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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1906-09-14
TWO ROADS CUT RATES.
Erie and IIacI1awanna VIII Follow
/ PENNSYLVANIA in Reducing Fares.


New York Sept 14-Following the re-
cent reduction of maximum passenger
rates by the Pennsylvania railroad sim
liar announcements were made today By
two other eastern lines-the Erie and
the Delaware, Lackawanna and West
ern. The Erie issued a notice that be-
ginning November 1, the maximum one
way local fares will be 215 cents per mile
over the entire system instead of 8 cents,
as at present. On the same date the
company will place on sale a, 1,000-niie
book at fat rate of $40 use not re-
stricted to purchaser. This book will be
good west of HornellsvilIe, N Y, and
also for through passage between New
York, Newark, Olean and points west
thereof The interchangeable mileage
book has been reduced from $50 to SIS
the purchaser receiving IS on returning
the cover, instead of so, as heretofore.
According to the Lackawanna, on No
vember /, or as soon thereafter as the
completion and fling of the necessary
tariffs under the new law viii permit,
the maximum passenger rates on that
system will be on the basis of ~ cents
mile. Passenger rates to and from
Hoboken viii be the same as to and
from New York City. This will not
change existing passenger rates now IN
effect on that road on a basis of less than
21z cents Der mile. Interchangea BILE
1, 000-nile books will be on sale by the
LackaWanna railroad at the rate of $25
instead of $780, as heretofore. with a re-
bate on each such book of IS instead of
$40
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1906-09-14
ONE ARMED MEMS UNION.
Disabled Railroad Men Have Formed
Organization at Chicago.

Chicago, Sept. 1.-THE zone Armed
Men's'' union was founded here last
night Its principles essentially are
humanitarian. it being devised with
special regard for the 200 MANNED
IegIess or armless switch tenders, flag
men and crossing men employed by
the railroads in and near Chicago.
One of the first things on the pro-
gramme of the new union viii be to
secure a more Comfortable" existence
for the disabled members The list OF
demands to be 6led with the railroad
companies embraces cushioned seats
for members with s'stumps. ice water
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1906-09-14
". Q. 800 Biz BOND Issue.

Directors of the Western Union TeIe-
graph company have called a special
meeting of the stockholders for October
10, for the purpose Of authorizing an is
sue Of S25. 600. 600 redeemable 4 per cent
gold bonds OF the company. There is to
be an immediate issue of $4,000 600 for
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1906-09-14
to wipe them easily might run past a
TMo Rednced So Ear.

Two Reduced So Far.
OF the 800 engineers on the Burling-
ton system about $40 are in charge of
passenger trains, and Mr.. Willard said
that probably not more than 40 per cent
of these would be affected by the rule.
while so far only two men actually had
been reduced.
I'VE concluded said Mr. Willard.
that in the interest OF the public it
was not best to have engineers who
are obliged to wear eyeglasses in charge
of fast passenger trains. We have
demonstrated that on a long run the
eyesight OF an engineer deprecated 20
per cent. It was thought to be a safe
practice 70 allow engineers to run en-
gines whose eyesight was Sc per cent
of normal after rest, which means half
normal at the end of rum"
Strike Is Not Feared.
That there is any danger of a strike
Mr.. Willard said he did not believe, as
most Of the men who had been talked
to had agreed that the rule was fair
and they were satisfied that the COM
pany had no Intention of inf1icting any
unnecessary hardship on its men
Arguments on the motion to quash
the indictments against c. P. Shea and
26 other labor officials indicted for con-
spiracy in connection with the team
sters' strike of last year, were con-
eluded before Judge Bail yesterday.
Decision is expected today.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1906-09-14
Los Angeles, San Francisco and Other
California Point S25. Oo-Santa Fe.

Tickets on sale daily commencing
August 9th to Oct 31st. Good in
Tourist Sleeping cars and free Chair
cars.
For full particulars address
T. L. KING, c. P. & T. A.
Topeka.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1906-09-14

subscription by stockholders. The pro-
ceeds, 1t is announced, are to be used for
new construction and for the purchase
of new property
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1906-09-14

Hutchinson and Return S5.15. Santa Fe
State fair. Tickets on sale Sept. 18th to
22nd inclusive. limited for return Sept.
18th. T. L. King. Agt.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1906-09-14

in summer time and awning shades to
protect the tenders from the heat of
the sun and the dampness.
Seward weekly gateway., 1906-03-24
TREMOR KILLED
 AND HURT 5000
By calIo to The Daily Gateway.
 Earthquake Jars FOrmOsa

Tokio. March lo-An earthquake in the vicinity of Kaka, on tine island of Fomosa. wtuned railroad tracks, iwred down houses and did other damage to property. The loss of life is estimated at 500, but details are meager.
 London, March 22 Advices from Dokio state that the earthquake on the island of Formosa was far more de- sructive than first reported. At least 5000 persons were killed or injured and as no accurate count has been made the casualties may run much higher. About 26OO homes were wrecked, most of them carrying down inmates with them.
 Intermittent shocks are still occur ring and the people are panic-stricken. They decline to live in houses and many who are able to do so are preparing to leave the island.
Seward weekly gateway., 1906-03-24
WILL PROCEED
 WITHOUT AID
Mai. Ballaine Says Alaska Gen. traI Will Push Construction
 of Railroad
By cable te rhe Dai!y aateway.


 Seattle. March lH John F. BalIaiue returned from the east Saturday and stated rha, the Alaska Central will push construction without government aid. No change .u trs plans will be made because O. .he shelving of the lowering HIr. and 8 larger number o. men will ha employed ng .n. railroad company this ,umm.rr.n ever n..nr.. .r. ...ullr- rn.-. who uiu b. .u- .u,.. nE D. W..n N Company 0u .n.. .. emu... w HwagnIu Arm.
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Seward weekly gateway., 1906-03-24
TO CONFER ON
 DELEGATE BILL
Bv c7... ts nc D1ilv ca5oway.

By Gable tg The Daily Gateway.
 Ea-..u-.. D. C.. March 2I .n. AIa>ka delegate u.. wa, sent Co So committee 9G .H. rN, houses yesterday afternoon. Brick u Indiana. Powers of Maine aau Lloyd o Missouri were named 80, house cuu.nrreas.
 ThecGfe. .,-u. |, whether tue N..- son 1.u. passed us .n. senate. 0r .1e ,usnm.a nU. passed by tHe house. shall n.y1w. law. Ir Is a struggle con che nar. O. Nelson and Cushmau to uu. ce0. The only difference bee tween rhe two bin, i, that the Nelson wu provide, ta.. district judges shall Wgtty-u. territory iu.opree.ncr- ou,- side of incorporate. owns am0 'a. gu,hmaa h.. confer, this power upon |. x. commissioners. ]. k believed cha. rnc coatereuc. committee will. agree upon compromise Co 1e known .- rn. N.T-ar-.u-uwu 1t.'.
Seward weekly gateway., 1906-03-24
- nIe. u u Ssa.tLe

-aH. March 2 Tao Southern Na-N. ww.. .- unprecedented auo m. -r.m-Hm e.mn.n.o, ar. oEou- u..m.0 with business. Ho.n .roIrht w. passenger requirements ou the nr.-w. steamers wcwho..y inadequate tomp., ghe rush. Although ghy oro- goa. Gw.na aud Edi.n W>I al sail within .hrreNl week .or Seward mo Valdez they will be unable 10 carry rn. uugh, already offered. mu more .- p.In- up every day.
 whu situation ], something c. 80 Nur- prise lo che steamship men as they had expected -.ucacuiug of radlc after the Tanaua rush was over, but that has made mo difference. From appearance shipper, ,1 Seward and other coast towns have simply hoIdback togjyethe Tuma the right O. way. TO meet ra. unexpected burden of traffic the transportation eompautc, are hunting rvarluhor. 0or additions, vessels.
Seward weekly gateway., 1906-03-24
BUILD TOWN ON
 GLACIER GREEK
Lively Settlement Springing Up al Mile 75 with Modern
 Accessories

Glacier is becoming a hot place. There is really no glacier there, but somebody who couldn't think of any other name put the label of Glacier creek upon the stream around whose lower course a mushroom town is growing. and the name has stuck to it..
 Thi, new civic creation i, ou the north side of Tmnagaiu Arm seventy five mile, from Seward by the line of ,uc Alaska Central Il, i, at the hoe gtmiug of the Wrlyh contract orthjr,y miles rroyl work ou thc rajhoad and cas. O. i. lie, ten mile, of similar grad ing whicnvtI be done by tnecm,uucO- ion department of thr railroad Noag ruo creek valley lic, 30 heavy body O. Huu imbormd the railroad company has lwo ,nwmH}- iu operation in this timber b.D0. ou. on Glacier creek mt .u. o,ne. mile away oa Virgin creek. .- gt|. -H
 la 0h. mill, uuU logging camp, 30 m.a number of men are employed These with rhc men employed in the grading camp, near by are furnishing the impetus which has induced the building O. tine town. Within thirty days. when navigation is open on the mler hundreds oG men will be placed upon the grade within 30 few miles of Glacier and the town i, expected to hum all summer.
 Already the one saloon which has done a thriving business through the winter cheering the cold and thirsty wayrarrr. has three competitors in prospect. Building, are under con ,tructjou for these thrifty resorts which are always found in the van of civili- zation, and the boys can soon mix the refreshments passed over the bar of four thirst parlorS. \ restaurant and a barber shop are each doing a good business and a bunkhousc will soon be in commission. Log house, are going up all around and late arrivals from the scepo report 'hat the village looks just like a town.
 No townsitc ha, been pIattcd and probably none will be aS there k nothing to support a apcrmmcnt town except the mines up Glacier creek and Crow creek, its tributary. So far as discovered these are hydraulic mines, and although oi extraordinary value they require comparatively small number of men to work them. It k said that the present town is built, partly at least upon James Gmdwood'S homestead at the mouth of Glacier creek. It remain, to be seen what Mir. GIrdwood win do about it when he gets back from New York about May to supcriutaud the summer, work upon hi, hydraulic property on upper Grow creek
Seward weekly gateway., 1906-03-24
HEAVY TRAVEL
 ID THE NORTH
Seattle Filling Up With Alaska Bound Men and Rush Wifi
 Beat all Records.
ey Cable to The Daily Gateway.

Seattle. March 2O-Seattle io filling up with people who are headed for the north, many of them newcomers. Nome md Fairbank, will receive the heaviest travel during thc summer season. bu, other localities will have a large immigration, particularly Sew ud mu the interior country back of it.
 The demand .or vessels bys,namshtp owners exceed, all records, a- the or- mmu or .ru.gn. transportation ale ready exceeds .hr capacity O. 0he aoa., now in commission om .hr northern runs. N0t indications point roa record
Seward weekly gateway., 1906-03-24
Preparing for Crow Creek Work

Andrew Nisbet, who will Superin- tend hydraulic operations on the Crow creek placer mines for the San Fran cisco owners who recently purchased the property, returned this week with w. G. Jack from survey of the ground. He and Mr. Jack will go to Crow creek again in few days. Mr. Nisbet expects to have forty men at work in month, as soon as additional equipment comes up. On his return to the mines next week Mr. Nisbet will take half dozen men with him togo to work. About that number are already employed. Mir. Nisbet is greatly pleased with the property after an inspection of several days.
Seward weekly gateway., 1906-03-24
Delsgats Bm Limits Vote

Washington. D.O.. March la T.. Na-s. u..s-a.. n.' .- passed ny both houses wtIru many o.u Alaskan, out a. rn. ri.t..-. voting <. rho first election. .- provides .... .n.E .a"-. men can r... .n1u.. .... lived in rne r..r.-.. m. .... continuously proceeding tn. election. An .0o. wa, mad. Co shorten n..ng.uo."a-.d.uee require. u--.. m"e..-. hu. i. was Ue..u.0.
 John NeG.m O. Fairbanks .,m..r- fono. a- a uronaa.. ea..oar. ... .a.- .sa... H. is interested ina project Go nur'ua railroad un n. .u0n." river uu rr. is -r.H rua. n. has joined forces with John Rn-au.. .mDro-au. plan Is said .a b. .o build only .a ru.re-."u around Copper Dan..rau. mot u..mn. .o tap .ne Yukon valley
Seward weekly gateway., 1906-03-24
PUTS THE LID
 UPON SEATTLE
}, - t2 rhs DalIy Gateway.

Gy Gale @ The Daily Gateway.
 Seattle, March 20 Mayor Moore wo, iuductrJ into office yesterday nd at one. announced that che Iid will be srr. .l.nt on Seattle during hi, inc e.u1"ey O. rnc office lor Jho next two y..-. S'o. machine, are ordered out O. a.I looms and cigar stores md dice -u.E.ur i, forbidden.
 wn. mayor states .m. uo believes rn. sentiment O. Seattle Is against the open town policy and that in any case h. vii. -e. Ina. the law again,, alI forms o. gambling is enforced. He also promised t1regu.g.euprown hotels which we practically nm a~ disorder- ', house., Thomayor'- stand is taken a- notice O. a genera. moral reform
Seward weekly gateway., 1906-03-24
TO RUN BOAT TO YENTNA
Hawes and Brook Bring Oh Launch
 to Reach Gold District

Robert Have, aud Q. Brook came up on the FaraIlon and went on to Sel doyia with launch which they expect to run up the Nentna river this sum mer. probably from Tyoonok Both are old Alaskaus and experienced river boamen. They have brought the little launch as an experiment and if the business proves profitable will send back to Seattle in the summer for an- other one as large os can be used on the river.
 "I am a miner as well as a boatman, :" said Nr. Hawes in Seward. We want to get into the gold district our selves and that is what we brought the launch for chiefly. If we can get hold of some good property there we will need the launch largely for our own use. We did not want to get a big boat unless we were sure we could run it and do some business with it. If there is a rush to the Yentna we can get a bigger boat in little while. Paul Buckley told us in Seattle that he thought it doubtful whether a boat with a draft of more than two and one- half feet would be safe That is the size of the boat we have brought. It is 27 feet long and feet inches beam, with flat bottom. It has strong coal oil engine and can work against a swift current. It can carry and tow about seven or eight tons"
Seward weekly gateway., 1906-03-24
INSIDE HISTORY OF ALASKA PURCHASE
 BY TIE UNITED STATES FROM RUSSIA
Son
 mgaHhd tn hTqmdaO he Vast tT@tNd of Utm@

But your department is closed. You have no clerks, and my secretaries are scattered about the town"
 Never mind that. " responded Sew ard. 'if you can muster your legation together before midnight, you will find me awaiting you at tho department. which will be open and ready for husi- ness"
 In les, than two hour, afterwards, light was streaming oor of lhc win dow, of the dnparrmon, of state, and apparently tu,ino-, wa, going on there a., at m.d-du,. By o'clorl. on saw- day morning gnc treaty wa, ongro-,nd, sealed and ready rm transmission hy by the president to .nr senate. There was need of this haste. in order To have it. acted upon before rhn oad o. tine session. now ncm at hand.
 | was at that time the assi-,an, -.o- ro,my of State. To mc was assigned. os my share of the night, work. .hc duty of finding Alr. Summer. rhc cHaia- man of tho senate committee on for- eigu relations. 70 inform him O. the negotiation, in progress and uo request his advocacy oi lhe treaty in inc ~pupfu
Seward weekly gateway., 1906-03-24
Santa Ana Sails

-~.augc March 2I Steamer santa Ana sailed last night lor seward by way of Inc inside passage. She carricua uu rcigh, cargo, seventy luborcrs lor the Alaska Central, fifty for the Copper river railroad and fifty fishermen rov Orcg. besides 30 large uwn.. Q. Gr-.-c.g~- passengers.
Seward weekly gateway., 1906-03-24
cInm Mants tn Ee DeIsgaLe

Washington D. C.. March lg. John P. Cum, postmaster of Fairbanks, eN- pres,e, disappointment ar his failure to bc appointed governor of Alaska, but come, ou. in am nterv.ewin which he states that ho vii. he candidate for delegate to congress, 1.-the Alaska delegate bill becomes go law. Uc gives go list of reasons why he thinks he should be elected. among them being the growing importance of the Panama region. and his wide acquaintance throughout the territory, obtained while acting as postal inspector
Seward weekly gateway., 1906-03-24
New Steamers for Alaska Trade

Seattle papers give details of the purchase of three big steamers for the Alaska trade by the Northwestern Steamship Company, the chief facts of which were cab'ed to the Gateway ten days ago. Each has a speed of l4 knots. The Orizaba will arrive in Se- attle May 20 and go on the Nome run. The Saratoga is scheduled 10 reach the Sound city July ] and the YUcatan 30 little later. These two win be placed on the Seward run. The Nucatan has a tonnage of 3525, the Orizaba 34g6 and the Saratoga 5000. They were bought from the New York N Cuban Mail Steamship Company.
Seward weekly gateway., 1906-03-24

F. R. Brown, formerly superintendent of the Apollo copper mine at Unga, ha, a corporation 10 develop mines on the Alaska peninsula. Prop critics will be worked at Unalaska. Unga, Sand Point and other places.
Seward weekly gateway., 1906-03-24
Cession Faces Attack

But hepmchaSe of the new terri tory was not consummated without a storm of raillery in conversation, and ridicule in the press. Russian America was declared to be barren, worthless. God-forsaken region, whose only products were "icebergs and polar bears" The ground was frozen six feet deep" and the streams were glaciers" "WalruSSia" '" was suggested as a fitting name for it., if it deserved to have any. Vegetation was confined to mosSes," and mo use ful animals could live there" There might be some few ''wretched fish. V only fit for ''wretched EsquimauX' to eat. But nothing could be raised or dug there. Seven millions of good money was going to be wasted in buy ing it. Many millions more would have to be spent in holding and defending it, for it was remote. inhospitable and inaccessible" It was Stewards folly" It was "Johnson's polar bear garden" It was an "egregious blun- der, " bad bargain" palmed off on a "silly administration by the "shrewd Russians, etc., etc.
 Most of these jeers and filings were from those who disliked the presidents Southern policy, and condemned Sew ard for remaining in his cabinet. It was curiously illogical to accuse him of Southern procliyities," and yet ob- feet to his extending the Union north ward. Perhaps unwillingness to ad- init that anything wise or right could be done by the administration was the
Seward weekly gateway., 1906-03-24

Dr. Stone Passes Through Town Dr. <. |. Stone of Kodiak, was a pas senger on the Farallon. returning from a trip to Valdez.
Seward weekly gateway., 1906-03-24

At Sl. Paul. Minnesota they still point out the place where William H.. Seward stood in 1860 when he made the declaration:
 Standing here and looking far off into the Northwest see the Russian as he busily occupies himself in c,tab- fishing scaports and towns and iortiii- cation, on thcvergc of this continent. 30, thc outpo,t- of Sl. Petersburg: and cm say, 'Go on. and build up your outpost, all along tine coast. up even Co tbc Arctic ocean: they will yer become tn. 0u.pD,l,o. myo~ country mouu- mo.s of the civilization o. the United State, .u ,nr NorthWvst."
 atrr civil war jbaJ subsequently, occurred the United State, government found that it was Iaboriug under dis advantage, from the lack O. advanced from uno lack of advanced naval out post, in the West Indies and in the North Pacific.
 Seward. then secretary of state. very soon after the close og the war began negotiations for such outpost, in both directions. Di,cu-,.u-Jh martorwilb lhc Russian minister at Washington Au. Stoock. he found that the gov crumont of the czar was not unwilling to consider the question of cc,,.ou of part o. i,, territory 10 the United States.
 Russia would in mo ease allow her American possessions to pass into the hand, of any European power. but the United State, always had been and probably always would be, a friend. Russian America was a remote pro- vince of the empire. not easily delcu- ,iblc. and not likely 10 be soon derc- Ioped. Under American control it would develop more rapidly and be more easily defended To Russia, In- stead of a source of danger. it might become a safeguard. To the United State, it would give ioothold ior commercial and naval operations, acc ce,siDIc from the Pacific states. Seward and GortschakolI were not long in ar- rivin- at an agreement, over subject which. instead of embarrassing with interests, presented some mutual advantages.
Seward weekly gateway., 1906-03-24
Paints Historic Scene

aeuDle. the artist. subsequently painted am historical picture repre- ,cnting the scene at tno dopmmenl It gives with fidelity the lighted room. it, furniture, and appointments. Sew ard. sitting at his writing table, pen in hand, k listening 10 the Russian minister. whose extended hand il just over the great globe at the sec re,arv', elbow. The ga, light ,tream- ing down on the globe, tIlumtn- atcs the outline of the Russian province. The chief clerk. Mr.. Chew. is coming in with the cngrosSed copy of the treaty for sigma mrc. In the background stand Mr., Hunter and AIr. Bodisco. comparing the French and English versions. while Mr. Summer and | are sitting in conference.
 On the following morning. while the senate was about considering it's flv- oritc theme of administrative delin- quencics. the sergeant-at-arms an- nounced "A message from the presi- dent of the United States. Chances were significantly exchanged between senators. with the muttercd remark, Another veto" Great was che sur prise in the chamber when the secre- tary eiaculated rather than read, "A treaty for the cession of Russian America.
 Nor was thi, surprise lcsscned when the chairman. of foreign relations, a leading opponent of the president, rose to move favorable action. His remark, showed easy familiarity with the subject, and that he was prepared to give reason, for the speedy approval of the treaty by the senate.
 The senate considered the treaty in executive session. Rmors of ani- mated debate over it reached the public, but there was mo authentic report of the proceedings. Finally, on the 9th of April announcement was made that the senate had duly given advice and consent" to its ratification.
Seward weekly gateway., 1906-03-24
Brings Russian Consent

On Friday evening, March ?, Sew ard was playing whist in his parlor with some of his family, when the Russian minister was announced.
 "I have a dispatch, Mir. Seward, from my government, by cable. The em- peror gives his consent to the cession. Tomorrow, if you like, will come to the department, and we can enter upon the treaty."
 Seward, with a smile of satisfaction at the news, pushed away the whist table, saying:
 "Why wait till tomorrow, Mir. Stoeckel? Let Us make the treaty tonight