VOL. II, NO.
Appronri trs $700,000 to Mobilize More than 40.000 troops at
Manila. Ostensibly lor Military Maneuvers There, and Navy
Department Directs Part .4 North Atlantic I leet to
Be Ready to Sail lor Asiatic Waters
B* ’ V io Daily- Gateway.
gross a; pi'»i»ria! - d *o0ejl0d Uni a}
**stel!s»bA ;'or the fllOhui :i: t id troops
for military matt.-uv.a - at Manila. A
" " V:; .lUM'S sO!'i;eV>
fm: regin nt-* cavalry and sown bat
t,.,- , 4>: \ vs i *n a»se|J|h iH
at Manila. •»» r< -aii* > lava Use e.f the
t*him*» - > <e . alth* the appeo
priat 'o:.i or fumis * ;is -anted to ben erely'
fo pas the e\in-r-! rf tie* nuineuvers.
riie u w,: M o held at Manila ready
p> ei a hark or « ion at a moments
not iee,
K< r \ • t al Sigshee has orders to
hoi.; 1 - - j:anSroo of tin* Xot*th At Unit a*
fl, . t a fv.-adtnt-'.s to |»i*oeeed at any
moment to tit' far east to report to
iv<ar Admiral Train, commander of
fhe Asiatie iU-et. Tite gunlKKits under
going repair at Manila are to In* put in
commission immediately for use in the
Y anu-Ts<-ivu:;. river .in China.
Places Order for Ammunition
IMiiladeo.diia, Feb. 15 The war de
part tin * • t; idac il an order ss th
the Frank if at s.-ii.t! here for 4-,*»n
moo Uaf ■ ■ »:• s ‘or Krug-dorgen-. a
rill. - for tlv us of troops in the
lie ! . The >ider calls toi ui
meoktte til ing.
Oiitinu Transports Ready
>. Fr nciseo. Feh. 15 lloveru
me: ’ t r nst.oi ts are In ing quietly as
semble t iv iron all parts of ’ he
1’at r e curry soldiers to Ma
nila for the Chinese campaign.
lunger txperls (rouble
(.» - \>i: <■', Feb. b*> Edward II.
i (>i _. , , i»t1 v ru- '■'ster to i (» ta,
u s.tiil -.hat the
a a ”;•••: - ■ 1 • ,u ;•> r.-Ut :<
writ ■ *. -s ci r.g CO-■ s* . o!
> j. nv t r.jacM* "'li-"ion«jrit‘S
th : : a. 5 s of th* church ittCl na
tv k<v. ith the liean s! treaty
(Hafts a.: 1} 5 a W ;at* tilt' tlOal'd COIlStat tlj
tnoveni* .
CiiiniM' \ltutk Mafikin i Mission
,sh .tii.. .. , Ffh. t‘* •• 1 ■ mission at
Nanking .;.s ,u ack*--: yesfccrd '.v by
< hi' I St : ■ ■ ’■ s i Hf i, 1 s 1 ft- 1
ta pef. |u ails have not been <v*
Wash:; I>. « Felt. 10 Judge
W : eke iv .'.'a a ;>n* a red before thu ju
dicial y v -* i . itue u! tie Senate yester
day a:1 • <<■ - to:n.sw« r t -,*• charges
made agai ist him. He filed written
answers - wr;i. charges
and askeo that A askaus in VV&siiiug
ton be called i»efo>v the committee f°
testify as :o the.." kuowU ■ of the
changes. Hi* also asked tl the per
sons who made the ci ar;. - be
poeuaed toappear tiefore tie committee
in open session aim that . ■ in- per
mitted to cross-examine t « tin
\
Answering the charga that iu* laid
accepted a present »f a lot in Fair
hanks front Capt. Barnette while the
latter had a suit pending in his court
Judge Wickersham answered that he
staked out the lot himself before the
townsite was platted and built a cabin
Upon it at a cost of $400.
To the second charge that he had
shown favoritism in his judicial de
cisions Judge Wickersham answered
that he had decided 2fk> eases and none
had been reversed on appeal.
The third charge relates to a big
harbor case in Tacoma. The answer
invites the attention of the committee
to the records in the courts there,
which show that the charge is without
basis.
Charge four states that Judge Wick
ersham appointed a man a> deputy
clerk of the court after he had been re
moved from the office o' t\ S. com
missioner for einltcz/leiueut. The
answer states that the appointment
was made by an assistant district at
torney.
>n s e ■ \ yesterday a <’him-se ser
vant o t mote ! to murder the secre-:
, t..r> ot tie- French municipal consulate
with a fe vh le the otlicial was
as;.i-.1 hut failed and tie secretary
\\,:s awakened in time to save his life, i
The servant is under ana st.
Two military companies of foreign- i
efs have been Formed here for protec-j
tiou. Keports from outside provinces
state ;iiat many viceroys are display -
i: ; acti\k anti-foreign sympathies.
Send Midshipmen to Orient
Washington. 1>. Feh. lb Kight
midshipmen why* graduated this
week from the Annapolis naval acad
emy were ordered to proceed at once
to Manila to report for duty it* the
Asiatic fleet. They w ill sail from Seat
tle on the tirsi f*oat leaving this port.
Officials t xpet t War
Washington, 1». Feb. 12 The ad
ministration is hemming convinced
that w ur w id: t hina is almost inevit
aole on account of tin* repeated out
ran s perpetrated against Americans
on t iiinc't soil. Tin-feeling i> grow
t . ■ re that a modification of the ex
ei: - « ti laws would Ik* useless to allay
the antipathy to America now existing
ii.t'h-ti i. particularly among the Boxers
ami others of the lower classes.
P : ,,m pic settlement seetn* impos- ;
sit»ie ami tin* administration has de
rim ii to rush all available troops front
this country to Manila in order to have
tiiem in readiness to move to « hina in t
c.- s! they should be required there,
i in tone se Blame Viceroy
!(.■ g Kong. Feb. IL? It is declared
by < i a tom-set hat tin* viceroy oft'anton
% sp-..>ibie for the ant i-foreiwn feel
ing there. A petition is n circulation
ask in for his removal.
May Keep Troops in China
p, , F«‘l>. in Foreign }kjvii ••* arc
i-i «■ g i;,e iwtvisabiI ty * ke p ug
i :i.• .a the troops which have been
* n ,, e . 1 c the Boxtr rebei
lioi •' ", oi witlidraw ing them a*
i r„t»t *d by Bmperor William.
(A , vnt* stmngly prut***i
j-.ui,*' withdrawal of the troop*
a, it - Beit a ma>*aere of foreigners
■\ ; follow if the soldier* ai'1* taken
a v ay.
Oregon to herp Tab on China
!!■>:•_ i\i>;.g, Feb. It i'lie l . S. bat
; !i *h * t» < *regon ;u*ri veil beret inlay from
i a , it w:;h order* to rem*iin until all
danger of a Chines* outbreak again*'.
\ , • r in* resilient in China * cousid
emt to b< past.
t 'barge live refer* t • the indictment
ul .1 taige Wickersham at Tacoma many
yea: * ago on the charge of participa
", t *ie ant i-t ‘hiii- •*< riot*. The
answer *t ate* that Improved that he
w as : i \ ,ii_ to protect the t him so.
Tee sixth and seventh charge* biing
up Wil ke! sham's indictment on tin*
charge oi subornation of perjury in the
Sadie Brantner case at Tacoma. The;
an*wer is that the woman afterward
admitted that *he hersetf swon* falsely.
Charge eight allege* that Judge j
Wickersham has shown indifference to
the conduct of *aloon* and gambling-,
houses in hi* dist *ict. lie answer* that !
it i* the duty of the l nited States
niatsha! and district attorney to look'
after violation* of law. and not the
proviuce of the judge until cases are
brought before him.
Charge nine concern* the approval!
by the judge of an expense account of
L\ S. Marshal Ferry for feeding pris
oner*. at Nome, alleged to have been
inflated. The answer i* that he had no
knowledge that any inflation existed
until the charge was made afterward.
Charge ten i* a newspaper clipping
which *tate* that the judgment rend
ered by the judge in the ease of Nelson
| against Macham was contrary to the
law and the evidence. The answer is
that the charge is unworthy of consul
erat ion.
Alaskans and members of Congres
generally are much pleased with Judge
Wiekersham’s answer. It is probable
that a demand will be made on the
floor of the Senate for the names of his
accusers or that the charges he with
drawn.
tlosc Comes for fire Company
The Santa Clara brought 400 feet of
bote for the use of the volunteer fire
department. Other apparatus has
been ordered and will be here soon.
in valley of Resurrectio:i i-ivcr near Seward to
obtain timber lor railroad construction. All the limber
used for bridges, trestles and culverts on tin* Alaska On
tral are made from the spruce and hemlock of which vast
areas are growing in the region which the railroad will
traverse. These trees sometimes attain a diameter of
four feet and are of superior quality for bridge construe
lion.
I
President W ires Request to Lx
Collector to Accept Succes
sion to Gov. Brady
3y CiCjle to T.io Daily Gateway.
Washington, Ik F.-b. 1'* l’resi
dent 1 loose velt Inst night directed a
telegram to be si*i»! to < apt. Ik II.
Jarvis urging him to arc* i»t tlu*. ap
pointment ".s g.i\'en»nf ol Alaska. N >
reply ha> been received . et.
John l’. < uni of Fairbanks. p.>
ma»ter of J hat town and iormer nos:a:
inspector of Alaska, is a * Vi.t tv
candidate but ho informed t i’
dent yesterday that h • woAd it>>: .
oonsideration so long as ('apt. Jar\is
was under coiisidi'rat ion. !’ ;; n
Indie', etl to he oat oi :' l*«*cau <» e; ; ;:<•
opposition ot Secretary ■; itcucock.
lioggatt is still strongly n:-g* <• i.y lie
Indiana crowd and may have a chance
i: .! i ;■ v 1 s ret Us*•>.
hci.n.vtt 'day Succeed Rraay
Washington. ik ' .. Feb. 1*> Vice
i ’resident Fair’oanks. Senator Hemen
way oi'Indiana ami others are urging
: i;«' 1 *re -id--n! ' > app rut \\ . i!. ! log
t; oi'Jem an to succeed Uov. Brady
:i> jii\ert'or ol Alaska. Dick Kyan is
working- hard for \\ . T. l’erkins.
I*ih sidi t.t Koo>evelt is anxious to
appoint 1>. I!. Jarvis, former collector
of customs of the district of Alaska,
and <,ow in charge of the fishery in
ti rests of tin* Noiithwestern Steamship
Company, and is still hopeful that
uarvis will ace< pt. '1'his is not proba
ble, however. as when Jarvis was in
Washington a month ago in* stated
that lie eoti n not accept the place
1».*t ae.M he was a poor man and had
to work for a living, lie said he was
trying to lay by a pile for his old age
and the acceptance of official place
would change ail his plans.
Dues \ot Care for Governorship
Washington. I). (’.. Feb. 11 Judge
Wicker-ham said today in an inter
view, ”1 am not now, never have
been and never will he a candidate for
governor of Alaska." Yesterday he
asked the Senate judiciary committee
for an oral hearing upon the charges
against him. The hearing will he
granted next week.
SANTA CLARA IN ANU OIT
Steamer Brings Ninety-one Pas
sengers and 175 Tons
Steamer Santa Clara, Capt. Schage,
readied port last Monday morning
with twenty-four cabin and sixty-seven
steerage passengers. She also brought
175 tons of freight for the railroad
company and Seward merchants. She
reports a pleasant voyage except that
that the inside passage was foggy and
she was compelled to travel slowly
until she reached the outside. From
there the sea was calm as in summer.
The steamer sailed again for the
southward Monday afternoon.
The Santa Clara carried to Valdez
135 passengers for the Tanana. The I
cabin was packed to suffocation and
men who paid first class passage but
could not get berths slept on their
blankets in the halls and even around
the smokestack on the deck. Officers
of the boat report that steamer reser
vations are now sold far ahead. When
the Santa Clara sailed the Santa Ana
was nearly sold out although she was
not due to sail until five days later.
Secretary of War Sends Letter to
House Committee f avoring
Aid to Railroads
»o Daily Gateway.
Washington, Fob. 1*> Socrc
i:ti \ Taft sent a l« tier today to t he 1 louse
committee on ten dories in support of
Loveriny hill widen proposes a
government ycaranty ol the interest!
on bonds which may he issued by Alas- i
N;i . ;,iiiv.a< ; to t in* amount of 'd'.000.-1
ooo. Pin- ieiter was delivered by Maj.
!Jichanisoii. chairman "| the Aiask;.
1 mad con mb — ion. in person.
j tfs Kyr.n ;.:td Svinefoid of]
Alaska addressed the committee in
! : , «•!• Oi ; be measure. It 'em!,' likely !
In ivc. v»■ a iavocal.le ori frOtu tin*
isuntni11ee. ami in lino case will proh* |
ahiv pa," tin* liouse.
.ii’ijjr Act for Raiiroatls
Wa-r inyton. >. ' .. Feb. Id i he .
liousi- com mi i 11 ei" on 11 'critories will
yive a heariny tomorrow to advocates
ol tlie Love; iny bill which proposes;
yovernmeet aid to Alaska railroads. .
j The bill provides tor yeneral aid to all !
roads.
lix-Senator Turner of Washington
. will speak for the Alaska t‘entrai. a>k
iny that it he included within lhe scope
' of any subsidy measure which may he
passed in aid of Alaska railroads, lie
i will explain to the committee that the
Alaska t'entrai is financed for only
t.iirt ■. miles iievond ’ he present term
■ inns, or eiyhty miles in all. I he com
pany expects to be able to raise the
j additional money required by the salt
j, f bonds and is meeiiny success in that
i etl'ort now hut if yovernnient aid should'
I he extended to otiier lines wit bout in
joiudiny tin; Alaska Central the sale of
j its bonds in the market would lie do
st roved.
ballaine Urges Subsidy bill
Washington, D. Feb. lti—.John K.
Hallaino sent a letter today to the
House committee on territories uryiny
the passaye of the Loveriuy subsidy
hill which provides for government aid
to Alaska railroad construction, lie
will appear ayain before the committee
next Monday in support of the measure.
SANTA ANA REACHES PORT
Arrives from Seattle and Sails
Westward on the Dora’s Hun
Steamer Santa Ana reached port
yesterday afternoon at 5 o’clock and;
sailed west ward at 2 this afternoon on !
the Dora's run to till the engagements
of ti»e missing steamer and incidentally ;
to aid the cutter Kush in the search
for the Dora. The Santa Ana is still '
commanded by ('apt. F. S. Moore,
brother of ( 'apt. Zeb Moore of the Dora, i
It is the steamer’s first trip since Dec- j
ember as she laid up twenty davs for ;
repairs when she returned to Seattle ,
in January.
The Santa Ana brought eight first
class passengers for Seward. She took (
ten to the westward. Her Seward
cargo amounted to 214 tons of general
merchandise, and stores for the rail
road company. She reports a pleasant <
voyage from Seattle, which port she
left February 0.
Boston has invented a universal
language which it calls Esperanto.
Virginia has appropriated $150,000 to
start the Jamestown exposition.
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Alaska Centra! Expects this Year to lay I rack io Wile »:>9 and *v>
Complete Locjiion ot Line Thro: g!i to Eairhanks Involving
an Expend ture of $4,800,000 and Employment
of at least 12,000 Men
Plans for construct ;on on tin* Alaska
Pontral railroad during I'.miJ are <.n a
vast, scale, gr 'ally •■.<(• titx-.; t ie re
sults of 1005. Tin* outline i-ro te.i
work was completed about V .‘ir»r if
I lie year by Pener.il M I'.ager and ( ' •!
l.ngineer Poland. These ni ;n*. ! tve
been approved by President Pro, nd
liis associates in control of the r >;:■ i.d
will be followed closely until accom
plished. Mr. Poland is now in Chic.ego
to consult with President Frost nut
with his consent the main features < ;
the work outlined are given to the
Gateway by bis secretary. II. A. Clover,
as follows:
During 1!M>5 surveys of definite lo
cation were made from mile 20 to mile
lull and preliminaries were r, n from
mile Io'.t to mile 2oo. and on the Mat
i annuska river from the bead of Knik
Arm to the < ‘hiekaloon river. During'
I'.Miti one locating party under A. !5.
Lewis will locate from mile 10b to tie*
bead of Knik Arm. on mile 150. This
party is now in the field and will prob
ably finish its task before the opening
of navigation on Cook Inlet permits
construction on that part of the line.
Another parly under L. J. Caswell is
engaged in making definite location
from the head of Knik Arm to the
Chickuloon coal fields. This work is
expected to be completed early in the
summer.
A preliminary party under •(. L.
Hleakley is engaged in running a pre
liminary from mile 20U to Broad Pa>s.
(I. K. Daidwin left S' ward November
lo and made a recotmois-nnce through
to Fairbanks, going from Seward to
tbe he.i 1 of Knik Arm. thence up tb*'
Aiaiunuska. down the Delta, and down
i lie Tananu’o Fairbanks. On December
lo his parly h*it Valdez, goinv ov< :• th**
trail to Fairbanks, and will run pre
liminary surveys to Broad Pass.
This will give by tin* cod ot IbOS s
located line to mile 15b. and from tic
uji i be .Vat:;m:ska thirty eight miles.ai. t
a preliminary line from mile 15o t »
Fairbanks. Rceonnoissance lines ha.v
been rim from the head of the M
uska river through to Coppm
valley, and during lUOtf reconuo , . ;
line, v. ill be run to the Bonnii
Kantishna mining districts.
Heavy kork Work Ahead
During the year I'-'O.j the
completed t ) mile 47. I
ne t seven miles approximate!, i.
X25 yards of material, mostly - »i k.
must be moved, and 5750 lee
driven, which will holu buck m.nm
laying until August. Tiuim ! No. :.
720 feet in length, is h It: ; drive), b.
ihe company forces and >:«•;: i :.-I no
has been erected and place-: i.i oj»-•:•
at ion to furnish pov r tor the i - .
At the present time 'he bear ng hr,
been driven forty-two feet and the
bench about twentv-fiv. feet.
'Phe other live tunnels are l>eing
driven under contract by Rich and
Harris. The portals have been op
ened up on four of these tunnels. An
air compressor and a steam compres
sor have been installed to oirnish
power for the drills on part of the
work.
Considerable work from mile ->4 to
mi • A. tin*- already beer. -.i.
' Ira i ru' 1 ru n | ’lacer ri v*• v
pracr .call;. completed an*' a- >
mi■. _ ' on u;)<•()> in < ook
on l’"n,:i'/iiir, Ann will h* hi* - • •
in order 1 finish the ■ :«•! • , • *
7*> ' ; ■■ ■ ' :*• ' *. t ": r i* - a
1 com lie ir.iudh of nil!' ■ >
tuiddi** of ii: i le !do * lie urk i • •
<••111! ’ i Welch A < • .
pres * :ii i- ?|M y hav- ’i • ■
camps i-staid -In-d a’ no .at.’ .
points on their v m-k ami onv
100 iiuai employe<i through th* : •* •
As soon as sjirii u opens th*y
on O'1 o men in < t'd**r to !;; ,-l m
work by fa il. In I he-e ; id; ' i I* •
they ha\e approximately '
yarns of material to mm ' .
feet, hoard in* asure. fram* tr*-i
work. l.lOO.Ooo :'*•*•:. hoard e < * *•.
of snow slid, sheds to const r.c:.
Front the end of the Welch r- . « .
lot miles trotn Seward, to tin ■ h**;»».
Knik arm the urudinyr * m -Ay *• •'
work and W ill he ,i*r e A ■
scrapers, requiring oOo horse-. Ti.
company will emleavot '<> flni-t 1 1
work from Seward to the i.*■ ••.**: :■.
At in. ihence op the Mat , ■ *.. nl
ciuhi miles to th* co:. 1 '.*•! >. i* ' 1 *
end a; lOOC. i; a!.*o pt >; *o- •. '!
n*-c<—ary support can ■ ■ :
construcf and put inopei.;n : . ’•*
winter of a -ta^r< im* t i
heat; of Knik Arm. t*>
hope- to imy rails !a . - : >h
shetna. ciaissiny Indian • • t: -
t!ie 'v alley of tim < lad: .
down the < 'ant well ?*» - i *■• -
region.
lo Handle fairban!.:
lf the stae'c line is 1 ..*.*; • • . : a -
’ aad company shot !d 1* a . •
.in Fair'.-auks traffic. . -• *
"•ill In* established
point- and th** ’.in* w•:I _ !t:
eq : |pjii <; to insure t h*
aide : rip pmet ic«» 1 A** ;t. '.*■• i - c*v -
dition-. 1 iiese p is
ai im;. iise uml'-r:.. . * th
year's work ami will !*
iranspoi*ta: >n o ah *.: .A i;
•of equipment and -uppl. - .;.* - t
•Aces of lti.'Kto men an* ah 7H»
no: .es. It i- . stimated tint* -•'• '■*'•*>
of material and -uppli* - wd
,o S»*ward ami 'aken to , c'* .|i •
work this side of Tie ;i r Ar .
■ .die t i • remainder wi . • S*
uovia up Turn.pjain and i • m*.
'I he company lias hen: :*.*- ; • * hat
three boats will be run dire ‘ ard
and ao.ti’ional transport at i* • nt*
:i| necessarily be estab -ji , •*,>k
! nlet.
KxcCtition of the plans i* ' "* im
pend solely upon the company - ability
to obtain t h<• number » f men *•*-*, . r ah
ami to handle properly th c.meus*
amount of materia! ar.d - ■ * * re
quired. To date siJ.oo).ou*i no- boon
expended and the work outlin'd for
lPiWi will cost approximately 'M.s v*.0<b*.
About biUo men are now employed
ami this number will he increased
gradually until navigation opens on
Cook inlet, when men will he rushed in
and placed on the work until the num
ber readies the total required to
accomplish the work projected.
TO BUILD ON EIETH AVENUE
Construction Company to Erect
Two-story Block for Offices
The Seward Construction and De
velopment Company will erect a two
story block 24xo<» feet on the east side
of Fifth avenue some distance below
Adams street. Construction began
this morning. The ground floor
will be used by tin* company for its
offices and shop work and the second
l'.oor will be arranged as office rooms
for rent.
This company was incorporated by
W. .1. Stone and .1. 1). Sheldon to do a
general construction business in Sew
ard and vicinity. It has tin* agency
and patent rights of tlte Miracle Dress
ed Stone Company for Kenai peninsula
to manufacture, sell and use in con
struction the cement blocks of the lat
ter company and will endeavor to
introduce them into general use in
building here.
W. J. Stone will have the plans for
the cement building for the Bank of
Seward bloek at the northwest corner
of Adams street and Fourth avenue
completed tomorrow and the contract
will be let within a few days.
IB BUILD BIB
SEWARD HOTEL
W. H. Kennedy of Seattle has leased
the two lots belonging to ('apt. Schage
of the steamer Santa Clara at the
southwest corner of Fourth avenue and
Adams street, for five years, and will
erect upon the ground a large hotel.
He will begin work in March and ex
pects to have the building ready for
occupancy early in the summer.
Mr. Kennedy 'is a hotel man of Seat
tle. He was in Seward last month and
on his return to Seattle he negotiated
the lease with ('apt. Schage, who re
ported the consummation whileiuSew
ard yesterday. To a friend in this city
Mr. Kennedy wrote that he will tw>
here not later than the middle of
March to begin building.
Capt. Schage did not know the exact
dimensions of the building Mr. Ken
nedy proposes to erect but understands
that it will nearly cover the two lots,
which are (50x100 feet, and probably be
three stories high.