DAILY GATEWAY
yQjJ> j SEWARD, ALASKA, WEDNESDAY EVENING, OCTOBER 25, H)()o NO.
MOBILE GREETS
THE PRESIDENT
Confederate Veterans Act as Escort
Through Alabama Amid Con
tinuous Ovation.
Mobile, Ala. Oct. _•"> President
Roosevelt arrived here safely at noon
vesterdav and his visit was the ocea
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sion of a great demonstration. In the
afternoon he addressed a meeting ot !
L000 Confederate veterans, who went |
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with him through the state and acted
as his escorts through every town.
The President's speech here dwelt
mostly upon the virtues of the South
and complimented its wonderful ad
vancement, especially in all kinds of
education.
it has been decided that the Presi
dent will return to Washington by
steamer from New Orleans.
REACH AMERICAN SOIL
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Miss Roosevelt and E. H. Harriman
Parties Arrive.
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San Francisco, Oct. 25—Miss Alice
Roosevelt and party and E. H. Harri
man and party arrived here yesterday on
the Siberia.
Miss. Roosevelt brought with her
presents valued in the aggregate at
$10,000. The President instructed her
by telegraph to pay tlie duties upon
them the same as any other person.
Abandon Ship at Sea
London, Oct. 25 The American ship
Susquehanna was abandoned at sea be
cause of a leak which she sprung on
the voyage from New Caledonia to
Wilmington, Delaware. The crew
landed safely on the Solomon islands.
Portland Reaches Seattle
Seattle, Oct. 25 Steamer Portland
reached Seattle Monday from Seward.
She will sail northward again about
the end of the week.
For tlu* best and cheapest recreation
in Seward, subscribe to Richards’ up- i
to-date library. Only 50c per month
to read as many books as you wish.
New books arrive on every boat. *
Dr. Sleem has returned from a trip
to the Matanuska.
The Seward Fuel Company has a
full line of Franklin coal which arrived
Steamer Bertha. They will have 100
tons tine house coal on the Portland. *
Don’t overlook the Troy Laundry
for up-to-date and first class work,
ladies’ and gents' work a specialty. *
FOR RENT—Pleasant rooms in
plastered building; furnished or for
office use. Carstens block. *
RUSSIA PACES
GENERAL STRIKE
Railroad Employes Out in Large
Numbers, Blocking Transpor
tation of Provisions.
St. Petersburg, Oct. 25—1The Russian
Government fears the worst outbreak
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among her own people that has oc
curred since the beginning of tbe war
with Japan. Many employes on all :
railroads have gone out on strike, and
their number is constantly increasing,
with the result that railroad operation
is almost paralyzed.
The transportation of provisions to
Moscow and other large cities from the
aGrieultural districts lias been cut ofl
and much suffering has been caused by
the dearth of food, with no prospect of
relief. The government is considering
the advisability of putting the railroads
under martial law as the zone of there
operations is the scene of constant tur
bulence and possibilities of insurrection
on a large scale.
BEHTHA SAILS SOUTHWARD
Takes Big List of Passengers and
Will Fill at Other Ports
The Bertha returned from the west
ward at 11:30 this morning, and sailed
for the south at 1:30. She was gone
less than three days, coming straight
hack from Kodiak. She reports that
the freight congestion has been much
relieved at Seldovia and she had little
trouble in discharging there.
The passenger list of the Bertha was
heavy from Seward. She brought
several from the west, including Clar- ;
ence L. Hobart, revenue inspector of j
the treasury department. From Seward
went .1. •). McManus, agent of the
Alaska Commercial Company, who will
come hack on the J’ortlard early in j
December; .1. T. O’Brien, the mining I
man. who came to Latouche, and will
proceed to Seattle on a later boat: Mrs. i
Charles E. Brown, who goes out to j
have her eyes treated: Father P. H. ;
Turned of the Catholic church, who
goes to Valdez and later to Juneau,
where he will spend the winter, and
C. G. Van Hook.
Purser Sara Christian cut short the
sale of tickets on account of the reser
vations he had already made for Valdez
and Kayak.
Engineer Caswell of the Alaska
Central, who has been making prelimi
nary surveys for the railroad in the
Matanuska, Kashvvhitney and Susitna
valleys with a party of fifteen or
twenty men since last spring, returned
to Seward on the Bertha, with part of
his men.
Frank Watson also returned from
the Matanuska, where he has been for
some time to look after his property
there.
Several mining men came in from
the Kashwhitney and the Yentna, who
report that men are going to the Yentna
in large numbers. They report some
remarkable strikes from there.
CABLE REPAIRS
ARE NECESSARY
Defect found IOO Miles North of
fort Lawton and Service
Suspended a Week.
Telegraphic advices to the Gateway
today announce that the Alaska cable
will not be in working order for about
a week on account of a defect which
has been discovered just outside the
straits. Until then it will be necessary
to send messages over the Canadian
land line.
The Gateway today received its press
service that way, the messages com
ing over the Postal line from Seattle
to Vancouver and Ashcroft, thence by
the Dominion telegraph to Dawson:
thence to Kagle City and Valdez by
the American land line, and from Val
dez to Seward by cable. The message
concerning the cable is as follows:
Seattle, <K*t. 2o A serious defect
has been discovered in the Alaska ca
ble about 100 miles north of Fort Daw
ton, which will seriously interfere
with the cable service until it is re
I#aired. The cahleship Hurnside is
now at Tacoma taking on cable for
spiicing. The repairs will probably
not be completed for a week.
FORM LITERARY SOCIETY
Constitution Adopted and Organi
zation Heady for Business
The Seward Literary and Debating
Society was organized last night in the
Methodist tent for the purposes
which its name indicates. Quite a
large number of persons were present
and most of them signed the roll. A
constitution and by-laws were pre
sented bo Rev. L. H. Pedersen, which
were adopted after some discussion.
J. L. Reed was chairman of the
meeting and George B. (Mark secretary.
After the organization was perfected
Mr. Reed was elected president of the
society, Mr. (Mark secretary-treasurer,
anc Dr. (’. II. Gibbons vice-president.
A committee to revise the by-laws
was appointed, consisting of J. R.
Munsell, Dr. Sieem and I). C. Brow
nell jr. As a committee on debating
programs Rev. L. II. Pedersen, Rolla
Branch and J. R. Munsell were ap
pointed.
No Permanent Terminals Yet
J. B. Cameron, engineer of construc
tion of the Alaska Central, says the
Gateway was in error in stating that
the terminals going in near the saw
mill are permanent. Nothing has been
decided yet as to the location of per
manent terminals. The siding and wye
iroin^ in now are to facilitate the
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handling of the big cargo of construc
tion material which will arrive early
next month on the steamship Edith.
Another temporary wye is going in at
the end of the track for the same pur
pose.
SIX INCH SNOW
IN WASHINGTON
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: llnthres'ned Grain Damaged While
Montana and Chicago Report
Extreme Octobor Cold.
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Spokane, Oct. 25 -Six inches of snow
covers all of Ka stern Washington, and
i great damage has resulted to un
threshed grain, of which there is a
great quantity. The weather is quite
cold.
Harve, Mont. Oct. 25 The thermo
meter went down to b below zero here*
Monday morning, and although the
1 temperature is rising slowly it is still
extremely cold.
Chicago, Oct. 25 Unprecedented
| cold weather prevails in this city and
much suffering lias resulted to the poor,
! who were totally unprepared.
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W. J. Donovan Loses Life in Tide
i Water While Intoxicated.
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YV. J. Donovan walked into the hay
beside the bridge last night while in
toxicated and was drowned while men
1 were ,j,oing to his assistance. He was
dragged out a few minutes after In*
; went into the water, and Dr. Apple
| white and J. H. Parker of the hospital
staff worked over him for sometime
1 but were unable to resuscitate him.
A man who lives in a tent near by
I saw Donovan walk into the water, and
^ according to bis own statement, started
| up town to notitiy the populace that a
man was drowning in the bay. He is
! also credited with the statement that
i he went home to get his rubber boots
to wade in and pull the man out. When
Donovan’s predicament became known
several men hurried down to the water
front and pulled him out but it was too
late to save his life.
A short time before Donovan was
1 drowned William Workman saw him
j on the beach, and noticing that lie was
drunk tried to persuade him to go up
town but Donovan refused. Although
the man was in ft maudlin condition
Workman supposed he was able to
| take care of himself and dually left him.
Donovan was bt> years old. He came
from San Francisco in August on the
Valencia and recently had been work
ing at camp 44. A short time ago a
rock fell upon one of lus toes, crushing
it badly, and he came to town for treat
ment. He had it dressed at the hospi
tal each day and spent the rest ot tlie
time with the boys on the booze right
of way.
Out on the line Donovan was known
as 4*the governor.0 He was an affable
man and was well-liked. It is reported
that he had relatives of high standing
in Sacramento.
Temperature at 5 p. m. today - 45.