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VOL. 4 SEWARD. ALASKA. MONDAY EVENING. NOVEMBER 30. 1908 NO. 98
Disaster in Mariana Coal Mines
Near Pittsburg Results in
Loss of 278 Lives.
By Cable to The Dally Gateway.
Pittsburg, Nov. .‘10—'Two hundred
and seventy-eight miners entombed in
Mariana coal mines have all perished.
The miners were at work Saturday
afternoon, when a portion ot the mine
caved in. Immediate steps were taken
to reach the entombed men, but not
till this morning was their fate known. |
Hopes had been entertained that the
men might have escaped to another
part of the mine and would still be
alive. It was found, when an opening
had been made to that part of the
mine where they were entombed, that
all had perished. Some had been
crushed to death and others had been!
smothered, owing to the fact that the
supply of air had been cut otT. The
dead bodies are today being removed '
from the mine. The entire town of
Mariana is shrouded in gloom. Wives
and mothers of the entombed men had
gathered at the mine when news of the :
accident was spread through the town, J
and refused to leave the place until
the result was known. Today nearly !
every home is draped in mourning
and all are occupied in preparation for
the burial of their dead.
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SOLDIER S ADDITIONAL [H. A. ENTRY
NO. 390
In the United States Land omce. Juneau,
Alaska, Feb. 28. 1908.
NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN, that the
Northwestern Fisheries Company, assignee of
Mary Rollins, being entitled to the benefits
of Sec. 2306 of the Revised Statutes of the
United States granting additional lands to
soldiers and sailors who served in the War of
the Rebellion, has made application to this
office to make proof and entry under an Act
of congress approved May 14, 1898, for the lands
embraced in U. S. Survey No. 390, in the Dis
trict of Alaska, described as follows:
Beginning at cor. No. 1 a i>oint at ordinary
high water mark on the left bank of Kviehak
river at the junction of said Kviehak river and
Graveyard Slough, from whence cor. No. 4
Sur. WO bears N. 28 Degrees 05 minutes E. 20
chs.; Peak of Sugar Loaf mountain bears N.
84 degrees 14 minutes E.: thence meandering
high water mark on left bank of Kviehak river
up stream, 1st course N. 58 degrees 20 minutes
W. 1.80 chs.: thence 2nd course, N. 76 degrees
39 minutes W. 9.20 chs.; thence 3rd course, N.
41 degrees 30 minutes W. 6.50 chs,; thence 4th
course. N. 8 degrees 15 minutes W, 2.50 chs. to
cor. No. 2; thence N. 47 degrees 5 minutes E.
4.06 chs. to cor. No. 3, from whence Cor. No. 3
Sur. 72 bears N. 2 degrees 56 minutes W. 20.84
chs.; thence S. 42 degrees 45 minutes E. 17.90
chs, to cor. No. 1. the place of beginning Va
riation at all corners 23 degrees 10 minutes
East. A rea 6.94 ae res.
As additional to Mary Rollins* original home
stead entry No. 1785. at Bonneville. Mo., made
May 30. 1865.
Any and all persons claiming adversely any
portion of said lands are required to tile an ad
verse claim in this office during the period of
publication of this notice, or within thirty
days thereafter, otherwise proof and entry of
said lands will be made by said Northwestern
Fisheries Company, applicant.
JOHN W. DUDLEY. Register.
IT IS HEREBY ORDERED that the forego
ing Notice be published for the full period of
60 days in the Daily Gateway, a daily newspa
per published at the town of Seward and Dis
trict of Alaska, which is hereby designated as
the newspaper pubHshed nearest the land
described.
John W. Dudley, Register.
Date of first publication, October 3. 1908.
Date of last publication. December 14,1908
BATTLESHIPS
HOM! BOUND
American Fleet Begins Voyage
Westward. Due at Hampton
Roads in February
By Cable to The Dally Gateway.
Manila, Nov 30—The Atlantic fleet
i sails from here tomorrow. It will tfo
to Colombo, on the west coast of Cey
lon, and take coal. The fleet will
thence proceed across the Indian ocean
to the gulf of Aden, enter the Red
sea and pass in line through the Suez
canal. At Port Said the ilect will di
vide, some of the battleships will go j
j along the northern coast of the Medi
terranean and visit the different ports,
while the others will call at cities on
the northern coast of Africa, includ
ing Alexandria, Tripoli, Tunis and
Algiers. The fleet will reform the
latter part of January at Gibralter and
begin the voyage across the Atlantic.
The entire fleet is scheduled to arrive
at Hampton Roads the 21st day of
February, 1909. The American fleet
of battleships will have thus com
pleted the entire voyage around the
world, visited the chief cities along
the route, created respect for the
American navy and cemented the
; friendship between the United States
and the nations of the world.
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Steamer Yucatan
The Yucatan is reported in Valdez>
Site is scheduled to leave there for
Seward at 7 o’clock tomorrow morn
ing.
Solo Tournament
Promptly at eight o’clock this even
in''' at the Coleman House a solo
tournament will be started. All solo
players are invited to attend and enter
the tournament. Prizes will be given
to the players making the highest
averages.
No More Overland Railroads
James J. Hill stated in an address in
Seattle recently that the building of
overland railroads would stop for a
time; that there was no longer room
for another great system north of the
Platte river after the Milwaukee shall
have reached the coast.
The first telegraph line was opened
in China in 1872 and there are now
about 15,000 miles of line, the whole
under imperial control.
Masquerade Ball
To avoid misunderstanding between
the different clubs and societies, we,
the Arctic Brotherhood hereby an
nounce that we intend to have a
masquerade ball on Newyear’s eve. *
Christmas gifts at Ellsworth’s. *
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Democratic Member of Inter
state Commerce Commission
Reports on Outlook. !
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Franklin K. Lane, a member af the
Interstate Commerce Commission,
though a democrat, has just issued a
statement which is most opto
raistic as to the business conditions in
the United States. He predicts an
era of great prosperity. He points
particularly to the large orders for
rails given by the railroads during the
last few days. Mr. Lane says that a
canvass made by the National Asso
ciation of Manufacturers indicates that
at least 050,000 idle men are about to
be put to work. He adds also in his i
statement a prediction of Paul Mor
ton, president of the • Equitable Assur- j
ance society, that with a continuation
i of good crops and a fair revision of the
tariff the country oiurht to be on the
highway to greater prosperity than
ever before.
Leading business inen in the north
west, Mr. Lane says, are anticipating
a splendid business revival including
the launching of new enterprises and
the extension of those already estab
lished. From Toledo he reports that
indications point to a general Presump
tion of manufacturing .industries, and
that within a few months most of the
idle men will be put to work. Many
' factories are preparing to resume op
erations, and many old established
concerns are seeking larger quarters,
while three new industries have an
nounced their intention of locating in
that city. At the Toledo Shipbuilding
Company’s large yard 300 men have
been added to the working force, and
500 more will be taken on soon. Other
large concerns in the city will put on
a full force of men in a few days.
Mr. Lane’s report includes various
sections of the east and west, and from
all comes the announcement of a
speedy resumption of work on full time
with an increased force of men.
The Hotel McNeiley has every mod
ern improvement, warm and well light-1
ed rooms, comfortable writing tables,
and every other conven ience of a firs
class hotel.
* Hawkins & Whittemore, Prop.
The most convenient way of sending
money away is by bank money order.
We write them at the very lowest
rat0#
* Bank of Seward
T. Banbury has received fifty tons,
best quality, Nanaimo coal, which he
will sell and deliver in ton lots for
$15 Cash per Ton. *
OiiNCEMENT
Roosevelt’s Paper on Awaken
ing of China to Appear in
December Issue.
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By Cable to The Dally Gateway.
New York, Nov. 30—President
Roosevlt’s first contribution to the
Outlook will appear in the December
issue of that magazine. The subject
of his paper is “The Awakening of
China.” The president says this event
meant much to the world.
On and after March 5, 1909, Mr.
Roosevelt will be associated with The
Outlooks’ editorial stall as special
contributing editor. He will be more
than a mere contributor. His head
quarters will be at the Outlook office,
and he will be in frequent consultation
with its staff. His contributions, edi
torial in their nature, will be signed by
his name* and will be the absolutely
free and unmodified expression of his
personal convictions.
After retiring from the presidency
Mr. Roosevelt will sail for Africa, and
the reports of his scientific hunting
expedition will be published exclusive
lv in Scribner’s magazine. Before he
sails, however, he will contribute occa
sional articles to the Outlook on topics
of current interest. The article to ap
pear in the December issue of the
magazine number will be the first of
the series.
Christmas Tree
At a meeting of the workers in the
Methodist Sunday school last Saturday
it was decided the Sunbay school will
have a Christmas tree on the evening
of December 24th, in the church, and,
as heretofore, the tree will be for the
public. Full announcements later. *
Try the Palace drill—We guarantee a
first class service, excellent meals
and courteous treatment. *
NOTICE OF FORFEITURE
Seward, Alaska, September 10, 1908,
TO J. BROWN:
You are hereby notified that there has been
expended in the years 1905, 1906, and 1907. the
sum of one hundred dollars each year in labor
and improvements upon the J. R. Number 2
Placer Claim commonly known as the Morgan
Claim situate on Lynx creek in Kenai Record
ing Precinct, Territory of Alaska. The same
being the amount required by the laws of the
United States governing the location and hold
ing of mining claims necessary to hold said
claims for the calendar years 1905, 1906 and
1907, the said wTork having been done by your
Co-owner Nathan P. White.
And unless within ninety days after the com
pletion of the publication of this notice, to-wit;
within 90 days after the 12th day of December,
1908 you contribute your proportion of such
annual assessment as Co-owner to wit:—$75.00
for the said J. R. No. 2 Mining Claim, your in
terest in said claim will be forfeited to and
become the property of your present Co-own
er aforesaid.
NATHAN P. WHITE.
First publication September 11,1908.1
date of last publication December 12*1908.