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HUGHES GETS
ABOUT 52,000
Remainder of State Ticket !n
but Republicans Probably
Defeated.
fFFICIAL VOTE COMES SLOW
Indications Point to E lection of
Democratic Candidate for
Lieutenant Governor.
By CabU to Tbe Daily Gateway.
New York, Nov. 8 The plurality of i
Hughes for governor over Hearst will
probably be about 52.000. Only two
lhird> of the official re urns have been
received hut the official figures are
practically tin* >ame as the unofficial.
The vote on other stale offices is,
▼ei'v clo-e at >1 the result is in doubt.
The democratic-independent candidate
for lieutenant-governor is probably
C! cd.
HEARST CAHR1ES CITY
BUT LOSES THE COUNTRY
3y Cabic to Tac Daily Gateway.
New York, Nov. 7 Charles K.
Hughes is elected governor bv about j
PO.iKH) plurality ovit W illiaiu L.
Hearst. With 160 precincts missing
an the up-state districts his plurality
•otside the city of Greater New \ ork
» 124,000. With sixty-nine precincts
nissing in the city Hearst’s plurality
tfcere is 75,000.
Hearst announces that he will con
tinue his fight upon the trusts. If his
co-workers wish him to be a loader he
Bill work that way. If not he will
Bork in the ranks.
The early returns from the city last
night pointed toward the election of
■earst. The first city precincts
counted indicated that he had carried
the city by an overwhelming majority,
while the early returns from up-state
diowed a light vote and a decline iu
•publican majorities. As the count
progressed the figures became more
fevorable to Hughes and before mid
night the World and Times claimed
fcis election by 20,000, figuring the city
nt 70,000 for Hearst and the outside
districts at 90,000 for Hughes. At that
hour the democratic committee was
kiclined to concede the state. A little
later Hearst and his managers claimed
that the returns did not warrant an
estimate of 90,000 for Hughes north of
the Bronx and it- was given out by the
Associated Press that Hughes would |
probably win, if at all. by less than
1000. Hearst. then threatened to con- j
lest if an apparent majority for Hughes
was shown. Later returns gradually
increased the lead of Hughes.
Hearst’s majority in Kings (Brook-j
irn), Queens, Suffolk and Richmond
counties, the Long Island portion of
#renter New York, was only 2->09.
Buffalo voted 22,012 for Hearst and
11,892 for Hughe-. Klmira. Hears!
JS47, Hughes 2146: Gloversville,
Hughes 2247. Hearst 1942. Hearst ran ,
well generally in the cities.
The Tarainauy-independent'judieiary j
ticket in thi- city was elected except
Otto H-ivalky, republican, L>r judge of J
the com ot genera! >< s.-ious.
URGES LAND OFFICES AT
NOME AND FAIRBANKS
By Cable to Tno Daily Gateway.
Washington. l>. C., Nov. t>- Delegate'
Waskey of Alaska in an interview
with Secretary Hitchcock of the inter
ior department urged tin* secretary toj
recommend in hi> annual report the
establishment of laud office-- at Nome
and Fairbanks, claiming that such
action would eliminate land frauds.
The secretary said he remembered the
•omplaint made by District Attorney
Hoyt and would consider the subject
seriously.
Bertha Comes and Goes
Steamer Bertha arrived in port from
Seattle yesterday morning and
•ailed again at noon. She did not go
west this trip as she had no Seldovia
cargo and no mail. She took a cargo
•f lumber from the Kenai Lumber «$.
Fuel Company to Latouche for the
Keynolds-Alaska mine, and will load
•re at Beatson’s mine for the Tacoma
•melter.
G. L. Banta, superintendent of the
Reynolds-Alaska Development Com
ean v, at Latouche, and Col. Orton,
superintendent of the Singer mine at
the same place, came over on the
Northwestern on business.
DEMOCRATS WIN
IN NEW YORK
Lieutenant-Governor Elected and
Probably Whole Ticket
Except Hearst.
VOTE VERY CLOSE THROUGHOUT i
Official Returns Nearly All In and
Show That Vote of State Was
Generally Light.
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By Cable to The Dally Gatoway.
Now York, Nov. ff — With three
! counties incomplete it is certain that
i William Astor Chanler, democratic
; and independence league nominee fori
1 lieutenant-governor, is elected over]
tin* present republican incumbent,!
! Matthew Linn Bruce. It appears;
I probable also that all the candidates!
! on th< democratic state ticket were j
(electeu except Hea’’St.
Official returns make little change!
in t h,' majority for Hughes, which |
will b<* slightly in excess of off.000. ;
The viae was rather light, even for an j
ROOSEVELT AND
GOMPERS AGREE
—
Will Choose Commission to Frame!
Anti-Injunction Bill for
Congress.
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By Cabl* to Th# Dally Gatoway.
Washington, D. G\, Nov. 8—Presi
dent Roosevelt held a conference with
Samuel Gompers, president of the
American Federation of Labor, yester
day regarding the Pearre anti-injunc
tion bill now before congress, which
will be up for passage at the coming
! session.
The president is anxious to have the
bill placed in a form which will not be
declared unconstitutional by the courts*
He offered to have the bill submitted
for revision to a commission to be com
peeed of four members of the legal
staff of the government, to be named
| by the president, and four labor repre
j sentatives, to be named by Gompers.
Recommendations are to be made to
them by the labor organizations and
[others interested. Gompers accepted
the proposition.
GOT $400 GOLD
AT NENELCHUK
Chris Hanson Comes Out With
Dust to Show That Beach
Diggings Are Good.
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Chris Hanson went through Seward;
i on the steftmer Jcanie and while here j
sold >14(1 in gold to Harry Kllsworth as j
a sample of what the beach diggings;
at Nenelchuk can bring forth. He
stated that In* had previously sent out
nearly twice as much, making his to
tal extract from the soil in a few weeks
about > h)0. H» made the discovery in
July and in the work lie did iiad only |
I the aid of a boy not yet grown.
When Hanson reported his discovery
last summer there was a small stam
pede to the region. Gold was found at
several places on Deep creek, which
Hows into Cook inlet near NenelchuK,
but prospectors were unable to do any
work up the creek, Hanson says, be
j cause of the excessive rains which
made the transportation of supplies
almost impossible. They kept waiting
for the dry weather which never came.
Hanson believes the creek is likely to
make a good showing next year.
Hanson did not reach bedrock,
which he thinks is quite deep. He
says he took out most of the gold by
panning, although he made a small
ditch and did some sluicing. He says
thst if gold is found in paying quanti
ties along Deep creek it will not be a
difficult Held to work as the creek car
ries plenty of water and most of the
way has only a slight descent so that
it is Dot hard to control.
Wrangell announces the discovery of
a hot spring.
RESULTS OF ELECTION SHOW SOME
REPUBLICAN LOSS BUT PARTY
CONTINUES BOffiANT.
'next congress
IS REPUBLICAN
Party Suffers Some Losses In
East and Middle West but
Retains Safe Margin.
SEVERAL OLD MEMBERS BEATEN
Democrats Get Majority in Oklaho
ma Arizona Defeats Joint
Statehood.
i jv Cabio to TUc Daily Gateway.
Chicago. Nov. 7 Returns from all
parts of the country this morning show
that the next house of representatives
will be republican by a good majority.
The southern states give tho usual
democratic majorities: the western
states show give and take changes
with average results about the same.
The east, and middle west show slight
republican losses in congressmen.
Some Republican Losses
Washington, 1). C., Nov. 7—Returns
from all parts of the country show that
the republicans generally were suc
I cessful although they suffered some
heavy losses from the phenomenal
majorities of 1904. The next house of
representatives will undoubtedly be
republican. General results are indi
cated as follows:
Nebraska shows big republican
gains. Tho republican state ticket in
Ohio is elected by 75,000. The Okla
homa state constitution will be written
by democrats. They have certainly
elected a majority of the delegates to
the constitutional convention. Joint
statehood with New Mexico was de
feated in Arizona. Gov. Hoch is
probably re-elected in Kansas by a
largely reduced majority. Missouri is
doubtful but tlie democrats have re
gained some of tho congressional dis
tricts lost two years ago. The republi
cans carried Utah and Wyoming but
lost Nevada, while both parties are
claiming Colprado. Montana is proba
bly republican. Gov. Warner was re
elected in Michigan by 100,000
majority.
Among election surprises are the de
feat of J. W. Wadsworth in the thirty
fourth New York district, He had
been a member for many years and
was chairman of the house committee
on agriculture. Joseph W. Babcock,
another old member, was defeated in
Wisconsin. James K. Hiddens, demo
crat, defeated Gov. Utter in Rhode Isl
and. Gov. Johnson, democrat, was re
elected in Minnesota by a large
majority.
Republicans Carry Colorado
Denver. Nov. 9—The entire republi
can state ticket and all three con
gressmen were elected. The legisla
| ture is also republican and will elect a
I member of that party to the United
I States senate in place of Thomas M.
! Patterson, democrat.
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Montana Goes Republican
Helena. Mont., Nov. 9 -The republi
! cans carried Montana, electing a
majority on joint ballot in the legisla
ture which will choose the successor
of William A. Clark, democrat.
Smith, republican was elected associate
justice of the supreme court. Bray,
republican candidate for congress,
pulled through by barely 2000.
North Dakota Elects Democrat
Fargo, Nov. 9—Corrected returns
show that Burke, democrat, was
elected governor of North Dakota by a
plurality of 3000.
No Governor in New Hampshire
Concord, N. H., Nov. 9—New Hamp
shire failed to elect a governor. The
constitution requires that the governor
must receive a majority of all the
votes cast, and Floyd, republican, fell
short by 10 votes.
No precious metals have ever been
mined in Ohio, but the value of the
coal and iron dug out of the Ohio hills
every year exceeds that of the gold of
Colorado or California.
i DEMOCRATS GAIN
: TWENTY-SEVEN
4
Minority Party Makes Substantial
Addition to Membership
In Congress.
COMPLETE RETURNS RECEIVED
Republican Strength Drops from
248 to 223 and Opposition
Will Number 163.
j vsv Cable to Tbo 35ally Gateway.
Chicago, Nov. 8 Returns' from
every state in the union show that the
next house of representatives will
I probably contain 223 republicans and
; 103 democrats. Several districts are
very close and slight changes in the
present list of those apparently elected
may be made.
The present house contains now 248
republicans and 130 democrats. There
are two vacancies.
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Stuart Carries Pennsylvania
Philadelphia, Nov. 7—Edwin Stuart,
republican, is elected governor of
Pennsylvania by 100,000 majority after
the most exciting campaign the state
has had in twenty-five years. He was
opposed by Lewis Emery, nominated
by the Lincoln republicans and demo
crats, who was supported by the re
form element of all parties. The legis
lature is strongly republican and the
state congressional delegation will
probably be unanimously republican.
Republicans Carry Connecticut
Hartford, Conn., Nov. 7—Givens, re
publican, is elected governor by a
small majority and the entire republi
can state and congressional ticket
probably wins.
Heavy Vote In Idaho
Boise, Idaho, Nov. 7—A heavy vote
was cast generally in the state and re
turns are coming in slowly. The indi
cations are that the republican state
| ticket is elected although there is a
| good deal of scratching, especially on
j governor. In the Mormon counties the
vote was light because of the demo
i cratic threat to challenge every Mor
mon vote. Many Mormons stayed
a vay from the polls.
Senator Elkins Wins
Wheeling, W. Va.. Nov. 7—The
West Virginia legislature is republi
can, insuring the return of Senator
Elkins to the U. S. senate.
Illinois 100,000 Republican
Chicago, Nov. 7 — The republican
candidate for state treasurer is elected
by 100,000 majority. Congressional
returns are incomplete hut indicate
that the republicans elect twenty-one
and the democrats four, a democratic
gain of three in the state.
flassachusetts Goes Republican
Boston, Nov. 7—Gov. Guild is re
elected l*y about 35,000 plurality, with
the entire republican state ticket and
probably eleven of the fourteen repre
sentatives in congress.
California Elects Gillett
San Francisco, Nov. 7—Congressman
! James N. Gillett, republican, was
1 elected governor by a plurality of about
10,000 over Bell, democrat. The re
mainder of the republican state ticket
will have about 15,000 plurality. In
this city Ruef elected only one judge
of the superior court—Mogan.
Republicans Get Washington
Seattle, Nov. 7 — Despite general
apathy the re publicans carry Washing
ton by 20,000 majority on the congres
sional and state judicial ticket and
have a large majority in the legisla
ture.
In this county the republicans car
ried everything except that George F.
Cotterill probably defeats Joseph
Lyons for the state senate, and returns
indicate the election of Lester E.
Kirkpatrick over Henry Beck for the
house.
ROOSEVELT ON
! WAY TO CANAL
Starts for Panama on Battleship
Louisana With Convoy of
Two Cruisers.
BACK BEFORE END OF MONTH
first Time In History of Republic
Its President Will Stand on
foreign Soil.
By Cable to The Daily Gateway.
Washington, D. C.. Nov. 9- Presi
dent Roosevelt boarded the Mayflower
last night to go out to the battleship
Louisiana, on which he will be taken
to Panama. From the deck of the
Mayflower he called back to his friends
on the dock, “Good-by. J am going
down to see how the big ditch is get
ting along.”
'rhi- Louisiana will be convoyed by
the cruisers Tennessee and Washing
ton. Site passed out into the ocean at
2 o’clock this morning with the presi
dent on board.
President Roosevelt will be the first
president of the United States to
stand on foreign soil while holding the
office. He and other presidents have
been on board vessels on the high seas
while traveling along the coast, lie
will return before December 1.
HITCHCOCK TO
LEAVE CABINET
Secretary of Interior Tenders
Resignation Effective
March 4,1907.
By Cable to Tb# Dally Gateway.
Washington, D. C., Nov. 8—Secre
tary Hitchcock of the interior depart
ment tendered his resignation today to
take effect March 4, 1907.
When he retires the secretary will
have held the office eight years, a
longer term than any of his predeces
sors in that position. He has made
numerous enemies during his incum
bency, in and out of congress, but has
withstood long and persistent efforts
to oust him. He will return to his
home in St. Louis when he retires and
resume the practice of law.
COPPER WORK
AT LATOUCHE
About 100 Men Now Employed
On Island In Production
and Development.
About 100 meu are employed on La
l touche island in production and devel
I opment work in the copper mines.
Fifty-eight of these miners are em
ployed by the lteynolds-Alaska Devel
opment Company at Boulder bay. Un
der the superintendence of G. L. Banta
development is proceeding rapidly and
the mine will ship heavily next year.
Ore is already piling up on the dump
but cannot be taken to the water until
a tram is built, which will be done
next spring as soon as the snow is off.
Recently a power plant for the gen
eration of electrical -power was in
stalled and now’ four electric compres
sors are driving the drilling machin
ery. Work will be pushed steadily all
winter.
This property is known as the La
touche-Iron Mountain group. A tun
nel a mile long was driven on the
ledge and then it was cross-cut, expos
ing an enormous ore body. Cross
openings from the vein tunnel have
blocked out large quantities of ore.
Beatson’s mine is shipping steadily,
although it is worked only by hand
labor. Extensive development work
has been done on the adjoining proper
ties; the Blackbird group, owned by
George Barrack and others: the Singer
group and the Buzzard.
Dawson and Fairbanks papers con
tinue to tell of a big stampede to the
Chandlar river, where rich discoveries
were recently made.
Arctic Explorer Passes Ahruzz
Record of Northward March
By !lalf Degree.
SUFFERS EXTREME HARDSHIP
On Return Trip Compelled to tat
tight Dogs and Rescued One
of His Relief Parties.
3gr CriiMo to TIio Daily Gateway.
New York, Nov. 3 Peary reached la
itude 87degrees ti minutes nort h hut was
forced to turn back, and on his return
endured many hardships, being oblig- <
to eat eight dogs. This is tl • mev
northerly point ever reached h* an e:
plorer.
This news came in a menage i*
iceived today by Herman Bridgman
secretary of the I’eary Arctic c I u ’ -
corning from I’eary through a hah
which arrived at llopedale. Lnhrad- ’
yesterday.
I On his way out I’eary rescued one o
his supporting parties, which was in a
starving condition on the c ■ >t n
Greenland.
PEARY PARTY ARRIVES AT
H9PEDALE ON STEAMER
8y Cable to Tbo Daily Gateway.
llopedale, Labrador. Nov. 5 Lie u
Peary’s steamer Roosevelt arr ived at
Hopedale from the north yesterday
with the entire party alive and weli.
The steamer was obliged to return for
supplies and coal, having lost part oi
its provisions. Peary was within 203
miles of the north pole at his farther
most point.
Lieut. Robert E. Peary started for
the pole in the late summer of 1906.
His plan was to have a series of relief
parties behind him to carry supplies
forward by relays from some norther
ly point to be made a base. He had
made two previous trips to the far
■orth.
His latest feat places Peary at thr
head of north pole hunters from th*
•tandpoint of highest latitude reached.
Nansen’s mark of 86 degrees. 14 min
utes, made in 1896, was passed in 1900
by the Duke of Abruzzi, who reached
86:33, and now the latter takes second
place.
STEAMER NORTHWESTERN
BRINGS LARGE CARGO
Steamer Northwestern, the biggest
vessel that ever came into Resurrec
tion bay, so far as anybody now h* -r*
i knows, arrived in port \V« dnesda}
| night with 260 tons of freight for
Seward. Her local passenger list was
stnall but she had BOO men aboard from
the Cordova railroad work, which has
shut down for the season. A few
other' residents of Cordova, of ’ h»
sporting fraternity, were also on tie
boat and some will remain here.
The steamer sailed for Sea’tle
Friday morning at 4 o’clock.
Her long stay was made neci"
sary partly by the work of building
stalls for twenty-live horses which
were shipped out by the railroa ’
company, eight mules for the Ct *
Creek Mining Company, and one ho: -
} for Mr. Bailey of Valdez.
The Northwestern’s frei<fht cargo
embraced about sixty-live tons of local
merchandise and 195 tons for the rni
road company. The latter incluu
55,000 feet of bridge timber and eight
three tons of coal.
The Northwestern is the former
Orizaba, one of the three steamer
brought around from the Atlantic
coast by the Northwestern Steamship
Company this summer. She was buili
at Chester, Pennsylvania in 1889. Her
gross tonnage is 3496, net tonnage
2334, indicated horse power 2600. Her
master is Capt. John Truebridge.
formerly of the big Great Northern
steamship Minnesota; her purser is W.
H. Triggs, formerly of the Oregon.
Shelikof Makes Fast Trip
The steamer Shelikof returned yester
day from Unalaska, having made the
round trip in the remarkably quick
time of fourteen days. Capt. Sprague
says two days were lost by side diver
sions off the main line. He reports
perfect autumn weather and no sign of
snow on the route. The steamer
sailed for Valdez in the evening.
John J. Kashevnikov of Sunrise
has received a commission as notary
public.