti-trust law.
The investigation will he continued
until the entire business of the com
pany is shown up.
ARRESTED FOR
CAPITOL FRAUDS
By Cable to The Dally Gateway.
Harrisburg, Sept. It) Fourteen war
rants wore issued today for men
charged with participation in the al-!
login: corruption and frauds connected
with the construct ion of the new l’enn- j
svlvania state capitol building. I he
warrants are tor the architect, super
intendent. contractors and many legis
lators. The charge is conspiracy to
cheat and defraud the state ot Penn
sylvania. _ __
FLOUR PRICES GO UP
25 CENTS A BARREL
San Francisco. Sept. Id Flour prices j
went up '-’•*> cents a barrel today all j
over the Pacific coast by general agrec
1 eat of the millers and wholesalers.
F ind Huge Fossil Head
A huge fossii skol'i ornament> the j
the sidewalk in front of the < >wl drug
store. It was brought in from down
the bay by Harry Kllsworth and Harney j
llettol. The curio is thought to have i
been in life the possession of some ,
ancient mastodoniccreature, preserved j
by long Initial and recently uncovered. ,
On each side of the skull is a long
groove through which a tusk probably j
ran. This argues against tin- theory
that the fossil is 111♦ • skull ot a whale, j
It A somewhat corroded and broken
away, but the remains would nearly
till a barrel.
Still Selling Beatson’s Mine
They ar< ■'till selling Heatson’s
mini*. ' eit-iue stories tell of a stile to
somebody or other for $7.'*00,000. File
Valdez Prospector says a John W.
(late** syndicate has an option for
.',00.000. and that representatives of
\V. A. Clark are willing to guarantee
| a sale at >10,000,000 it the Hates option
; is dropped.
Saratoga Sails Southward
’Flu Saratoga returned Tuesday
from < hi gnik at 0:J0 and sailed at 1*»:JU
tor Seat t ie. Slu* t riod to leave a little
sooner hut some time was required to
round up the passengers who had
dropped otV tl\e boat for refreshments.
About 1 I’d came from the Phignik can
nery, a large majority Chinamen.
The Saratoga took odd tons of
ore from the Latouche Copper Mining
Company at Barrack’s dock.
Yucatan Arrives and Sails
Steamer Yucatan arrived from Seat
tle at 11 o’clock Wednesday morning
and sailed returning at 7 in the
* evening. The reason for this haste is 1
i that she i> slated for a trip to Nome as j
soon as she can load after reaching
Seattle.
The Yucatan brought twenty-four
passengers and ninety-three tons of
freight. E. 1. Stiles came as purser.
Yucatan Gets Seven Hours Lead
The Yucatan sailed from Valdez at
5 o'clock yesterday afternoon and the
Saratoga at midnight, giving the form
er a start of seven hours in the race to
Seattle.
Jeanie Brings Railroad Timber
Steamer Jeanie arrived from Seattle
Tuesday night with 100,000 feet of bridge
timber for the railroad and ten tons of
local merchandise. She sailed for Se
attle Wednesday night.
J. C. Williams of Spokane and E,
D. Westbrook of Seattle are in Seward
to go westward and investigate a gold
mine at Uyak. Mr. Williams was in
Seward the fall of 1905 on railroad
business.
MONEYTALKS
So Does Quality
Quality says— H. S. «fc M. and
Adler & Sons clothes for men
are made of first class goods.
Are well and carefully tailored
and always fit per fj<j c 11 y.
Money says—Thank you Mr.
Quality there is no one I admire
like you. Fifteen minutes later
and after the parting, Money
was seen leaving Clayson's
with Quality upon his back.
CL AYSON
THE CLOTHIER
Headquarters for Quality
Copyright 1906 by
Hart Schaffner £sf Marx
PROFESSIONAL CARDS
L. V. RAY
ATTORN EY-AT-LAW
< )ver 1 kink of Seward
E. E. RITCHIE
ATP >bxky - at - law
Bank of Seward Building
C. L. HALE
DENTIST
Bank ol Seward Building
SKWAUI). - - ALASKA.
J. A. BAUGHMAN
lMIYSMiAX
and sntdK< >N
Ciiy oilier: Owl DruuSiorr.
oilier: At Railroad Hospital
THE CARE OE THE
IE [III
itg jn
Lies in having good re
liable 1 ’owdor. and ! $ru-h.
This week we are making
a special sal** on
Orris Tooth Powder
25 cts. a bottle
Hygienic Tooth Brushes
25 cts. each
While in our window you
can buy bjth Powder and
Brush for the regular
price of ONE
ODRUG CO.
WES ALLEN, MGK.
I SEWARD. ALASKA
SEWARD
Water and Power
COMPANY.
John A. Nelson, - Manager
office:
Bank of Seward Buildiiisr.
. 'i
Arctic Brotherhood
CAMP SEWARD NO. 21.
—l
Meets every second and fourth Sat
urday evening in Fire Hall.
J. L. REED, F. E. YOUNGS,
^ArctlcJRecorder^^jArctl^Chlef^
1iMi«im——inMiimiwiwiiM ii i i ' m [ r.it~~~ ii niriMTiiwii—fc
GAS STEAMER SWAN I
CALLS AT KNIK, SUNRISE AND TYONOK for all points'on the §
YEINTNA AND SUS1TNA RIVERS ;
For speed, comfort, and >afety. unexelled. Lighterage fl
and towing a specialty. For reservations address B
CART. W. J. HURPHY
^ Knik,
Coleman House
Absolutely First-class. (ieo. Sexton, Manager
Electric Lights and electric Bells in ererif Boom
JBfles, per daij. - - from da rents If) $ J.dO
Fourth Avenue, Seward, Alaska 1
V_____-_
hardware'
Guns, Ammunition, Mechanics’ Tools, Cutlery
Miners' Conveying and Pressure Hose and
Reducing Nozzles, Tents, Etc.
Stoves and Ranges, Granite and Tinware
Tinning Plumbing
FOURTH AVENUE J. L. GRAEF SEWARD, ALASKA
...... ..J
THE SEWARD LIGHT AND POWER COMPANY
(Incorporated November, 1905, under the laws of Alaska)
Office—on Fourth avenue, near Adams, Seward, Alaska
THE ALASKA TRANSFER
CHRISTIENSEN &. LAUBNER. Proprietors
Pianos and Safes Moved spc.iai.tt.-ti.nto cn, Tf.d.
Give us your orders for Coal &. Wood
General Forwarders phone main seward. Alaska
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Northern Saloon
E. L. WHITTEMORE. PROPRIETOR.
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WINES. LIQUORS AND CIGARS
FOURTH AVENUE. SEWARD. ALASKA.