VOL. Ml. NO. :$:t
'railroadmen
REACH SEWARD
Contractors,Engineers and Bridge
Carpenters Arrive on the
Santa Clara.
WILL BEGIN WORK AT ONCE
Graders Will Be Sent North as
Rapidly as They Can Be Secured
by [mployment Agents.
Steamer Santa Clara arrived in port
from Seattle Saturday evening with
tbe first installment of railroad build
ers, including A. W. Watson and A.
L. Snow, the contractors, and J. B.
Cameron, engineer of construction.
About twenty bridge carpenters and
several engineers also came.
The contractors state, as previously
wired from Seattle, that work will be
pushed a-* fast as men can he obtained.
It will require rustling to get men on
account of the general demand
throughout the northwest and the
lively competition for their services.
Work on the bridges near the end of
the track will begin in a few days,
although operations will be handi
capped during April on account of the
heavy snow. The track terminus hap
pens to be in the belt of heaviest
snowfall. The rails are laid to the
beginning of the long trestle just be
yond the first tunnel. The trestle is
about half decked and when that work
is finished the track can be laid nearly
a mile farther, to the glacial moraine
•n mile 50, where a Howe truss is to
go in. On mile 51 are two trestles on
the “loop.” The suow is very deep all
around this work but construction will
proceed nevertheless.
During the winter bridge timber has
been brought to Seward steadily and
the last of the order for 750,000 feet,
placed last spring, was filled a short
time ago. The Santa Clara brought
an installment of a new order.
Fnough timber is now here to finish
the bridges as far as mile 54, where
the line reaches the Placer valley flat.
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ANNIVERSARY OF
RAILROAD START
Three Years Afo This Week
Construction Be^an on
Alaska Central.
't hree years ago March 28, 1904, j
the steamer Santa Clara landed
the first force of railroad builders in
Seward and grading from the water- •
front began immediately. The birth
day of the town was seven months
earlier, -August 28, 190.5, but no work
on the railroad was done until the:
ooxt spring. The dock was partially
con>trucied meanwhile.
During 1904 track was laid to Lake
Kenai, eighteen miles from Seward,
and some grading was done beyond
that point. The Frost syndicate then
took over the enterprise and work
under the new management began in
I90f>. A larger force of men wm em
ployed and early in 1906 the track
reached the end of mile 46. Since
then little progress has been made in
tracklaying because of the doOO feet of
tunuels on miles 49-52-FV3. 1 he track
end is on the dump at the farther end
of the first tunnel on mile 49, where it
stopped last fall because the bridge
builders ran out of timber for decking
the big trestle just beyond.
The grade now is completed except
m a few spots to mile 69, and the piles
all driven for pile bridges, so that only
bridge construction remains to be done
to make the roadbed ready for twenty
miles more of rails.
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SAN FRANCISCO PLANS
ALASKA STEAMER LINE
By Cablo to The Dally Gateway.
San Francisco, March 28—A meeting
of business* men is in progress this
afternoon to raise money to put on a
line of steamers direct to Alaska from i
this city. _
A fruit trust has been organized at
Portland to control the fruit trade of
the Pacific Coast.
YUCATAN ON
SEWARD RUN
Twin of Northwestern to Take
latter's Place and Will
Sail April I.
WRECKING TUG COMING NORTH
Salvor Victoria Sent to Get Strand
ed Vessel Off Reef, Where She
Is in Little Danger.
By Cable to T>« Dally Gateway.
Seattle, March 25—The steamer Yu
catan will replace the Northwestern
on the Seward run, sailing from Seat
tle for the first time April 1.
The wrecking steamer Salvor Vic
toria sailed last night for Latouche to
aid in getting the Northwestern ofT
the reef.
Details of the stranding of the
Northwestern were brought to Seward
on the Santa Clara. It is stated that
she is in no serious danger and can re
main safely where she is until the
» recking tug arrives, unless a violent
storm should strike her, an event w hich
rarely happens there.
The Northwestern grounded in get
ting away from the dock. She had
discharged her cargo and thrown otT
her lines, but for some reason, probably
because her engines were not working
with sufficient power, she failed to
start and the high wind blew her
directly against the reef, which was
only a few rods away. Its location is
well known.
As the hole is in the steamer’s bow
and her forward compartment is filled
with water the bow does not rise with
the tide and she cannot float off.
When the wrecking tug arrives divers
will patch the hole and the water will
be pumped out. The vessel will then
float at high tide and she can be drag
ged upon the beach, where repairs
will be made sufficient to enable her
to sail to Puget sound, where she can
soon be made good on the dry dock.
The Santa Clara will take the North
western’s remaining Valdez cargo.
The Yucatan is called a twin of the
Northwestern although her gross ton
nage is 29 more and net 17 less and she
is said to be of a little finer interior
finish. She was built at Chester,
Pennsylvania in 1890, a year later than
the Northwestern. Her gross ton
nage is 3525, net tonnage 2317, length
336.2, width 43.2, depth 22, indicated
horse power 2600, crew 72.
SANTA ANA HAS
NARROW ESCAPE
Former Alaska Steamer Fights
Fire and Storm Off the
Columbia River.
By Cable to The Dally Gateway.
Astoria, Ore.. March 25—The steam
schooner Santa Ana had a narrow
escape from wreck and fire Saturday
evening otT the north head of the Col
umbia river but finally made her way
safely into the Coquille river. The
heavy seas put out the tire. When
first seen it was reported that the ves
sel was beating to pieces on the rocks.
The Santa Ana belongs to the North
western Steamship Company and is
under charter to a Portland firm to
carry lumber from that city to San
Francisco. She was formerly the
steamer Santa Ana, running from
Seattle to Seward.
Knik Short on Provlalon*
Alfred Lowell reports that Knik is
nearly out of provisions aud George
Palmer intends to try to get toSeldov
ia in his launch before the end of this ■
month. A lot of provisions for Knik
were left at Seldovia last fall when
navigation closed on the inlet. The
trip down the inlet this early in the
spring is dangerous but Palmer knows
all the conditions and will no doubt
get through. Knik will go hungry
unless supplies are taken in soon.
Primary School to Open
The primary grades of the public
school will open next Monday in the
basement of the Episcopal church.
Mrs. Tillott will be in charge.
GLASSFORD TO
LEAVE BAY 1
Head of Alaska Cable System to
He Succeeded Soon by
Col. Thompson.
3y Cable to Tlie Bally Gateway.
Seattle, March 2t>—Lieut-Col. W. A.
Glass herd, chief of the signal service
i here, which includes the Alaska cable
and telegraph system, will retire May
i l, instead of next fall as first announc
! ed. Col. Thompson is understood to
be designated as his successor. Col.
Glassford will take a leave of absence
! of four month and will then go to Fort
Omaha.
The change came sooner than was
expected. It was supposed that Glass
ford would remain in Seattle until his
three years expired in the fall. This
is the usual length of an officer's as
signment. in an executive |>osition.
By Glassford’s enemies it. is claimed
that his departure was hastened by
complaints of his management of the
cable and telegraph service. Recent
ly the Seripps News Association was
added to the list of his enemies because
of the belief that he was discriminat
ing against its Alaska news service
and in favor of that of a rival. The
Seripps association had tiled charges
to that effect with the war depart
ment. _
CHARGED WITH
WRECKING SHIP
Capt. Francke of Dakota Must
Stand Investigation of
His Conduct.
By Cftbl* to Tbe Dally Gateway.
Seattle, March 2B—Captain Francke
of the steamship Dakota will be com
pelled to answer before the local board
of marine inspectors to the charge that
he wilfully or negligently wrecked the
vessel on the Japanese coast.
Twenty-seven of the crew arrived on
the Tremont today from Yokohama.
They are bitter against the Great
Northern Steamship Company, claim
ing that it was stingy in its treatment
of the crew employed on the wrecked
steamer. The men were paid off the
day after the steamer was wrecked and
they had to be brought home by the
American government.
The Dakota is reported to have
broken in two before she sank. She is
an absolute loss.
Dakota Inquiry Begins
Seattle, March 28—The Inquiry by
the board of marine inspectors into the
wreck of the steamship Dakota began
here this morning.
Dakota was Off Her Course.
Seattle, March 29—The investiga
tion of the steamship Dakota disaster
shows that the vessel was off her
course when she was wrecked. The
inquiry was adjourned today to await
the arrival of Capt. Francke, the Da
kota’s master.
BUTTE STRIKE SETTLED
AND PAPERS ISSUE AGAIN
Bj Cable to Tbe Dally Gateway.
Butte, March 28—The daily news
papers resumed publication today after
a suspension of six weeks because of
the strike in the mechanical depart
ment. The stereotypers were the last
to yield but finally gave in because
the printers would no longer remain
idle. The publishers made no conces
sions except to allow the strikers to
return. _
Stereotypers hold Out
Butte, March 27—The stereotypers
on the daily papers are holding out
for the demands which caused the re
cent strike and the suspension of the
papers. The printers have gone back
to work. The publishers hare organ
ized to resist the stereolypers and it is
doubtful whether any of the dailies
will issue tomorrow. The publishers
will continue the suspension rather than
make the concessions demanded.
Bertha not Coming to Seward.
Brown & Hawkins have a message
from the Alaska Coast Company stat
ing that the Bertha will not come to
Seward this trip. The Jeanie will sail
March 30 and come through.
30NILLA BEATEN
AND RUNS AWAY
»
londuran President Loses at !!is
Last Stand and War Thought
to Be Lnded.
By Cable to Tbe Dally Gateway.
City of Mexico, March 25—After a
fierce battle Choluteca, Honduras, was
captured by tho Nicaraguans, and
President Bonilla of Honduras lied,
leaving his army. It is believed that
this ends the war. The fall of Cholu
teca loses to the Hondurans tho whole
district of the Choluteca river.
A report reached this city late this
I afternoon that the Honduran capital,
Tegucigalpa, has fallen. If this is
true tho war must certainly end quickly.
It is believed that the flight of
Bonilla will result in the overthrow of
his government, and revolution is al
ready browing.
Honduran Capital Taken
City of Mexico, March 26—'The re
port late yesterday that the Nicar
aguans captured Tegucigalpa, the
capital of Honduras, is verified.
Planning to Intervene
Washington, I). C., March 27 The
United States and Mexico will proba
bly intervene in Central America and
compel peace among the warring re
publics there.
REVOLT GROWS
IN BOLGARIA
Troops Butcher Rioters but Coun
try Seems to Be on Verge
of Revolution.
3y Oabla to The Sally Ofttoway.
Bucharest, March 30 — The troops
continue to hutclier the rioters in this
city but are unable to check the dis
order. Revolution has practically
broken out in many places and the re
volt ia spreading hourly. The insur
rectionists fight desperately with the
soldiery, although poorly armed.
Troops Fight Rioters
Bucharest, March 29 — Desperate
rioting is in progress in this city and
the troops are unable to repress the
disorder. Hundreds of people have
l>een killed aud much property de
stroyed. All shops are closed today.
Reports of rioting continue to come
in from outsido districts. Plundering
is going on in many places and is
characterized by much violence.
Capital in State of Siege
Bucharest, March 26—An army of
4000 Russian peasants is marching on
Bucharest today and the capital is in a
state of siege.
Revolt Beyond Control
Bucharest, March 26-The Rouma
nian revolt has spread beyond the con
trol of the government. The military
forces in the Held are utterly unable to
cope with the rebels, who are rioting
and pi undering at will.
Jewish persecutions are a marked
feature of tho disorder and hundreds
of Jews have been killed, while their
houses have been plundered and
burned in many towns.
In the country districts roving bands
of peasants are looting houses and
destroying property in vast quantities.
FEDERATION OFFICIALS
WILL BE TRIED MAY 1
By Cable to The D#Uy Gateway.
Boise, Idaho. March 25—Judge Wood
today denied the motion for a change
of venue in the case against Moyer,
Haywood and Pett'.bone on the charge
of complicity in the assassination of
Ex-Gov. Steuenberg. The trial will
be held in Boise and will begin about
May 1. __
Steamboat for Copper River.
The Northwestern Steamship Com
pany sent north this month a flat-bot
tomed, stern-wheel river steamer for
use on the Copper river. The steamer
will be taken in over the ice and set
up in time for the opening of spring
navigation. The boat is to give reg
ular service between the mouth of the
river and Copper Center. The steam
ship company plans to supply the min
ers along that stream by transporting
supplies and paasongers.
SAYS SCHMITZ
UPHOLDS GRAFT
Agent Burns Claims Mayor Tried
to Force Unfriendly Super
visors to Resign.
WANTED TO SAVE FRANCHISES
Eight Will Be Started to Invalidate
All Grants Voted as Result
of Briberies.
By Cable to Tbe Sally Gateway.
San Francisco, March 30- Secret Ser
vice Agent Burns charges that Mayor
Schmitz tried to force five supervisors
to resign in order that he might ap
point others in tlieir places who would
hoid the franchises granted through
bribery to be valid.
An attempt is under way to have
the board cancel tbe franchises. If this
is not done an action will be instituted
in tbe superior court to have them de
clared void because obtained by brib
ery.
Seventeen Supervisors Confess
San Francisco, March 2!> -Seventeen
of the eighteen supervisor* of the city
and county of San Francisco have con
fessed and given the whole history of
franchise briberies and other official
grafting in which they have been in
volved. Large sums were received
for every franchise granted.
Today a steel chest was found be
neath the floor of the house formerly
occupied by Mayor Schmitz, which is
claimed to have been the depository of
the graft money which was divided
among the officials and politicians in
terested. Schmitz built an expensive
mansion last year, in which he now
lives. _
Still Hunting Big Ones
San Francisco. March 28—Twelve
prominent men were witnesses before
the grand jury yesterday afternoon
and it is understood that some import
ant evidence was secured.
It is stated that the next indictment
to be returned will be against William
Gerster, a millionaire and attorney for
the Home Telephone Company.
Abe Ruef was removed today to the
former home of Mayor Schmitz, where
he will be kept under guard.
Schmitz Seeks Another Term
San Francisco, March 26—Mayor
Schmitz states that he will be a can
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THIRTY DEAD IN
TRAIN WRECK
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Southern Pacific Passenger Runs
Into Open Switch Killing
or Injuring 130.
By Cable to The Dally Gateway.
Los Angeles; March 29—The South
ern Pacitic Sunset Limited ran into an
open switch sixty miles south of this
city this morning and in the wreck
thirty persons were killed and 100
injured.
Florence Roberts, the noted actress,
and the members of her company were
in one of the rear coaches, which suf
fered little damage, and none of the
party was injured. All rendered active
aid to the injured.
Cordova Store Burns
The store and entire general stock of
Dykes & Feaster at Cordova
burned March 17, and the to
tal loss was $5700, with no
insurance. The news came by cable
from Valdez, the message having been
sent there by C. J. Dykes, manager
and part owner of the store. Henry
Feaster also had an interest in it.
Bailey (lets Twenty-five Years
In answer to a private message of
inquiry it was learned today that
Jacob B. Bailey was sentenced by
Judge Wickersham totwenty-flve years
in the penitentiary under his conviction
of murder in the second degree for
killing Robert McIntosh.
A Nebraska woman recently applied
for her third divorce from the same
man.
STRIKERS WAIT
FOR MEDIATION
Hold Off to See If Federal Gov
ernment Can 15 in# About
a Compromise.
OFFICIALS START FOR CHICAGO
Head of Interstate Commerce aid
Commissioner of Labor Will Try
to Effect Settlement.
By Cable to Tbe Dally Gateway.
Chicago, March 29—‘There will t*>
no railroad striKe until the ^overo
ment is driven an opportunity to medi
ate. This statement was jjiven ou»
this afternoon by the leaders.
Officials to Intervene
Washington, March 29 Chair
man Knapp of t lie interstate commerce
commission, and diaries 1*. Neill,
commissioner of labor, left for Chicago
today to try to arbitrate the wage con
troversy between the managers of the
western railroads and the train men,
which threatencs to lead to a general
strike.
The men are holding off the walk-out
today to give the managers an oppor
tunity to make concessions.
Hope to Avoid Strike
Chicago, March .'10 Knapp and
Neill arrived this morning and at once
entered a conference with tiie railroad
managers. It is believed that there in
a chance of settlement if the managers
will make partial concessions, as they
will he urged to do by the federal
otlicials. _
Want More Pay and Less Work
Chicago, March 25—Trainmen on
railroads leading out of Chicago insist
on higher wages and shorter hours.
Their committee and the railroad
managers will meet again tomorrow
and the men say the railroads must
either grant the demand or a strike
will be ordered at once.
SOUND MILLS
OUT OF GRAIN
Association Will Start fight to
Compel Railroads to Move
Wheat Faster.
By Cable to The Dally Gateway.
Seattle, March 30—The flour mi 11a
association will undertake to force the
railroads to ship wheat to them. The
mills have closed because they were
were out of tfraiu and no apparent
effort is in progress by the railroads to
meet the demand. The elevators in
the wheat region are full but the rail
roads haul scarcely any of it away and
in consequence the farmers who wish
to sell have no place to deliver it.
The millers’ association will invoke
the aid of the state railroad commis
sion if the railroads continue to dis
regard the demand for active wheal
shipments. Under present conditions
the flour supply may run short In ■*
few weeks.
HILL-MORGAN INTERESTS
FORM BULL STOCK POOL
New York, March 26—A bull pool of
125,000,000 was formed today on tha
stock exchange by operators allied
with the Hill-Morgan interests to keep
up the prices of railroad stocks and
prevent a panic on Wall street.
Copper is breaking today on the stock
exchange.
Saratoga Reaches Valdez.
Steamer Saratoga reached Valdez
from Seattle at 10 o’clock this morn
ing. She will leave Valdez about
noon tomorrow for Cordova and will
arrive in Seward about Tuesday even
ing- _
In accepting re-election to the
presidency of the Independence League
William R. Hearst urged the league
to act independently of the old parties
but to unite with either whenever it
could accomplish desired suits thereby.
This is regarded by politicians as a
virtual reading himself out of the dem
ocratic party by Mr. Hearst.