Seward weekly gateway., 1906-03-17
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 To Rnllh Alaska Railroads

To Build Al1SNa t\ulit utANN
 Seattle. March lo. Vice President Williams of th, company which has protected che Valdez N Copper Rjvcr railroad and tao Nome N Kougarok railroad. is in Seattle and states that both lines win bc pushed tocomp,ctton as rufdly a, mon can do the work. He say, rue Valdez road win cost sS.01o 0O0 and win reach Co ghc head ol the Panama a.u White river, and tap Fairbanks.
 Patents lee Locomotive
 Nrfnnrqporf,. Wmn.. March lo Charles Barcn c. this has patented am ice locomo.ry. intended ior use in Alaska. |, has a ro.ar. screw instead wheels. BwrH expects Co try Co use it next winter .or hauling slcds over the snow in Gheurcrior ot Alaska.
 Taft May be Chief Justice
 Washington. n. C.. March 10 See rctary Taft may be named to succeed Justice Brown on the supreme bench if Chief Justice Fuller rctjres, as he contemplares doing In that case Taft win be named for chief justice. He will not accept an associate juSticeShip.
 Meyer May Succeed Taft
 Washington. D. C.. March l3 George V. l.. Meyer. present ambasS- ador to Russia, will succeed William Fl. Taft as secretary of war if the lat ter goes on the supreme bench Co sue ceed Justice Brown, retired. Senator Warren today called on the President and urged him to retain Taft as secre- tary of war.
 San Francisco Has S25O,OOO Fire
 San Francisco, March 10 Fire start ing at midnigh, in 30 fve-story build- at the corner of Sacramento and san some streets spread to Cunniugham's book store adjoining and curailed a loss of s25D.0n1 before the flame, were cXtiugu.>nrt.
 Votes to Admit Oklahoma
 Washington. D. C.. March lo The Senate pa--.Glu.au providing joint statehood .os Oklahoma aud 0n. Indian territory. Uu. t.. clause uniting A~i- eoua and N.a N.>co anu admitting them .~ -.r-.. -....wg> -...g,.nou.
 Dow Demands a Recount
 Semr.. March IH Matthew Dow. defeated .-. c........ sor rcume..mm a. H.-. Q. .. mme.na. ownership -tcs. las. w..-#.E h. a,mu'n.ua.t.g. vii. a,a r.e.... O. inc vote.
 Attacks Messenger on Street
 San Francisco. March I- Jus. bee fore dark Saturday afternoon a- James Wilson. u. .... messenger of chs. Ss.u@rH bank. ..-a,aa from a street, car .n A-ws.. stree. wilma bug of goI n.wa struck down us u.-u- waymw. Tu. bag burst open and the gold -cr...r.. ...r .ne sidewalk and the thug r... .a pick mp some of ir hastily n.u.. n. mw. nj, escape He succae... a getting away and there i, uo cha. r1 him.
 Milners Patch Up and Will Travel
 New York. March I2 Wilson A,I- ner and his mature ,pou,. have patched up their domestic discord and are preparing To travel extensively in foreign lands. The woman says the Alaska sport won her love by appear ing in her life aud giving her comfort when she was looking at life through tears. It was while she was having trouble with the late Mr. Nerkes, whom she says she did not love.
 Coal Operators Refuse to Yield
 New York, March F The coal operators announce that they absolute ly refuse the demands of the miners. They issued a statement today declar- ing for the open shop principle and de- clining to enter into any agreement with labor organizations. The miners say they will strike April 1 if the operators do not recede.
 Britt and Herman to Fight
 Los Angeles, March l2-Jimmy Britt and Kid Herman are matched to fight twenty rounds here within six weeks before the Pacific Athletic club. They will meet at l33 pounds.
 
 Wants to Slay IncurableS
 DeS MOines, March PA member of the Iowa legislature introduced a bill Saturday providing for putting to death all persons suffering from incur able disease and all infants born de- formed It provides that a coroners board and a committee of three phySi- cianS shall determine sentences.
 Race War Breaks Out in Alabama
 Mobile, March PA race riot broke out yesterday at Wilmer and several men of both races were killed. The aH.