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Seward weekly gateway., 1907-02-16
Guggenheim.MOrgan Representa- lives Oppose Congressional
 Grant to Burleigh.
SYNDICATE FIGHTS ALL RIVALS
Seeks to Prevent Construction Into Copper Fields Until It GObbleS
 Up Best Deposits.
By Cable to The Dary Gateway.

Washington, D. C., Feb. 1.-The Guggenheim-Morgau crowd has in- creased it's congressional lobby to de- feat in the senate the charter and land grant to Burleigh's Alaska Railroad. The measure has strong support but it is not likely to pass at this session.
 It is we'll understood now that the Guggeuheim Morgan syndicate will oppose ali legislation to aid railroad building into any of the copper and coal districts of Alaska. It is the Pur- pose of the syndicate to prevent any and all railroad building if possible untiI it secures control of all the large deposits of copper and coal of the in- terior of Alaska. At the present time these deposits are worthless for actual use and will remain so until railroad transportation reaches them.
Seward weekly gateway., 1907-02-16
AGREES ON BILL
 FOR COAL LAND
House Committee Terminates Measure Different From the
 Presidents Ideas.
By Gable to The Daily Gateway.

Washington, D. C., Feb. 1.-The house committee on public lands today agreed upon compromise bill to gov ern the disposition of coal lands on the public domain, which is far different from the form which the president was anxious to secure. It provides for the sale of coal lands under the same restrictions as other lands, except that the privilege of communication is with held.
 The bill provides that four or more persons who may expend $lO,OOO in de- veloping mines upon coal lands on the public domain may receive patent to 256O acres. For an expenditure of $5OOO they may receive patent to l2SO acres.
Seward weekly gateway., 1907-02-16
Seward Has a Magazine Writer

In the January Recreation" is an article on moose hunting on Kenai peninsula by Edwin Lowell of Seward, giving an account of a moose hunt taken by himself and Elgin Vaughan of Seward last September around the head of Resurrection river. It is illustrated with three cuts and is cal culated to make all wild game hunters who may read it form an immediate resolution to hunt moose in Alaska next fall.
Seward weekly gateway., 1907-02-16
NO HOME RULE
 AT THIS TIME
House Committee on Territories Thinks Adverse Sentiment
 Is Growing.
By Cable to The Daily Gateway.

Washington, D. C., Feb. l3-The house committee on territories, of which Delegate Waskey is member, announced today that it will not con- sider territorial government for Alaska at this session, claiming that senti- ment against it is growing in every quarter. The opposition forces are organizing to defeat the proposition in the next congress.
 Gov. Hoggatt has been very active all through the session in trying to create the impression that little popu- lar sentiment exists in Alaska in favor of territorial government. The Gug- genheim lobbyists are also working against it.
Seward weekly gateway., 1907-02-16
PROVINCE MAY SUE
 DOMINION GOVERNMENT
By Cable to The Daily Gateway.

Vancouver, B. C., Feb. flowing to differences between the Conservative provincial government of British Columbia and the Liberal Dominion government at Ottawa the former threatens to sue the Dominion govern ment to compel it to accede to demands of the provincial cabinet regarding the land grand in the province to the Grand Trunk railroad The railroad terminals at Prince Rupert are in- volved.
Seward weekly gateway., 1907-02-16
Finds rIastOdon Remains

Max L. Lohbrunner recently found remains of mastodon on Alice creek near Circle City. One tusk, nine feet long, was intact; four teeth weighed fifty pounds each. About 1000 pounds of bones were eresurrected and indicate that the animal was of unusual size, even for it's class. Lohbrunner says numer- ous fragments of ancient remains have been found in the same vicinity which indicate that it was a sort of prehis- toric graveyard.
Seward weekly gateway., 1907-02-16
Gravel Elevator for Placers

It is claimed for the Ruble gravel elevator, an invention for use in placer mining, that it does the work of grizz- ly, undercurrent and elevator in one combination. It separates the fine gravel froln coarse rock while both are forced up the elevator by a stream from a giant. The fine gravel, sand and gold drop through the grated floor and the water returning in an easy flow carries the gravel back to a sluice.
Seward weekly gateway., 1907-02-16
Agree on Settlement

Washington, D. C., Feb. l4-Prest- dent Roosevelt and the San Francisco delegation reached Ss. a -eeaaaE: s56!y upon the Japanese issues in cOntrover- sy. The school question is settled by agreeing that Japanese may be edu-
 Continued on page 4)
Seward weekly gateway., 1907-02-16
STACK 2OOO MAIL SACKS
 OUTSIDE POST OFFICE
By Cable to The D0uy Gateway.

Seattle, Feb. 16-The blockade of in- coming mail became so great today that pest office employees were com pelled to stack 2OOO sacks of undis- tributed mail in the alley back of the building, where it is kept under guard while the clerks work to clear the mail inside. Several days will be re- ouired to dispose of the first class mail.
Seward weekly gateway., 1907-02-16
SOLDIERS SAY CITIZENS
 FIRED OVER BARRACKS
By Cable to The Daily Gateway.

Washington, D. C., Feb. l6-Negro soldiers formerly belonging to the Twenty-ffth infantry, discharged for participation in the riot at Browns vile, Texas, testified before the senate iuvesti gating committee that citizens of the town fired volleys over the soldiers barracks in an effort to get the soldiers out in order to start a general massacre of them. Citizens shouted, Come out you blacks" with oppvobrious epithets. The soldiers testified that they remained inside to avoid trouble.
Seward weekly gateway., 1907-02-16
CUTS OFF ALL
 ALASKA BILLS
Senate Will Take Up No New Measures for Territory at
 This Session.
By Gable to The Daily Gateway.

Washington, D. C., Feb. l5-No more new Alaska legislation will be considered by senate committees in the present congress on account of the length of the Brownsville inveStiga- ton, which is likely to take up much q the senate'S time in the last days of the session. This announcement was made today.
 It seems improbable now that any thing will be done at this session with the judiciary bill for Alaska, providing for the creation of a fourth judicial division to relieve congested court conditions in the territory.
Seward weekly gateway., 1907-02-16
To Restrict Japanese Immigration

Washington, D. C., Feb. l3-Plans are practically perfected by Pacific coast members of congress to offer an amendment to the immigration laws providing that no Japanese shall be admitted into the United States with out a passport from the Japanese gov ernment.
Seward weekly gateway., 1907-02-16
JUDGE WICKERSHAM TO
 HOLD TERM AT VALDEZ

In answer to query wired by the Gateway Deputy Marshal Vibrant answers from Valdez that Judge Wick ersham will preside at the term called to convene at Valdez March 4. Jurors are expected to report on the first day of the term.
Seward weekly gateway., 1907-02-16
Stands Up fOr Guggenheims

Washington, D. C., Feb. l5-A mem- Der of the senate committee on rail- roads says Andrew F. Burleigh failed to substantiate his charge that the Guggenheim syndicate is trying to de- stroy Alaska railroad projects in order to obtain monopoly of copper and coal in the territory.
Seward weekly gateway., 1907-02-16
STRIKE STOPS
 BUTTE PAPERS
PreSSmen Walk Out and Typo graphical Union Follows
 in Sympathy,
By cable .o Fhe paily eateway.


 Butte, Feb. l6-The pressmen on the city newspapers struck yesterday for a new wage scale and the typographical union joined them today. The news. paper publishers of Butte and Ana couda immediately suspended all effort at publication and will make no attempt to issue again until the union islS accept terms.
 Indications point to a long and bitter fight as both sides say they will accept no compromise. The publishers say they will not undertake to conduct newspapers under the dictation O. labor unions.
Seward weekly gateway., 1907-02-16
MANY BRIDGES OUT ON
 OREGON RAILROADS LINE
By Cable to The Daily Gateway.

Portland, Feb. 12- The Oregon Rail- road & Navigation Company succeeded in clearing its tracks today after pro- longed snow blockade and found many bridges out all along the line. The residents of many towns are suffering from the lack of necessaries as no freight has gone through for twenty days
Seward weekly gateway., 1907-02-16

The California saloon in Fairbanks has offered a reward of $50 to the man who makes the quickest trip between Fairbanks and Valdez this winter, either way, afoot or horseback, with dog team or horse sled, automobile or wheelbarrow.
Seward weekly gateway., 1907-02-16
POWERS AGREE TO KEEP
 LIQUOR OUT OF AFRICA
By Cable to The Daily Gateway.

Washington, D. C., Feb. IA - The senate committee on foreign affairs reported favorably today the interna- ional treaty by which the powers agree to the suppression of the liquor traffic in the African free states, by enforc- ing a prohibitive tariff against it's im- portation.
Seward weekly gateway., 1907-02-16
Tungsten Price Jumps Upward

Tungsten advanced in price from S4OO to $500 a ton in one day in the Pittsburg market recently, owing to the limited supply and increasing de- mand. Tungsten as an alloy with steel makes the hardest steel known and is used in making large guns and naval armor.
Seward weekly gateway., 1907-02-16
FIRST GREAT NORTHERN
 TRAlN IN EIGHT DAYS
By Cable to The Daily Gateway.

Seattle, Feb. 1.-The first Great Northern passenger train from the east in eight days arrived in the city last midnight. The Northern Pacific expects to break the blockade on that line Tuesday. Trains have been tied up all the way to Spokane on both roads since the big snowStorm.
Seward weekly gateway., 1907-02-16
WAVES CRUSH HOUSES
 AND BURY INMATES
By Cable to The Daily Gateway.

Rome, Feb. 15--Heavy storms along the Calabrian coast hurled waves into the town of Calonna which crushed houses and buried the inmates in the ruins yesterday.
Seward weekly gateway., 1907-02-16
Dora Sails Westward

Steamer Dora arrived in port last Sunday forenoon and sailed in the after noon for westward ports. John E. Thwaites is again on the steamer as mail clerk after a vacation of three months in the states.
Seward weekly gateway., 1907-02-16

The signal service threatens to operate the Alaska cable tWenty-iour hours a day, beginning June l. This is claimed to be necessary to keep up with the business on the main line.
Seward weekly gateway., 1907-02-16

More miles of railway were built in the United States in 1906 than other year since 1887. The record of con- pleted construction for the present year is COST miles. In 1887 the record was 71O6 miles. The year previous, 1886, was the banner year in the country's history-13,OO0 miles.
Seward weekly gateway., 1907-02-16
WILL PUT FAST 15.T0N
 BOAT ON SUSlTNA RIVER

F. c Woolsey of the Yentna river launch "Bat," writes to the Gateway from Bremerton, Washington that he will put a new 15-ton launch on the Susitna this summer. It will be a l0- horse power engin and will have l4- knot boat. Mir. Woolsey will continue to operate the Bat CD the Yentna.
Seward weekly gateway., 1907-02-16

The Council News has died of inani- tion. It was bright little paper but In his valedictory the editor explains that he was tired of running news paper without an income.
Seward weekly gateway., 1907-02-16
Saratoga to Sail this Evening

Steamer Saratoga will sail for Se- ward this evening at g o'clock, if the weather is favorable. If the storm continues unsbated she may stay in Valdez over night. She reached that Dort yesterday afternoon from Seattle.
Seward weekly gateway., 1907-02-16

The high temperature today was 8 degrees above zero, between l2 and l D. m. This is the lowest maximum of the winter.
Seward weekly gateway., 1907-02-16
KNIGHT ISLAND MINE
 SELLS FOR S1OO,OO0
By Cable to The Daily Gateway.

Seattle, Feb. l2--The Dago group of copper mines on Knight island, Prince William Sound, Alaska, was sold today for SlOO,OOO to Seattle purchasers.
Seward weekly gateway., 1907-02-16

And now they are taking out SlOO pans from a pay streak thirty-eight feet wide in the Victor group on Vault creek, according to the veracious Fair banks papers.
Seward weekly gateway., 1907-02-16
Steamer Saratoga Sails

Seattle, Feb. 1l-Steamer Saratoga sailed for Seward yesterday at noon with sixty passengers, mostly for the Panama, and general cargo.
Seward weekly gateway., 1907-02-16

Placer discoveries in the province of are reported.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1907-06-21
WENT TO TEA
And 1t Wound Her Bobbin.

Tea drinking frequently affects PEG.
pie as badly as coffee A lady in Sails
bury, Md, says that she was COM
PEELED to abandon the use of coffee a
good many years ago, because it
threatened to ruin her health and that
she went over to tea drinking, but
finally, she had dyspepsia so bad that
she had lost twenty-five pounds and
no food seemed to agree with her.
She further says: GAS this time I
was induced to take up the famous
food drink, Postum, and was so much
pleased with the results that I have
never been without it since. 1 COM
menced to improve at once, regained
my twenty-five pounds of flesh and
went SOME beyond my usual weight.
II know Postum to be good, pure,
and healthful, and there never was an
article, and never will be, 1 believe.
that does so surely take the place of
coffee, as Postum Food Coffee The
beauty of it all is that it is satisfying
and wonderfully nourishing. feel as
if could not sing it's praises too loud"
Read "The Road to Wellville," in pkgs.
There's Reason"
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1907-06-21
PAID HOLMES FOR CROP NEWS.
New York Broker Gives Damaging
Testimony in Cotton Case.

Washington, June 1S.-In Louis H.
Van Ripper, New York broker, the
government Monday introduced the
first witness in the trial of Edwin
H. Holmes, Jr., who has directly con-
nected Holmes with the premature
divulgence of the information on
which the cotton crops of the agri-
cultural department are based.
He said that he had met Holmes in
1904 through F. A. Peckham, and that
he had agreed to give them two-thirds
of any profits that might be derived
through stock deals made on points
supplied by Holmes. He then told how
Holmes had kept his part of the agree
ment by giving out information day
in advance of the appearance of the
official report; quoted figures to show
the degree of accuracy of the informa-
ton supplied, and related instances in
which Holmes had been paid money
through Moses Haas.
He said that $4,000 had been
cleared on the information secured in
advance of the report for November,
1904. He also testified that Holmes
had agreed to keep him informed of
the plans of other cotton brokers and
told how in the end a regular partner
ship had been formed in which Holmes
was one of five members.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1907-06-21
PURIFIED LIFE INSURANCE.
Benefits from New Law, Which Re
mains Substantially Unchanged.

Through the influence of Gov.
Hughes, the New York Legislature de-
cided to make no radical changes in
the new insurance law. 1t was pointed
out by Gov. Hughes that the New York
law has already accomplished wide
spread reforms, with proportionate
benefits to policyholders, and that it
fore any amendments were seriously
considered. 1t is estimated that the
cost Of the Encouragement of the past
did not average more than 20 cents to
each policyholder, while the benefits
to present and future policyholders
will amount to many times more and
be cumulative besides. The speed
craze of the big companies and the en-
cessive cost of securing new business
was the most extravagant evil of the
old arrangements. Under the new
regime the cost of new business has
already been greatly reduced, along
with other economies.
The showing made by the Equitable
Life Assurance Society in it's report
for 1906 was strong argument
against meddling with the new law.
In the Equitable alone there was a
saving of over 100000 in expenses,
besides an increase in the income
from the Society's assets amounting
to as much more. The ratios of the
Equitable's total expenses to its total
income was 1929 in 1904, 1889 in
1905, and only 14.4STo in 1906. The
dividends paid to Equitable policy
holders in 1906 amounted to $7,2S9, 734,
which was an increase of more than
go over 1905.
While the Equitable made better
showing than any other big company,
all reported radical economies and I'M
| der such conditions the Legislature
wisely decided to leave the law sub.
stantially as it stands.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1907-06-21
FORGETTING Something.

When the train that conveyed Pres
ident Roosevelt through Virginia on
his last trip south stopped at Char
lottesville, negro approached the
presidents car and passed aboard q
big basketful of fine fruit, to which
was attached the card of prominent
grower.
In course of time the orchardist re.
ceived letter of acknowledgment
from the White House expressing the
presidents appreciation of the gift,
and complimenting the donor upon his
fruit. The recipient of the letter was,
of course, greatly pleased, and, feel
ing sure that his head gardener would
be much interested in the letter, he
read it to him. The darby who
served in the capacity mentioned lis
tened gravely, but his only commeD'
was:
"He doan' say nothin' bout sendin'
back de basket, do he?"-Success
Magazine.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1907-06-21
THE NEWS IN BRIEF.

United States Senator Beveridge, of
Indiana, is engaged to marry Miss
Katherine Eddy, of Chicago.
Safe blowers robbed the State bank
of Bingham Lake, Mimi, of $1,000, but
were captured and the money recov
cred.
Redmond Prindiville, of Chicago, for
many years a kell-known lake cap
tain, was struck by a street car and
killed.
Samuel E. Haskins, a wealthy lum-
Der broker of Glasgow, Scotland, COM
mitted suicide in st. Louis by drinking
carbolic acid
The town of Covilha, Portugal was
wrecked by a blast of dynamite sup
posed to have been the work of dis
missed laborers.
Col. Alexander Hogeland, known as
1.-THE newsboy's friend" was found
dead in bed in the Murray hotel, Oma-
ha. His home was at Louisville, KY.
Mrs. Simon Dufriche, of New Or
leans, will sue the estate of the late
James HI. Smith for more than $S,000,-
900. She claims she is his daughter.
The sawmill and lumber yards Of
Davis Baird & Co.,, on the Delaware
river front, in Camden, N. j., were de-
stroyed by fire. The loss was $780,
900.
Walter Brown, aged 16, only son Of
William Barringer Brown, a wealthy
man in Crown Point, Ind, was
drowned in Fancher lake, near Ham-
mond
Two hundred and fifty cigar makers
struck at Fort Wayne, Ind, for higher
wages. The manufacturers have or
ganized an association to resist the
advance demanded.
William lie Baron Jenney, one Of
the leading architects of Chicago, to
whose genius the modern steel con-
struction building is largely due, died
at Los Angeles, Cal, aged IA years.
William Roulo, a carpenter, aged 35
years, cut his wife Marie's throat in
their home at Detroit, Mich, and then
slashed his own throat with the same
razor. Both of them died where they
fell.
Phoebe w. Cousins, long prominent
in woman suffrage affairs, in an adj
dress in St. Louis, Mo-, admitted the
failure of the movement and de-
cried prohibition in the District of Co
lumbia
Samuel Wagner who, until his re-
tirement, was the oldest locomotive
engineer in point of service employed
by the Philadelphia & Reading Rail-
way company, was struck and killed
by Reading train in Philadelphia.
An automobile plunged over high
embankment at Sanbornville, N. H.,
fatally injuring DR.. Ben. Hicks Met
calf, head of Metcalf's hospital, Win
throp, Mass; Mrs. Metcalf and Miss
Churchill, matron of the Metcalf hos
pital
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1907-06-21
NEWS NOTES.

Winona. Richter, tailor
committed suicide while alone in his
shop by shooting himself. He leaves
family.
Owatonna. = Four houses were
struck by lightning and more or less
damaged. The storm was one of the
most severe in the history of the city.
Austin. Rule, the famous
performing horse which has been
travelling with circus, dropped dead
here just after the afternoon perform
ance. Death was due to tobacco
heart, the horse having been in the
habit of chewing tobacco and smok-
ing cigarettes.
Mankato.-The injuries which Au-
gust Koch sustained two or three
weeks ago by being caught in a belt
and carried around the shaft at the
tub factory have resulted fatally. He
was forty years old. A widow and
one child survive.
Crookston.-William Munich, the
deputy game warden for this district
arrested Chris Bangen Of st. Hilaire,
charging him with fishing with net
in the Red Lake river at that place.
Bangen was taken before Judge Nell
son of st. Hilaire, found guilty, and
fined $25 and costs.
Minneapolis. little daughter Of
Mr.. and Mrs. Andrew Lindstrom was
attacked and bitten by vicious dog.
In trying to protect her child the
mother was also bitten. 1t Is thought
the girl will recover, although her
face is terribly lacerated. The dog
was shot by policeman.
Northfield.-The annual commence
ment exercises of Carleton college
were held. The graduating class
numbers forty-six, the largest in tho
history of the college. Miss Elmer
Hallowell Of Mortified delivered the
valedictory and an grafton on "Rob-
ert E. Lee, the Patriot" and Miss
Anna Cathout delivered the saluta-
tory and an grafton on ''The Signif-
canoe of the Electron Theory"
Duluth.-A decomposed body, found
sitting upright in stream near Spirit
Lake, on the st. Louis river, has been
identified as Isak Altonen, an aged
Finlander, and foul play is suspected.
He left Smithville With = jug of liquor
one day last December and was fol-
lowed by two men who had been
drinking with him. 1t is thought
they pushed him over the cliff into
the stream.
Minneapolis. -Donald Bsbcock, a
senior at the University Of Minnesota
is the winner of the Wyman prize of
$50, offered by j. r. Wyman of Mimi
eapolis to the undergraduate student
writing the best 5,000-word essay on
the subject, "The Influence of Immi-
grafton on the Development of the
Northwest.
Faribault.- dwelling belonging
to Mrs. Durham, at Millersburg, was
struck by lightning and completely
destroyed by fire. Mrs. Durham
lived in the house alone and barely
escaped from the building, The loss
is about 81, 200.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1907-06-21
Line Up for Land.

Duluth. the next land
opening at the local Office will not
take place for three weeks, line al
ready has been started. Anton Das-
kari was the first man to take up his
position in front of the office. A
companion of Daskari, who has been
investigating the land, returned to-
day in time to take the second place
in the line.
The land which will be opened for
settlement July includes 1000 acres
of coded Chippewa Indian lands in
the Fon du Lac reservation. Alto
gether there is land for about twelve
claims. Some of the land is said to
be fine agricultural land and it is
likely that before the three weeks
are up half hundred or more ap-
plicants will be in line awaiting a
chance to file.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1907-06-21
FAILED IN SMALL THINGS.
Congressman Evidently Was No Here
to His Wife.

There Is certain congressman
who, whatever authority he may hold
in the councils Of state, is of compare
lively minor Importance in his own
household. Indeed, it has been un.
kindly intimated that his wife is "the
whole thing in their establishment.
Representative and Mrs. Blank
had been to Baltimore one afternoon.
When they left the train at Washing.
ton, on their return, Mrs. Blank dis
covered that her umbrella, which had
been intrusted to the care of her hus-
band, was missing.
where's my umbrella?" she de-
manded.
I'm afraid I've forgotten it, my
DEAR" meekly answered the congress
man. ''It must still be in the train"
"In the train!" snorted the lady.
"And to think that the affairs of the
nation are intrusted to a man who
doesn't know enough to take care Of q
woman's mbrella!"-Success Maya.
zine,