SEWARD:—The Gateway to the Land ot Opportunity—The hunters’ Paradise—The Homesteaders’ Land of Promise
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AIRSHIPS DROP BOMBS NEAR THE KING’S HOME
HERRON FORMS
NEW COMPANY
WELL KNOWN AND PROMINENT
ALASKANS ARE
OFFICERS.
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Charles E. Herron has purchased
the interests of Major L. H. French
in their mining anti other properties
in this district. Mr. Herron has form
ed a company called the Sunrise
Dredging company of which he him
self is president. Ira D. Orton, the
prominent attorney of Nome and
Seattle is secretary ami treasurer.
Judge Thomas Lyons, formerly feder
al judge at Fairbanks and law part
ner of Mr. Orton, is also a member of
the company. Other organizers are
L. P. Shackleford, formerly republi
can national committeeman for Alas
ka. and Bart Thane, manager of the
Alaska Gastineau mining company.
Mr. Herron has gone east on bus
iness connected with the company
while Major French, before coming
this way, has gone to California where
he has purchased an interest in
a very extensive gold dredging
property in Trinity county. This prop
erty has for its owners Joe Sullivan
and Jake Berger who made a fortune
mining at Nome. Other owners are
Moisie and Loeb of the Independent
Brewing company. The property was
purchased from Jafet I.inderberg. the
discoverer of gold in Seward Penin
sula. Mr. Herron has now gone east
particularly to secure a dredge to
operate his company’s property in this
district. Although Major French has
sold his chief interests here he will
still remain active in this neighbor
hood.
ADMIRAL LINE MAKES
SEWARD HEADQUARTERS.
B. F. Watson will return on the
Watson but will leave that city on the
fifth of February and will come to
Seward to make this place his head
quarters temporarily. The large
amount of traffic expected makes it
necessary for him to come here and
travel out to the different ports of
call with his company’s boats.
WARRANTS FOR DEPUTIES
WHO SHOT THE STRIKERS.
In Death lied Statements Victims De-j
clare That Strikers Were I narmed.
ROOSEVELT, Jan. 20.—Warrants
charging forty one deputy sheriffs
with manslaughter were issued today
as the result of the shooting of nine-j
teen strikers at the plant of the
American Agricultural company two
days ago. The strikers who were
mortally wounded have made death
bed statements in which they declare
that the attack by the deputies was
altogether unprovoked and that the
strikers had no fire arms whatever
amongst them.
FEET FROZEN
A letter from McCarthy brings the
information that C. A. Simons, form
erly of Chitina, who operates a store
at Chisana, had been brought to Ken-!
necott hospital by Geo. R. Goshaw for
surgical treatment. Mr. Simons had
both of his feet frozen while engaged
in building a trail over the Skolai pass
about a month ago.
ALAMEDA LEAVES JUNEAU.
The steamer Alameda left Juneau
at 7 o’clock this morning coming west.
Job printing of every description at
The Gateway.
EXPECT PRESIDENT’S
DECISION FER 11.
R M. Stone Says That No One Out
side Believes Any Place Else But
Seward Will be Terminal.
B. M. Stone, president of the Gate
way Publishing company, who return
ed to Seward on the Watson last
night, has it from pretty good author
ity which, however, he is not at lib
erty to name, that the report of the
railroad engineering commission will
be ready about the 29th, of this month
and that the President will give out
his decision on February 11. Similar
authorities are the source of the in
formation that the first construction
camp will be established at Ship creek
but in Portland and in Seattle every
one has now become perfectly con
vinced that Seward is to be the ter
minal. The camp at Ship creek would
be mainly used for the continuation
of this road, Mr. Stone says.
PRESIDENT REFUSES TO
GIVE NAME TO THE KID.
WASHINGTON. Jan. 20.—’The
president’s new grandson has at last
been christened under the name of
Francis Sayre. Mr. Wilson persisted
in his objection to having the baby
called after himself and there was
nothing else for it.
Oscar Ashby, who recently sold a
portion of the town site of Seward,
has jumped into the oil game down in
Washington and taken a lease on a
tract of land near Tenino where he
will sink a well.
WASHINGTON
i MUST GO DRY
LEGISLATURE DEFEATS PLAN
FOR A SPECIAL LIQUOR
ELECTION.
OLYMPIA, Jan. 20.—Both houses
of the state legislature have passed
resolutions against a special liquor
election on the question of prohibi
tion. A strong attempt had been made
by the liquor interests to secure the’
support of the legislature but this ef
fort ended in failure and prohibition
will, as a consequence, come into ef
fect in the state on the first of next!
January. There seems to be no other j
loophole for escape from the wish of;
the people as expressed in the last
election.
E A RT HQ T A K E VICTIM S
| SUFFER STILL MORE.
ROME, Jan. 20.—Snow and bitter
| cold are now making the sufferings
of the people in the earthquake still
more terrible. Many women and chil
dren are exposed to the elements and
their plight is probably worse than
that of the Belgians.
ART1C BROTHERHOOD MEET |
The regular meeting of the Artie
Brotherhood will take place tomorrow
eveing at the usual hour.
ANOTHER SHIP LOST
ON ALASKAN COAST.
Delhi Goes Ashore in Sumner Sound
Hut all the People Aboard
Are Safe.
JUNEAU, Jan. 20.—The steamer,
Delhi has gone ashore on Strait Island j
in Sumner Sound and is probably a
total loss. The captain and six others
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of the crew are standing by the
vessel but the others are being
brought to this city aboard the Ala
meda. The cause of the accident is not
well known but it is supposed to be
the lack of some of the ordinary aids
to navigation.
THE NEW FEDERAL TRADE
COMMISSION APPOINTED.
Will H. Parry of Seattle Selected by
President as one of Members.
WASHINGTON, Jan. 20.—The
president has appointed the members
of the new federal trade commission
which was established a short time
i
ago by act of congress. 1 he men ap-,
pointed on the commission are Joseph,
E. Davis of Wisconsin who is now'
commissioner of corporations, E. N. |
Hurley of Chicago, George F. Peabody j
of New York and another who is a
southern man but whose name has not
been divulged. The other appointee is
Will H. Parry of Seattle who is vice
president of the Seattle Chamber of
Commerce and was formerly city
editor of the Seattle Post Intelli
gencer. Parry is the Progressive'
party member of the commission.
IDAHO’PASSES !
ANTI ALIEN LAW|
FOLLOWS IN FOOTSTEPS OF
I CALIFORNIA AND TROUBLE !
IS DUE.
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BOISE, Jan. 20.—'The lower house
of the state legislature today passed
the anti-alien landowner law which is
founded on practically the same prin
ciples as the California law which
went so near getting this country in
to trouble with Japan. It is believed
that the upper house will follow suit
and there' is a fear that difficulties
may arise unless the federal govern-,
! mcnt is able to prevent them. Thej
people generally in the state seem to
favor the measure.
FILIBUSTER PROCEEDS BUT
A DMI NISTR ATION FIG IITS.
Senator Burton in Third Day of
Speech to Obstruct Legislation.
WASHINGTON, Jan. 20.—The re
publican filibuster against the ship
ping bill still proceeds but the ad
ministration senators plan to meet
the tactics of the obstructionists by
keeping the measure continuously be
fore the senate, excluding even the ap
propriation bills and cutting out re
cess for meals. Senator Burton’s
speech against the bill is now in its
third day and apaprently is no nearer
an ending than ever.
RUSSIANS DECLARE GERMANS
TO BE < )N THE DEFENSIVE
GERMANS RAID ENGLAND AGAIN
LONDON, Jan. 20.—German aeroplanes made a most
determined raid on the east coast of England last night
and dropped bombs on no less than eight towns about a
hundred miles from London. The planes Hew over the
North Sea and, reaching the English coast, circled for
four hours over the English towns dropping bombs as
they whirled. The places particularly attacked were
Sandringham, Yarmouth, Hunstanton, Cromer, Heach
man and Kings Lynn. Sandringham is one of the palaces
of the king and by extraordinary coincidence King George
had left the place only a few hours before the raid was
made. He had been staying there for some time and had
no idea that the raid was projected. The airships kept up
the attack until midnight when they departed, presumably
striking directly back to the German coast over the same
route taken by them on their flight westward. It is known
that five people were killed by the bombs from the
machines and five were wounded. Much glass was broken
in Sandringham and other places but the financial loss is
small. The damage was inflicted mostly on private houses
and shops while only a few public buildings or docks were
harmed. The raiders showed excellent ability in piloting
their machines and in throwing the bombs they displayed
fine marksmanship. Yarmouth is the largest city attack
ed. It has a population of fifty thousand. Hunstanton is
a watering place eighteen miles northeast of Kingslynn.
Kingslynn is also an important town. The effect of the raid
has been to incite the English people to a new fury which
will probably have the result of bringing many more men
to the colors. The government will also from this time
forward take steps to have such raids met by British air
ships. The attack last night was carried out without inter
ruption as no airships were in the vicinity to attack the
raiders. The bombs were thrown in the darkness and,
needless to say, the effect on the people was alarming.
The women and children especially were frightened and
the populations of the different places rushed from their
houses as bomb after bomb fell and exploded with a fright
ful report in the stillness of the night. The falling of the
implements of destruction from a dark sky while only at
places the shadowy forms of the airships could be barely
distinguished brought an experience to the people of the
towns that can never be forgotten. The whole British
people this morning are calling for quick and deadly ven
geance and never before except on the occasion of the
raid of German cruisers, has the British population been
driven to such a dangerous temper.
ENGLISH PAPERS WANT REVENGE
LONDON, Jan. 20.—The airship raid made last night
by the Germans on English towns is the text of the edi
torials of all the newspapers that have been issued since
the event took place. The papers all agree that the raid
will aid in stimulating recruiting. They declare that the
only fitting answer to the attack would be the raising ol
fresh armies for service on the continent. There are said
to be signs already that the people will rise to the occasion
and show that such attacks will act like boomerangs on
the Germans themselves.
GIGANTIC STRUGGLES IN POLAND
PETROGRAD, Jan. 20.—Along a sixty mile front
from Mlawa to the Vistula river below Plock the Ger
mans are now on the defensive against the Russian ad
vance towards East Prussia. A titanic struggle is also
progressing for the possession of the left bank of the
Vistula from the junction of that river with the Bzura to
Tarczyn, forty five miles to the southeast. Near Tarnow,
Galicia, the Austrians employed for the first time the
German forty two centimeter guns in an effort to dislodge
the Russians from their positions along the Donajec river.
In this effort they failed, however, and were obliged to
retreat to the northwest leaving the Russian positions
intact. It has been learned that instead of being a -help
the heavy guns of the Germans have been an impediment
to the Austrianh. The fighting along the Donajec took
place about forty miles to the east of the fortress of
Cracow which the Russians are endeavoring again to ap- j
proach. The defeat of the Austrians at that point would i
leave the road to Cracow open.
CIVILIANS LEAVE CRACOW
BUDAPEST, Hungary, Jan. 20.—The governor of
the fortress and city of Cracow has ordered all the women
and children and also the men not of mi litary age to
leave the place within forty eight hours as their presence
would only mean in case of a siege that the supply of
provisions would be endangered. The_banks of Cracow
have been removed to Vienna and every possible pre
caution is being taken to prepare for a long investment
by the Russians. The Russians are not, however, close
to Cracow as they have made no attempt to come back
after the retreat of some days ago to the eastward.
REPRESENTATIVE SNOW
COMING VIA SEWARD.
Newly Elected Ruby Man Left That
( amp Yesterday for Juneau
by This Route.
RUBY, an. 19.—Representative C.
K. Snow loft Ruby this morning by
dog team on his way to attend the
session of the legislature at Juneau
in the beginning of March. He goes
by way of Knik and Seward. The el
ection of Snow over Maltby and Mc
Donald has long ago been assured al
though for a time Maltby was suppos
ed to have been the lucky candidate.
Snow is part owner of the newspaper
here—The Record-Citizen—and is an
oldtimer of the Nome and Koyukuk
countries.
ADMIRAL WATSON LOOKS FINE.
Since her last trip to Alaska the
Admiral Watson was improved at an
expenditure of about one hundred
thousand dollars and a visit to the
vessel showed a remarkable change
for the better. She has been made a
duplicate of the Admiral Evans and
has added to her an observation room,
rooms with baths, a tine smoking
room and various other conveniences
including the renovation of the dining
saloon.
GOES TO PROSECUTE
ALLEGED SWINDLER.
CORDOVA, Jan. 16.—Assistant
District Attorney Guy B. Brubaker
came over from Valdez on the Mari
posa and will conduct the case for the
government against Geo. Hazzard,
charged with obtaining money under
false pretenses.
CORDOVA, Jan. 16.—Among the
passengers for Cordova from the
westward, arriving on the Mariposa,
is C. E. Bunnell, of Valdez, who was
recently appointed by President Wil
son as judge of the Fourth judicial
division of Alaska. Judge Bunnell will
leave on the train Monday morning
for Chitina, where he will take the
stage for Fairbanks, and on arrival
there will at once assume the duties
of his position. Before leaving \ aldez
Judge Bunnell took the oath of of
fice.
BIG WORK BEING DONE
AT SEN. MILLARD’S MINE.
Senator Millard is electrifying the
Granite mine at Hobo bay in the Port
Wells district and the Admiral Wat
son has just brought to the mine an
immense quantity of machinery. The
mine has a stamp mill already but the
Watson brought in more equipment
to enlarge the mill and bring it to a
capacity of 45 tons a day. The Wat
son also brought there a compressor
and engines.
BANKING ON SEWARD.
Dr. H. 0. Schalaben who returned
on the W’atson says that the opinion
of all the people in Seattle and Port
land, practically, is that Seward is the
place for the railroad terminal. He
expects a great crowd here from Port
land as well as from Seattle when
the matter is decided definitely. .The
doctor visited Minnesota while out
side.
EXPECTS BIG TRAFFIC
B. F. Watson of the Admiral line ]
arrived on his namesake, the Admiral j
Watson of the same line, last night j
and is awaiting here the return of the |
vessel from the westward. He looks
forward to a very busy season this
year in the Alaska trade. Like other
steamboat men he believes that thou
sands will come with the railroad rush
while the war in Europe will send
many tourists west.
JONES ROASTS
ALASKA PEOPLE
MAN WHO PASSED THROUGH
SEWARD MAKES SC ATH
ING ATTACK.
WASHINGTON, Jan. 20.—A scath
ing arraignment of the conduct of the
white men in Alaska towards the
natives, coupled with charges of
wholesale and continued violations of
the liquotr traffic and the laws and re*
gulations to protect the fish and fur
bearing animals in the Aleutian and
Pribiloff islands, was made in the re
port to the president by Deputy Com
missioner of Fisheries Jones yester
day. Jones urges immediate steps for
the protection of the natives and their
rehabilitation morally. He declares
that the white man’s lack of care and
regard for the sanctity of the natives’
homes is the great crime of Alaska.
Wives and daughters, he says, are dis
honored and any resistance from hus
band, father or brother is overcome
by threats bribes or the supply of li
quor. Jones goes on to say that
wherever the white man has settled
a saloon prevails and that this fact
causes the ruination of the Indian and
the Aleut. He also asserts that where
there is no saloon the liquor reaches
the Indian just the same. Jones says
the law to protect the fish is a dead
letter and that the federal officials are
financially interested in the law’s
violation. He urges the adoption of a
closed season for salmon and
government inspection of the product
of every cannery'.
NORTHERNER IS SUICIDE.
PITTSBURG, Pa.,—Leaving a note
in which he declared that Rose Mai*
burn, a well known former Dawson
vauderville star, had persecuted him
beyond the point of endurance, t ‘‘gg
Morris ended his life in this city to
day. Morris met the Malburn woman
in the North in the early days of the
Klondike.
WHITEHEADS RETURN.
Mr. and Mrs. G. S. Whitehead re
turned last night on the Watson after
their honeymoon trip. Mrs. White
head became indisposed while away
but she came back feeling fine. Mr.
Whitehead says “Seward is a cinch”
as the government railroad terminal
if overwhelming public opinion counts
for anything.
(By The Associated Press.)
CHRISTIANIA, Norway, Jan. 11).—
In view of the closing of navigation
through the Baltic on account of
mines, the Swedish railways are mak
ing arrangements with the Norwegian
Ministry of Railways for a reduction
in rates, particularly on lumber, thus
facilitating the export of Swedish
lumber through Norwegian ports.
PASSENGERS ON WATSON.
Tme following passengers arrived
from Seattle last night on the Ad
miral Watson: D. W. Girshback, G.
M. Clark, Crol Strough, Sadie Brown,
H. 0. Schalaben, B. M. Stone, Steve
Whitehead, Mrs. Whitehead, Robt.
Morrison and F. S. Morton.
The trial of George Hazzard was
fixed for the Cordova U. S. Commis
sioner’s court this afternoon at 2
o’clock. As the charge is one of ob
taining money under false pretenses
the Commissioner can only hold him
to the grand jury if the evidence war
rants it. Hazzard was taken to Cor
dova on the Watson which arrived
here last night.