Sewar i Weekly Gateway
— — No — SEWABD. ALASKA, SATURDAY. MAY 18,1907.
PLEADS GUILTY j
OF EXTORTION
Abe Ruef Weakens When Trial
Starts and Confesses the
Charge Against Him.
ATTORNEYS QITT HIS CASE
fallen Politician Makes Statement
to Court and in Interview De
nounces labor leaders.
By Cabl® to Tb® Dally Gwtoway.
San Francisco, May 1«> Abe Kuef
pleaded guiltv to the charge of extor
tion at the opening of court this after
noon. This was in what is known as
the Freuch restaurant eases.
Attorneys Quit Case
San Francisco. May lt> W hen Abe
Kuef entered hi> plea of guilty to the
charge of extortion in Judge Dunne's
court yesterday after the jury bad
been impaneled to try him his three
attorneys withdrew from his defense
in open court.
Kuef made a remarkable statement.
He said he hud entered politics with
high ideals w hich he maintained until
he attempted to keep togethera pow er
ful political machine and found that
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SCHMITZ WILL
FIGHT IT OUT
flavor Says He Will Not Resign
and Has No Confession of
Grafting to Make.
By Cable to Tbe Daily Gateway.
San Francisco, May IS -Mayor
Schmitz denies that he ever entertain
ed a proposition to confess to corrup
tion in return for immunity and says
he w ill not resign bis office. He calls
Ruef a convict and liar and claims
that he never accepted or received
graft money of any kind. He says be
ba>i nothing lo confess aud nothing to
•xpose.
Ruef continues his confessions. He
admits having received $30,900 from
the Farkside railroad for franchise
eoncessions.
Expect Schmlt/ to Resign
Sun Francisco, May H—Mayor
Schmitz' resignation is expected hour
ly as lie seems now to have no possibility
of escape. Ruef has testified that the’
mayor received largo bribes, giving
»he details of many transactions. The
may or’s brothers remain his staunch
supporters, saying they do not believe
the charges are true.
MAY NOT INVESTIGATE
WICKERSHAM CHARGES
Washington, D. I'., May lb—Assist
ant Attorney-General Cooley will
probably not go to Alaska this sum
mer to make a new investigation of
the charges against Judge Wicker
sham on account of business which re
quires hi> attention here. It was the
intention to send Cooley but it now
seems uncertain whether anyone will
bo sent north on that errand.
CHIEF BARD BOOSTS
ARCTIC BROTHERHOOD
Seattle. May 13—W'. H. Bard, grand
arctic chief of the Arctic Brotherhood,
in interviews in the Sunday papers
tells of the fraternal order of the north,
praising it highly. He also speaks of
the great preparations for the Brother
hood building at the exposition, which
the last grand convention of the order
authorized to be erected on the ground
to he afterward occupied as permanent
headquarters of the Arctic brothers
in Seattle.
V ucatan Sails from Valdez
Steamer Yucatan sailed from \ ai
de/. for Seward at 9:30 this morning.
She will stop at Latouche.
It cost Fairbanks $-3 a day to care
for its iudigent population last winter.
Angora goats thrive in the Copper
river valley.
WANTS TO HERD
LITTLE NATIONS
President Diaz Proposes One
Government for Central
American Republics.
OUTLINES PROTECTORATE PLAN
Creates Diplomatic Sensation by
Suggesting that United States
and Mexico Control.
By Cable to Tba Dally Gateway.
Washington, IT. May 14 1’resi
dent Diaz in an interview at the t'ity
of Mexico today advocated a protect
orate for the Central American repub
lics. He proposes to place them all
under one government, directly
answerable to Mexico and the I'nited
States and believes that system would
insure perpetual peace instead of the
constant revolutions and international
wars in which the petty republics have
always engaged.
This remarkable interview has
created the most profound diplomatic
sensation of many years in \\ a shin g
ton and European capitals. While
diplomats refuse to make comments
it is evident that the proposition is re
garded favorably, and that coming
from Mexico is regarded as feasible.
BREWING FRESH
TROPICAL ROWS
Junta in City of Mexico Plans
uenerai Revolution in Cen
tral America.
By Cable to Tlie Dally Gateway.
City of Mexico, May 18—It is an
! nounced that a revolution will break
out in Central America within the
next ninety days and will probably
embrace all the countries of that
region. It is said that a junta cotn
}>osed of men from all Central Ameri
can republics are plotting for a con
certed outbreak in all of them all at
| once.
TALKS PRISON
FOR HARRIMAN
Roosevelt Going After Railroad
Magnate for Financial Swin
dle in Merger.
8y Cable to Tbe Dally Gateway.
Washington, D. C., May 18- -Presi
kent Roosevelt himself will conduct the
investigation into the Harriman rail
road merger and affirms that if facts
are learned concerning the deal which
convict Harriman of financial swindle
he will see that the railroad magnate
goes to the penitentiary.
EX-DISTRICT ATTORNEY
JOSEPH K. WOODS DEAD
Nome, May 14—Joseph K. Woods,
T. S. district attorney during the
Noyes regime, is dead. He broke with
the Noyes junta and figured largely in
the stormy period which formed the
basis of Hex Beach’s novel “The
Spoilers.”
BALLINGER WILL QUIT
GENERAL LAND OFFICE
Washington, D. CM May 18— R. A.
Ballinger will resign the post of com
missioner of the general land oflice
and return to his law practice before
the eud of the present year. He does
not like the work of the oflice and the
red tape methods.
Porf. Georgeson of the Alaska agri
cultural experiment stations, esti
mates that the timber standing in the
Tanana is worth the money paid for
the territory.
Whitehorse is booming itself as a
mining center.
COURT ENJOINS
MINE WORKERS
Judge Gunnison Issues Order to
Prevent Trouble by Tan
ana Strikers.
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NONUNION MEN EMPLOYED
Owners Obtain Issuance of Process
to Restrain Interference
With Operations.
By Cable to Tbe Dally Gateway.
Fairbanks, May 10 Mine workers
i were enjoined today from interfering
: with mining operators by an order
issued by Judge Gunnison in the dis
| trict court. The operators are trying
I to continue work with non-union labor.
The miners’ union, recently organ
1 ized, ordered a strike for $0 a day and
1 eight hours and the miners walked out
j April 20. No progress toward a set
I dement has been made so far and
some of the strikers are becoming
| restive.
MARK OUT NEW
LAND DISTRICTS
Government Designates Nome and
Fairbanks as Locations
of Offices.
By Cable to Tbe Dally Gateway.
Washington, D. C\, May 1H- Nome
and Fairbanks were designated today
as the locations of tbe new land otlices
authorized by an act of the last con
gress in Alaska. The boundaries of
the districts are defined and all the
remainder of the territory continues
in the Juneau district.
PLAN WIRELSS
FOR FAIRBANKS
Government in Search of Site for
Station W hich the City
Will Furnish.
By Cable to Tbe Dally Gateway.
Fairbanks, May 17—The federal
government is seeking a location for a
wireless telegraph station here. The
chamber of commerce will meet this
afternoon to take action toward furn
ishing a site.
VOLIVA LETS LEWIS
HAVE DOWIE’8 PLACE
By Cable to Tbe Dally Gateway.
Chicago, May 18— Wilbur F. Voliva
today gave up the tight for the succes
sion to Alexander Dowie as head of the
Church of Zion and recognized John
Lewis as the legitimate head of the
church.
VICE PRESIDENT FAIRBANKS
PLANS TO VISIT ALASKA
Seattle, May 16—Vice President
Fairbanks announces that he will make
a trip to Alaska this summer after the
adjournment of the national meeting
of the Christian Endeavor societies in
this city.
wellnianWsail on
BALLOON TRIP TO POLE
Paris, May 16— Walter Wellman
the Chicago newspaper man, has his
balloon ready for the attempt to reach
the north pole and will sail next
j Saturday.
Alaskans who have been outside
recently say Cobalt and Nevada have
taken away much attention from this
territory. _
The Valdez Prospector says the
Copper river Indians are dying off
rapidly.
Deputy Marshal Bowers of Kodiak
has built and launched a schooner
there.
COME CREEK
CASE DECIDED
Judge Gunnison Finds Against
F:. T. Barnette in Famous
Mine Litigation.
I FIGHT OVFR RIVAL LOCATIONS
Action One of Those Wickersham
Refused to Try Because of
Suspicion of Bias.
_
By Cable to The Dally Gateway.
Fairbanks, May 1*> Judge Gunnison
in (lie district court yesterday granted
the motion of tin* defendants for a non
suit in the famous Dome creek case
which Judge YVickersham refused to
try because of alleged bias on his part
in avor of H. T. Barnette, plaintiff in
the action. The property involved is
valued at $1,000,000.
The action grew out of conflicting
locations and has been pending a long
time. _ __
NEW RULES FUR
COAL LOCATIONS
Tracts Legally Selected Prior to
Executive Order Allowed
to Stand.
By Cable to The Dally Gateway.
Washington, D. C.. May 18— Commis
sioner Ballinger of the general land
ottfoe today issued the new regulations
to govern coal locations in Alaska
hereafter.
Under the new rules all qualified
persons who located coal claims within
one year prior to November 12, 1906 in
good faith may file the location notices
up to August 1, 1907. Tills is to he
under t lie special act of April 28, 1904.
ATLIN MINERS
BAR JAPANESE
Decide to Keep Orientals Out by
Force and Turn Party
Back on Trail.
By Cable to Tbe Dally Gateway.
Skagway, May 15—-The white miners
of Atlin have decided to keep the
Japanese out of the camp by force.
A party of Japanese were stopped on
the trail this week and driven buck.
PLAN TO BLOW UP JAIL
AND FREE PRISONERS
By Cable to The Dally Gateway.
Chicago, May 18—A plot was dis
covered today to blow up the city jail
on the inside and liberate 1000 prison
ers confined there. The ringleaders
were placed in irons.
SECRETARY TAFT’S WIFE
OBJECTS TO ALASKA TRIP
Washington, D. C., May 10-Secre
tary Taft announced today the aban
donment of his proposed trip to Alaska
this summer. He will go to the Phil
ippines and his wife objects to the
prolonged sea voyage which will be
entailed if they also visit Alaska.
PENNSYLVANIA ARRIVES
WITH SAILORS IN IRONS
Seattle, May 15—Steamer Pennsyl
vania arrived last night from \ aldez
with several sailors in irons, placed
there by Capt. Blain for mutiny.
The Tanana is enlisting men and
mules for the work of digging the big
Chatanika ditch this summer.
The Nome Nugget reports a strike
in the Teller district, distinguished by
$1 pans on bedrock.
John W. Arctander, a Minneapolis
lawyer, says Nome is the land of the
business outlaw.
PLANNING TRAIL
TO THE TANANA
President Frost Favors Project
of John A. Nelson to
Run Stages.
GOES TO RAILROAD ENGINEER
__
If Construction Department Can
Make Road on Turnagain Arm
Company Will furnish Horses.
By Cable to Tbe Dally Gateway.
Chicago, May 11—John A. Nelson of
Seward held a conference with Presi
dent Frost of the Alaska Central to
day to discuss a plan to operate a stage
line from Girdwood to Fairbanks next
winter with Nelson in charge. Mr.
Frost approved the project and imme
diately wrote a letter to J. II. Camer
on, engineer of construction, to make
an arrangement with Nelson if a feasi
ble route can be found, the only ques
tion being about getting from Gird
wood to Knik arm.
If Cameron believes it practicable to
make a trail along Turnagain arm
the work will be ordered.
Frost states that tbe railroad will be
completed to Girdwood by the end of
lb<)7 and that work beyond that point
will be continued all next winter.
JAGGAR COMING
IN SMALL SHIP
Party Will Sail for Aleutians in
Schooner Lydia of forty
seven Tons.
By Cable to The Dally Gateway,
Seattle, May 15—Prof. Jaggar’s
party of scientists will sail tomorrow
in the schooner Lydia, of forty-seven
tons, for the Aleutian islands, where
they will spend the summer in scien
tific explorations. They go in the
small vessel in order to have it for
constant use.
PASSES HUGHES
UTILITIES BILL
New York Assembly Unanimous
but Corporations Fighting
in the Senate.
By Cable to The Dally Gateway.
Albany, N.Y., May 15 -Gov. Hughes’
public utilities bill passed the assembly
unanimously this afternoon. It is be
lieved that it can be forced through
the senate in spite of corporate opposi
tion. The bill provides for the regu
lation of all public utility corporations
by a commission.
BODY OF PILOT LENNON
RECOVERED NEAR JUNEAU
Juneau, May 14—The body of Pilot
Lennon, who was lost from the light
house tender Heather last November,
was taken from the bay here yesterday
afternoon, badly mutilated and dis
colored from long floating in the
water. ___
STEPHENSON NOMINATED
FOR WISCONSIN SENATOR
Madison, May 17—Isaac Stephenson
was nominated in the republican legis
lative caucus last night for United
States senator to succed John C. Spoon
er. The formality of election will
follow in the two houses today.
Alfred H. Brooks says glaciation j
made numerous harbors in the Alaska
coast line but subsequent sedimenta
tion filled many of them up with silt.
The area of known coal-bearing
rocks in Alaska is approximately
12,000 square miles, but much of the
coal is lignite.
Tanana has a directory which shows
a population of over 8000 in the towns
and on the producing creeks.
SAYS ALASKA IS
BADLY GOVERNED
Gen. Greely Asserts Citizens of
Territory Are Treated As
Aborigines.
NEVER RECEIVED SQUARE DEAL
former Chief of Signal Service
Gives Geographical Society
Iseful Information.
By Cable to The imly Gateway,
Chicago, May l.'» Gen. A. \V. Gree
ly in an address before the National
Geographical Society Saturday night
declared that Alaska is badly govern
ed; that the nation treats the resi
dents there as if they were aborigine**
instead of American citizen**. He
asserted that the courts as a rule are
only the instruments of private inter
ests. He aflirmed that the territory
never had been treated fairly from the
day it was acquired by the Cnited
States.
Gen. Greely stated that in his visits
to the territory while at the head ol
signal service he learned much of con
ditions in Alaska and had found that
the citizenship of the territory is
equal to that of the states.
JULY WHEAT
GOES OVER $1
Pandemonium Reigns on Board of
Trade With Steady Rise
in Bidding.
Chicago, May 17 Juh wheat dosed
above $1 this afternoon and the piC
was hysterical throughout. All bea:
raids failed and prices rose almost
steadily from the opening.
Crop reports are still unfavorable
and it is generally believed now that
wheat will not fall below $1 for many
months. It is probable, according to
the present outlook, that when settle
ment day comes at the end of the
month May wheat may be still
higher than now, and there luts been
a great rush of the shorts to cover.
Goes Up to $1
Chicago, May 13 Wheat went to $1
on the Hoard of Trade today and pan
demonium reigned throughout the
session. Many of the shorts were
badly pinched. The bears made
desperate efforts to beat down the price
but were unsuccessful as It rose steadi
ly from the opening hour. All bread
stuffs went up in sympathy.
MATANUSKA ANTHRACITE
EQUAL TO PENNSYLVANIA
In Prof. Martin’s ‘‘Reconnaissance
of the Matanuska Coal Field” he gives
the following comparative analyses of
Pennsylvania anthracite and the anth
racite found near Boulder creek, on
the upper Matanuska, showing a
slight margin in favor of the latter:
v < **3 > V?
2. jgS. Dm £ =
Coal £ ^ H -i 2,
e S- g. : c
-i is <e 5 • -t
a i' 3 • •
Matanuska.... 2.55 7.t» fu.32 «.05 .57
Pennsylvania 8.39 3.81 83.79 8.42 .59
Whereupon the learned professor
conservatively comments that the
analysis shows the Matanuska coal “to
compare not unfavorably with some of
the Pennsylvania anthracite.”
NUGGET CARRYING SI200
FOUND ON DOME CREEK
Fairbanks, May 15—A $1200 gold
nugget was found in Dome creek
placer ground yesterday.
Higher Rate on Papers to Canada
Second class mail matter be
tween the United States and Canada
after May 8 of this year must pay a
rate of 1 cent for four ounces or frac
tion thereof. This rate is the result
of a recent agreement of the govern
ments of the United States and the
Dominion of Canada at the demand of
the latter because most mail of the
second or newspaper class was crossing
the line from the United States to
Canada, and that country thought it
was getting the short end of the deal.