FAMINE GROWS
WORSE IN JAPAN
Government Cannot Give Relief
as Fast as Required-Amer
ica Sends Aid
By Cable to The Daily Gateway.
Tokyo. Keh. '2d The famine in tin*
nort horn ami eastern prefect ores of .Jap
an ;s becoming worse ami n any people
are starving to death because of the fail
ure of the rice crop. The government
is sending in supplies as rapidly as
possible but the famine area is so ex
tensive that it is impossible to meet
the demand for food.
Nrv* York Send* $12,000
Now York. K-b. *2d A subscription
of quickly raised for the famine
sufferer*, was sent today to the prefect
ure* of Nfyiaga. fwate. and Kukushima,
winch are rejtorted to he in the most
<h*s|H»rate condition of any part of tin*
famine district.
Seattle to Send Wheat
Seattle, fob. 2d \ wheat subsorip
tion fot the relief of the famine dis
trict* of Japan has been started here.
Japanese tu< rebar. ' ami others are
con?I'ibut ittg largely.
BIO ST t AMt ft TO COMl
Melville Dollar Booked tor Sew
ard by Kenai Company
Steam r Me Do ar ha- been
chartered In the K • •
Fuel (‘iimpa \ to Iv .n_r a eai'Jt) to Sew.
»!it. S i- !■ • | to -a ilex' Sun*
i- ah*' : ... **'•;!•
4 2 ; . ' •>» ,, *|j:, s, <■ w as ' Sew
whsnfi i .alar -t- con
•; d ck>. \* \t r > ‘ I th -lu
Becomes \ortin*estrrn \yonl at Valdez
:h*■ F. C ie i -t st.-a- -hip Company
t h ' : ■. bet
or i. r ’ as r late Seat
Boy Bury in liana*ay
Inca nntau bb* and runaway
with t' e 't e |. I few who w :v- riding
on the -led. In -an v »\ li - left ley:
_ft»t cauyht in the- slat- of tin -led,
which collided with a itump. causing
a compound fracture between the knee
and ankle. Dr. Burr- w. nt out and
reduced: the fracture.
I rank L. Cothran Marries
Frank L. Cochran and Mis- Klla M.
Kohillaru were married at the Metho
dist church last Tuesday. After the
ceremony Mr. and Mrs. Cochran gave
a dinner to a few of their friends at the
McNeiley cafe.
Mr. Cochran i- an old sourdough
having heen in Alaska and Daw son for
the pa-t nine year-. Ili- bride arrived
from Seattle on the Farailon Tuesday
afternoon.
Married
Th-m Bevy and Mi— Til lie Pederson
were married at the Methodist church
Saturday eV' i; IT.
Brqins Daggett Building
Gannett A Cari-on have the contract
to erect Dr. I >ayyett’- buildiny at the
corner of Fourth and Washington and
began work thi- Week. i’he huild
iny when completed w 11 1m* one of the
he- in Seward, having two large -tore
rooms below and several -uites of rooms
for office- on the second tloor.
'tore lumber for Seward
The i i v Ferris S. Thompson with
a load ‘>t feet of mixed lumber,
sold to tap!. While of the vessel, hdt
the Balia d mill of the Stimson Mill
Company. Saturday February 10 for
Seward. With g*>oJ weather the bark
should be b< re by the end of the month.
There still remain in California
several hundred miles of undeveloped
and practically unknown ancient, ^old
bearing. river channels. The uncer
tainty of th>-irU'*pth and position, as
they are buried beneath hundreds of
feet of later lava, rentiers their discov
ery and development somewhat haz
ardous. but a- a class the mines of the
ancient channels have been largely re
munerative.
The si>ecific gravity of aluminum
is 2.08.
RUSSIAN CABINET
GOING TO PIECES
Four Members Resign and Two
More May Follow on Ac
count of Repression
By Cable to The Dally Gateway.
St. Petersburg, Feb. 20 'I'lie Kus
sian cabinet is gointf to pieces. Four
members have resigned and two more
contemplate stepping out. Ftter dis
satisfaction prevails in all depart
ments.
NemsehotT, minister of the empire,
•jives a> a reason for resigning the
claim that it is impossible for him to
maintain an effective railroad service
when the police are constantly impris
oning the most intelligent operators in
the railroad work. He ailirtns that in
other \\ay> the repression policy is
working havoc with stable govern
ment.
TO USE CEMENT AS
BUILDING MATERIAL
Local Company Acquires Right to
Manufacture and Sell Pat
ent Block Here
t rnieut building "ill bo given an
• I.MV-* test in Si ward this summer
a; 1 ivmwit is practically lire prool
• is believed that, it will be generally
.. here ;«u‘ ’urge buildings. In
I is belief the Seward Construction A
imment Company, recently in*
-,i: i, > \\ . .). Stone anti .1. !>.
•si., ion. lias acquired the rights for
Kei.a peninsula to manufacture amt
-ell ' -a* Miracle staggered air space
ae” ",t building' blocks, which are
wild - us d in the states.
This st\ h of cement is patented by
; «■ Miracle Proved Stone t’oinpany
• , :s |m t ti under tost tor several
rs . iany #a,ities. So far the
• > irt\e been satisfactory and the
. structures built of this tua-.crial *eom
to v iths’.autl the elements as well as
natural stone. Many large buildings.
•. Mi s school houses, courthouses and
hoMin-ss blocks are composed of this
i tin it. In I .os Angeles it is becont
g ;t favorite material. It is also
!.ir 'oiy used iu partitions as a tire
The local coil puny has bought a
grew; pit and a quarry of the stone
a i d for tlte numu'actmv of the
M ele cement, on the line of the
. r,•: w i,.-;e is t a>c ;. accessible,
; id the company can obtain an un
• •, ;q,'\ e, :!)<■ raw material.
'!' , ;; is made ot crushed rock
:oeit into shapes and ->;&<> to
This e> tii may be u>ed for til
p. rptoir* for w hit'll stone or brick are
etu]'d.yvd. It is ised for exterior
• wads, basement walls. veneering,
belts, sills. 'caps, cornices and party
'walls, it is tire proof and manufac
t .red by machinery. Its cost is about
12 to 15 per cent it.ore than wood but
! it is claimed to be absolutely lire and
damp proof.
Besides tin manufacture and sale of
•‘cement tlte Seward Building & Pevel
opimtit Company will manufacture
and sell tar and gravel roofing and
half-iron roofing, and also engage in a
g-an-ral building business of all kinds.
It is now erecting a two-story office
building on Fifth avenue, near Adams
street, the ground iloor of which will
bejjoccupied by the company.
Frank M. Kelly returned to Seward
ion the Oregon, having made tlte round
! trip on the vessel to Seattle and back.
The largest, output during any single
year of the Comstock was in 1*77,when
! it produced sl4.52tMil4.(>N in gold, and
N21.7*b.922,02 in silver, from ore. and
$1,169,265 from tailings, a total of about
$57.500,(X**1.
In a Congressional debate the other
1 day the statement was made that sil
ver is shipped around the country by
the government o make business for
thf express companies. f
■ To what do you attribute your
wealth?”
•*To industry, frugality and good as
sociations," tin great man replied.
And then with an air of a man wish
ing to tell the whole truth, he added:
••The secret rebate also helped some.”
Philadelphia Bulletin.
“lbs here Cupid chile may be blind.”
s:lid Cncle Fhen. "but it do seem tome
; dat In* kin manage to spy out a heap o’
beauty an' lovableness dat ain't visible
to tie disinterested bystander.”
I never saw a cord of wood;
I never want to see one:
But I can tell you (this is good!)
I'd rather see than saw one.
Alexander McLean did not go down
with the schooner Klla (I. because the
schooner did not turn turtle as report
ed. She turned up safe at Victoria
with McLean and others on board.
A Swiss miser worth $750,000 lived
j on !* cents a day until he died recently.
Skagway’s cable failed to work regu
I larlv for several days recently.
i
ACQUITS CROWE
OF KiDNAPING
Jury Says Case Not Proven but
Pat Is Re-arrested on
Another Charge
By Catlo to Tho Daily Gateway.
Omaha, Feb. Feb. 17 Fat- Crowe
was acquitted last night of the charge
of kidnaping Kddie Cudahy and hold
ing up tin* hoy's father for u $2->,0tK)
ransom for his release in 1900. As
soon as he was discharged Crowe was
re-arrested outside the courtroom on a
warrant charging him wit h tho hold-up
of a streetcar in Council Fluffs several
years ago.
Crowe’s acquittal from the kidnaping
charge is due to the fact that- the evi
dence against him was wholly circum
stantial and he was not positively iden
tified by young Cudahy.
MARTIN ARRESTED
ON LARCENY CHARGE
Held iii Jail Awaiting Hearing
Because Found With Another
Man’s Checks
,1. B. Martin was arrested because he
was found with two pay checks and a
j time check in his pocket which belong*
, d to a man named 1 Inline in camp •>•».
\> Martin had been bunking in tin
>:ime I- nt with I Inline and lie and the
j checks disappeared about the same
I time tin* hunch was strong that they
were trawling together. Martin wa>
arrested as he got off the train in
Seward.
Holm, let' his eoat with the chocks
in a pi cket in his hunk when he went
out to vork. When he came in at
noon In saw on a table a paper which
; had been left in the pockci of ids coat.
! Ho went through tin* coat and discov
! ered that the checks were missing.
; linin'.ig. around tin* camp informed
him Hia; Martin had gone to Steward,
ilohtn went to camp 52, which lias a
| telephone, and notified the office in
Si'w. i d to have Martin taken care of.
\ccoruing!> Deputy Marshal Wybrant
■ ami (leorgi* Sexton went out to the
1 trestle and climbed on the train as it
came in. As soon a> tin* train stopped
at tlie commissary they arrested Mar
tin and searched him. finding the
cheeks.
I arallon Sails Westward
Steamer Kara I Ion arrived in port
1 last Tuesday afternoon aud sailed a
few hours later to tin* westward, in
tending to vail at Fort Dick, Homer,
! Sell:ovia and Kodiak, .lames O. Bu/.
trd a. s a passenger for Fort Dick.
I where he went to look after develop
meni work in his copper property,
i Tin* Faralion brought twelve cabin
passengers for Seward and a small
; freight cargo. She is expected hack
I today.
REALTY RECORDS OE
COOK INLET PRECINCT
The following locations and deeds
were tiled for record with ('ommissioner
i Goode 11 of Cook Inlet precinct between
February (5 and February 20.
DEEDS
Goo. Sutton to I). M. A M. Co., interest
in No. 10 Lake creek.
Geo. Clarke to 1). M. A M. Co., interest
in Big: Three Lake creek.
Ralph McDonald to D. M. A M. Co.,
interest in No. 17 Lake creek.
HOMESTEADS
Phil Den/.er, Knik.
T. P. Murdock, Knik.
LOCATION NOTICES
11. K. Coale, coal claim on Chickaloon
river.
F. Wagner et al. 100 acres placer. Lake
ereek.
F. Wagner »t al, loo acres placer,
Yentna creek.
WEEKLY WEATHtR RECORD
Weathct record for the week ending
February 24.
Temperature.
Max. Min.
Saturday 15 24 Cloudy
Sunday 44 22 Cloudy
Monday 12 22 Cloudy
Tuesday 2S 24 Clear
Wednesday 20 10 Cleat
i Thursday 41 24 Snow
I Frida\ tl 27 Clear
BOOKS—All the latest books at Rich
ard.'. up-to-date library. Dnly 50 cents
per month to read just as main books
as you wish. New books received on
every boat.
SEATTLE HEADQUARTERS
All Alaskans going to Seattle on business or
j for other purposes are cordially invited to
I have their mail addressed to themselves in
j care ot the Industrial Bureau of the Alaska
Central Railway Company. Lumber Exchange
Building, Seatti6. Wash., and to make the Bu
reau their headquarters while in that city.
* Alaska Central Railway Co.
MEN WANTED By P. Welch & Company,
contractors on the Alaska Central at Turn
aguin Arm. Station men. rock men. ax men
and laborers. Steady work all through winter
and next summer. Top wages paid. 2-1-6
FOR SALE In Seldoviu. a large building
80x50. suitable for hotel or restaurant. Good
opportunity for proper party, for terms apply
to I. A. Herbert. Seldovia. Alaska.
HITS GAMBLING
IN TERRITORIES
House Passes Bill to Prohibit
the Business Wherever Fed
eral Law Reaches
By Cable to Tho Dally Gateway.
Washington, I), t'., Feb. 20 The
House today passed by a two-thirds
vote a bill prohibiting gambling in
all the territories, including Alaska.
The measure makes gambling a felony
and provides as punishment a line of
not more than $3000 and imprisonment
for not more than one year.
A strong elTort will be made to pass
the bill through the Senate at an
early date.
Cold-hearing veins are not commonly
found in rhyolite, though the occur
rences at Coldfield, Nev., and vicinity
are an important exception.
The Tanana telephone system has
300 subscribers.
Cyanide solutions are now calculated
by the ton.
StWARI) STtAMtRS
Kxcelsibr: sailed from Sitka. 22nd;
; due in Seward, —tith.
Itertha: sails from Seattle, 23th.
Santa Claratsailed from Seward, 12th.
Santa Ana: sailed westward, 17th.
i Oregon: sailed for Seattle, 20th.
Farallon: sailed westward 20th. Ihte
to return 21t h.
WHOLESALE JOBBERS and
COMMISSION MERCHANTS
Parties desiring largo out
fits should call and got job
bing prices from T P. C'or
lew. the Manager
Seward Bowling Alley j
Fourth Avenue, Seward
BILLIARD AM) POOL FABLES
In Connection
Ladies' Day Friday Afternoon
A Good Place to Spend
the Evening.
E. E. YV HIT TE MORE, Proprietor
BELL’S
SMOKE SHOP
Only exclusive Cigar and
! Tobacco dealer in Seward
Finest line of Tobaccos
Cigars and Pipes in Alaska
Club Rooms in Connection
Near Cor. 4th & Wash.
Seward Bakery
Opposite Postoffice
Fresh home-made Bread. Pies
and Cakes every day.
Whole Wheat. Graham, Rye
Bread and Pompernickle al
ways on hand.
C. WERNER, Proprietor
SEWARD PLUMBING &
HEATING COMPANY
J. W. SPENCER, Proprietor
Basement of New Hale Bldg
! -
Seward Water & Power
Company
JOHN. A. NELSON. Manager
j Olliee Third and Washington streets
I HAINES & JACKSON
Do all kinds of Tin, Galvan
ized and Copper work. Man
ufacture Stoves. General
job work of all descriptions.
Fourth Avenue, Next to Postoffice
Comet Barber Shop
St. Arnaud & Roskow
First-Class Work Guaranteed
Fourth Avenue next to Clayton’s
I HOTEL McN ILEY
Completely Renovated. New Management. Hot
and Cold Water. Modern, Plastered Rooms.
Electric Lighted. Baths. Reasonalbe Rates.
HAWKINS & WHITTEiMORE, Pko1>iuetok.s
Fourth Avenue, .... Seward, Alaska
The McNEILEY CAFE
CHAS. COHSER, Proprietor
NEXT DOOR TO McNEILEY HOTEL
Is Absolutely First-Class
THE LOUVRE
EIDSON & DOBSON. Proprietors
A Gentleman’s Resort. Gold Dust Bought
Cor. Fifth and Washington streets Seward, Alaska
I THE BRANCH ]
J. E. FITZPATRICK & CO.
The New Up Town Resort for Everyone
! Quintan LiquorGompany j
Pure old wines and whiskys by the ease, gallon and flask
First-Class Chop Mouse in Connection
Camp Orders made a Specialty
FOURTH AVENUE, next to the Coleman House, SEWARD
WAGNER’S PLACE
FRED WAQNER. Proprietor
WINES, LIQUORS, CIGARS
A good time and right treatment for everyone
CHAS. A. TECKLENBURG J CUMMINGS
THE SEATTLE BAR
-ONLY THE BEST
Wines, Liquors and Cigars
Bohemian and Oiympia Beer
FURNISHED ROOMS WITH STEAM HEAT
Fourth Avc. and Wasmngton St. Seward. Alaska.
OWL DRUG CO.
Stand Behind Their Goods
FORTIFY YOURSTjKF Against sickness and disease tier well ami stay tv
t~- Krect a barricade against the ills that flesh is heir to with some of these excellent
DRUGS AND MEDICINES There’s something here to suit your case exacn. l
may be among the patent medicines or tin* drugs or it may be in the
PRESCRIPTION DEPT. Whether you use your own judgment or take the .lector's
advice, vou can rely upon us for lirst-elass goods.
OWL DRUG CO. “EZ
The Seward News Co.
Type Writer Supplies Magazines Books Papers
Cigars Tobaccos Pipes Candy Fruits
Fourth Avenue Seward, Alaska
THE ALASKA TRANSFER
CHRISTIENSEN & LAUBNER. Proprietors
Pianos and Safes Moved sp«c>...«»«.,
Give us your orders for Coal & wood
General Forwarders PHONE MAIN Scwvard. Alaska
Frank X. Gowans & Go.
REAL ESTATE
Mining Property Business Chances
Rents and Collections
ii LOANS
COLEMAN HOUSE SEWARD, ALASKA
SEWARD CONSTRUCTION & DEVELOPMENT CO.
Manfacturers of Concrete Building Blocks, Bolts, Cornices
Cornices, Cement, Chimneys, etc. General Contractors in all
Branches of Construction
Offices: Fifth Aveuue, near Adams Street - - - Seward, Alaska
COAL and WOOD
HAY and OATS
Furniture Hardware
Transfer and General Freighting
P. J. McDERMOTT, fourth avenue, seward