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Seward weekly gateway., 1907-02-02
Limitless Coal Deposits

lie at Stewards back door. They have been eX- amined and analysed by the best experts and rated by them with the best bituminous coal of the Atlantic coast. In another year this coal will be hauled to tide water over the Alaska Central railroad and can be mined in quantity to furnish steam to all the ships that sail the North Pacific, In few years it will furnish coke to smelters which will be erected at Seward to reduce the copper ores of that bonanza field, Prince William sound, whose richest deposits are within few hours sailing.
Seward weekly gateway., 1907-02-02

Willoughby Clark, the fourth attor- ney admitted to practice in Alaska and the first to engage in active practice, is dead. He had practiced at Sitka, Nome and other places.
Seward weekly gateway., 1907-02-02
SAVE YOUR MONEY.

Until habits of thrift are formed it is hard to keep out of debt-after that you can't help keeping out. Persistent saving is fortune's firm foundation stone. Hold on to some part of every dollar earned.
 BANK OF SEWARD.
Seward weekly gateway., 1907-02-02

Ketchikan's first murder was dated January } this year. Andrew Marin go celebrated a carousal by shooting Jack Leavers dead in a quarrel over a woman,
Seward weekly gateway., 1907-02-02
Seward Outfits Miners

For all this territory From this town leads the best route to the new bonanza fields They are more accessible than any other great district of Alaska, an important factorin their development
Seward weekly gateway., 1907-02-02

The Bertha sailed for Seattle last Tuesday, taking a stock of lumber and few passengers to Latouche.
Seward weekly gateway., 1907-02-02

Go to Brown & Hawkins for rubbers, overshoes, arctics and moccasins. Large stock; best quality.
Seward weekly gateway., 1907-02-02
The Longest Railroad

in operation in Alaska has Seward for its ocean terminus and it's track lengthens each month. On the finest townsite in Alaska, at the head of the best harbor on the Alaska coast icefree every day in every year, Seward is building The town has water works, electric lighting, sewerage; and it's development is based upon exhaustless re- sources.
Seward weekly gateway., 1907-02-02
In the Near Future

Through the extension of the Alaska Central railroad. now building northward from Seward tho territory tributary to the town as the chief seaport of the southern coast will gradually eX- pand until it embraces the Panama and upper Kuskol,vim, each a region of imperial extent and resources.
Seward weekly gateway., 1907-02-02
TO THE BEST PORTION OF
CENTRAL ALASKA

Through this harbor passes nearly all the traffic of the vast region lying north of Cook inlet and between the two mountain ranges winch oouno the Susitna valley, an area as large as one of the great states of the Middle West
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1907-01-21

turning the streets into a speedway
for untraeked locomotives. to the
peril OF the pedestrian public. The
public Is growing a llttlc impatient Of
this form OF sport. and in several cas-
es where an elderly person or a child
has been maneled BY some s~uperheat-
ca enthusiasm IN goggles popular pro.
test has been dangerously near ,he
reprehensIble form or a iynching.
The sacrifice of d human life really
seems an exorbitant price to pas fcf
indulging some speed crank or rattis.
brain in the pleasure OF a racetrack
spin on the public streets. In cornec.
ton with the case of the Jailed scorch.
err In New York 1t IS shown from the
record. what is matter Of pretty com.
mon report elsewhere. that in com,
iparatiyely few of the cases were the
carowners themselves the real Of
tenders; OF even present As a lead.
ing automobile manufacturer pointed
out last summer. in his indignant pro
test against scorching as a scandal
and an injury to the trade and the
sport, the great majority Of these OF
tenders are the employed chauffeurs.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1907-01-21
The Navy Personnel.

New York Tribune
No recent proposition affecting the
usefulness OF the American Navy has
been more urgently recommended by
those who are best qualified to speal,
about such matters than the one
which aims to give oricers who are
to command squadrons and fleets q
fair chance to learn their business.
The need of this reform has been
pointed ont repeatedly by Rear Ad.
miral Converse, chief Of the Bureau of
Navigation, N Of whose duties is to
devise means of increasing the eti.
cheney of the service. It has also
been recognized by President Roose-
welt and Admiral Dewey. who have
been emphatic in their a~tterances on
the subject, and by Mr.. Bonaparte,
who. as secretary OF the navy, con.
vened a special board last year to ma.
ture a specific plan for its execution.
That body, which completed its work
several months ago, pronounces the
present condition a Serious menace
to the interests OF the country, and
believes that legislation for its cor.
rection is Immediately demanded.
Other reforms in the Navy have
been advocated by Mr.. Bonaparte and
his predecessors, among them a gen.
eral reorganization Of the machinery
of the department. But there is ap.
parently no such pressing need of that
as there is of facilitating promotion.
fnasmuch as the full effect Of the
measure urged by the navy person
mel board would not be felt for sew.
eral years, there is the more reason
for its prompt enactment. Battles are
won by skill, not luck. No officer can
hope 10 acquire without long practice
that mastery of naval tactics-that
general practical eficrency-on which
success in dependent. To deny him
an opportunity to maneuver a squad
ron or a feet until just before he is
retired from the service imposes on
the nation whose servant he is a ire
mendous handicap.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1907-01-21
PUBLIC OPINION


|
We would not touch It, but would con
sign II TO the flames with the aid u
a pair OF tongss Despite the met thar
men who handle money constantly
seem to be fully up to the average in
health there can be no doubt that dis
ease Is communicated by this means.
II Is no more than common prudence
to cut that risk down as much as pos.
sible.
Treasurer Treat has examiied into
the subject carefully and announces
that the cost to. the government Of
keeping the paper money in circuia.
tlon reasonably new would be incon.
Siderable. He strongly urges that II
be done. AT present a great deal OF
old currency is constantly being ex.
changed for new. During the month
lof December the government gave
clean money for old TO the value Of
more than 100000. But the needs
OF the situation r far from being
met. Those banks which are not 10.
Gated in cities containing subtreas.
uries are compelled to pay express
charges for the forwarding Of old mon,
ey and the return or new bills. In
many S the cost is heavy enough
to deter the banks from attempting to
effect exchanges.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1907-01-21

miners are larger than at any time
since the award of the strike commits.
sion and the work at the mines Is
only interrupted when the men vplun-
tarity take a holiday. The price of
coal is entirely satisfactory to the
producer and 1t is n that wen odd
lots are sold at a concession.
Considered from all points of view
there is no large industry. in this Pc
Rod Of world wide prosperity, which
is on a more satisfactory basis for all
interests concerned, than the anthra-
cite trade. Unless something entire
ly unforeseen occurs there will be no
disturbance of these conditions for
more than two years.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1907-01-21
in HARD LINES.

The people OF this city suffered
many inconvenience from the "rainy
season" Of last week, notwithstand,
ing we have no "food district" and
no loss of any moment is aver traced
directly to high waters here. The in.
cessant rains, however. added to the
troubles in the water famine, Interior
ed with the electric lights, delayed
the trains, made the mails irregular,
prevented the country people from
coming to town, and caused a prac-
teal stagnation in business all along
the line. 1t is perhaps safe to say
that there was less business done in
Fairmont last week than the record
of any week for years will show. This
week ought to see a revival and un.
doubtedly will. The people are feel.
ing better, the weather is more favor
able in every way and much more
business Is likely to be done. A
prominent pastor OF the town said to
the editor of the West yirginian on
Saturday evening that he had never
seen SO many Gimp people in his
life in one week as he had run across
in Fairmont last week. Nearly every.
body was more or less under the
weather" and the whole town was in
a sort of halfhearted condition. 1t
is much better this week.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1907-01-21
co&EMNT OF LEADING NEwsPA.
PEERS ON a VARIETY OF TOR.
Ics-oLp PARTIES ARE
BREAKING UP.

New Orleans Picayune.
The most striking feature in Ameri-
can politics to-day Is the Impending
breakup of the great parties. The Re-
publican leaders are at war among
themselves. All who are eager can
didates for the next presidency are
fighting Roosevelt and his policy for
all that Is out. They lose no oppor.
tunity to attack his acts and to be.
little his administration. But the
Democrats have no such cohesive
force. and radicalism, which gives
them a hope. is all they have to go
on. If Mr.. Bryan can carry out his
scheme of government ownership of
railroads that would create more than
a million additional federal Offices, and
that would be a glorious opportunity
for the time-servers who have not
had a federal place since they went
back on President Cleveland.
In New York the Democrats. with
Hearst on one side and Mayor Nc
cieiian on the other, are engaged in
! deadly warfare. There are no Demo-
cratic States in the North. but the
Southern Democrats in the National
House of Representatives are in an
active, II not a bitter. fight as 10
whether John Sharp Williams shah
be permitted again to lead the minor
ity in the House. 1t is not much of
an honor, but 1t is an the Democrats
possess in national affairs, and they
have come to q%uarreling over 1t. The
simple fact is that the once great par
ties are breaking up, and the leaders.
or would be leaders, have no other title
to Importance except to wrangle' and
fight among themselves.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1907-01-21
PEACE in rHE coAL, TRADE.

rha ray sa.. a, i. a.,.
trade onons MN nnsnansaa aasa,
lions rso ,,sraaz Il ! ,a.aa
AMI me- snnnsv cnrtanaS u s..r...s
~ cars Tha 80 nsststa.a,
nroarct,on saasasrss. ~. -,
a. 'fac,,,t,as sas ~ a.saas
were tasen - sta,,,s A 30
s,,,, he,ns Ssa,e.aa saa .S,s n,, ~
IN MN ,so - aaaa. M WI 81
'dar year promises 10 be yerv fayoro.
Bile. The consumption Il coal q at tho
highest point bnown. ana the snpnly
n the using M a. stocks -cortinnes
viii be far less Al he onen,ne Of the
coal year than n laos. Every ,nd,ca.
non DIN Is the as-s,rntion ~ tns
GOAL above erosna "a FIAT tbe trad
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1907-01-21
THE PEOPLES FORUM
MR.. HARRIS BILL
To Prevent Sports on Decoration Day
"A Few Words in Favor


Note what the Charleston News OF
q few days ago said about Hon. Rufus
iIarr, one OF Marion coumty's repss,-
sentatiyes in attendance At the pros
sent session Of the Leeislrture az
Charleston in regard 10 certain Sports
which are ~practiced on the day Sc,
apart to honor the dead heroes who
gave their lives ! a : aud protect
one Of the nov greatest nations on
earth.
Those who failed 10 read the words
of the News OF to know of tho stand
Mr.. Harr takes as 10 the affair may
infer from the following that he Is
not in favor OF rude. course and unrc-
fined sports or amusements being
practiced or allowed to be practlccd
in connection with the decoration OF
the graves OF the dead soldiers whose
lives We're cut sudden and short from
friends and earth for the presersa-.
ton OF the more fortunate and their
offspring which. with its freedom.
they now enjoy. And the writer will.
hoping to be publicly Joined. venture
TO boldly say that Delegate Harr IS
unfurling a flag which should have
been hoisted years ago AMI should
throw. light on a plea which none
other than the ruae aud unrednci
would have the audaeity to reject.
~. kf.a RnAts 49,. - -. "
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1907-01-21
Rather Seedy
Individual
WHO REPRESENTS HIMSELF AS
JOHN THE BAPTIST HAS
BEEN RoTHERiNe
MINISTERS.

M
fAANNftssuhG' Jan. PA seedy
iookins Individual representing him
sen 10 be John the Baptist No, 2, and
claiming 70 hail from Canada, has
.peen 'ntlietlng himself on a number
OF peopie OF the city, during the past
TWO OF lhfee days and particularly
q pastors OF several Of the churches
OF the city. He seems to have gotten
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1907-01-21
Clean Money Needed.

Cleveland Leader.
This country is rich enough to af-
ford clean, sanitary paper money.
Charles II. Treat. the treasurer of the
United States, is of the opinion, and
he knows more about the subject than
any other official in Washington. It
ought to be provided. When one stops
to consider the possible places an old
bank note has ben and the possible
things 1t has come III contact with, it
becomes an object Of dread aud loatn-
ing. Yet we carry It in II pockets
and handle It without hesitation. If
It were a piece OF cloth or no value
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1907-01-21
HOW PEOPLE KILL THEMSELVES.

According to very carefully compll,
ed statistics 2,o4S cases of death or
injury from drugs of some sort oc.
CURED during the past year. OF the
cases reported, SOC resulted fatally,
carbotic acid was the fnvorftc with
the would-be suicides, 45G cases be,
Ing attributed TO 1t alone. 19G OF
which proved fatal. Morphine came
next with 1913 cases and 143 deaths.
Laudanum was tried by 1856 persons,
Sc of whom succeeded in killing them.
selves. s%trychnine tablets were nd,
ministered in 81 cases and resulted
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1907-01-21
Home For Girls
FOURTH BIENNIAL REPORT FOR
WEST VIRGINIA INDUSTRIAL
HOME OUT.

WHEELING, Jan. 21.- Yesterday
there received in this city cop
les of the fourth biennial report for
the West Virginia Industrial Home for
Girls, and it shows the home in excel.
lent condition. The directors Of the
home include DIR. Harriet B. Jones,
Rev. c. B. Graham and John Cum
minis Of this city. The report shows
that "a of the 90 counties OF the
State are represented In the home,
which contains a total OF 1T girls, 20
of whom have been committed during
the past two years. Wood county
has the largest representation. %
girls, while Ohio county is next with
%. or this number Ohio county has
placed but nine inmates in the home
during the past two years. OF all the
girls in the home the majority seem
to be sent at the ages of fourteen and
fifteen and Of the entire 10 sent to
the home. thirty.seven are Of these
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1907-01-21
Exeun. Addleks and Alles.

Philadelphia Record!
The story that the scorpion, when
brought to bay. Will sting itself is re.
called by the Delaware SENSATIONAL
election. in which the two ends Of
ADMINISTRATIONS and Allee-ie
feated each other for the Senate and
Delaware elected a second member OF
the Regular Republican faction. In
the first and last ballots Alice had IL
votes. and his vote varied very little
from that in the intermediate ballots.
Addicks started with nine, but after
two ballots 1t became evident that
he could get more, and he began to
distribute his strength around with the
purpose of finding the man most like.
ly to beat Alice.
This was evidently Richardson, WHO
hsa six votes on the first ballot, nine
on the second and 10 on the third.
lie gained pretty steadily, and on the
ninth he got 20 votes and became the
Republican candidate. Mr.. Richard.
o is u man Of large wealth, but he
did not try to get the senatorship. He
and Judge Pennewill. who had been
selected as the candidate of the Regu.
lar Republicans, seemed to be about
equally reluctant to run, but before
the caucus the jadge announced tina,
he would not permit the 8 of his
name and Mr.. Richardson had not
carried his preference for private life
SO far. He is a man OF character and
ability. During the long fight of Ad,
dicks the State has sometimes been
represented by an empty chair and
sometimes by a chair with not toe
much in 1t, but 1t is now represented
by two men of senatorial dimensions.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1907-01-21
Women Who Work.

Chicago inter-0 Ocean,
An urgent plea for a national inves-
tigation Of the industrial, social, NOR.
al, educational and physical condition
Of self-supporting women appears in
the Independent. According to the
last census, women are employed in
2s6 Of the sos separate occupations
there listed. Women do not serve in
the Army and Navy, drive street cars
or work in mines. They have not yet
entered a few of the metal trades.
But they are in all other occupations.
What is the effect upon their morals,
their health, their homes, their chill.
dren, the earning power Of their hus.
bands? Is their working responsible
for the alleged increase Of family de-
sertion and divorce aud for the al
legged decline of the marriage rate and
the actual decline of the birth rate?
The author of the Independent arti.
Gle Is a social settlement worker"
But she seems now 10 have grave
doubts whether 1t has been, after all.
improvement and progress to open so
many occupations to women ana TO
encourage them to become indepenI.
ent and self.supportlng. We must In.
fer so. else she wouid hardly be so
insistent for a national investiea.
ton.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1907-01-21

ages.
Leon Rab.n, of Rubin Brothers. the
Madison street jeweler and broker. re-
turned on Friday from a business trip
to Wheeling. He left Saturday for
Charleston. S. C., on a business trip
and will also spend a two weeks vaca
ton. Charleston is Mr.. RubIn's home.
Miss BERTHA Hawley, of the State
University. spent Saturday and Sun,
day here the guest of Miss Laura vii.
liams at the Tavern.
Harvey Nay, of the W. V. o. spent
Sunday at his home in the city.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1907-01-21
Department Store
in G5 deaths. Wood alcohol was lax

in G5 deaths. Wood alcohol was tax.
en- by 81 people and 20 of them died.
Arsenic was tried by 60 persons and
% succeeded in killing themselves.
chloroform caused the death of 80
out Of a total of 81 victims. Only 81
deaths insthe whole list were due to
patent medicines of all sorts, 40
cases of Attempts being reported. The
patent medicine men claim many false
reports have been sent abroad about
patent medicines killing the people,
and these statistics seem to show that
The reports have been misleading.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1907-01-21
Don't Want 10 Come In.

A great many Of the citizens on the
South Side. who are TO be taken into
the city by the proposed extension OF
the corporate limits, are not In favor
of the measure. They have signified
their unwillingness by signing a petit
ton that was circulated AGAINST 1t.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1907-01-21
eet One 81 rhem,

Milwaukee Sentinel.
New York papers are congratulate
ing the public on the nrst robust jail
sentence inflicted on a reckless chaut.
feur for INDUCING in the pastime Of
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1907-01-21

There may be a fight left in Bill
Chiffon and John McGraw, but we
rather doubt it. The test will prob
ably come tonight.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1907-01-21

The wind of to-day will dry up the
mud about as rapidly as the rain Of
last week made 1t.
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1907-08-16
Catching a Thief.

Saindo. one OF the clcverest of the
Paris detectives. was one day making
his round OF the Quarter du Temple
when lie found himself In a group
listening to man selling silver
watches for francs each Salndo
bought one md having assured him
self that II was genuine, came to the
not unnatural conclusion that these
watches could not have been come
by honestly. The vcndcr was. how
ever. giant. and SaIndo was by no
means blessed with large proportions.
lie furthermore argued that there
were confctlcrates among that group.
In II minute - two lie had formed II
plan. Ho asked the man TO take n
glass of wine. saying that hc meant
TO purchase another watch. The offer
was accepted. and second watch was
rendered. which Snindo pretended to
examine. He, however. suddenly took
TO his heels. watch In hand There
upon the vcndcr pursued. crying:
stop THEIR
When Salndo got him ms far MS the
police station. he turned around,
clutchcd the other by the throat and,
TO the great nstonlshmcut of every
one. led his captive inside.
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1907-08-16
President Jones Authorizes Call
For Special Session of Aldermen.
LIVELY CONTEST Is EXPECTED
Efforts VIII be Made to Have School
Rcdlstrictins Ordinance, Passed by
Lower Branch, Voted Down-Var.
ious important Matters.

Colonel Marquis Jones. president of
the board of aldermen last night in.
structcd City Clerk Iludgins to issue
Il call for II special meeting OF the
board, to he held tonight at s o'clock.
The president returned Yesterday
from Gloucester county, where he has
been attending Il baptist association
convention. lie expected the members
VINO attended Tuesday night to adj.
journ over to one night this week.
ana ms soon as he found that this had
not been done lie instructed the clerk
tn Issue Il call
Various matters of Importance that
were on the calendar for TUESDAY
nights meeting. which was not held
on account of the lack of uuo.
rum, will he disr ,scd of tonight.
Among other things, the resignation
of Alderman lIurchcr will he received
anu ordinances appropriating 81 900
Tor the use of the school board. fixing
new lines for the city school districts
ana providing for the abandonment
of tho alnlshousc will he acted upon.
lively fight over the school rcdis-
triciing Is expected Members from
the Second ANA Third wards arc on
posed to the ordinance ns il was
drawn by the school board and adopt.
cd by the lower branch. Az has been
stated, there will he n petition from n
number of the common council ASKING
that the action OF their body be not
concurrcl ill.,
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1907-08-16
A Naval Prediction.

The chief constructor of the French
navy is quoted rs saying that he is
convinced that the battlcship and ar
morci cruiser must before long be
merged into IL single type, the battle
cruiser. This resultant concentration
OF great attack and defense with cx-
IRENE speed will, he believes, be found
Illustrated. say. In 1918, In vessel of
$1,000 tons. mounting unit battery OF
high cnllbcr guns and developing n
speed OF not less than 90 knots. The
French constructor Is also persuaded
that any navy now bold enough to lay
down battleships of $4,000 tons dis
placement will by one stroke secure n
tremendous advantage over ali its RI
walls, because squadron OF four such
vessels will greatly outclnss six bat
tlcshps less effective in the energies
that can be assembled EngIncer.
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1907-08-16
Tho eiaaeat Horae.

Nebraska Queen. the largest mare on
earth. Is product of the breeding
farm of S. f. Sparks ut Falls City,
Ncb. Mr.. Sparks Is to the horse world
what Burbank. the noted Californian.
is to the world OF vegetables and
fruit. 1t is his purpose TO make two
big horses grow where one little one
grew before. and he is doing 1t. lie
has raised n number of large horses.
but none so large and perfect rs Ne
braska Queen. She Is 20.1 hands high.
eleven feet eight inches In glrth. tlir-
ty-two inches length of head. nine feet
three inches in girth. forty-two inch
shoulder, twenty inch throat. eighty
inch collar and weighs over $500
pounds. She is perfect In every pro-
portion. kind. gentle and intelligent.
of beautiful color and Is truly model
horse.-Kansas City Journal