(Seward Gateway)
Walter Stoker, the man who is sup
posed to have shot Hendricks and
Irving on Thanksgiving day, is now
in the Seward federal jail. He was
arrested in the cabin of a trapper
named Lodge on Saturday afternoon
about 4 o’clock by a posse of men
headed by Charley Emsweiler.
On the night after the shooting of
the two men Stoker went to the cab
in of Lodge and stayed the night
there. Believing that the authorities
would find him there he left next day
and went in to the mountains where
he stayed by a huge bonfire that
night. He went back once to his camp
on the railroad to get a load of sup
plies and it was probably during that
trip that he met Dan Sullivan. He
took out of the camp a bag of pro
visions, a very large quantity of
matches and a sleeping bag.
This sleeping bag was thrown
away by him as his pack was
too much and it was the bag seen
by Marshal Evans. The wet ice-cov
ered clothes noticed by Sullivan were
caused by the fact that Stoker fell
through the ice while crossing a
swamp in the woods. Emsweiler and
his aids had followed the tracks of
Stoker through the soft snow in all
directions. They saw the smoke of
the camp fire and also Stoker’s tracks
in that direction and they trailed him.
On the way they met fresh tracks
which led in the opposite direction,
and showed that Stoker was on his
way back towards the railroad again.
Emsweiler followed those tracks to
the swamp and across to the place
where Stoker broke through the ice.
On Saturday the trail led the pursu
ers to the Lodge cabin and on ar
rival there smoke was seen issuing
from the chimney. They knew they
had their man. With the pursuing
party was Jackson, the partner of
Stoker in cutting ties, and Jackson
called on the hunted man to come out
and give himself up. At the time
around the house were Wild Bill De
Witt, Charley Emsweiler, Bill Wea
ver, Percy Pullen, Jackson and three
or four more. All took care to keep
a tree between each of them and the
cabin. Jackson was behind a tree
which is believed to be some 60 or 60 '
feet from the cabin. Stoker at first
refused to answer or come out, but
later he came to the door for a mo
ment. "fie did not stay and went back
into the cabin again, apparently decid
ing not to come out at all. He was
warned that further refusal to sur
render would mean that shots would
be fired through the cabin. During
this time, members of the posse say,
he was engaged keeping the frost
rubbed from part of the window glass
as though watching carefully for the
next move of .the posse. After the
threat to shoot through the cabin "Sto
ker asked for Ike Evans and intimated
that he yould surrender to him but
he was told that no one there would
hurt him. Then he came out without
a gun and Emsweiler requested him
to advance from the cabin some dis
tance into the open. Some members
of the posse called to him to hold up
his hands but Emsweiler stopped this
for fear of exciting the man. When
he had moved some distance from the
cabin Emsweiler advanced and bot
between him and the cabin to prevent
his return. Handcuffs were then
placed on him and he was brought to
the city. Jim Robinson and Bill De
Witt are standing close guard over
him at the jail.
NEW CORPORATION
HAS BEEN ORGANIZED
VALDEZ—A corporation, having
for its object the development of
some of the exceptionally promising
mining properties of the Valdez dis
trict, and which bids fair to prove ex
ceptionally profitable for the investor,
has been recently organized here with
S. A. Pepper president, John Lyons
vice-president, H. E. F. King, treas
urer, and T. P. Geraghty secretary.
The title of the new corporation is
the Alaska Bonding and Development
company, and its activities will be di
rected toward the development of"
gold and copper mining claims, ap
proved by the board of- directors, eith
er upon a working bond or upon an
option to purchase. In other words
the company will supply the neces
sary capital to develop properties
having promising indications upon
which favorable terms can be secured
to the point where they can be sold
at a profit, or if mines are particular
ly valuable, taken over by the com
pany and worked.—Prospector.
Blue-River Diamonds. Walter A.
Lord, jeweler, near Harmony theatre.
Fine Job Printing at Times ottioe.
NEW YORK, Dec. \3.—When John
McGraw put over the deal that sent
Christy Mathewson to Cincinnati as
manager of the Reds, and brought
Charley Herzog to New York to play
second base for the Giants he accom
plished one of the brightest moves of
his somewhat brilliant career.
Regardless of McGraw’s managerial
ability, and regardless of how the Gi
ants stand up next year, there is one
thing that will be just as evident as
it was when the New Yorkers hung
up their historical winning streak last
fall. Charley Herzog will be in there
fighting and driving his team mates
to greater efforts.
More than one close student of
baseball gives Herzog more than half
the credit for reviving the Giants last
fall. His irresistible enthusiasm, his
fighting mood on all occasions, and,
best of all, his ability to make those
playing with him spurt at the same
speed simply catapaulted the Giants
into that winning streak.
Herzog is not rated so good a hitter
as Larry Doyle, his predecessor as
second baseman for the Giants; he is
not considered so good a base runner
as Benny Kauff, and he is not the
fielder that Eddie Collins is, but he is
a fighter when the rest of them are
through, and he puts it over with a fi
nesse that gives him a minimum of
expulsions from the game.
There is one excellent example of
Herzog’s energy and the lengths to
which he will go to win a ball game.
Brooklyn was playing in New York
last summer and Casey Stengel was
thrown out at second base. Casey is
considerable of a scrapper himself
and he came up raving. Charles came
up raving with him and he kept at it
until he had corraled Stengel’s goat
to such an extent that Casey was or
dered to the clubhouse. Herzog had
so incensed Stengel that the Brook
lyn outfielder turned his attention to
the baseball player rather than to the
umpire and the two of them wrangled
several minutes before Stengel by
requests went to the shower.
Attend the opening dance, Union j
Hall, Saturday, December 23rd. 140
Attend the opening dance, Union
Hall, Saturday, December 23rd. 140
ESKIMOS RACIALLY KIN
TO TARTARS, HIS THEORY
SEATTLE.—After making a care
ful study of the Eskimo people of the
far north, Dr. Judson Daland, profes
sor at the University of Pennsylvania,
who returned recently from Alaska, is
of the opinion that the northern tribes
of Alaska are descended from the
Tartary races.
“The people of both countries are
alike in many characteristics,” he
said.
Dr. Daland expressed the opinion
that two traveling doctors should be
furnished by the government to give
treatment to the natives of Alaska
and that the natives should be made
to pay for the medicines which they
use.
“The reindeer has done wonders to
wards elvating the native of Alaska
to a higher stage of civilization,” he
said. Dr. Daland thinks Alaska has a
wonderful future, as a mineral coun
try first, as a fishing country second,
and as an agricultural country a bad
third.—Ex.
DdWLING DEALS WITH
THE GERMAN EMPIRE
VALDEZ.—Jeff Dowling, who re
cently left here for the east to dem
onstrate the improved shrapnel shell
of his invention before representatives
of the various foreign governments
is engaged in negotiations with rep
resentatives of the German**govern
ment for the sale of the patent.
Mr. Dowling, before leaving, finan
ced the project here, forming a corpo
ration in which several Valdez people
took an interest. The reports received
from Mr. Dowling are very encour
aging and local stockholders in the
company are confident their invention
will bring them big returns.—Pros
pector.
SAYS DUTCH HARBOR IS
PLACE FOR NAVAL BASE
A writer in the last Century Maga
zine says that Dutch Harbor is the
best place in Alaska for a naval base.
He believes it could be made a ver
itable Gibraltar and would be in the
proper position for a war with an
Oriental power, while it would also
serve as a base for the protection of
the Matanuska coal fiends and the
copper mines of Copper river.
Grand Masquerade Carnival, New
Labor Temple, Saturday Evening, De
cember SO. Elegant prizes. 165
Leather Novelties at Loussac’s. 153
BAXTER’S
MAGAZINES
PERIODICALS
NEWSPAPERS
Panorama Photographs
Anchorage and
Mount McKinley
LADIES
Try Excelsior Cream for the <
hands. On sale for 85 cts. at
the Gift Shop, F Street.
CentralBatber Shop
Modern Equipment Throughout
New Sanitary Bathroom in
Connection.
417 4th Avenue.
PERSONAL SHOPPING BY MAIL
TTHE items in Women’s and Chil
* dren’s Wear, and Men’s Haber
dashery, that cannot be obtained from
your home merchant may be ordered
from us, and will be sent POSTAGE
PAID to any Alaska address reached
by U. S. Mail.
During the Holiday Season, as at all
times, we shall be glad to study your
wishes in the selecting of Gifts, and in
properly packing and mailing them to
your friends. Let us send you the lat
est issue of our Mail Order News.
Address Mail Order Department “A”
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STRYE PHOTO STODIO
(Next to Empress Theatre.)
Your PHOTO makes a nice
Xmas gift, appreciated by all.
Also the latest Photo Frames.
Photos Enlarged to any size.
We Do Kodak Finishing.
Develop, 15c. Prints, 3c up.
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Fox Oyster Cocktails.
Hot Fox Famous Clam
Nectar.
Hot Beef Tea.
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Mr. H. Seidenverg wishes to make public the fact, that he has taken over
the Business and Stock of the Palace Clothing Store, located on Fourth
avenue, opposite the Harmony Theatre.
This Stock is all new and up-to-date and consists of Men’s Clothing, Shoes,
Hats, Underwear, Working Clothes, and all of the many useful and
necessary articles of wearing apparel particularly suited to this part
of the country and the climate.
Purchase your Christmas Gifts now at reasonable prices, and secure goods I
that are new and in style and of serviceable quality.
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Palace Clothing Store,
OPPOSITE
Harmony Theatre
Fourth Ave.