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Seward weekly gateway., 1905-12-02

Bonds ag-regaJug about iOo,uoo on Fall, creek mines are now held by CharIu, D. Lane and hi, associates, and work will be pushed as rapidly a, experienced mining men know how Co Go iy. The work will be conducted under the direction of Thomas M. Lane. who will remain here all winter, probably.
 Already shipping ore ha, been taken out O. tur tunnel on thr Betty claim, where tuc first strike was made last .u.yb, F. p. Skgru aud John Lechner. wH, rmal i, tu only about rhirty-rve l... ,., auau, thirty ton, ol ore is now ou he dump and about ton was sent down ou ghr santa Ana today tornr Tacoma shelter a> sample.
 Ir., unusual ,o ,uik. au ore body of good quality so near ,he surface, but tnu showing already made iS so remarkable that lir. Lane, represent a,i,e, have felt justified in bonding tna claim, ior large amounts, and all ready considerable payments have been made upon them. Several thou-- amt dollar, We're paid yesterday to W. x. Armstrong for himself, Skren and Lecluar. The yNac, amount could not br learned
 The property takcuover by the Lane syndicate embrace, sixteen claims. The principal work SD far ha, been done on the Betty, where two tunnels are being driven. A tunnel will be started soon ou the Columbia, and a fourth will be driven Co cro~,cut the ,,rn of tine TgNa, uud Seattle.
 Took Al They Could Get
 Th. B.rty and Columbia belong Go S,.rn and Lechner, who also own halfof the Texas. The other half of the Texas i, owned by William Gra- ham. now of Juneau, and r. M. Lane stopped off at that place on his way up last week to get a bond ou Grahsm'r half. which he succeeded in doing. Another bond ha, been taken by the Lanes on three claims belonging 10 Armstrong and ten belonging Co the Hoorah Mining Company.
 Arrangements have already been made with Jamc, Bartlett to pack ore
Seward weekly gateway., 1905-12-02
Eushauak Marshal in Seward

Russell $. Bates, deputy U. s. mar shal at Nushagak came to Seward on the Bertha on official business and will go out to Seattle on the same boat, He will be back this way in few weeks. Mir. Bates was recently appointed post master of the newly created office of Dillingham;, about six miles this side of the old town of NuShagak, on the eastern side of the river.
Seward weekly gateway., 1905-12-02
Did Not Knock wickersham

The cable news from Seattle during the convention stated that resolutions had been adopted at Fairbanks attack ing Judge WickerSham. which were said to have been kept out of the con- yention. The Valdez Prospector wired O Fairban',s for the text of the resol- utions, and received this reply: No mention of WickerSham. No knocks. All boom"
Seward weekly gateway., 1905-12-02
Moves Into New Office

Treasurer Stewart of the company company moved into the new office building last Wednesday. His office was the last to move and is not yet fully equipwed. The whole building k still incomplete, but the officials were so cramped in the old building that they moved as soon as possible and are taking their chances with the me- chanics. Another week or two should see the building fully completed.
 The painting on the outside is done and the structure now presents a hand some effect in light yellow with white points. Fifth avenue in front, and Adams street on the south side are be- ing dug down and leveled, and the ground belonging to the company on the other two sides will also be cut down and leveled. The ground floor of the building war placed little below the surface to conform to the probable future street grade. When the grad. ing is complete pavement will be laid on the street sides of the building.
Seward weekly gateway., 1905-12-02
SANTA ANA REACHES PORT
Brings Large Cargo Including 27O
 Tons of Steel Rails.

Steamer Santa Ana, Capt, Moore arrived ir port Tuesday afternoon, bringing 27O tons of steel rail, for the Alaska Central, and 2I0 tons general merchandise.
 The santa Ana met a fierce gale as she left Latouche Monday night, and turned back until daylight. This was the cause of her delay in reaching Seward. She brought twenty-one first class and thirty steerage paSseng- CTS.
Seward weekly gateway., 1905-12-02
FIND TISDALE'S
 BODY IN RIVER
Corpse of Missing Juneau Man Recovered at New York
 With Money Untouched,
By Cable to The Daily Gateway.

By CabIe Jo Ihe Duly HaVeWay.
 New York, Dec. l-The body of James N. Tisdale, the missing mining man from Juneau, Alaska, was recovered today from East river. It was fully clothed and his money and jewelry were in his pockets, which disposes of the theory that he was robbed and murdered.
 Tisdale disappeared from his hotel in this city about two weeks ago. As no motive for suicide is knownitis thought probable that he fell in the river ac- cidentally and was drowned.
Seward weekly gateway., 1905-12-02
STEAMER PORTLAND SAILS
Oregon Reaches Seattle and Santa
 Clara Will Start Friday By Cable to The Daily Gateway.

Seattle, Nov. 2S-Steamer Portland sailed last night for Seward with full cargo and small number of passengers.
 The Santa Clara will sail next Fri day by the inside passage.
 The Oregon arrired this morning, having made fast run on the outside from Ellamar. She has cargo of ere for the Tacoma shelter, and will re- ouire several days to take on cargo here. when she returns. ItiS expected that she will sail northward again about Sunday.
Seward weekly gateway., 1905-12-02

Steamship Oregon was in Ellamar last Friday afternoon when the Bertha came through, but was expecting to leave that evening. She had turned back twice because of snow. w.Storms, not wishing to venture in them through the narrow channels along the islands
Seward weekly gateway., 1905-12-02

It Is announced that the anthracite coal miners of Pennsylvania will de- mand a recognition of the union after April l, 1906, the date when the agree ment arranged hy the Roosevelt com mission which settled the big strike of 1902, expires.
Seward weekly gateway., 1905-12-02

PaymaSter F. F. Youngs and his aS- sistant, F. NJ. Kelly, returned " -eS- day from their monthly run oy,. ,he line to disburse cash. They went as far as Glacier creek, on mile 76, and report poor walking all the way.
Seward weekly gateway., 1905-12-02
CLERKS FOR POSTMASTERS
Department Announces Allow
 ances for Alaska Offices.
By Cable to The Daily Gateway.

By Cable to The Daily Gateway.
 Washington, D. C., Dee. l--The post office department today announced the following allowances for clerk hire in Alaska post offices;
 Fairbanks, S4O0O: Nome, S392O: Skag- way. S2OO0: Cinema. S54UO; Eagle, S3iOO; Fort Yukon, slol; Goldwin, S++O: Ho- mer, SEQ. Juneau S7oo; Ketchikau 3oo; Kodiak. sI~5: Seward S520; Sitka S24O; UnaIak. S25O: Uuolak, s25O; Cnal0sko, SI5: Valdez, SlOO.
Seward weekly gateway., 1905-12-02
Authorize Ryan to Represent

Seattle. Nov. 29-R. $. Ryan of Nome named by the Alaska convention as delegate to Congress from the Second judicial district of the territory, has been authorized by the other two del egateS to go to Washington to present the convention memorial to Congress. He will leave for the capital next Sat urday.
 Ryan says he is opposed to pushing the demand for a territorial form of government for Alaska at this time for the reason that it might discourage capital from investing in the territory. He thinks it better to wait until Con- gresS devises some equitable form of government which will insure stable conditions. The first thing which Ryan will take up and urge will be the proposition that Congress appropriate Sl.OOO,OOO foI road building in Alaska.
 All the Alaska delegates are favora- ble to tue government of the territory by q commission if the members are chosen by election, They agree that the residents of the district are tired of appointive officers, They will also ask that a special Alaska committee be named in each house of Congress to which all Alaska matters shall be re- ferred
Seward weekly gateway., 1905-12-02

F.. r. Skeen and John Lechner, the men who made Falls creek famous by finding gold there, \camc down from
Seward weekly gateway., 1905-12-02
RAILS NOW LAID
 PAST MlLE A
Track Will Reach First Tunnel About January 1, and Boring
 Will Soon Begin.

Forty-tour miles of track, with few rails more for good measure, now stretch from Seward over the Alaska Central. Tracklaying proceeds slowly because few roods ahead of the pre- sent terminus a bridge BOO feet long is under construction, and just beyond it lies am cxpanse of rock work which will require at least ten days longer for completion.
 At the summit, on mile 4G, and in several other places are rock obstruct- ions which will require considerable time yet. and the construction depart mcnt does not expect to have track laid to the tunnel on mile 49until about January |. The raiiS will not be laid quite 10 rhe tunnel but the track will end close enough to it for all practical purposes while tunnelboring is goingon.
 To Begin Tunnel Work
 Rich x Harris expect to take their steam compressor and other tunnel driving machinery up to their work on mile 52 within few days The snow k now fully three feet deep from the end of the track and is settling and hardening so that skidding will be easy from this time forward.
 Although the Rich X Harris tunnels are three miles by the projected line from the first tunnel, which the rail road company will bore, their camp is less thar mile away.and a crow could make it in less distance. The line cork screws down hill to obtain an easy grade, making one complete loop and curving continually.
 During the past week the railroad has added a 6O-foot addition to the car shed at tho edge of town. douhling ita length. This was necessary 10 make room for the repair work and to house the engines when two or three of them are in town at once. A box car was built in the shed the past week by the carpenters. The box was built upon a flat car, and was the second that has been made over that way.
Seward weekly gateway., 1905-12-02
WILL PUSH WORK ON
 FALLS GREEK MINES

Bords taken Aggregate Nearly S4OOOOO and Heavy Payments Already Made Houses Be Erected To Board Large Force of Men, and Four Tunnels Will Be Driven all WHter-OFe
 Shipments To BeQln Soon frOm Betty Claim.
Seward weekly gateway., 1905-12-02

Leonard Seibert, who built the first Pullman sleeping car died recently at
Seward weekly gateway., 1905-12-02
MANY PLANS TO
 GOVERN ALASKA
Members of Congress at Wide Variance but Commission Pro.
 iect is Most in Favor.
By Cable to The Daily Gateway.

By Cable to The Daily Gateway.
 Washington. D. C.. Nov. 2S Much speculation is rife over the various project, for radical or comprehensive schemes of Alaska Legislation To be proposed in Congress al the session which will begin next Monday.
 All members who made a trip to the territory last summer agree that some thing should be done for the district, but each individual member has dii- fcrcnt idea as to what k needed. Scy- eral believe that the di>tric, ia too large for territorial form Of govern mcnt, because of the diversity of inter- estS and the difficulties oi iurcrc0m- munication. For the same reason they believe that one delegate cannot ,atis- factorily represent the whole territory in Congress.
 On the whole it is believed that both the project for territorial government and for territorial delegate have rc- ceived a setback and that nothing will be done in either direction at this Scs- sion. It i, pointed out that the Alaska newspapers are not united upon the subject of territorial government. and that a dcplorabe lack of harmony among the different sections was eyi- dent at the recent convention.
 Representation Not Important
 Delegate representation k not con- >idcred to be the most important thing for Alaska. although it iS conceded that it would have the advantage Of dispensing largely with the sclf-con- stituted Spokesmen for the territory who come here with knives in their pockets for every otiice-holder in the district.
 rora beginning Congressman Tawney has recommended a commission to govern the territory. and special Alaska committee of three members Oi each branch of Congress. which is the present plan for the government of the district of Columbia. The Alaska com mission would be composed of three members and would send in an annual report recommending appropriations and changes in legislation regarded as likely to be beneficial. This report would be referred to the Alaska com mittees of Congress, which would hear evidence upon the matters in question.
 The commission idea is growing in Congress and is likely to be strongly supported.
 Washington. D. C., Nov. 29--Con- gressman Cushman of Washington called upon President Roosevelt today and stated that it is his intention 10 introduce a bill allowing Alaska delegate in Congress. The bill will be the same as he introduced in the l,.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1905-07-19
Canadians Resented Insult.

LONDON, Ontario, July l3. An
American aag was torn down in front
of the city hall tonight and trampled
under a hundred feet as the result of a
remark made by an American visitor
at the Orangemen' demonstr alton.
About 500 Americans came over from
Michigan and during the day carried
the stars and stripes shrough the
streets without unfavorable comment
being elected. Tonight the Americans
gathered in front of hotel, when
some one cried "To hell with Canada:
she never showed US yet." Instantly
the American flag owned by the Port
Huron, Michigan lodge was torn from
where it waved in the breeze and was
ripped into shreds and trampled under
the feet Of an angry mob. Port Huron
Orangemen did not resent 1t, as they
believed the insult to c anada was un.
warranted.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1905-07-19
Land Frauds In Idaho

BOISE, July l3.-The special United
States grand jury, Investigating land
frauds 10 the Lewiston district. con.
cluded its work today. Seven indict.
ments were returned today, making
eight in all. OF those returned today
two were for conspiracy to defraud
the United States. 1t is the under
standing that George H. Kester and
Frank w. Ketten bach, bankers OF
Lewiston, are the two men affected by
those indictments, but nothing has
been officially made public on tha
point.
OF the other indictments, two were
for subornation of perjury and three
for perjury. Wm. Dwyer, who for.
merly acted for the state, assisting in
selecting lands, is believed to be one
OF the persons indicted for suborn a.
tion OF perjury. No information has
been secured as to the other names.
The case of Ivan Cornell, indicted for
perjury, was called up and the de-
fendant was given until August l to
plead at Moscow.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1905-07-19
Big Rush For Land.

SEATTLE. July 13.-The greatest
landoffice rush ever experienced here
occurred this morning when 400 men
were lined up at 8 o'clock to make
filings on the newly opened govern.
ment lands near the Quiniault Indian
reservation, SO miles north of Ho.
quiam. Within an hour 300 entries
were made on the $50 available timber
and homestead claims. The land is
valuable and for some time numbers
of settlers have been living on it with
out filing.
These and scores of others got in
line two hours before the landotf1ce
opened. so as to be able to enter their
papers before other claimants. There
were many duplicate filings made, but
no trouble was experienced in han.
ding the crowd.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1905-07-19
Police Battle With Mob

NEW YORK, July l4.-"Sao Juan
hill," the district bounded by Ans.
terdam and West End avenue and
Sixty.first and Sixty-third streets, so.
called because Of its notoriety as a
battle-ground, was the scene tonight
of furious race riot. which equire d
2oO policemen to quell, after many
shots had been fired and several Der.
sons had been severely injured.
The trouble began shortly after 8
o'clock, when a policeman arrested
Edward Connolly, for attacking Henry
Williams, a negro, and was pursued
to the station house by mob OF Con.
nelly's friends, hurling showers of
stones and other missiles.
When the station house reserves
turned out. the whole neighborhood
was in an uproar and whites and
blacks engaged in desperate strue-
gle. Torrents of missiles were hurled
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1905-07-19
Spy PardOned BY Japanese.

TOXIC, July l6.-Premier Komura,
on the authority of Emperor Matsu.
hito, has signed q pardon for Capt.
A. E. Bougouin and Maxi, his J apau.
ese clerk. The amnesty includes free.
dom from police surveillance.
Captain Bougouin, prominent
French resident Of Toxic and former.
ly attached to the French legation
there. together with his stepsou, F..
Strange, who Is an E1glishmau, aud
MAXI, q Japanese clerk, who acted as
Bougouin's assistant, were arrested
In May, charged with being spies for
Russia. Bougoutn was sentenced
July 10 to ten years hard labor, the
judgment declared that he had been
engaged in searching for and report.
ing artillery secrets. MAXI confessed
and was also sentenced. Strange was
released after the preliminary ex.
animation in June there not being
enough evidence at hand to warrant
holding him.
1t is understood that Captain Bou.
Quin returns perm anently to France.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1905-07-19
Russian Rioters Hanged.

ODESSA, July l3.-Twenty-four lead.
ers of the recent disturbances were
hanged here today in various prisons.
Another batch of II will be publicly
executed on the arrival here of Gen.
eral Igatieff, president of the special
conference for the revision of the ex.
ception al laws designed for safeguard
ing public erder.
OF POP persons arrested and charged
with robbery or incendiarism, in con-
nection with the recent riots, 81 were
acquitted by absence of evidence and
% were sentenced to six weeks i'm.
prisonment, the time to include the
two weeks which they have already
passed in prison.
The extraordinary outcome of these
trials has aroused much comment here.
1t is openly asserted that it is politi.
cal denomination against military
government and furnishes evidences
of the conflict going on between the
municipality and the government, as
the judges are elected by the people.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1905-07-19
From the Seat Of War.

GCNsHu PASS, Manchuria, July 16.
Reports that the Russian army IL in
q precarious situation appear to be
without foundation. Investie atoms
made by correspondents of the Asso-
ciated Press show that neither flank
has been turned and hat in fact, the
Russian wings are more advanced
than the center.
The Japanese center is strongly
fortified. Many siege guns have been
emplaced along the Changtu Flu Nam
chenze line, and there is triple range
of forts commanding the Mand arian
road. The Japanese are using novel
elephant trap style entrenchments,
consisting Of bitches covered with
platforms which are balanced in the
middle, and which tilt into vertical
positions under the feet OF attackers.
The Japanese have q captive balloon
eight miles south Of Nanchenze.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1905-07-19
Seized For Ransom.

SANTIAGO, July l5.-Julian Cen.
doya, wealthy American banker and
agent of the Ward line, was attacked
by eight bandits while dining with his
family last night at his beautiful home
across the bay. They covered the
members OF the family with firearms
and searched the house.
The bandits presented a written de-
mand for $50, 900 and seized Mr.. Cen.
doya as hostage until the amount
should be paid. After parleying Mr..
Cendoya agreed to pay $1,000, and the
bandits withdrew. This morning Mr..
Cendoya came to the city and secured
the money, which he turned over to
the bandits at rendezvous in the
bay.
According to reports the bandits
are all Spaniards and desperate look.
ing. One of them has been recognized
as q boatman who was formerly en-
gagged in the work of salvage on Ad.
miral Cervera's battleships.
Mr.. Cendoya has demanded the pro.
lection of the Cuban government, 40
we'll as that OF the American consul,
Ross E. Holiday. His family IL pros
tr8ted.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1905-07-19
Will Expose Blackmailcrs

DENVER, July 4.-Thomas Walsh
in a signed letter says he knows per.
sonally of many instances.where prom.
inent men have paid blackmail money
to avoid notoriety of scandal rather
than fight, but he proposes, he says,
to sail in and wipe out the gang at
any price. This is the answer, and
the only answer, he would give when
asked concerning his alleged settle.
ment of breach of promise suit
brought by Miss Violet Watson of
New York.
The multimillionaire, according to
the story of Miss Watson's former
attorney, who is now suing her, set.
tied her claim for large sum. Miss
Watson asked $500, 200 of Walsh. Mr..
Walsh's friends in Denver say they
are certain that he is the victim of a
blackmailing suit and hint that there
is conspiracy to extort money from
him,
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1905-07-19
Dunnite Is Most Destructive.

NEW YORK, July l3.-Lyddite is
said to be outdone by dunnite, the Sc.
cret new explosive invented by Major
Beverly w. Dunn, which is effective
even though it should fall short of its
mark. At series Of tests at Sandy
Hook 1t destroyed an armored target
that was built to represent a warship.
A 1,0OO.pound projectile loaded with
80 pounds of dunnite was discharged
about SO feet from the target. The re-
suit was satisfactory, and showed that
it will be effective even il it misses its
mark.
Another advantage of dunnite is
that it does not explode until the shell
pierces the armer, which shimose
and other explosives cannot do, thus
making the American invention the
best in the world. Fortifications and
warships are supplied with it and
are ready for emergencies.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1905-07-19
Orficiai Charged " ith Forgery

PHILADELPHIA, july 1.-two bills
OF indictments were found today by
the grand jury against John w. Hill,
former chief of the filtration bureau.
The indictments charge him with for.
gerry. uttering a forged instrument,
Justification of records and concurring
in the Justification of records.
Mr.. Hill recently resigned from the
office of chief of the filtration bureau,
which paid a salary of 81, 600 a year,
the highest salary received by any
city official. A few days after his
resignation he was arrested and held
in SlO,0 bail, charged with forgery
Mr.. Hills arrest was one result of
Mayor Weaver's crusade for good
government.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1905-07-19
Strike Funds decrease.

CHICAGO, July 13.-The executive
board of the Chicago Federation of
Labor has abandoned the solicitation
Of funds on behalf of the striking
teamsters. Hereafter all contribu.
tious from unions affiliated with the
Federation will be received by the
finance committee of the teamsters'
joint council. Contributions from
unions affiliated with the Federation
have dwindled from $4,000 q week,
early IN the strike, to less than $4,000.
The department store drivers last
night made strong effort to spread
the strike. After the meeting, officials
of the union announced that a special
meeting OF the baggage and parcel de.
livery drivers would be held tonight
to voted on a strike against parcel de.
livery concerns that control the Chi
cago carriage company, which is max.
ing deliveries to strike.bound firms.