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Seward weekly gateway., 1906-05-05
OPPORTUNITIES FOR DAIRYlNG
Government AgrostologiSt Sets Forth
 AdNantages of AIaska.

lu laIf the bureau Of plan, industry Q. rue interior department sent C. V. Pipe. au agra,to.ogist of the bureau, Co investigate the opportuuitic, offered h. .na .oa,, of Alaska and the near interior for dairyng. The report made by Prof Piper was highly favor able and in part follows:
 "Nilch COWS of various breeds have long been kept at most of the coast settlements, and the common testi- mony fs that they do eXcellently well while feeding on the green grasses. Professor Georgeson's tests have dem onsrated that they keep up an excel lent milk flow on beach-grass silage, and doubtless the other grasses are quite as nutritious.
 For two reasons | am impelled to believe that the utilization of the Alaska grass lands will yield most profit through dairying, u) because of the necessarily long feeding period five to six manufacturing which only dairy cows yield a compensating re- turn, and @ the freight to distant markets on concentrated products like butter and cheese is not serious factor.
 "There are many admirable sites for dairy colonies or settlements, not only on Kodiak island, but also on other islands and on the mainland. Dairying is to be one of the chief industries in the proposed Finnish colony on the Kenai peninsula. With such an enor- nous wealth of grass as southwestern Alaska possesses it is difficult to doubt that it will become a great dairy country. It is doubtful if equally good opportunities for colonies of dairy husbandmen can be found in the United States today. Certainly there is no place left where 320-acre homesteads of magnificent grass lands can be had for the taking"
Seward weekly gateway., 1906-05-05
Wants Federal Guaranty of Bonds

San Francisco, April 3O-At a meet ing of the finance committee of citi- zens today the treasurer, EX-Mayor PheIan, said that San Francisco has not enough money to reconstruct the city. lie proposed that the city ask the government to guaranty building bonds, the same aS it is doing for the promotion of Philippine railroads, in order to enable citizens 10 borrow sufficient money 10 erect buildings on their land in place of those destroyed.
 NIr. Phelan said it would require at least $2OOOOO.OOO of borrowed money to rebuild the city without delay. He asserted that most of the ciW'S former millionaires are now poor and many of them bankrupt.
Seward weekly gateway., 1906-05-05
Censor Suppresses News

St. Petersburg, May 2-The pres cenSors have notified the newspaper of the empire not to print any news or the mobilization of troops in Man churia or of the movements of the army there. They are also forbidden to publish anything regarding tho. reorganization of the military arm O. the government. It is believed tha, the government has card mp it~ sleeve and is planning a new move iu the far east.
 Popular anxiety k now centercd or the assembling of parliament, whicl will be May 10. A majority of m. members elected are constitutions democrats but the reservation of pow CTS by The czar practically nuuiGe- their opporunitie, to accomplish any thing for the popular cause.
 lt i, practically admitted that .a czar has discarded Wittc. The ghror needed him 10 float the foreign Ooa and to bridge the political cha,m wJ. the assembling of parliament. ], l- understood that Wittc will retire wb,. parliament meets.
Seward weekly gateway., 1906-05-05
Accepts Funds From Japanese

San Francisco, May 2-At a meeting of the municipal relief committee this morning it was decided to accept the $lOO,OOO offered by Japanese cities for the relief fund. This was refused by President Roosevelt on the ground that the United States could furnish all the relief required. The committee will accept other contributions from foreign countries.
 Senator NewlandS of Nevada wired today that New York syndicate is willing to lend $lOO, 100000 for rebuild ing purposes if the borrowers will form a corporation and become obli- gated jointly for the whole sum. The proposition is that an equal amount in real estate value shall be subscribed and that the loan shall be secured by a blanket mortgage on all the structures erected together with the land on which they stand.
Seward weekly gateway., 1906-05-05
Headings Finished in Second and Fourth and Benches Are
 Close Behind.
BORING GOES ON STEADILY
Al Present Rate of Progress Track laying May Be Resumed Soon
 CT than Expected.

Daylight shows from end to end of tunnels ? and 8 on mile 52 of the rail- road. The headings broke through yesterday and the benches will soon be finished. Each ot these tunnels '> about 3OO feet long. The heading OF upper half of the bore, is kept a few wards in advance of the bench, OF lower half. Tunnel No ? was bored entirely from che north end. No. 3 was bored from both ends.
 Boring proceeds briskly on all the other tunnels which have been com- menced. No important delays have been encountered for several weeks and all through April the work went forward at a rate which exceeded the hope, of the construction department. It now seems probable that all the tunnels will be bored sooner than was expected a short time ago.
Seward weekly gateway., 1906-05-05
Take Notice of DeIegate Fight

Seattle, May 2-Alaskans in Seattle are taking great interest in the choice of delegate to congress from Alaska and many candidates are being dis cussed.
 U. $. Marshal James NJ. Shoup of Juneau is here and says that he will be candidate for delegate if plat form shall be adopted broad enough to cover the interests of the entire terri tory. He believes that the same man should be nominated for the short term as for the long term. He will resign the marsha}ship at once if nominated for delegate.
 Friends of Judge Mcllcn of Juneau and Seattle are trying to induce him to become a candidate for delegate. It is known that Richard $. Ryan of Nome will be a candidate, and al- though Ex-Goy. Swineford has said that he would not run it is believed that he would accept the nomination if rendered.
Seward weekly gateway., 1906-05-05
"AlaSkanS in Seattle" Figure on Calling Convention to
 Suit Themselves.
WANT MEETING IN JUNEAU
Outside Patriots Announce That Will be on Hand To Run
 Things Properly.
ny ooble to rhe paily eateway.

Seattle, May 3--AlaSka politics are boiling among the Alaska men now in Seattle. All of them expect to leave for the north on early boats. The politicians are urging an early conven- tion and Juneau is generally favored as the place of meeting. The latter part of June is suggested as the proper time for the convention.
 lt is proposed to issue call imme- diately in order to give the Nome men ample notice. By holding the conven- ton late in June the Nome delegation will have time to come out on the first boats returning from that port.
 The circular issued by the Panama Miners Association several weeks ago advocating the selection of a miner for the delegateship has been received here but is not regarded fayOrably. Marshal Shoup will sail for Juneau tomorrow and will push his candidacy actively. Other candidates are eX- pected to make an industrious cam paign.
Seward weekly gateway., 1906-05-05
Guards Shot Insane Patients

Oakland, April 3O-It has just come to light that when the earthquake of April IS released the patients at Agnews asylum for the insane from their wards many of them made an attack on the guards in an effort to get outside, and the latter were forced to shoot down more than fifty before the riot was quelled. One desperate maniac seized a guard at the outer door and battered his brains out against a post Before majority of the patients could get outside eleven other guards drove them back and fifty perished in the flames and some were killed while fighting for liberty.
Seward weekly gateway., 1906-05-05
Alaska Central Places Requests for LabOrerS as far
 East as Chicago.
WILL SHIP ON EVERY BOAT
Company SCOurS Western States in Search of Recruits for
 Construction
By Cable to The Daily Gateway.

Seattle, May 2-The Alaska Central Railway Company has placed orders for Iaborers as far east as Chicago and will ship large numbers on every boat leaving Seattle for Seward during the summer It is advertising for men all through the western states,
 Maj. John E. Ballaine of the Alaska Central returned from the east this morning and announced that Pittsburg and New York capitalists are anxious to acquire interests in the coal fields along the line of the railroad. They are willing to advance large sums of money for development in the belief that an immense market exists for the product on the Pacific coast and that it will expand rapidly.
 Maj. Ballaine states that the officials of the railroad expect to push work as rapidly as possible this summer with the especial purpose of reaching the coal fields.
Seward weekly gateway., 1906-05-05
TO TRY BEE CULTURE
 IN SUSITNA VALLEY
AorreH Warren Arrives With Eight Stands and Will Homestead
 Near Cook Inlet.

NIoreu Warren arrived in Seward on the Excelsior with eight stands of bees which he intend, Co take into the Susirna valley as soon 30, steamer can transport him up .be river with his stock. He expects Jo take up home stead ,hgrc and devote hi, energies Co bee culture. He ], m experienced bee man anu comes from near Portland. Oregon. where H. ua- been in ,.a business.
 When .u. Gateway published w account r. lr. Nang.u.- intentions. taken from a Portland paper several week, ago forw wuG. i. wa, worth. the story wa, received with some iucroau- ritv and mor. or les, merrimeut loca.- Iy. Nevertheless Mr. Warren is here and so are .hr bees. He a1lrms that nr knows what he I, doing in bringing these industrious insects ro Alaska. He Ina, been in the region around Cook m'u. in -a. summer time and is velI-u.orme6 concerning t., botanical resources. He say, rha. numerog, Bowers grow there which can furnish honey-maEfu- pollen ro noo- w..a..r Tfm5. as |. demand
 Mr. Waruon also expects .n .aHw and do mws.. gardening u. 10. .na. "m- pose will Iocar. near So nro-m....E. town on -n. route 0. the Alaska Gene ra. uow.I remain in Seward about two weeks. or w.. r.. ice breaks u in the Sa-rna river SD that boats can go up. Th. bees 8. ug.,.u. are muo" roof in .ne warehouse on rne waar. but if che sun come, ou- ,uey will be set outdoor, to flourish under a wire netting While in Seward their owner will have Go buy sugar for them.
Seward weekly gateway., 1906-05-05
Free Supplies Running Short and Only $9OO,OOO on Hand
 to Buy More.
REBUILDING PLANS DRAGGING
f. ii. Hartman now Chairman of Construction Committee and
 Calls for Work.
By Cable to The Daily Gateway.

San Francisco, May 4-S San Francis co.'s present free food supply is sulIici- ent for only eleven days longer. The relief committee has only $500, ,OOJ cash in it's hands and the food problem will become serious unless it is soon re- plenished.
 1t is announced that no definite plans have been settled yet for the rebuild ing of the city. Property owners can only raise funds slowly for the work of reconstruction, as building proceeds. F. H. Hartman was appointed today as chairman of the finance committee which has charge of the task of re- building. He accepted and said that there must be less talk and more work.
Seward weekly gateway., 1906-05-05
Stalking Goes Ahead With Great Industry on Numerous
 Promising Creeks.
AT LEAST 25O MINERS THERE
PrOSpeCtOrS Claim that Every Test of Gravel in Explored Re-
 OiOnS Shows COlOrS.

Fresh reports from the Yentna tell of as much activity there as the winter season will permit. Between POO and 300 men are in the district who have located claims and are engaged now in preparing for the summers work bv getting out timber and performing otherpreIminarjes. ConSiderableproS- pecting has been done in spite of the snow. which does not accumulate to great depth.
 Recent arrivals from the district are Mat Yu,h and sam Blowers Mr. Nuth was the latest to come out. He left Kahuna creek Ap"il | and re- ports that few days before he started the heaviest snowfall of the winter fell He does not think it was destined Co last long. The Nentna river was still frozen solid when he came out but it is about due now to begin breaking up. Old timers say that the rivers above the Inlet always break up in the first half of May.
 Both Yuth and Blowers confirm the reports previously received that men are stalking on top of prior locations on many of the creeks but that no trouble has resulted so far, as none of them had begun work. They state that the greatest activity in prospect ing has been on the upper branches of KahIna creek and on Lake creek and certain of it's branches.
 Wherever rests of the ground have been made good results have been obtained although the work has nec- e,,ufly been extremely limited. Some very rich pans have been taken our anu every cubic foot of grave. seems to contain coIors. Every foot of ground on .he upper Nahi.ua has bc.n --aEed. some ot ir two OF three times. Peters creek, where the original discovery was made in Novem- ber lg0+. Gold. Nugget, Dollar, Falls, Windy and Thunder creeks are all favorites.
 Lake creek has also been thoroughly explored and completely located even above the lake. Nenlo creek, one of ir- branches, is fully -taked and is regarded as a coming bonanza. Some prospecting has been done farther up tle Neuua but little js known of that region.
Seward weekly gateway., 1906-05-05
Had Long Wait for Steamer

On the Portland, bound for Seattle from Seldovia, was J. A. Matthews, a mining expert who went to Iliamna last fall on the Dora on her luckless trip which terminated in Puget Sound. Mir. Matthews went up the Inlet in December to examine some copper property and intended to come out on the Dora's return trip. The Dora never came back, floating ice barred entrance to the Inlet and Mir. Mat thews waited three months before he was able to get away from Iliamna in a small sailboat with two other men. They were obliged to put into several ports on account of rough weather and were thirty-fve days on the journey to Seldovia.
Seward weekly gateway., 1906-05-05
Lepers Add $50 to Relief Fund

Honolulu, May 3-The leper colony at Moloki held meeting yesterday and passed resolutions of sympathy for the sufferers inthe San Francisco dis aster and then took up collection for the relief fund. Contributions ranged from cents upward and total of $3O was raised. This is large sum con- sidering the poverty of these unfortu- mates. The money was forwarded to Mayor Schmitz.
Seward weekly gateway., 1906-05-05
Makes DurnovO Resign
By Cable to The Dany Gateway.

St. Petersburg, May 1.-The czar oe. manded and received today the resig- nation of M. Durnoyo aS minister O. the interior. Dunovo ], Wittr % enemy and there was constant friction between the two. The remoya. O.. Durnoyo does not fit well with the re- peated rmors that the ear will soon dispense with the service, of Niue although it is positively known -hw Witte is anxious to retire.
 The government organ predict, .n.. the present cabinet will not .as' another month and affirm, that 5' i- extremely inharmoniouS.
Seward weekly gateway., 1906-05-05
Constitutional Democrats Elect Candidates for Parliament
 Everywhere.
VOTING NEARLY ALL ONE WAY
Members Recently Chosen in St. Petersburg Pass Resolutions
 Against Witte and Car.
By Cable to The Daily Gateway.

St. Petersburg. April 2S Elections in many places in the empire wcr held yesterday and everywhere ro- turns show overwhelming victories io. the constitutional democrats. Thi- has been the uniform result since th. elections began, the large cities par ticuIarly giving uemendou, majoritic- for the democratic candidates.
 The delegation elected several week ago in this city drew mp series o. resolutions today expressing a lack or confidence in the czar and in Premic Wittc. All of them signed the state ment
Seward weekly gateway., 1906-05-05
CONNECTS BURN
 SAGHALIEN TOWN
By Cable to The Daily Gateway.

St. Petersburg, May 4-Advices from the island of Saghalien state that q band of escaped convicts are ravaging the surrounding country. They totally destroyed one village by fire and mur- dered more than fifty of the inhabi- tants. They have started flames in many districts and have created stale of terror. Russian troops are now pursuing them.
Seward weekly gateway., 1906-05-05
VOTING
 ON RATE BILL
' M. .s Ihs 1alIy aataway.


 Washington. D. C., May Debate on the railroad rate bin closed in the senate yesterday afternoon with a sem sational speech by Tulman in which he made 8 bitter attack upon the federal judiciary. The vote will be taken late this afternoon. Several amendments will have to be disposed of before the final vote k taken.
 T1lman's speech created considera- ble excitement and some feeling. He opposed the amendment granting powers of review to the federal courts over the interstate commerce commis- sion. saying that such a law would permit the courts to reverse the action of the commission in every case when the ruling of the commission might be unsatisfactory to the railroads. TiImm criticised the federal judges severely. He said the country never could tell what the laws of the United States really mean because the judges themselves cannot agree. He affirmed that there is nothing holy about a judge merely because he holds a judi cial position and said that sleepleSs night OF an attack of stomach trouble might make a good many of them change their minds over night. He asserted that not only are judges not infallible but that many of them are not incorruptible.
Seward weekly gateway., 1906-05-05
Tremor WrecI<s Another Town

Los Angeles April 2S - Another earthquake shock early this morning practically destroyed the town of Salinas. about 100 miles south of San Francisco. No details have been re- ceived. The town was badly wrecked in the big tremor of April IS and 300 houses were shaken down April 20
Seward weekly gateway., 1906-05-05
Try to Steal Ammunition
sv Cable to The Daily Gateway.

Baku. May 4 Revolutionists wr- neled 700 feet to reach the floor of the magazine here in which the govern ment keeps vast stores of arms ano ammunition. The tunnel was diScoy- cred accidentally just as the reyolu- tionaries had removed q portion of the floor of the magazine and were about to begin carrying away the stores.
Seward weekly gateway., 1906-05-05
GOMEZ INSULTS
 RIVAL REPUBLIC
By Cable to The Daily Gateway.

Washington. D. C., May 4-Adyices to the state department from the American mission at Caracas announce that President Gomez of Venezuela has refused te receive Dr. Herre~a of Colombia as the new minister from the latter republic to Venezuela. It is re- ported also that Gomez personally in- suited Herrera. The action of Gomez has reused much popular talk of war in both countries.
 Gomez recently succeeded Castro as president of Venezuela and has begun 10 carry on affairs in a high-handed manner which indicates an ambition to outdo his predecessor in defiance of foreign sentiment.
 Dr. Herrera is well-known in Wash ington, where he was minister at the time of the negotiations for the Pana- ma canal concessions from Colombia and the subsequent secession of Panama.
Seward weekly gateway., 1906-05-05
Steamer Oregon Sails
3y Cable to The Daily Gateway.

Seattle May Steamer Oregon will sail this afternoon for Seward by the outside passage. She will carry a large passenger list, including about seyenty-Gve laborerS for the Alaska Central.
Seward weekly gateway., 1906-05-05

Nome papers report continuance of the big strikes on the paystreak extending westward from Little creek to Dry creek. The Nugget affirms that some of them are phenomenal.
Seward weekly gateway., 1906-05-05

The supreme court of California has decided that where an error in the date of location has been made the facts in the case control.
Seward weekly gateway., 1906-05-05
Temperature in April

The mean temperature of April in Seward was 3S.S5 degrees. The maxi mum was 56 on the 18th; the minimum was "A on the Sth and 9th. The mean temperature of March was 4.Ss degrees.
Seward weekly gateway., 1906-05-05

Bar silver has dropped a little tC 643 cents an ounce.
Seward weekly gateway., 1906-05-05

Calcium occurs principally as car bonate or sulphate. It is never known 10 occur in nature uncombined.
Seward weekly gateway., 1906-05-05

The Rampant Forum reports large increase in the gold output of that dis trict for the present season.
Los Angeles herald., 1906-10-23
SEVENTY-NINE
DROWN AT
SEA

BY Associated Press.
MOBILE, Ala, Oct 22.-The NAL
lory liner Colorado which arrived in
port today, had, as passengers Jose
Nelson, Charles Olsen, Charles Ander-
son and otto Brink, who were picked
up at sea Saturday morning ninety
miles off Key West.
Nelson says he saw 70 men drowned
from house boat which was wrecked
off Long Key, Fla, in last weeks
storm.
The men who were found by the Colo
radios crew, We're standing on a raft
made out Of six logs and were in the
water waist deep at the time. Mel
son said he and the other men were on
house boat at Long Key when the
hurricane struck them and blew the
boat to sea. 1t soon went to pieces and
out of the 125 people on board 70 were
drowned, he says, eight before his eyes.
The other AZ have since been taken
into Jacksonville. Fla. The men suf-
fered terrible ,hardships. The men
says that the loss Of life was heavier
off Long Key than any other point.
The men were employed by the Florida
East Coast railroad on their extension
work through the Florida swamps from
Miami to Key West,
Los Angeles herald., 1906-10-23
MERCURY
|. DESCENDS
RAPIDLY
Wind Blows a Gale
Off from Lake
Michigan
Sheep and Cattle Suffer
in the Intermoun-
tain Country
Colorado, Arizona, New Mexico, Utah,
Wyoming, Kansas and Nebraska
Report Heavy Falls
of Snow

Special to The Herald.
CHICAGO, Oct. 22.-With a cold
wind blowing gale off Lake
Michigan, Chicago citizens donned
heavy overcoats today and even Their
only remained on the streets Iona
enough to attend to business affairs
and reach their destination.
The blizzard of the past few days
which swept the western states is evil
IDENTIFY headed. this way, for the mer-
curry has dropped perceptibly and a
strong wind from the northwest cuts
like knife.
Snow has fallen at many places near
here. and in some localities the novel
sight of sleighing in October has been
Witnessed. r
Not since 1887 has Northern Illinois
been visited by a snow storm that
amounted to anything in the month of
October. and the present cold snap is
said to be the most severe Oh record
for that month.
If the mercury continues to fall all
shipping will be tied up ON the lakes
within another ten days
Los Angeles herald., 1906-10-23
AN TI-H EARST
CA M PAIGN
IS ON
Ry Associated press.

BY Associated Press.
NEW YORK, Oct. 22.-William j.
Conners, Democratic state chairman, on
information received from Patrick E.
M cCabe, Democratic state committee
man of Albany county, announced to-
night that Democratic headquarters at
Albany had been seized this afternoon
by certain dissatisfied Democrats Of the
state, headed by former Mayor Thomas
NJ. Osborne of Auburn.
The information of the alleged seizure
of the headquarters was brought to this
city tonight by Mr.. McCabe, who COM
muncated it to w. R. Hearst. A hur-
ried conference was called, which in
cluded Messrs. Hearst, Conners, Nc
Cabe and Ihmsen.
An active anti-Hearst campaign is to
be made throughout the state by the
dissa tisf1ed Democrats.
Former Mayor Osborne was one of
those who, with District Attorney
Jerome and other Democrats, met in
conference at Albany before the Buff
falo convention. The conferees were
opposed to the Endorsement of Hearst
by the state Democratic convention.