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Newspaper
Seward Weekly Gateway
Location
Seward, Alaska, United States of America
Date
Nov 03, 1906
Page
5
Infantry reports say Utes seized a supply train after luring cavalry away. Indian forces outmaneuvered federal troops, leaving a delicate security gap along the frontier.
Sheridan Wyoming reports Secretary Root denounces Hearst as unfit for New York governor and accuses him of demagoguery. Roosevelt remarks cited as linking Hearst to reckless rhetoric and crime, while anti Hearst Democrats probe Wall Street support and independence funds.
Sheridan Wyoming October 31 reports eight hundred Cheyennes are marching south to join Utes on Tongue river. Utes fear incoming troops and are entrenched in the hills as Sixth and Tenth cavalry rush to the scene. Col Auger dispatches part of the Tenth toward Ashland to join Fort Keogh forces.
Joseph A. Bourke a Valdez mining figure says copper activity in Prince William Sound grows each month with development on islands and eastern shore. Standard Copper mine on Landlock Bay near Ellamar to begin shipping within thirty days. Bourke notes Latouche island has large deposits though lower grade. He expects a local smelter to follow and plans to transfer Dr. Cook's launch to the Sound. Prof Georgeson cites 1905 Alaska homestead totals with Valdez 39 and Seward 59.
Washington Roosevelt declined to repudiate statements from a pamphlet by Independence League showing parallels with Hearst on trusts. Root to speak in Utica to present national administration views. New York ruling upholds placing independent nominees on ballots. Hearst defenders call it a victory.
The Saratoga reports sufficient freight at Seldovia last Saturday to load the Tyonic for two trips, after the current voyage began. The inlet remained ice free but it was uncertain if the Tyonic would attempt a further voyage.
Upstate Hughes plurality is estimated around 200000 by William Barnes former Republican state committee chairman. The Independence League says Hearst will win. P H McCarren receives a cable from Richard Croker praising his stance and pledging support or opposition in Brooklyn.
Conservative and Bryan democrats plan to organize across the United States to oppose Hearst presidential prospects. The effort targets his control of the democratic state machine and his potential 1908 influence whether elected governor or not. The slogan is Beat and bury Hearst.
Democratic state committee says poll watchers will challenge all Mormon voters citing the state constitution and oath. They aim to contest the senator's seat if Republicans win the legislature. Also notes two large cabbages from Klondike growers Levi Morris and Cook with weights of 27 and 33 pounds.
President Roosevelt authorized the Philippine commission to call a general election on March 27, 1907, for delegates to the first Filipino legislative assembly. Voters must be 23 or older and literate in Spanish or English. The assembly will legislate for all tribes except Moros and non Christians, who stay under direct supervision.
Al Kaufman was declared heavyweight champion after Sam Berger quit in the tenth round. Berger was badly beaten with his seconds throwing in the sponge. Berger had a rare moment of prominence in round three when he sent Kaufman to the canvas twice. An immediate match is hoped with Philadelphia Jack O'Brien, whom Kaufman previously defeated.
Findlay Ohio October 30 Judge Banker fined Standard Oil Company 35000 and costs in the corporation's conviction of conspiracy in restraint of trade. The fine and costs aggregate about 20000 and would total 6000000 if repeated daily for a year.
Steamer Corwin reached Nome on Thursday morning and departed in the evening for Seattle via Juneau and the inside passage. She carried a small number of passengers and left Nome on October 18.
Mrs. Wilson Mizner ordered her husband from their home and filed for divorce amid claims of incessant money demands and personal neglect. The couple, wed shortly after Yerkes’ death, sparked tabloid sensation as Mizner rose from Dawson and Nome notoriety to marry the widow of Charles T. Yerkes. Meanwhile schooner Martha W. Lufts limped into Dutch Harbor leaking cargo and jettisoned loads near Nome before returning to Seattle.
The Steamer Saratoga came back from the westward Tuesday at 1 pm and sailed for Seattle at 1 pm. It carried 9000 cases of salmon from Uyak. A F Davidson, cannery superintendent, and Mrs Davidson were among those departing. In Thibet, the law allows every woman three husbands. Rio Janeiro’s harbor is described as the finest in the world.
Atlantic City report says three electric cars crowded with passengers jumped a bridge to the main land and plunged into the ocean. Twenty five bodies recovered with at least fifty more feared drowned as boats saved some and bystanders watched in horror.
Special Agent Parks wired the general land office from Thorne Nevada that hundreds of men broke past Indian police onto the Walker Lake Indian reservation. About 40,000 settlers waited at the edge for the noon opening. Parks urges postponing the opening for thirty days to clear and yard the area.
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