ROOSEVELT HAS
SIGNED BILL
Coal Measure for Alaska Becomes
Law by Receiving the
President’s Signature.
By Cable to The Daily Gateway.
Washington, D. C., May 20—The
coal bill which had for its purpose the
encouraging of the development ot
coal deposits in Alaska having passed
both the house and the senate was
yesterday signed by President Roose
velt and became a law. One provision
of the bill aims to protect against
monopoly by limiting the number of
acres that any one corporation can
hold. Another provision of the bill
guarantees a sufficient supply of coal
for the use of the United States Navy.
COAL MEASURE
IS BLOCKED
By Cable to The Dally Gateway.
Washington. D. C., May 2.>—The op- j
ponents of tlie coal bill which has
been before congress and was designed
for the purpose of opening the Alaska
coal fields for development, have been
assiduously at work. Through the ac
tion of Representative J. S. Williams j
of Mississippi the coal bill was blocked.
Williams demanded a roll call and the
result is that there will be no further
consideration of the bill this session.
Congress will probably adjourn Thurs
day.
THE COAL BILL
PASSES HOUSE
By Cable to The Dally Gateway.
Washington, I). May 26—The
coal bill which is designed to aid in!
the development of the Alaska coal I
tields. and which has been urgently
pressed by its advocates and, as per
sistently resisted by its opponents, has
now passed the house.
COAL INTERESTS
NOT SATISFIED
By Cable to The Dally Gateway.
Washington, D. C., May 27—The
Alaska Central and the Guggenheim 1
interests represented here seem dis
satisfied with the action of congress
on the coal land measure. They claim
that the coal bill passed is not satis
factory on the ground that 2,3(50 acres
is not a large enough tract of land to
justify the outlay necessary to make
the coal fields a profitable enterprise.
Will not Accept
It is reported that the Reynolds
creditors have refused the offer made
by Mr. Teter, who represented the
stockholders of the Reynolds Alaska
Development Company. The disagree- j
ment seemed to come over the Alaska
Home Railway proposition. Mr. Teter j
wished to separate that from the af
fairs of the Reynolds-Alaska Develop
ment Company, and Mr. Donohoe, who
represents the creditors of the Home
Railway declined to consent to that
proposition. It is claimed by several
of the Reynolds creditors that only,
three of the creditors rejected the offer
of settlement. If no agreement can be
reached between the creditors and the
company it will probably be years be
fore any one will realize a percentage
even from their claims. A court con
test will mean a great loss to all
parties concerned except thost who
draw fees from litigation.
PUZZLED OVER
CALE'S MOVE
Alaskans know not How to Ac
count for Their Delegate’s
Recent Announcement.
By Cable to The Dolly Gateway.
Seattle, May 26—Owing to the atti
tude which Thomas Cale has all along
maintained in regard to a renomina
tion for reelection as delegate to con
gress, the Alaskans in the city are
now much puzzled over Cale’s recent
announcement that lie is now in the
field willing to run and is seeking re
election and wants to be sent back for
another term in congress.
CALE GIVES
HIS REASONS
By Cable to Tbe Dally Gateway.
Washington, I). C., May 29—Dele
gate Thomas C'ale gives out as his
reason fot* announcing his willingness
to run again as delegate to congress
from Alaska, that his friends urged
him by telegrams to accept the nomi
nation from the republicans, stating
also, that the miners were strongly in
favor of his re-election.
Light Pack In Alaska
T. C. McHugh, president and man
ager of the Pillar Bay Packing Com
pany, of Wrangell, Southeastern Alas
ka. estimates that the total salmon
pack of Southeastern Alaska, including
all graders, for the season of 1008, will
be approximately 750,000 cases, of
which number he estimates the pack of
Alaska reds at 200,000.
“A light salmon packing season on
the Sound generally indicates a light
Alaska pack,” said Mr. McHugh, “with
the possible exception of humpbacks.
From all past records on the Sound the
pack here will he light, and the same
will necessarily be true of the South
eastern Alaska pack. The total pack
will be about 750.000 cases, according
to all indications, and it is not safe to
estimate that more than one-third of
this number will be Alaska reds.—P.I.
Stranded in Yalic Bay
Professors Stevens and Carter from
tlie University of Oklahoma, who are
in Alaska seeking specimens
for the university, are now stranded
on the shore of Yalic bay. They went
down there under the conduct of Han
sen in the “Black Maria." While the
l>out was tied to the shore the severe
storms pounded her to pieces. Hansen
with much difficulty made his way
back to Seward in a row boat belonging
to Professor Stevens. The men sent
word to Will Sauers to have some sup
plies sent down to them. Mr. Sauers
is now looking for some one to take a
boat and go out to Yalic bay with pro
visions for the two stranded specimen
hunters.
Second Klondike
Vancouver, B. C.,—The creeks on
the Ingenica, itself a tributary of the
Findlay river in North Central British
Columbia, east of the Oraenica coun
try, are likely to prove another Klon
dike. Pay dirt averaging $20 per day
per shovel has been struck on McCon
nell creek. There are seventy men on
the ground and many claims have been
staked.
Canada and Immigration
Canada has very suddenly come face
to face with an immigration problem
somewhat similar to that with which
the United States has had to deal
within the past few years. Dispatches
from British Columbia record the feel
ing of uneasiness which is developing
over a considerable immigration of the
poorer classes of French peasants.
Dispatches from Eastern Canada also
record that the government is now
looking for some means to check the
present flow of immigration.—P. I.
CURRENCY BILL
IS ENSURED
Both Branches of Legislature Get
Together and Will Enact
Urgent Measures.
By Cable to The Dally gateway.
Washington, D. C., May 28—As the
time draws near for closing the pres
ent session of congress an effort is be
ing made to bring about the enactment
of certain laws that have been con
stantly urged upon the attention of
lioth houses. Both branches of the
legislature will get together today.
The passage of the emergency cur
rency bill is assured.
CONGRESS MAY
ADJOURN TODAY
ay Cable to Tbe Dally Gateway.
Washington, D. C., May 29—Con
gress may possibly adjourn this after
noon or tonight. The house is already
through with the business that it in
tends to do this session.
MAY BE MURDER
AT CORDOVA
Body of Man Apparently Placed
on Railway Track to Cover
up the Crime.
In a letter from Mr. H. J. Vaughan,
who has charge of the night freight
train at Cordova, to Mrs. Vaughan in
Seward, he states that as he was tak
ing a load of freight from the dock
last Wednesday night the engine
struck and ran over a man on the
track. When tie was going down to
the dock that night he met the purser
and the first mate of the freighter
Seward, which was then unloading at
the docks, going in towards the town.
The body upon examination proved to
be that of the purser of the Seward.
Investigation was immediately made
and from the fact that there was dry
blood on the face of the dead man and
from other circumstances it was con
cluded that the man had not met his
death by being hit by the train, but
that there had been foul play and the
body had been placed upon the track
to cover up the traces of crime.
As the first mate of the Seward was
the last man seen with the purser
when be was alive, suspicion rested
upon him and he was placed under
arrest.
Forestry
Many people in this country think
that forestry had never been tried un
til the government began to practice
it upon the national forests. Yet for
estry is practiced in every civilized
country in the world except China and
Turkey. It gets results which can be
gotten in no other way, and which are
necessary to the general welfare.
What forestry has done abroad is the
strongest proof of what it can accom
plish here. The remarkable success of
forest management in the civilized
countries of Europe and Asia is the
most forcible argument which can be
brought in support of wise forest use
in the United States.—P. I
Hake Good Honday
The committee in charge of the
work on the glacier stream want all
those, who subscribed in labor to the
fund for guarding against high water,
to make good on Monday, June 1, at 8
o’clock in the morning, or pay the
cash so that the committee can hire
laborers to complete the work.
JUDICIARY
IS INCREASED
Another Judge Added by Provis
ion of Omnibus Bill to
Territory of Alaska.
By Cable to TUe Dally Oratoway.
Washington, D. C., May 27 —Under
the provisions of the omnibus bill,
which in these closing days of congress
is being made to carry several meas
ures, three additional judges are
authorized, one for Alaska, one for
Oklahoma and one for New Mexico.
The bill passed the house late yester
day afternoon.
GOVERNMENT
PARTICIPATES
By Cable to The Dally Gateway.
Seattle, May 26—The management
of the Alaska-Yukon-Pacitic Exposi
tion is receiving hundreds of telegrams
congratulating the promotrs upon the
passage of the appropriation bill for
the fair. This will ensure the partici
pation of the United States govern
ment in the exposition, and thereby
add materially to its success.
Autoists to Try Alaska
Seattle—The Journey from Valdez
to East cape may yet be made by an
automobile: at any event the attempt
is to be made next winter by Maurice
Drieghe and Max Hopman, corres
pondents of the Le Journal, the Paris
publication that sent an automobile
independently to contest in the interna
tional raca. These correspondents
have decided to abandon their inten
tion of following the international ra
cers and will return to Paris and in
January will go to Valdez and start in
over the trail.
Beer In Soldiers’ homes
Washington —An amendment was in
corporated in the Sundry Civil bill by
the committee on appropriations for
bidding beer halls in the eight
branches of the National Home for
Disabled Volunteer Soldiers. The
managers of the homes have reported
that the abolition of beer halls has re
sulted in an increase by 20 per cent,
of offences committed by the inmates
of the homes, due to alcoholism. The
report set forth some interesting facts,
as follows:
“A period of eight months has now
elapsed since the close of the beer halls,
during which time the general policy
of administration and dicipline has
not been otherwise changed. Reports
from governors of all branches of the
homes show that 1,576 more offenses
have been committed by members
during this period than during the
same eight month of the previous
fiscal year, when the beer halls
were in operation, an increase of
28.02 per cent. Practically all of these
offenses were due to intemperance.
VV ill Salve Saratoga
After considerable delay occasioned
by investigations on the part of the
underwriters, the ill-fated steamer
Saratoga, which was wrecked on
Busby island and pronounced a total
wreck by a board of marine surveyors,
has been sold to the British Columbia
Salvage Company, of Victoria, B. C.,
who will send the wrecking tug Salvor
north to secure the crippled vessel.
The same concern had charge of the
salvaging of the Northwestern when
that vessel went aground near La
touche a year ago.—Cordova Alaskan.
Spain’s Olive Crop
Spain is the second largest producer
of olives in the world, and the industry
is handled there with great interest
and care. About 3,500,000 acres of
land are planted in olive trees, from
which, in a good average year, about
1,400,000 tons of olives are produced
and about 60,000,000 galons of oil.
MINING MEN
IN SESSION
Alaskans Receive Prominent Pla
ces and Legislation for the
Territory Is Urged.
By Cable to The Dally Gateway.
Seattle, May 27—The mining con
vention of the Northwest now in ses
sion here has completed its organiza
tion. Alaskans have been placed on
all committees. Resolutions were
adopted urging investigation of all
possible monopolies in the north.
Government aid for railroads in Alas
ka was also favored. Today the con
vention will organize a branch of the
American Mining Congress.
CONVENTION
ADJOURNED
By Cnhle to The Dally Gateway.
Seattle, May 28—The mining men
composing the northwestern branch
of the American Mining Congress,
who have been in session here for the
past few days, adjourned last night.
Before adjournment they severely
scored both Governor Hoggatt and
John Corson for not properly standing
by and upholding the interests of the
mining men of the north, and also for
their non attendance at the miners’
convention. The miners endorsed
Delegate Thomas Cale, but there was
: manifest among them much feeling
' against the Guggenheiras.
RICHARDSON
FLANNING WORK
By Cable to T'le Dally Gateway.
Seattle, May 26—Major* Richardson
; has arrived in Seattle and is holding a
| conference with Pillsburg and Orchard
i for the purpose of outlining the work
of the road com mission.for the season,
' and of determining where the bulk of
i the work of road building in Alaska
j will be done this summer.
HOUSE SEEKS
MORE LIGHT
By Cable to The Dally Gateway.
Washington, D. C., May 28—The
house of representatives yesterday
adopted resolutions asking Secretary
of Interior James R. Garfield for infor
mation concerning all railroads in pro
cess of building and all projected rail
roads in the territory of Alaska. This
was done with a view to bring out facts
showing the dominance of the Guggen
heims in the territory. The opponents
of the Guggenheims will use the
revelations thus made to show the
control the Guggenheims have exer
cised over Governor Hoggatt in his
adverse attitude toward territorial
government.
More Data Wanted
Washington—It is probable that in
case the resolution introduced in the
house by Representative Hamilton
should pass this session, authorizing
the War Department to communicate
to congress any information it has or
may be able to acquire regarding rail
roads in Alaska, it will be necessary
to assign a corps of officers to investi
gate the situation during the coming
summer. The Interior Department
already has much data regarding the
forty-five or more proposed railroads
in Alaska, but what the House com
mittee wants is direct and unbiased
information regarding the feasibility
of the projects.