Seward weekly gateway., 1907-02-09
By Cable to The Daily Gateway.
 Dryden Quits In Disgust

his withdrawal from the race for re- election on account of his health. The legislature has been in deadlock over the senatorial election ever since it began voting.
 Washington Legislative Dope
 Olympia, Feb. 4-The direct pri- mary league of the state charges mem bers of the legislature with amending the bill to death. The league eX- presses fear that the law will be in- effective if passed. A bill was intro duced in the legislature today making train robbery punishable by death.
 Passes $I,OOO, 900 Appropriation
 Olympia, Wash, Feb. 4-The house passed the bill sppropriating Sl,OOO,- 900 for the Alaska Yukon-Pacidc fair, to be raised by sale of shore landSalong Lake Union and Lake Washington in the city of Seattle. The attorney general gives an opinion that the souatters on these lands have no claim Co them. The bll had previously passed the senate and will no doubt be signed by the governor, 'so the appro- priatiOn is assured.
 Want to Buy Shore Lands Cheap
 Seattle, Feb. 4-ClaimantS of the lake shore lands announce that they will not fight the act to sell the lands Go raise money for the exposition If the lands are offered at reasonable prices but if the figures are set high they will form a protective association to resist the sale in the courts.
 Saratoga Reaches Seattle
 Seattle, Feb. 4-Steamer Saratoga arrived from Seward yesterday morn ing. She is scheduled to sail again for the north next Friday at noon.
 Yrs. LOugwOrth has La Grippe
 Washington, D. C., Feb. 1 - Mrs. Nicholas Longworth is confined to her bed with an attack of la grippe.
 Forest Gets Exposition Job
 Seattle, Feb. William R. Forrest, formerly duputy U. $. marshal at Nome under Marshal Richards, was named today as commissioner to Europe for the Alaska-NukOn-Pacitc eNpoSi- tion.
 Alaska Game Law Passes House
 Washington, D. C.. Feb. 5-D,legate Waskey made his maiden speech inthe house yesterday afternoon on the new Alaska game law. The bill passed the house after debate in which much opposition to it was apparent, because it was argued that it places too much power in the hands of the governor.
 To Compel Issuance of Patents
 Washington, D. C., Feb. 6-Senator Heyburn of Idaho introduced bill in the senate today directing the secre- tary Of the interior to issue patents to all mining claims where the applica- tion for patent shows compliance with | the laws. Secretary Hitchcock is holding up a large number of applica- tions for patents to await inveStiga- tion by a special agent of the depart ment.
 Customs Appraiser for Seattle
 Washington, D. C., Feb. G The | senate committee on commerce today | agreed to make a favorable report on the bill creating the office of appraiser in the customs service at Seattle.
 Goes East for Exposition
 Seattle, Feb. 6--J. E. Chilberg, pres ident of the AlaSka-Yukon-P Pacific ex- position, left last night for Washington | and the eastern states to work for national and state appropriations for Che fair.
 Lake Shore Claimants Scheme 
 Seattle, Feb. 7-The lake shore land | claimants now ask the legislature to repeal the bill just passed ordering the sale of shore lands to raise the | sl,OOO,O 900 appropriation for the Alaska Yukon-Paciic exposition and to pass a | substitute authorizing the sale of all | the shore lands to abutting land owners l for S2,OOO,OOO. They propose that half l of this go to the exposition and the other half be employed upon construc- tion of the Lake Washington canal.
 Working for Fair Appropriation
 Washington, D. C., Feb. 7-Gov. l McGraw of Seattle held a conference today with the Washington delegation in congress concerning the federal ap- Propriation for the Alaska-Yukon- Pacific exposition. All are we'll sat iSfed with the state appropriation and are working hard for one from con- gresS.