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Yqi i SEWARD, ALASKA, SATURDAY EVENING, OCTOBER 14, 1905 NO. (SO
STEAMERS FOR
ALASKA TRADE
Capt. Caine Buys Two Big Steel
Hulls and They are Now on
Way Around the Horn.
By Cable to tha Gateway
Seattle, Oct. U—The Alaska Pacific
Steamship Company has purchased
the steamers Watson and Buckman,
two big steel hulls, on the Atlantic
coast and both vessels are now on their
way around the Horn to this port to be
addpd to the Alatka Meet. Capt. E. E.
Caine bought the steamer while in
New York recently.
The Alaska Pacific Steamship Com
pany last winter sold all its vessels
engaged in the Alaska trade to the
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Northwestern Steamship Company and
since then lias not engaged in the nor
thern business. The enormous growth
of Alaska trade, which has overtaxed
the capacity of the steamers now run
ning there, has led steamship men of
this city to exert themselves to obtain
additional bottoms for the business.
To Get Water for Fort Seward
By Cable to the Cateway
Washington, I). C., Oct. 14—The
secretary of the interior has withdrawn
from public entry four square miles of
public land located three miles west of
Fort Seward on Chilcat Inlet. This
was done at the request of the war de
partment, which is preparing to supply
the fort with water from the glacial
streams which How over the land with
drawn.
Bankers Favor Ship Subsidies
By Cable to the Gateway
Washington, D. C., Oct. 14—The
American Bankers' Association today
adopted a resolution pledging support
to the bill which has been before Con- j
irress several years giving subsidies to
American shipping. The resolution
urges Congress to pass such a law for ,
the purpose of restoring the prestige
of the United States on the ocean.
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Tokyo Greets British fleet
By Cable to the Gateway
Tokyo, Oct. 14—The mayor of Tokyo
and the cabinet ministers today re
ceived Sir Henry Noell, the British
admiral in command of the fleet here.
An official holiday was declared and
the sailors and marines of the British
fleet were given the freedom of ihe
city.
Promises to Boost for Alaska
By Cable to the Gateway
Seattle, Oct. 14 -Congressman Mar
tin of South Dakota is here and says
he will work to give Alaska represen
tation in Congress. He says he believes
the territory is developing brave, loyal
citizens.
HENRY IRVING
DIES SUDDENLY
Famous English Actor Succumbs to
Apoplectic Stroke at Close
of Performance.
By Cable to the Gateway
London, Oct. 14—Henry Irving was
stricken with apoplexy at Bradford
last night as he was leaving the opera
house after giving his farewell per
formance in the city, and d 11 d t
minutes later in bis room at the hotel
before a physician arrived. He never
uttered a sound after the stroke came.
The famous actor was <>7 years of
age, but his health had always been
good and the fatal attack came with
out warning.
Capt. Taggart Gets Divorce
By Cable to the Gateway
Worcester, 0.,0ct. 14—In the notor
ious Taggart divorce case Judge Hasson
today granted the divorce to Capt.
Taggart, finding that four instances of
adultery were proven against Mrs.
Taggart. The custody of the children
was given to Capt. Taggart, but Mrs.
Taggart is to be permitted to visit
them. Mrs. Taggart is quite ill.
Tacoma Splits on Open Town Issue
By Cable to the Gateway
Tacoma’ Oct., 14—Politicians of both
parties are lining up for the municip
al election next April. The issue is
whether the lid shall he kept on or the
town be opened again. Both parties
are split on the question. Mayor
Wright seeks a Democratic renomina
tion as an open town advocate.
Prince Troubetsky Dies
By Cable to the Gateway
St. Petersburg, Oct. 14—Prince Trou
betsky, a member of the zemstvos
congress lately in session, and an emi
nent literary man, was stricken with
apoplexy this morning while attending
a conference with the minister of edu
cation, and died two hours later.
To Build Seattle-Portland Line
By Cable to the Gateway
Portland, Ore., Oct. 13—The Port
land Consolidated Railroad Company,
which owns all streetcar lines in this
city, will at its annual meeting next
week announce the intention of build
ing an electric line to Seattle. Con
struction will begin at once.
To Meet British Squadron
By Cable to the Gateway
New York, Oct. 14—Admiral Evans
of the battleship squadron sailed today
for Annapolis, where he will officially
greet the British squadron under Prince
Louis of Battenburgh, October 21.
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RAILROADS WILL
BUILD TO COAST
Milwaukee Officials Admit Intention
and Other Lines are Buying
Connections.
By Cable to the Cateway
Milwaukee, Oct. 14—Three big rail
^ roads arc now heading for the Pacific
! coast from the middle west. Announce
j ment was made today of the purchase
of the Wisconsin Central by the Moran
crowd to make it a connecting link be
tween the Krie and the Great Nor
thern, with which the Moran party is
allied.
It is now stated that the Chicago,
Milwaukee & St. Paul will build as
rapidly as possible and will seek ter
minals at Tacoma. The Canadian
Pacific will build a link to Chicago to
connect with the Pennsylvania, and
then construct its own tracks to Seattle
from Bellingham.
St. Paul, Oct. 14—Officials of the
Milwaukee road confirm the announce
ment that the line will be extended to
the Pacific coast as rapidly as it can
lie built. They say that prior dnnials
were made because plans were not
fully matured and that the announce
ment would have worked injuries in
many ways. A l»ond issue of $2.>,000,000
will be made at once to raise funds for
building the line.
Republicans Reject Jerome
By Cable to the Gateway
New York, Oct. 14—ln the Republi
can county convention last night only
nine votes were cast for Jerome for
district attorney, diaries A. Flanner
was nominated.
Agent Churchill Keeps Mum
Frank C. Churchill, the agent sent
to Alaska to investigate Gov. Brady's
administration, has visited Sitka and
gone without telling anything of his
intentions, which leads the Sitka
Cablegram to complain:
“When it comes to being mum the
oyster is a riotously noisy cuss com
pared with Churchill.”
Steamer Excelsior Arrives
Steamer Excelsior arrived from the
west at 4:30. She will sail this evening
for Seattle.
The fight over water rights between
the Miocene Ditch Company and the
Campion Mining Company of Nome,
which was recently “settled”, is again f
unsettled. Tom Campion says one of
his attorneys “ settled ” when he was
looking the other way.
The new water reservoir on Lowell
creek will be completed within a day
or two and the city’s water supply will
thereafter be derived from that source.
SUES GAELS FOR
MONEY LOANED
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C. 11. Peterson Holds Notes and Says
he Grubstaked Swiftwater to
go to Tanana.
By Cable to the Gatewey
Seattle, Oct. 14 -Swiftwater Bill
Gates has been sued here by C. H.
Peterson on two notes for $500 each,
and $2,500 claimed to have been ad
vanced to obtain twenty powers ot
attorney from different men to use in
making locations.
Peterson alleges in his complaint
that he staked Gates when the latter
started the last time for Alaska, to go
into the Tanana. Gates was then
broke.
44SEA WOLF” GROWS TAME
Alexander McLean not Such a
Bad Man After all
The seal poaching schooner Carmen
cita, which has been dodging revenue
cutters all summer, has returned as
far towards the states as Victoria,
where she was seized by the British
customs authorities on a charge of
catching seals illegally.
The Portland Oreganian says: “Tame
and prosaic was the return of Jat k
London’s “Sea Wolf,” Captain Alex
ander McLean, who has reached \ ic
toria. In simple language this reputed
bad man denied that he had raided any
seal rookeries, denied that he had
dodged revenue cutters, and in fact
entered a general and specific protest
against all charges of irregularity in
connection of the cruise of the Car
mencita. To assist with shattering tlie
idol which London built, one of the
redoubtable Alex’s sailors gave out an
interview in which he stated that the
captain bold “would not fight a cat
unless he was full of hootch.” As Lon
don’s “Sea Wolf” was always full of
fight and never full of hootch, Captain
McLean is steadily drifting away from
the reputation which Jack London
gave him.”_
The government has sent a relief
party to the head of the Gokann for a
man who was stricken with paralysis
and deserted by partuers, with no pro
visions. His name is unknown. In
dians reported his predicament.
A rich belt of silver lead ores has
been found near Maple bay, an arm of
Portland canaL_ _
A sluice box artist gathered in $loo
that didn’t belong to him, on Gold
Run.
A lady’s gold watch was found this
morning by a man who left it with W.
J. Stone. Owner may have it by prov
ing property. *
Temperature at 4 p. m. today— 50.