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Seward weekly gateway., 1907-04-20
RENAL MINING COMPANY
 BEGINS SUMMER WORK
Eight Men Getting Out Plume Timber and Hydraulic Operations Will
 Start Next Month.

The Kenai Mining & Milling Com pany will conduct hydraulic operations steadily on it's Cooper creek property the coming season. Extensive eXperi- mental and development work last year showed the management how to work the property to the best adyan- tage. Manager Fred Bryant k now engaged with eight men in getting out timber for a long Hume to convey water to the site of operations this year The company has it's own mill on the ground, and has now 10000 feet of lumber sawed last year
 A No. , giant and 1000 feet of steel pipe were installed last year and some work was done on the west bench of Cooper creek. This year Ruble gravel elevator will be installed on sore part of the property.
 The work this year vii! be mostly done on the west bench. A short run near the end of last season demon strated that the ground is rich enough to bring big returns. The gravel put through ran 22 cents to the yard.
 The company has 32O acres of ground on the flats around the mouth of Cooper creek, which carries better pay than the benches but it will be im- practicable to work by the hydraulic method, A dredger will be placed on this ground later. The Ruble gravel elevator may be put on this ground. The east bench of Cooper creek is an old channel and is also rich in gold.
Seward weekly gateway., 1907-04-20
MAY BEGIN ON
 SUNRISE TRAIL
Capt. PiIISbury Cables Asking How Early Work Will
 Be Practicable.

An inquiry by cable as to the time when work can begin on the Sunrise trail came this morning from Capt. Pillsbury of the Alaska road commis- sion to J. B. Cameron, engineer of construction of the Alaska Central. This is understood to signify that the commission intends to do some work on the trail this year. Mir. Cameron answered that the snow will be nearly all out of the way by June l.
 Work can begin at the railroad track on mile 34 by May l, as there is little snow on the low ground adjacent and it is disappearing rapidly. If work is to be done on the south side of Johnson creek summit it will have to begin at the railroad and an effort is already under way to have this done.
 The chamber of commerce adopted resolutions last week to be sent 10 Mai. Richardson, chairman of the commis- sion, urging the completion of the Sun rise trail this summer. These resolu- tions will be mailed to him on the next boat and message has been sent him asking him to withhold decision up- on the extent of work to be done this year on the trail until he receives the communication from the chamber. Besides this personal representations will be made to him by Seward men in Seattle.
 The resolutions set forth the fact that the engineers estimate on the cost of trail from the railroad to Hope is $l3,OOO, and calls attention to the fact that the towns of Seward, Sunrise and Hope pay almost that amount an nually in licenses, the source of the road fund. ItiS therefore insisted by the chamber that as Kenai peninsula has never received dollar from the road fund that the expenditure of the licenses collected this year, and even a little more. to complete the Sunrise trail is no more than simple justice.
Seward weekly gateway., 1907-04-20
Small Boat Carrying Four Men Comes from Knik to
 Sunrise in Safety.
CAREFUL SAILING NECESSARY
Believed That Tides May Clear the Waters Soon and Make Way
 for Summer Navigation.

Small boats are now running Du Turnagain arm and Knik arm, aI- though both still contain floating ice. which menaces navigation somewhat. but it is expected that Uni, will be carried out soon. Four men left Knik in a dory April and reached Sunrise April II. They report that itrequired akilfuI maneuyering 10 avoid th" ice and this made their progress slow.
 One of the party, Thomas Booth. who is associated with George Palmer at Knik. arrived in Seward this week with the news. He says that the jnIc, below the arms ,tii. had too much ice when he came by To permit the pass age of boats, but it i, hi, opinion that the tides were carrying the ice ogr fast into the open ,ea.
 As already reported George Palmer was expecting To go To Scldoyia tor supplies as soon as he could get through and NIr. Booth think, it prob able that he has reached ScIdoyia by this time. The trip was sure 10 b. dangerous but the raid on the stocks at Knik by pro,pectorS during the winter had nearly empried the stores, and Palmer wa, anxious to get some O, the goods which were left at Sc,doyia last fall when the inlet closed.
Seward weekly gateway., 1907-04-20
Convention to Elect Delegates to National Session Fixed
 for November.
TERRITORY WILL HAVE SIX
National Committeeman Held Wins Authority to Issue Call Over
 Chairman Irving.
By Cable to The Daily Gateway.

Juneau, April l5-John c. Held of Juneau, member of the republican national committee for Alaska, has won his fight with George Irving of Ketchikan, chairman of the territorial republican committee elected at Juneau last summer, for the privilege of calling the territorial convention which will elect six delegates to the republican national convention of 1908.
 Held will call the convention to meet in Juneau next November, the exact date not being fixed yet. He has received assurances from members of the national committee that his right to call the convention will be recognized by that organization.
 It is believed that November will be the most convenient time.
Seward weekly gateway., 1907-04-20
COMPLETES TRACK ACROSS
 LONG TRESTLE ON MILE 49
Alaska Central Adds 1900 Feet to Rail Line but Must Proceed
 Slowly for Short Time.

Track was laid over the l2OO-foot
 restlc on mile 4g in two days this week and will be finished in about ten days 10 the McInnes cut on mile 50. Work proceeds more slowly on the ground than on the trcstle as the grade has 10 be surfaced. About 1000 feet of track will be laid and :hen rail laying will stop until the bridge across the glacier stream is completed.
 Sixteen men are employed in the tracklaying gang When not engaged in laying new track they work at Sur- facing the old track. About fifty bridge carpenters are working on mile DO, and about forty men on the Turn again arm rock work. This force will not be increased much for month. Not many more carpenters can be employed until the track gets around to the loop on mile 5l, and large force cannot be maintained on Turn again arm until perishable supplies can be taken around there on the inlet steamers. Large stocks of non-perish- able supplies have been there for more than a year but the camps lack fresh provisions.
Seward weekly gateway., 1907-04-20
BOTH PARTIES
 GRAFT POLICE
All Administrations of City of Chicago Levy Assessments
 on Department.
By Cable to The Daily Gateway

Chicago, April 26 Investigation shows that members of the police de- partment for many years have contri- buted to the campaign fund of the party in control of the city administra- tion, no matter which party it was.
 The investigation was set on foot by the charge of the republicans that the police department aided Mayor Dunne in the recent election, This is found to be true and the further fact disclos
 d that the same thing was done all trough the Carter Harrison regime.
 nd by preceding administrations of
 oth parties. It ispromised that start Ing disclosures of corruption in the police department will be made.
Seward weekly gateway., 1907-04-20
CAUSES
 COAL FAMINE
Shortage in British Columbia Threatens Serious COndi.
 ton to Residents.
By Cable to The Daily Gateway.

Vancouver, B. C., April l9-The coal strike is causing q general coal shortage all along the western line of the Canadian Pacific railroad and a serious condition already exists and threatens to become worse. No coal is sold to private purchasers as the rail road has only enough for two days. No trains are moving except passen- ger trains and freight trains carrying perishable goods.
Seward weekly gateway., 1907-04-20
Great Damage at Manila

Manila, April 20 It appears that the earthquake shock yesterday was general throughout the archipelago and that great damage to property was done. Gen. Wood iS sending relief to thc stricken regions Many people were Ial, homeless by the earthquake, which destroyed a large number of buildings.
Seward weekly gateway., 1907-04-20
Military Orders for Alaska

Washington, D. C., April lo-Form- al orders were issued today by the war department directing the transfer to Alaska of the third battalion of the Tenth infantry from Honolulu. One company will go to Fort Liscum, in addition to the one now stationed there, one will go to Fort Egbert, the others to Fort Davis and St. Michael
Seward weekly gateway., 1907-04-20
PREFER SUICIDE
 TO STARVATION
Whole Families of Famine Victims in China End Lives to
 Escape Hunger.
By Gable to rhe Dguy Gateway.

Shanghai, April IT. Entire families in the famine district of China are committing suicide Co escape the bangs of hunger.
 The suffering is growing. Nangt- chow has a famine camp of SO.OOO, where 1000 died in a single night of cold and starvation At Naugking 100000 people are encamped and at Chingkiang 3O.OOO. The people bear their suTerings with wonderful self restraint and there has been no at tempt to steal food.
Seward weekly gateway., 1907-04-20
NEW MEXICO GOVERNOR
 FORGED OUT OF OFFICE
By Cable to The Daily Gateway.

Washington, D. C., April lS-Gov. Hagerman of the territory of New Mexico resigned today at the request of President Roosevelt Charges are pending against Hagerman. The president appointed as his successor Capt. George Curry, formerly military governor of the island of Samar in the Philippines.
Seward weekly gateway., 1907-04-20
STRIKE
 AT TREADWFII l
UilnUuI IILyuuIEE nSdIiISl
 Union Men.
By Cable to The Daily Gateway.

Juneau, April r - The Treadwell mine strike was settled today. The men return without recognition of the union but there will be no discrimi- nation against union men, nor will their officers be blacklisted.
 The result means simply that the men lost the fight but are reinstated in their old positions without prejudice.
 The men gave up when the stamp mill was put in operation without them, although it has not been run ming half the stamps.
Seward weekly gateway., 1907-04-20
romns Mresked by Earthquake

City of Mexico, April l6-The towns of TixtIa. Chjlapa and rhilapancingo were totally destroyed by the earth quake in thl, valley. It l, reported this morning chat 50o lives were lost Nearly every house was demolished and the contents covered in the ruins Great damage also resulted Co farms.
 This morning the ancient volcano ot Co'fma l, in violent eruption.
Seward weekly gateway., 1907-04-20
Fairbanks Trail to Get Nearly All

Seattle, April l9-The Alaska road commission yesterday evening com pleted the allotment of the congress sional appropriation for this year. Nearly the entire amount will be eX- pended upon the trail from Valdez to FnirhankS.
Seward weekly gateway., 1907-04-20
HAVOC BY FIRE
 IN PHILIPPINES
Flames Destroy HOO Houses in Two Hours in Three DiS-
 trictS of Manila.
By Cable 60 The Daily Gateway.

Manila P. l., April 2O-Fire this af- ternoou destroyed HOO houses in the districts of Singalon, Paco and Bam- bang About loo acres were ruined in two hours, with a loss of S2OO,OOO.
 The soldiers and sailors in the city assisted the fremen and by hard work the American settlement was saved. The flames were driven by a fierce gale, which caused them to spread over wide area before they could be controlled.
Seward weekly gateway., 1907-04-20
RECOVER S25, 1000 STOLEN
 FROM EXPRESS COMPANY
By Cable to The Daily Gateway.

St. Paul, April lS-The entire S25,- 900 stolen from the Northern Pacific express company's office in the city depot, was recovered today. John Gunderson confessed the holdup and took the police to q pile of sand where he had buried the money.
Seward weekly gateway., 1907-04-20
CHILEAN VOLCANO ERUPTS
 WITH TORRENTS OF LAVA

Valparaiso, April l7-Puyuhue vol cano is in eruption and torrents of lava are running down its sides upon the surrounding plains. The inhabi- tants have fled from their homes.
Seward weekly gateway., 1907-04-20
Road Work to Start at Ketchikan

Seattle, April l6-Capt. PillSbury and Lieut.. Orchard of the Alaska road commission will start next Monday for Ketchikan with twenty men to com plete the government trail from that city to the interior.
Seward weekly gateway., 1907-04-20
FIRE DESTROYS
 MANY LIVES
Flames Sweep City of IIOiIO on Island of Panay and Leave
 10000 Homeless.
nr cnsle t2 The Dany aaEoway.

Manila, P. L., April l9-uoto, on the island of Panay, was swept by fire yesterday, entaumg heavy loss of life and leaving 10000 people home less. The flames were brought under control this morning and will soon be extinguished.
 uoilo is the capital and chief city of the island of Panay, second only To Manila in importance. shortly after the American-Spanish war insurgents drove out the Spaniards and set up a government which they called the Visayan federation. A bombardment of the city was necessary Go cause lts surrender Co the Americans.
Seward weekly gateway., 1907-04-20
Ouakes Shake Many Regions

Manila, r. L., April l9-An earth quake early this morning caused great damage to property in this city and surrounding territory. The extent ot area included in the disturbance iS not yet fully known. No life loss has been reported.
Seward weekly gateway., 1907-04-20
duggenheims in Northwestern

Six Guggenheim adherents were elected to the board of directors of the Northwestern Steamship Company at the annual meeting of the stockholders of the company held in Seattle April II, according to the Valdez Prospector. John Rosene was reelected president and Capt. Jarvis vice president.
Seward weekly gateway., 1907-04-20
LONE BANDIT GETS S28,OOO
 FROM HOLDUP OF STAGE
By Cable to The Daily Gateway.

Butte, April l5-A lone bandit held up stage between Malta and Fort man yesterday afternoon and secured S2S.OOO. No trace of the rObber has been discovered.
Seward weekly gateway., 1907-04-20
MYSTERIOUS HEIRS RISE
 TO CLAIM SMITHS COIN
By Cable to The Daily Gateway.

New York, April l9-A mysterious father and mother and other alleged relatives of the late "Silent" Smith, have appeared to fight for share in the $75, 900, 900 left to the widow.
Seward weekly gateway., 1907-04-20
Will Run to SeIdovia

Steamers Saratoga and Yucatan will go to Seldovia hereafter, according to the advertisement of the Northwest ern Steamship Company in the Seattle papers.
Seward weekly gateway., 1907-04-20
EACH ALASKA POST TO
 HAVE TWO COMPANIES
By Cable to The Daily Gateway.

Washington, D. C., April l5-Each Alaska military post will have two companies thissummer. Besides those now stationed in the north companies I, K, l. and NJ of the Tenth infantry, now at Honolulu, will be sent to Alaska posts in the latter part of June,
Seward weekly gateway., 1907-04-20
BANDITS GET S25,OOO
 FROM EXPRESS OFFICE
By Cable to The Daily Gateway.

St. Paul, April l7--BanditS held up the Northern Pacific express office in the depot and secured $25,OOO last night.
Seward weekly gateway., 1907-04-20
LONG LIST OF
 EARTHQUAKES
Since December } Twenty'SM Recorded and Same Num-
 Der of Hurricanes.
By Cable to The Daily Gateway.

Washington, D. C., April 2O-Since December 8, 1906 twenty-SiX damaging earthquake shocks have been register ed in the world, and the same number of hurricanes.
Seward weekly gateway., 1907-04-20
Think Tremor a Bad Omen

Madrid. April 20 Considerable damage was done yesterday by an shock. The people con ,ider it a bad omen for the prospective heir 10 the Spanish throne.
Seward weekly gateway., 1907-04-20
TREADWELL STRIKERS
 BEAT SERVIAN MINER
By Cable to The Daily Gateway.

Juneau, April l5-Strikers assaulted and badly beat a Servian miner named Mataii at Treadwell yesterday after noon. Five men are under arrest, charged with the assault.
 The Treadwell mine is operating $40 stamps today and is slowly getting it's entire plant into operation.
Seward weekly gateway., 1907-04-20
Three Cities in the Valley of Mexico Totally Demolished
 by the TremOr.
REPORTED 500 LIVES ARE LOST
Slumberinu Volcano of COlima in Violent Eruption Today for First
 Time in Many Years.
By Cable to The Dnily Gateway,

City of Mexico, April l5 An earth quake which continued four and one half minutes wrecked numerous build ings here this morning. No fatalities resulted but the property damage Is large.
Seward weekly gateway., 1907-04-20
Bandit Still Going With Coin

Butte, Mont, April l6,-The stage bandit who collected S2S,OO by a hold up last Sunday has not yet been cap tured and no reliable trace of him has been found.
Seward weekly gateway., 1907-04-20
Tremors Continue

City of Mexico, April l5 The tre- mors continue and several houses were iarred down this forenoon No casual ties vet. It js believed that the dis turbaucc !, widespread.
Seward weekly gateway., 1907-04-20
To Start Sunday at TreadweII

Treadwell, April l9-The strike is settled in all details on the basis agreed upon two days ago and the men will return to work next Sunday.
Seward weekly gateway., 1907-04-20
GundersOn Goes to RefOrmatory

St. Paul, April 2O-John Gunderson, who confessed the Northern Pacific robbery in this city, was sent to the state reformatory today.
Seward weekly gateway., 1907-04-20
Pacific Slnne Line sinks

City of Mexico, April F Two more towns. AyurIa and AcaPulo, have been wiped out by continued earthquake
 Continued ou page 2|
Seward weekly gateway., 1907-04-20
Tremor at Charleston

Charleston, <. C., April l9 Aa earthquake shock was felt here this morning and grave fears exist that succeeding disturbances will occur.
Seward weekly gateway., 1907-04-20
Registers Long Distance

Washington, D. C., April l5-- Earth quakes reported from Valparaiso and Buenos Ayres were recorded here by the seiSmograph this morning.
Seward weekly gateway., 1907-04-20
Boston Has a Shake

Boston, April 20 -Tremors were felt here this morning.
Seward weekly gateway., 1907-04-20
Jars the Turks

Constantinople, April 29-A sharp earthquake shock was felt here this afternoon.
Seward weekly gateway., 1907-04-20
Felt at Albany

Albany, April l5 The government seismograph here recorded the City ot Mexico earthquake shock this morn ing, the longest shock on record
Seward weekly gateway., 1907-04-20

About 70 per cent of the worlds copper output is produced in the United States.
Seward weekly gateway., 1907-04-20
Shock Felt in Italy

Florence, Italy, April, l9-The city was shaken by an earthquake shock at o'clock this afternoon.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1907-05-26
A PersuasIve Tonaue.
. Kansas Civ Star.

From the Kansas City Star
 About thirty years ago Henry Clay Dean, the eccentric Missouri lawyer and orator. was attending a term of court, at which I was defending a man on pretty serious charge" said Judge Risdon of Kirksville the other day. Two horse thieves that were there in jail sent for Dean. He took their case and after look ing at 1t from all sides concluded the best thing for them to do was to plead guilty and take two years each. His men baked on the idea of pleading guilty. He told them that the penitentiary wasn't bad sort of a place; he had been all through it and he knew. The warden-a personal friend of mine-is one or tho kindest men that ever lived said Deani he never makes you work when you are tired, and when you are sick he always looNs after you like a mother. You get roasted beef and brown bread every day, and pie and turkey on Sunday. Why, when Bill Jenkns-you boys know Bill used to run a little sawmill over in the corner of Putnam county, they sent him up for-er-borrowing corn. When he went there he didn't weigh over hun dred and thirty pounds, regular skin and bones, and in six months he weighed three hundred pounds, avoirdupois, and was made captain of the guard-just get ting along fine; said he wouldn't swap his job for any other in Missouri, and wrote his folks to come down and live with him. The prison can't hurt anything but your reputation, and what does a fellow who's been stealing care about reputation any way? The two horse thieves by this time were dead anxious to plead guilty and begin life in the pen. More than that, all the other fellows In the iail who had heard Dean talk insisted on pleading guilty and going along"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1907-05-26

disease of germ origin, such as tuber- culois and malignant growths."
 The author of the article, Charles Flley Hall, imparts much valuable in formation relating to 'the history of the search for the bacterium of the aforesaid diseases-of cancer in par ticular'-and of past failures "of ex- periments with remedial agents under taken in the hope of finding a specific" {" He states that hospitals are soon to be opened in New York, Boston, Philadei- phia and Pittsburg for the treatment and investigation of these several forms of incurable diseases now so prevalent" A notable feature will be the free treatment of properly accred- ited patients who may be in reduced circumstances and financially unable to provide for the same. The discov- cry, in his estimation, goes far toward restoring the human system to that powerful condition called "health" and the possible prolongation of human life. The fluid Is administered in the same manner as antitoxin-by injec- ton.
 The closing paragraph of this paper, following the history and the search for the virulent germs, if such they actually are. makes interesting read ing: Should the conclusions already reached be fully verified and estab- lished, not only will it prove the para sitic character of the cancer infection, together with that of tuberculosis, but make it clear that the only hope of prevention or control of either disease is through fluid or serum treatment. It is to establish this point beyond in- telligent controversy and to extend the work so auspiciously begun that these hospitals are to be opened"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1907-05-26
STEADY ON WEATHER REPORTS Prices Go Up After Opening on
 Support BULLISH VISIBLE SUPPLY Following the Call the Market Eases Off 2 to Points, But Rallies
 On Covering In the
 Afternoon.

New York, May 25.-The cotton market opened steady at a decline of points on June, was much affected by liquida- tion, but was points higher on other po- sitions in response to continued wet weather in the belt and bullish construc- tion of visible supply.
 Immediately following the call the mar ket eased off ? or 8 points on the new crop months under realizing. but rallied later on covering and fresh buying for long account which was encouraged by the private wires claiming fresh damage from recent rains. Prices during the mid dle of the morning were about to s points net higher, with the market mod erately active and firm.
 Etimated receipts at the ports today 7OS4 bales, againstS146 last week and 14,s11 last year.
 For the week, 50,OOO bales, against 54, 432 last week and 7S,9OS last year.
 Todays receipts at New Orleans, 1427. against 1037 last year, and at Houston, 1IS2 bales, against 2216 last year.
 New York Cotton Futures