RAILROADS TO
POOL RECEPITS
Roosevelt Confers W ith Road Of
ficials with View to Framing
Ip Legal Arrangements.
Washington, D. C., Jan. Presi
dent Roosevelt is conferring with a
committee of operating vice-presidents
of the leading railroads. They are
discussing the legalization of arrange
ments whereby their several compet
ing lines may pool the totai teceipts
of each company and distribute them
pro rata according to agreement.
TAFT SPEAKS
NO POLITICS
By Cable to The Dally Gateway.
Cleveland. Ohio. Jan. 30 The annu
al banquet in honor of the memory of
William McKinley was given last
evening. Secretary of War, William
H. Taft, wa> present and made one of
his optimistic speeches, hut avoided
making mention of politics, hvet v
body wore a carnation. McKinley s
favorite (lower.
BIG PROMOTER
IS BANKRUPT
By Cable to The Daily Gateway.
Seattle, Jan. 31—Portus Weare of
Chicago, a well known Alaska promo
ter has tiled papers here in voluntary
bankruptcy. Ilis debts are over $V
OOO.pOO, and his assets foot up slightly
over $330,000.
Cordova Doesn’t Look Good
It is rumored that K. C. Hawkins,
chief engineer of the Copper River tSc
Northwestern Railroad regards the
Cordova route to the interior as im
practicable, and that he is unwilling
to risk his reputation as an engineer
by assuming responsibility for an at
tempt to build from there.
Hay flean Change of Venue
John Kivitt received a cable message
yesterday from District Attorney. L.
V. Ray, who is in Valdez, inquiring
how many men there are in Seward
available for juty duty, if needed for
the present term of court. It is sur
mised on the part of some that a
change of venue is meditated in con
nection with the cases growing out of
the murderous attack on the men em
ployed la>t fall on the Valdez Home
Railway in the Keystone canyon.
Summoned by Carrier Pigeons
Dr. Lunt of Skew began, Maine, used
to have a telephone in his office, but
telephone* were few among his con
stituents. and he had it taken out after
the carrier pigeon messenger service
idea got into ids fertile brain. Fifty
pigeons at the present time are doing
the work of letting him know when
Bill Jennings’ youngest son William
is down with the mumps, or that meas
sles have broken out in the house of
Seth Bailey.
Dr. Lunt trained the birds in the
first place so that they would always
return to the Lunt cote, and then
served them out to his forty or more
regular patrons. Now all he has to
do is to sit in his office and watch the
little opening just over the door.
When a pigeon comes in he takes out
the little note from under its wing,
which tells him there is suffering go
ing on in the neighboring home, and
he is all ready for the call in a twink
ling.—New York Herald.
Retiring Clearing House Paper
Tacoma,—Banks here are retiring
clearing house certificates as rapidly
as they get hold of them and checks
are paid in coin or currency. All told
the banks issued $500,000 in certifi
cates, but, according to P. C. Kauff
man, a prominent banker of the city,
and also secretary of the State Bank
ers’ Association, at no time was there
more than $200,000 in certificates out
side of the banks and this amount is
now being abridged daily.
MAY’S CASE
IS DISMISSED
No Evidence Against Attorney in
Land Eraud Prosecutions
But Hail Is Still Held.
<jy Cable to The Dally Gateway.
Portland, Ore., Jan. 29—Kdwin May,
in the Hall and May laud fraud cases,
has been dismissed, on the ground
that no evidence was found against
him. May is a prominent attorney
and this case is considered one of the
test cases.
Hall’s case is still on. Heney will
return to San Francisco as soon as the
verdict is rendered.
URGES NEW
BANKING LAWS
*y Cable to The Dally Gateway.
Washington, Jan. Charles
Newell Fowler of New Jersey, repub
lican member of the house of rep
resentatives, is presistantly urging up
on congress the passage of new bank
ing laws.
RUEF PLEADS
INNOCENCE
By Cable to The Dally Gateway.
San Francisco, Feb. 1—In the graft
cases now being tried here Abe Reuf
pleads not guilty to each of the four
teen indictments in connection with
the Parkside franchises.
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Preparing for Attack by Japan
Despite the assurances of an earnest
desire for peace between the United
States and Japan, which were given
Secretary of War Taft by high officials
during his recent journey through the
land of the Mikado, the government
continues with its preparations for de
fense in case of war, particularly with
reference to the Philippines and
the Pacific coast. Adjutant-Generals
of the National Guards of Washington,
Oregon and California have been in
vited by the War Department to con
fer with the officials at Washington.
D. C., on the subject of coast defense.
Not in Y'ain
Socrates, Jesus, Savonarola. Old
John Brown, and none of Freedom's
dead die in vain. They died that we
might live; and as a single prop of
analine will tint an entire cask of
water, so lias the blood of martyrs
tinted the spirit of the times and given
us a peculiar and different “Zeitgeist"
from that which we would otherwise
have had.
The death of Lincoln created a
sentiment which the living man could
not. and which in time brought the en
tire South to an acknowledgment of the
righteousness of his cause.—The
Philistine.
Deficiency Bill Carries $23,000*000
Washington, D. C'., Jan. 31—The de
ficiency bill carrying over $23,000,000
has been passed.
Saratoga Due Monday
It is learned from a private mes
sage that the Saratoga left Valdez last
night and is expected to arrive here
Monday morning.
SEWARD STEAMERS
Saratoga; sailed from Valdez last
night.
Jeanie; sailed west 28th.
Portland; sailed from Seattle 30th.
Faralon; sailed from Seattle Feb. 1st.
Bertha; in Seattle.
Dora; sailed for Unalaska 18th.
Northwestern; sailed for Seattle 26.
Methodist Services
The morning sermon themes this
month will deal with some Difficult
Bible Passages. That for February 2
being Matthew v:39. The evening
sermon theme is The Making of a
Name. Sunday school at 12:15 o’clock.
The public cordially invited.
L. H. Pedersen, pastor.
Mackinaws at Clayson’s *
STEIN.-BLOCH
> SMART CLOTHES'
flllD PDC AT A I AA IS TO satisfy our customers, and to do this we carry all
fjllll Milk A I Aim FIRST CLASS LINES.— The words “Stein Bloch,”
- “Kirschbaum,” etc., etc., is evidence that our aim is
Quality rattier than Quantity. Al A i/flflM Tljr fil nTUITD
TO CLAYSONS FOR QUALITY. bLAYdUN IHt ILU I HlLlt
Supplies
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Mr. Office Man, are you
well supplied with the follow
ing* articles used in your office?
If not, let us supply you:
Ledgers
Journals
Cash Books
Day Books
Bill Files
Letter Files
Stick Files
Waste Paper Baskets
Cash Boxes
Library Paste
Pens, Pencils
Inks, Erasers
And many other articles not
mentioned for lack .of'space.
Owl Drug Co.
E. V. BOYLE, Mgr.
REMODELED
THE RAINIER-GRAND H0Tc
SEATTLE
Popular Prices-New Management
Central Location-European Plan
Greatest Cafe and Bar Service in the
Wilson & White Co., Prop. Ctias Perry, Mgr
Sentimental maiden—Algernon is
going to publish a book of poems soon,
and they are so like himself!
Big Brother—Then he ought to have
them bound in calf.-Baltimore Ameri
can.
5k trading company
GENERAL MERCHANDISE
have no flour, sugar, or evaporated spuds but can
r you with Tobacco, camp outfits, rubber goods,
fruits, canned fruits, vegetables and meats; pit aws,
traps and hardware galore.
; DEAL IN RAW FURS
O. 0. HERNINO. Manager. Alaska
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Northern Saloon
E. L. WHITTEMORE. PROPRIETOR.
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WINES, LIQUORS AND CIGARS
FOURTH AVENUE. SEWARD. ALASKA.
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BOOTH 8c CO.
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HOPE AND CIRDWOOD
Call on the old reliable firm of Booth & Co. for anything in the
Liquor and Cigar line. Mi Eleccion Cigars, Old Line and Hunter Rye,
Nelson Co. Bourbon, Olympia Beer. Everything first-class. Best
of attention, run on the live and let live plan.
Girdwood, Alaska. C. R. BOOTH, Manager.
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Fine Wines, Liquors and Cigars
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General Outfitters For
PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND
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Headquarters for REYNOLDS,
Launches to Knight’s Island LATOUCHE ISL,