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vno. is) SEWARD, THE GATEWAY TO ALASKA, MONDAY, APRIL 12, 1915._______fL
LANE SAYS WORK WILL BE
DONE BY SMALL CONTRACTS
WASHINGTON, April 11.—'This
summer’s work on the government
Alaska railroad will be done under
small contracts on small units and if
thot method is found to be success
full the whole railroad will be built
under the same system. This state
ment is practical!) official. Se retar)
Lane says that the extension to be
built to the Alaska Northern this
year will be about forty miles in
length and it is assumed that this
extension with the work on the Mata
nuska spur and the improving of the
Alaska Northern itself will constitute
the chief operations this year. The i
very first work to be done will be the |
building of a wharf at Slop Creek and
some dredging operations in the chan
nel there. Mr. Lane makes no state
ment about the Copper Hi /or railroad
but it is believed that if the idea of
purchasing the property is entirely
dropped the owners of that road will
build extensions to the line them
selves.
BOOKING FOR
SEWARD HEAVY
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SEATTLE EXPECTS BIG RISK
TO COME THIS
WAY.
SEATTLE, April 12.—The Admiral
Evans arrived yesterday. The book-1
ings for Seward on the vessels about
to sail for that place are now heavy
and quite a big rush is expected to
start in immediately notwithstanding
the warnings that have been sent out
against too large a stampede. Since
the news arrived that Seward hail
been chosen as the ocean terminal
everyone in Seattle is talking about j
the chances offered up there. The j
selection of Seward had, of course, i
been expected for some time but the
information that it is to be the termin
al of the great trunk line has created
. a more intense interest in it.
SEATTLE WANTS NEWS.
The Gateway received this after
noon a special request for a long mes
sage from one of the big Seattle pap
ers telling all the conditions in Seward
They want to know all about real
estate, the number of men to take
work and various other things.
AMERICAN TO FIGHT
TYPHUS IN SERBIA.
WASHINGTON. April 12.—Major
General Gorgas, surgeon general of
the United States army, has been ask
ed by Rockefeller Foundation to take
charge of the fight against typhus
fever in Serbia. The conditions in
that country are said to be frightful.
The epidemic of disease is reported to
be worse in its effects than the attacks
of the Austrians.
REVOLUTION IN HAYTL
WASHINGTON. April 12.—The
cruiser Desmoines has been ordered
to Hayti to protect the lives of for
eigners as a new revolution has brok
en out there.
ALAMEDA 3 A. M.
. The Alameda is due to arrive.at
three o’clock tomorrow morning ac
cording to word received by Agent
Guptill.
WILSON TO COME
WEST VERY SOON.
WASHINGTONTApril 12.—Presi
dent Wilson states that he will come
west as soon as possible. He will go
to the San Francisco exposition and
will later take in several other west
ern states. It is hardly likely that he
will go to Alaska but efforts are be
ing made to entice him to go.
In addition to about thirty-five first
class passengers the Watson has thir
ty-three steerage for Seward.
President Wilson has given strict
orders to the members of the commis
sion to take special care to provide
for the health of the men employed on
the railroad and to provide a system
of compensation for those injured in
the course of the work. The members
of the commission will leave *or Seat
tle on the fifteenth inst.
WASHINGTON, April 12.—Secre
tary Lane says that although Seward
has been chosen as terminal for the
Alaska government trunk line there
is no reason for a grea* rush ju -t at
present as the amount of work to be
done this year will be comparatively
small.
He is evidently desirous of keeping
poor people away from Alaska as
much as possible as he feels that a
great influx of broke laborers might
result in severe hardships to them.
The definite choice of a route is, how
ever, expected to send north great
numbers of people who will settle
down on homesteads, etc.
NAVAL BATTLE
IS PROCEEDING
BELIEVE GERMANS HAVE
SLIPPED PAST
BRITISH.
LONDON, April 12.—The firing of
heavy guns is now plainly audible off
the city of Scarbarough and this is
believed to mean that a German
squadron has again slipped past the
British blockading fleet and that the
ships of both nations are now engaged
in a deadly combat. The supposition
is that this time the Germans have
sent some of their heavier ships as
their experience in the past has been
that they were outclassed by the ves
sels guarding the coasts of this coun
try. The outcome of the affair is be
ing awaited with the greatest interest.
CANNERY MEN COME.
Amongst those arriving on the Wat
son are Mr. and Mrs. E. F. Randolph,
T J. Laffin and Gordon Jones. Mr.
Randolph runs the cannery at Seldo
via. Mr. Jones is manager of the
Pacific Fisheries Co. at Kussiloff and
Mr. Laffin is manager of the North
western company’s cannery at Kenai.
WAR PARTY CAUSES
RIOTING IN ITALY.
Sunday's Demonstrations Had to be
Dispersed by the
Authorities.
ROME, April 12.—As had been an
ticipated, the meetings called yester
day to force the go\err.mcnt to enter
the war on the side of the allies caus
ed serious rioting in several cities
In a few instances the police had to
be called out but the trouble is be
lieved to be over for the present.
TO RELIEVE POLES.
BERLIN, APRIL 12.—The German
government is arranging with the
Rockefeller Foundation for the relief |
of the distreir in Poland.
The condition of the people in that
country is said to be worse than the
condition of the Belgians.
more stokes ice cream.
The Palace of Sweets received an
other shipment of Stokes ice cream on
the Watson. It is the most delicious
of its kind.
THREE ARRESTED.
Ike Evans arrested Saturday night
Peter Nagursky a Russian Jew want
ed at Kodiak for Larceny, of $115.
from a prospector at Seven mile
beach near Uyak. Two other men
were arrested by Deputy Armstrong
by the names of Smith and Kachuko
and are now in jail at Kodiak, await
ing trial. Nagursky will be sent to
Kodiak on the Evan*.
WILL GET COAL
OUT THIS YEAR
LATEST NEWS IS THAT
WORK WILL BE
RUSHED.
SEATTLE, April 12.—The news ar
rived here this afternoon that work
to the Matanuska coal fields will be
rushed to the utmost as the intention
is to get coal out from those mines
this year. Edes and Riggs of the en
gineering commission are expected to
reach Seattle on the nineteenth of the
present month and the work will im
mediately be sent under way. The
bids for supplies are already being
sent in and the commissioners will
soon have their preliminary arrange
ments completed.
WOMAN OF SIXTY IS
GUILTY OF MURDER.
Beat Girl to Death with Lump of
Coal for the Purpose of
Robbery.
DETROIT, April 12.—Mrs. Caroline
Becker, aged sixty, was convicted to
day of murdering Miss Francis Bom
holt. The evidence showed that the
woman beat the girl to death with
lumps of coal and that the crime was
committed for the purposo of robbery
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•> BRITISH STEAMER *
* IS SUBMARINED. *
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LONDON, April 12.—The British
steamer Wayfarer from Liverpool
was submarined yesterday in the Irish
sea and sunk. The details are lack
ing and the fate of the passengers and
crew has not yet been learned.
MINNESOTA
HITSA ROCK
GREAT PACIFIC LINER MAY
BE LOST CREW
SAFE.
KOBE, Japan, April 12.—The big
steamship Minnesota hit a rock in the
Japanese sea at nine thirty o’clock
last night and fears are entertained
that she will become a total wreck.
The passengers and crew are safe and
steamers are now rushing to the res
cue in answer to calls for help sent
out by the liner’s wireless. The ves
sel was bound for Seattle at the time
of the accident. The full details have
not yet been recived and it is hoped
that the ship may yet be able to get
off.
GOVERNOR MAY SAVE
THE FAMOUS LINDSAY.
Senate of Colorado Passes a Bill
Abolishing Juvenile Court
In Denver.
DENVER, April 11.—The state
senate yesterday passed the bill abol
ishing the juvenile court presided over
by the famous Judge Lindsay but it is
reported that the governor will refuse
to sign it. The matter is now the
chief question in this city and both
sides feel bitter. The supporters of
the court believe that political reasons
alone are responsible for the attack
on Lindsay.
WILLARD RECEIVES
BIG RECEPTION.
NEW Y'ORK, April 12.—A monster
crowd was present to greet Jess Wil
lard here w'hen he gave a boxing ex
hibition on Sunday night. He gave a
fine exhibition and received tremend
ous applause that showed his victory
over Johnson to be one of the most
popular ever recorded.
TO CELEBRATE
THIS EVENING
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DANCE FOR THE WHOLE TOWN
TO TAKE PLACE IN R. R.
BUILDING.
This evening in the railroad build
ing Seward will hold its chief celebra
tion of the news that this city has j
been chosen as tho ocean terminal of
the great government trunk line.
The intention was to hold the dance
last Saturday on the receipt of the
news but in order that r. ore delibera
tion might be given toe event was
postponed. Owing to the fact that
Seward had already heard from most
reliable sources that the Alaska
Northern had been purchased the of
ficial announcement did not cause the
excitement that might otherwise have
marked the statement of Secretary
Lane. The Gateway received the final
new’s just as its regular edition was
on the press. Just previous to that
time it had received word that Secre
tary Lane and the president were con
ferring on the railroad subject but
that after the conference the secre
tary stated that the president w'ould
not give out the word for a few days.
For some reason he evidenty decided
at the conference not to give out the
new’s of the decision although he
stated that the decision had been ar
rived at, but later felt the time ripe
for the announcement. The news that
the announcement would be delayed
for a few days was in print and ready
to be run ofT the press when the an
nouncement itself came over the wires.
❖ FAIRBANKS AND SEWARD ♦
❖ EXCHANGE GREETINGS. *
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The Seward Commercial club on
yesterday morning wired greetings to
the Fairbanks chamber of commerce.
“ \Ve join hands with Fairbanks for
the development of Alaska” said the
Seward organization, and.back came
an answer last evening from the busi
ness organization of the other termin
al city reciprocating the wishes of this
place.
SECONDGERMAN
SHIPFLEES IN
FAMOUS KRONPRINZ WILHELM
COMES ALSO TO NEW
PORT NEWS.
NEWPORT NEWrS, April 12.—The
converted German cruiser Prinz Wil
helm has put into this port and asks
for provisions and fuel. On the way
in she eluded four British cruisers
that have been watching around the
capes for the going out of the Prinz
Eitel. When she arrived she had left
only twenty-five tons of coal and a
very small amount of provisions.
Owing to the lack of vegetables her
crew were nearly all sick and her
condition as a whole was very bad.
Immediately on her arrival Collector
Hamilton ordered her to leave with
in twenty-four hours unless she wants
repairs but as it will be practically
impossible for her to meet this de
mand she will probably have to in
tern. She has been roaming the seas
for eight months. In that time she
sank nine British, four French and
one Norwegian merchantmen and
captured nine hundred and sixty pris
oners. The property destroyed by
her was valued at seven million dol
lars. With all those remarkable ex
ploits the feat of passing in through
the line of watching British cruisers
s second to none.
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❖ TRAWLERS SUNK. ♦
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GRIMSBY, England, April 11.—
Eight trawlers are overdue from the
North sea and hope of their safety has
been abandoned. It is almost a cer
tainty that they were either submar
ined or sunk by mines. The loss of
the vessels themselves would not
amount to much but fear is entertain
ed for the lives of the crews, most of
whom belonged to this city.
CITY COUNCIL
TAKES OFFICE
MYERS ELECTED PRESIDENT
AND . EX-OFFICIO
MAYOR.
The new city council took its seats
last Saturday, Councilman Myers was
elected mayor and the old council
went out of existence quietly. Owing
to the big railroad nows and the con
sequent excitement the interest in the
change of municipal government was
not apparently sufficient to draw a
large crow’d so that the proceedings
w’ere rather tame. Mayor Roe w'ent
through his part of the wrork as if no
change were to take place and then
the motion to retire sine die—that last
word is significant in its spelling any-!
how'—and the old council stepped
dow-n and out while the new men came 1
forward, w'ere sworn in by City At
torney J. Lindley Green and took their
seats. It was noticeable that Mr.
Myers took the seat usually occupied
by the president of the council. Mr.
Youngs faced him at the other end of
the table. The two old councilmen
retained their places and the rest took
whatever w’as left. After a while
came the motion to make Myers
temporary chairman. Daggett put
the question and it was carried. Lat
er Youngs moved that Myers be made
permanent president and ex-officio
mayor and the clerk cast a unani
mous ballot for him. It was decided
not to elect any officers until the next
meeting of the council on April 19.
The only routine business came in the
shape of a request by City Attorney
Green to be permitted to spend about
twenty dollars for the drawing up of
a brief in railroad tax case. Rorgen
thought it better to wait but the re
quest wras met by the statement that
the council could act at any time the
action became imperative. It was also
decided to send a telegram to Fair
banks congratulating that city as the
choice for the interior terminal and
the council adjourned until next Mon
day.
SIX YEARS FOR
ERRINGMAYOR
TERRE HAUTE* MUNICIPAL
HEAD SEVERELY
PUNISHED.
INDIANAPOLIS, April 12.—Mayor
Roberts of Terre Haute was sentenced
today to six years in the federal
prison and to a fine of two thousand
dollars for frauds connected with the
municipal election in that city. He
with more than a score of others was
found guilty some days ago after one
of the most sensational political trials
on record. The sentence was expect
ed to be a severe one but no one be
lieved that Roberts would receive so
long a term in jail.
In delivering sentence the judge
scored political crooks severely. The
other men found guilty will be sen
tenced later on.
KITCHENER ASKS
CANADA FOR MEN.
Britain Has Not Yet Enough Men
Because of the Turkish and
Other Troubles.
OTTAWA, April, 11.—Lord Kitch
ener has made a formal request to
Canada to supply a second expedi
tionary contingent for service for the
empire in Europe or Asia. The re
quest will be granted and probably the
number of men to be sent in the
second army will be a hundred thou
sand. "The news had scarcely been
published when volunteers began to
come forward.
COMMISSIONER HAS SEEDS.
United States Commissioner Conroy
has received a quantity of seeds from
the government for distribution to all
who ask for them.
Edgar Province has brought in a
fine team of horses.
CUDAHY PLANT
IS JJLOWN UP
LOSS OF THREE QUARTERS OF
A MILLION BY EX
PLOSION.
KANSAS CITY, April 12.-A tre
| mendous explosion occurred in the
Cudahy packing plant last night here
and the result is a loss of three quart
0r of a million dollars by the explosion
itself and the resulting fire. It is
firmly believed that the plant was
blown up by bombs for some reason
that cannot be understood unless it
can be explained by the theory that
the supposed miscreants were anarch
ists. The explosion shook the city
and was heard for miles in all direc
tions. All the lire fighting strength
was called out and never in the history
of Kansas City has such excitement
prevailed. The plant is almost a com
plete wreck.
CUBA CUTS OUT
FIGHTING GAME.
Johnson and Willard Game Ends the
Sport in the Beautiful
Island.
HAVANA, April II.—The Cuba
senate yesterday passed a bill abolish
ing any sort of boxing contests in the
island. The law passed is so strict
that no loophole is left for those who
might want to carry on another pugi
listic contest under the cloak of exhi
bitions or anything else. The feeling
aroused over the fight the other day
is very deep and the best sort of
Cubans feel that their country’s name
has been stained.
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❖ JUNEAU FIRST TO *
❖ CONGRATULATE US. *
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To Juneau, the capital city, belongs
the credit and thanks of being the
first to congraulate Seward on its
selection as the ocean terminal. The
news had hardly been printed last
Saturday when the following cable ar
rived at the Gateway from the Juneau
Empire:
“Heartiest congratulations upon
selection of Seward as Alaska railroad
terminal.”
BOAT COMING FOB
KNIK AND SUSITNA.
New Company Sends North the Stern
wheeler for Operation at
That Place.
SEATTLE, April 11.—The tug
Columbia left today towing the barge
Sperm on which is the stern wheeler
steamer Jane and the scows Knik and
Susitna bound for Cook Inlet. The
vessels are those sent by the company
recently organized for those waters
in the neighborhood of Knik and
Susitna.
WATSON COMES WITH
HER FLAGS FLYING.
The Admiral Watson, Captain Jen
sen, arrived at noon today with her
bunting flying from the masts in cele
bration of the fact that Seward has
been selected as the ocean terminal
of the government railroad.
In addition to her steerage pas
sengers she had the following first
class, the eight last of whom are from
way points:
D. Eiason, C. A. Colgine, R. S.
Benino, E. H. Mitchell, B. L. Goinnell,
J. Sherlock, E. L. Ramsey L. Bond, R.
T. Alger, Mrs. Alger, Chas. De Movin,
L. Millier, W. R. Thomas, P. W. Bish
op, J. T. Lass, Miss Lass, G. McLeod,
Mrs. McLeod, Z. W. Bergman and wife
Miss Berman, J. A. Wright, Mrs. A.
G. de Sherbinin, Jno. Knapp and wife.
F. M. Brown, L. V. Ray, W. A. Mun
ley, Judge Spencer, Frank Rooth, Al.
Boode, A. J. Mendler and C.H. Sivera.
❖ BROTHER OF POPE *
❖ BENEDICT IS DEAD. *
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LONDON, April 12.—Marquis
Jules Chiesa, brother of Pope Bene
dictus, died at Geneva yesterday ac
cording to word just received here.
The marquis was one of the best
known noblemen in Italy.
GOVERNMENT IS
BUYINGSUPPLIES
BIG ORDERS LEFT TO SEATTLE
BY COMMIS
SION.
SEATTLE.—The Alaska Bureau,
Seattle Chamber of Commerce, has
received from the Alaska Engineering
Commission a number of lists of sup
ulies on which it desires bids at its
Seattle oflice, 1I0G Alaska Building,
on various dates between April 2 and
5, all deliveries to be made at beattle
docks before April 15. The Alaska
Bureau is furnished with a number of
copies of each of these lists which can
be obtained in the rooms of the Alas
ka Bureau, Central Building, by any
merchants desiring to submit bids.
The list of supplies on which bids arc
requested embrace:
Groceries and provisions, about
twenty tons; lumber about 3,000
pieces, ranging in size from 1 inch by
4 inches by 16 feet, to 14 inches by
14 inches by 42 feet; round iron drift
bolts, bolts spikes, bar spikes, bar
nails, steel wire rope and staples, ag
gregating about live tons; iron bolts
of various sizes, net sling, warehouse
trucks, building hardware, paper, etc.,
adzes, braces canthook, augers and
wheelbarrows, blocks, picks, saws,
shovels, scrapers and micellaneous
hardware; rope of various sizes, about
forty tons of explosives; about 8,000
gallons of gasoline, kerosene, etc.;
eleven kitchen ranges and micellan
eous cooking utensils; track laying
equipment; tents, tarpaulins, push
cars, piledriver complete, p ow, small
boat, motors; rail turnouts, bars and
bolts for about one-half mile of track
(evidently for terminal facilities) for
construction purposes.
SALMON PACK B! G.
SEATTLE, April 11.—The Alaska
salmon pack this year is estimated at
four million cases. This estimate has
been arrived at after a careful investi
gation by experts.
JUDGE BROWN
HASARRIVED
CAME TO INVESTIGATE MAT
TERS CONNECTED WITH
BEACH CABINS.
Judge F. M. Brown, of the district
court of this division, arrived today
on the Watson, accompanied by Dis
trict Attorney Spence and Assistant
District Attorney Munley, to investi
gate for themselves the conditions
with relation to the rights of the
squatters on the beach. A petition
was sent to Judge Brown signed by
some eighty-seven squatters asking
him to investigate the matter. Not
ices had been posted warning them
that they were on the property of the
Alaska Northern. The judge will
speak to the people themselves and,
if necessary, he will ask them all to
meet him in a body for the purpose
of getting all view's. He expects to
begin work right away.
The first question the judge asked
on arrival was:
“Is Sew'ard taking any steps to
show appreciation of the fact that
Sew'ard has been selected as the term
inal?”
When he was told that it was and
that a dance will be held this evening
as part of the celebration he express
ed the intention of being present. His
idea is that the important position of
the people of Seward in connection
with the great development of the ter
ritory places on their shoulders a very
great responsibility. The new's had
arrived in Valdez, of course, before he
left that „ town and it was just the
same as the news received here. Mr.
Spence will take part in the investiga
tions as will also Mr. Munley who is
the assistant attorney recently ap
pointed by the attorney general.
Martin Lanning came to tow'n yes
terday with the mail and brought
some pictures of the Traveller in the
ice. The famous boat of Captain
Cramer looks like the Fram,