VOL 8. SEWARD, ALASKA, THUBSDA\ EVENING, JANUARY 15, 1914 .NO, 84
GOVERNMENT TO
. RESERVE RADIUM
Washington, Jan. 15.-A bill reserv
ing all the radium bearing ores found
in the United States to the govern
ment has been presented. The value
of radium is one hundred and twenty
thousand dollars a gram.
EUROPEANS "ARE
VERY ANXIOUS
Mexico City, Jan. 15.—Dictator
Huerta has brought grief to the hearts
of the Europeans. He has suspended
the interest on the five million dollar
loan secured in Europe and the banks
that made the loan can feel themsel
ves slipping. _
MANY PERISH
IN THE EAST
New York, Jan, 15.—Ten deaths
have oeccured from the cold weather.
The charitable institutions here are
overtaxed in curing for those who have
to depend on charity. The weather
along the Atlantic coast is the sever
est felt in many years.
MANY FROZEN IN
FRENCH CAPITOL
Paris, Jan. 15. ~Ten deaths from
freezing have occurred here in tha
past twentv-four hours.
CAUSES REIGN
OF TERROR
Tokio, Jan. 15.—A refugee, half
crazed and naked, who had been sever
ely burned, ran through the streets
causing a reign of terror wherever he
ran. _
THE NU BONE CORSET A WINNER.
LADIES:—For Health, Style, Com
fort and Durability try a Nu Bone
Made to Order Corset and be con
vinced of their superiority. No ob
ligation to buy if not perfectly satis
factory. Fittings in your home. For
appointment, phone Main 132
MRS. T. R. NEEDHAM.
The Dawson police have been ad
vised that the body of Lindberg, who
was drowned in the White river last
summer, has been brought to Donjeck
by the White river police patrol, and i
will be forwarded to Dawson as soon
as the White is safe for heavy rigs.
The Eagles will look after the body
when it reaches Dawson. L'he de
ceased was a member of Dillon lodge
of Eaglet.
Pabsts blue ribbon beer at The
Branch. _
Meet me at the Branch
THE BILL IS NOW UP
IN BOTH THE HOUSES
Washington, Jan. 15.—Senator Cham
berlain concluded his speech on the
Alaska railroad bill last night and was
followed by Walsh, of Montana, who
in a fiery speech defended the bill, say
ing he did not think it right that the
resources of the country should be bot
tled up simply because the Roosevelts
and Pinchots of the country wanted it
so. He declared with much vehem
ence that it was criminal for the gov
ernment to longer keep the lock on the
grain house of prosperity. He said
that the government needed three
hundred thousand tons of coal annually
on the Pacific coast alone, and that it
would cost the government a million
and a half dollars to transport this
amount of coal annually from the At
lantic coast.
Williams, of Mississippi, opposes the
Alaska railway measure because, he
says, it will give government owner
ship a foothold in this country, a pol
icy lie strongly opposes.
It is now almost certain that Burton
of Ohio will not speak against the bill,
which is a good omen that the meas
ure is gaining friends every day,
Senator Norris of Nebraska has of
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fered an amendment to the bill creat
ing a government steamship line to
operate between Alaska and the At
lantic coast.
In the House.
Delegate Wickersham of Alaska
opened the discussion on the Alaska
railway bill. He said that the same
bunch of Guggenheim pirates that was
always on the job when there was any
government measure up, were on hand
opposing the passage of this bill. Del
egate Wickersham’s speech was lis
tened to with marked attention and it
seemed to carry the conviction that
the bill was a righteous one and should
‘become a law. Representative Mur
dock of Kansas, leader of the pro
gressive members of the house, an
nounced that the progressives would
support the Alaska railway bill, believ
ing it to be a progressive measure and
one that should receive the support of
every member of the house who w’as
free to vote as his corftcience should
dictate.
The Alaska railway bill is creating
widespread discussion and it is pre
dieted that the bill will pass both
I houses without much opposition.
COLD WAVE AT
SYRACUSE N. Y.j
—
Syracuse, .Fan. 15.—A cold wave
struck this city last night and the
thermometer registered 34 degrees
below zero this morning. *lt is the
coldest weather ever experienced in
this city. Much suffering among the
poorer* class exists and r elief is being j
j given freely.
HANDLE MILLIONS
WITHOUT ERROR
. -—
Washington, Jan. 15.—In the past
thirty-five years the Interior depart
ment has handled over three hundred
and fifty million dollars without an
error.
FEARING WAR
APPEAL FOR AID
Berne, Switzerland, Jan. 16.—The
Greeks, fearing another war with
Turkey, have appealed to tlfe powers
to prevent it.
Meet meat the Branco.
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Sleds for boys and girls; si ids for
men. At J. L. Graef’s. *
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ASK UNCLE SAM
TO INTERVENE
Washington, Jan: 15.—European
bondholders have appealed to Presi
dent Wilson and ask that the United
states intervene and stop the war in
Mexico. The millions of dollars of
foreign money that is tied up in Mex
ico is in danger of loss to the bond
holders unless something is done im
mediately to protect it.
THE MOUNTAIN
SPLITS ASUNDER
Tokio, Jan. 15.—Mount Sakurajirrji,
which has been in eruption for several
days, has split completely in two. j
The number of deaths caused from the
earthquake has not been ascertained. .
APPOINTED TO
GOOD POSITION
Washington, Jan. 15.—John Will
iams assistant Secretary to the Treas
ury, has been nominated Comptroller
of the Currency.
Twenty-gauge, 1913 model shot guns
at J. L. Graef’s. X
For reliable information write Can
non, Pioneer hotel, Knik, Alaska, t
SIERRA POET’S
ESTATE SETTLED
Oakland, Jan. 15.—The estate of
Joaquin Miller, the late poet of the
Sierras, has been probated. The estate
was appraised at forty-two thousand
dollars.
SUFFER FOR
MANY HOURS
Yarmouth, Nova Scotia, Jan. 15.
The Koval Mail packet Cohequid ran
on the rocks Tuesday, and is being
dashed to pieces near PortmainlaDd.
There were 130 persons on board,
who suffered terribly from the cold and
suspense for a day and a half before
being rescued.
UNION MEN
REPULSE POLICE
_
Johannesburg, Jan. 15.—The strike
situation is becoming serious. Secre
tary Bain, with three hundred men,
has barricaded himself in the Union
Trades hall and has thus far success
ful! repulsed the police.
CONDEMS THE
TANGO DANCE
Brussels. Jan. 15.—The bishops thro
i ughout this diosose have joined in a
letter condensing the tango dances.
F. F. Woodaman of mile 14 on Moos<
Pass, is in Seward and will remain
until the Mariposa arrives.
Over three inches of s.dow fell las«
night, but today one is reminded o
"that dav in June.*’ Seward israpidb
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becoming a winter resort where th<
people of Valdez and Cordova cat
come and escape the rigors of the cob
climate experienced by them eacl
year.
The steamer Mariposa sailed from
Skagway at 5:15 this mornini'.
Michael Connelyof Sunrise city is ir
town attending to business affairs anc
will return to hi&home after the ar
rival of the steamship Mariposa.
The price of a single admission to
Panama-Pacific International Exposi
tion in 1915 will he 50 cents for person
more than 12 years of age: 25 cents foi
those between 5 and 12, and childrer
less than 5 years old will he admitted
free if accompanied by an adult.
Several hundred masts are being
made and shipped from lumber milh
in the state of Washington for the
Panama-Pacific International exposi
tion. They are of fir, some of them
125 feet high, and they will he placed
around the grounds and buildings to
fly the decorative flags, standards and
pennants that will be part of the gen
eral color and decoration scheme of
the exposition.