get in line
w t! ip-toHlnto and l*uv vour hart!wart* ot a Hardware*
Store*, 't'ii** sroixK at ,
BROWNELL
SEWARD SENDS THREE
I lects Delpqalps to Alaska Ipqisla
tivp Oonvpntion.
To represent Seward in the \la-ka
legislative convention valUd to meet
in Seat! ■ November In John I-. Hal-'
latm. K. Younirs ami S. o. Morford
were eh -en M nd:»v nisrh? h.v a mass
meeting h Id in Moore's hail. I he
delegates were mined fret ot in-true
t ions.
It spite of tl ■ stoni!\ weather u
larae mtniher of men were i>v< sent and
; h, Is- : " ot the . veninu was dis
p, .'cd ot wit hoe frietiois. IM\ Hunts
pre-tded over t ie meetiujf and Frank
lkilhiim was seer tar;.. It was
oiffeed t oat ;;rd*-rth< terms of!he eall,
which allot- »»te deli aau to each
Alaska comtuun tv for each popnla
i a:. S war i had a rieht t 1 noludethe
"iff tvo» An” o: th raid' *a This side
*e the sinymi- which wee 1 yive an
a A-re;fate pope it :>m <»i at^ east
» vvouUl < .'tile the town to three
N!a,. Il.iiiaitn -lu.i^r .Morion am j
M, Sauers w>‘tv M nominated and .
won hi have t* >n elect, d without oppo
%/ieu hud It not teen discov- red hy a
i% Mi'iit ' »n o tioie-» ;t around t aut
Mr. Sauei1' whi p-o’uoly hr trace..hit
j.ie: ward on a 'te.itucr about the time
• ,. v- >n\i>u: ion or -t > in s -tf :•, ami
hat it is uouht' it whether he could in
reached to ore- " to - cure his pr »x\
‘ i time ' '' sotn-* one ei. t > Mr,
y,,> oafs was then nominate i and on
• , .a . ’ is • • iv» d : c ! hrheM volt of
Mr. Hale -nyue-tmi that the tt'itt*
•_a* •- > without in-truc!inns. -a\ a,-;
• -la' he * In i ifht Hit* tu e‘ — ti could
trust'* i to e\e?V)- _-«)o.i ' id^uient
on a! • us. .'’it. 'A it t
thought t! ■ > should he instructed not
to ntifOM ;i\ i'i(i. a that ;»n> other part
, \’u> vi t e w - ;> inur he had
«. ivt'Vi *1 that ai' prevents conventions
. Uuskar- eou * * t.» naiurhr
»u^h tii cl;, d. or itnaeinat.' rival
: ■ ■ \,h. hr' ? d:-cu<sion how
eve;-. it wa> *:«r u.-d ;<• h-ave the dele
■_ates free <>f in-t ruction-.
The chute* >f Mit i. IhsHatne -eceived
i-nerai favor. th • sent - « nt of the
v.ieetinjT -eetrinir to he that expressed
i.\ d ado* Hildretl in. nomitu' in-4 him.
that his ehwtton would he llttinu h*
iM ■-*• while tc.ditiie.i 11v it resident
. the town he -pends ;i e reat deal of
a*at !;• ■- atwr interest- in
H i -f a I r. - • *nt• Mu B:il
i e.\p- •*- jo -pend -e\era! in'nth
Wa- i: _ton t! i- winter worknnr
li.il- Alaska interest-.
*• FRENCHY " BEATS TOLEY
latter bad Scence but was Weak
and Out of Training.
•* Frenehy'*< hariat. the champion of,
• >arvt y steamer Patterson.knocked
oat -lack F. •ley Friday nijfht in the third
round with repeated blows in the
stomach, some of which looked pr* tty
low to the crowd. I'huHst's style of
tejlitinsr was s,i nearly foul ul! the titne
that Referee Thompson warned him
reportedly. Foley .va> out of condition j
but showed science and in the opinion (
of tin* crowd could beat (‘hariat easily )
when in training.
Foley came up on the Valencia from
Sar Francisco in August and had been j
wo kinjr on th * jrrale until a few days i
•yo when he cam* to town to spend j
his money. His friends say that he
he had been drinking a good deal more
than he had l>een eating for several j
days, and had been wurminjr saloon
chairs at night instead of sleeping in a
I ed. He went into the ring without
any training: at all. Mr. Thompson
ifave him $5 extra for the showing he
made.
Stearcer fxfflstor Arrives
Steamer Kscelsior. ( apt. Jordan,
reached port last Wednesday morning
nine and one-half day* out of Seattle.
She left that port the evening of
» ktober 1 at 11:55. Some rough weather
was encountered, but in spite of ii the
vessel made good time. She brought
?*i7 tons of freight for Seward and 270
f »t- Seldovia.
V Nome bath hou>e uuverliscs a
' clean,J Uaih..
ENGINE GIVEN TRYOUT
New firefiqhter Extinguishes Two
Brush fires Quickly.
The Mix chemical engine ordered
from the Washington I lubber I'ompanv
by cable two weeks ago arrived Wed
nesday on the Kxeelsiorand was tempor
arily stored in the Northern saloon un
til a permanent place for it can be ar
ranged.
A brush fire hack of Ur. Slogans.
Thursday evening and another next
morning near the same place each gave
ihe engine a chance ami it did the work
required with credit to itself and to
1 . Marshal McNeiley and His assis
tants.
The tire last night was a lively blaze
;i«i<i the wind was blowing a small gale
at tiii time. When the alarm was
.■ivvn W. A. McNeiley. K. I.. Whitte
nmiv:ini; W. W. Butts organized tbeni
-s iieo a lire department in a few
seconds and made a sprint up the street
with the little red wagon at a gait
width made them ami it the admiration
of t he stun: I !*oy s.
LOCATE DREDGING LAND
Four Men Find Good Gravel at
Mouth of Knik River
i'Cii!’ experienced dredifer men. who
helped install the dredder for the
K'litdaiw Mining Company at Hope.
>k ;ui van':; •,r,‘ of the opportunity to
. k at *1 mi for themselves. an i locate<1
thirty-!wo claims at the mouth **l the
Knik river, which they belie vu will
form one of t he bi*rsr>->t bonan/.as in that
region. Test> of jjravel at a depth of
six feet averaged <» cents a yard.
The ip-artette is headed by Chris.
Ilaiisiui, wiio came up from San Fran
cisco with tin Kainbow dredger to
.-in to eet it :roin>r. He i' an experi
enced California miner and expects to
interest capita' to out a dredifer into
the property which be and h;s associ
ates have ;t:sT "caled. I le has already
been > nployed to install another
dr. liner for the H ticbow Mining Com
pany "ii the it.let. Ho will l'o out on
the Excelsior. His partners in the
Knik river v ktims George Hanson,
Henry liuhivnburir and Thomas Coats.
OWNS BIG PLACER MINES
James Girdwood of Crow Creek
Property Goes East
James (I irdwood. the well-known
owner of a hig hydraulic property on
('row creek, came through on the
Cortland Wednesday on his way to his
home in New York City where he will
spend the winter. A force of men will
continue work on the property all1
winter.
The property which Mr. Cirdwoodis
working is considered a bonanza by
those familiar with it. lie refused to
talk much about it. but admitted that
it is about as good a thing as he wants.
So far only development work has been
doin but the gravel handled recently
goes JO cents to the card, and there is
a whole mountain of it with plenty of
water to sluice it out.
ANOTHER BUSINESS BLOCK
Building for T. D. Corlew Will Go
Up Opposite Carstens
Clearing ground for another two
story business block began this week
opposite the Carstens' block. The
building will In* occupied In T. 1). Cur
lew and work will begin upon it as soon
a> the lumber arrives, which has been
ordered from Seattle.
The ground belongs to F. (J. Hale 01
the Hank of Seward. It bus not yet
been decided whether he will erect
the building and rent it to Mr. Corlew
or Mr. Corlew will take a ground lease
for several years and construct the
building himself. He bus been given
the option by Mr. Hale to do which
ever be prefers. The building will be
30x80 feet, and the second floor will be
equipped for offices or furnished rooms.
New Master Mechanic Arrives
An assistant to Master Mechanic
Van Cleve of the Alaska Central arriv
ed by the stork line yesterday morning
at 5 o'clock. The youth weighs twelve
pounds and i> the tirst boy in the
family,.
TRUNK SEWER
IS COMPLETED
j Thu trunk sewer was completed to
| the hay shortly after •» o’clock Monday j
levelling, and connection made with
all buildings along its route. 1 he
work was finished six days ahead of
•time, the contract calling /or its com
pletion October l">.
The sewer now carries wgste from
I the most thickly settled portion of the
town. It is 1275 feet long, extending
from Adams street to the bay through
the alley in the blocks between Fourth
and Fifth avenues. The work was
| done in les> than forty days, the con
1 tract having been let August 21.
I When Mr. Salami tuok the contract it
: was generally thought that he had cut
I out a rapid pace to agree to finish it in
! month and a half, but it was done eas
I ily although some difficult digging was
encountered in the shape >1 big rocks
i and roots in the narrow line of the
trench.
The main is of Puget Sound fir planks,
two inches thick, and builders say that
i the timber will last for years without
'repairs. Before they will require re
placing Seward will he a city and reg
ulation pipe will doubtless -upplant the
! boxing.
TWAIN COLLIDES WITH COW
j Car Bumped oft Track with a
Dozen Men but Nobody Hurt
A collision Tuesday evening out hr;
| Alaska < eiitral between tin* Johnson j
creek limited train and a careless cow j
turned a car which was ahead of the,
j engine upside down beside the track
j and spilled the dozen men who were
fidinL- :n it loosely about, without ser
! ioush injuring tiny of them. 'I’iie fatf ;
'of tin- cow was not investigated but
| tin- participants in the disaster >a.\
; tlit*\ hope shr is dead.
The accident happened about
i 1 ust this side of Resurrection riyer,
I about two and one-half miles from ■
town. Knyine No. J was pulling the
caboose and pushing ahead a flat car
' with a railing around it, built to carr\
! horses up the line. In it (ieorjfe A.
j Kyh* chief of survey engineers and
; aliout a dozen other men were ridinjr.
I Suddenh several cuws be*ran !<> march
; across the track a few rods ahead. Tin*;
.engineer put down brakes Imi the dis
tance was too short for him to s’op.
Wiien the car struck the cow the front |
trucks were thrown from the rails and
i the ear was pushed alone for WMf feel
1 before the rear trucks went off. The
j car was then fumed into the ditch and
| the engine went by safely with the
teahouse. The car turned completeh
i over, cut tin*; loose from the trucks,
mil was left upside down in the ditch.
Hie men in it were unable to jump be
cause they were fenced in by the rail
injr. yet when the tumble came till
were thrown clear of the car.
LATE TELEGRAPH NEWS
By Cable to the Daily Gateway
Sacramento. Cal. Oct- lit A jury to
day found Former State Senator K. .1.
Kdmonds guilty of accepting a bribe
to influence bis legislative action, j
Mrs. Kdmonds was present in court
and on hearing the verdict fell upon
her knees and began to pray hysteric
ally. Her actions caused a great up
roar in court and she had to he led out
of the room before order could be
restored.
Kdmonds was one of the four state
senators who were accused of taking
each to make a favorable report
in an investigation of certain building
and loan associations.
Washington, I). ('., Oct. 13 Gen.
Greek, chief signal officer, has tie* |
| cideil to install the wireless system of
j telegraph between the islands of Zam
I hoanga and Jolo in the Philippines,
j because strong tides chafe the cable
land it is continually getting out of
! order.
Senator Long of Kansas, who re
cently visited the Philippines, is here,
and says that a. the coming session of
Congress lie will urge greater freedom
of trade between the Pnited States
and the archipelago, because of the
i crop losses from the recent typhoon,
j He says the natives arc becoming dis
contented and should he helped or they
: will revolt from American rule.
New York, Oct. 13 Jetler.son P.
Knpalles, many years ago a partner of
.Tay Gould and Commodore Vanderbilt
in railroad ventures, was admitted to
the poor house today. He has lately
been ruined by stock speculation and
, health is completely broken down.
STOVES AND RANGES
Wholesale and Retail
TIN. BRASS AND SHEET STEEL WORK
JOBBING AND PLUMBING A SPECIALTY
:;u Mi Winchester Repeating Rifles. Axes, Saws
large Assortment of Tents. Granite and Tinware
Ji AFF FOURTH AVENUE
• Lw* 3A rlCr SEWARD. ALASKA
HOTEL McNEILEY
Kl Kol’KAN PLAN 1
ACCOMMODATIONS STRJ<TLV FIRST CLASS
Rates 50c to $2.00 per day
WILL A, McNEILEY Proprietor
K( inn’ll AVKNl’K_
bay city market
WHOLKSAI.K ANI> KKTAM. DK.M.KUS IN
fresh Beef, PorK, Veal and Mutton
Hams. Bacon and Lard Constantly on hand
Small ~& Glasbrenner j
EIDSON &. DOBSON. Proprietors
A Gentleman’s Resort. Gold Dust Bought
For. Fifth and Washington streets So ward. Alaska
ASHLAND HOUSE
AND BANK SALOON
Wines. Liquors stud Figars Firstclass Furnishe 1 Ilooms :
Fourth Avt*..< \!a- ka t Vntral < otmnercial < o. ;
Restaurant in connection. \\UI \Ct & THOMPSON, Proprietors j
__ _ nr — -----
of Trad©!
Kourtli avenue, - * * Seward. Alaska
Only the choicest goods dispensed
j Club Rooms in connection
Furnished Apartments up stairs
l New, Neat and Comfortable. f. V. THOMAS, Prop.
(_____ -—■
THE COMMERCE
FOURTH AVENUE
“ A Gentleman’s Resort and Club Rooms.
FURNISHED ROOMS
We Purchase Gold Dust at Regular Rates
PETERSON & BROWN, Proprietors
F. G. HALE . President _ _C. E. DICKERMAN. Vlce-Pres.
BANK OF SEWARD
Transacts a General Banking Business
We receive deposits. buj and sell exchange, foreign and domestic: buy gold
dust and bullion: make collections. All business committed to our care will
receive prompt and careful attention. .
Your Business is Solicited
fill nl 11 -V^W
FOX ISLAND LOR SALE
Ten miles from Seward. The island
is two miles long and one mile wide.
I will sell ray squatter’s claim and 425
foxes, whose skins are worth an average
of $20 each, for $2500. which is less t han
one-third of the value of the skins.
< HTer is made because l wish to go up
the Susitna to prospect for a year.
Alfred Lowell.
Third avenue, Steward.
An energetic worker in the Nome
lire spent considerable time chopping
the legs from a restaurant table..
RIDLEY’S BEST
MAPLE SYRUP
This Syrup is warranted not to sumtr
or »our in any climate. For sale at
SQUARE DEAL RESTAURANT
GEOROE RIDLEY. Proprietor
FOR SALE
SAWMILL-5,000 to 10,0'W feet
capacity per day. Used six
Months. Located on line of
Alaska Central Rail w a y,
Turnagain Arm. Price low
for cash. Apply immediate
ly to M. E. DAVIS,
Hope Alaska.
Brown & Hawkins received a large
consignment of furniture on the Port
land and will hereafter keep it in stock
at all times, making it one of the
regular departments of their store.
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