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SEWARD, ALASKA, mono AY. DECEMBER, 27. IMS. _
The navy department ha* decided on the names to be given to the six
battle cruisers to be recommended by Secretary Daniels to congress in Jhe
coming session. The department feels assured that their construction will be
authorized, the plans have already been made and the matter has now pro
gressed to the actual naming of the proposed ships.
In naming the battleships of the Navy the names of the forty-eight
States have been used ami will doubtless always be retained, and as fa>t as
old craft are found obsolete the names will be perpuated in the construction
of other battleships. In certain quarters there was a desire to give the names
of the two Territories. Hawaii and Alaska, to two of the battlecruisers
but the navy department plans disregard this suggestion.
Instead it has been decided to give the new craft the names of certain
vessels of the old navy that have made American naval warfare famous.
The flagship of the proposed squadron will be the Bonhomme Richard; the
other five, the Ranger, the Lexington, the Constitution, the Constellation and
the Intrepid respectively.
The Bonhomme Richard was the flagship of John Paul Jones’ famous
raiding fleet and carried his broad pennant in the sea battle with the British
frigate Serapis and her consorts otT Scarborough Head on September 22, 1778.
The Ranger also was one of his ships with which he fought and defeated
singtehanded the greatly superior British sloop-of-war Blake otT the harbor
of Brest on April 24 of the same year. He landed his seamen from this ship
and took the forts at the entrance of the harbor ot Whitehaven four days
earlier, this being the first foreign foe to land on Knglish soil since the in
vasion of William of Normandy. Jones named his flagship the Bonhomme
Richard in compliment to Benjamin Franklin whose “Poor Richard’s
Almanac” was then popular in Frahce.
The Lexington was the flagship Commodore Barry, who is known as the
father of the American navy. The Lexington was the first American warship
to cause an enemy’s vessel to strike her flag. The Constitution, popularly
known as “Old Ironsides,” and the Constellation will commemorate the
achievements of the Navy in the war of 1812. while the Intrepid will always
bring to mind the brave act of Decatur in the war with Tripoli.
HOW WILL CARRANZ V
FINANCE MEXICO?
(United Press Correspondence)
WASHINGTON, D. C.—Will Unde
Sam become Mexico’s financial angel ?
This question is the absorbing prob- j
lem involved in establishing the C ar
ranza government,
That financial help must be given
by the United States to Mexico is ad
mitted by officials. The form such aid
should take is the principal hitch.
High State Department officials inti
mate that the government cannot ap
pear as a principal in securing cre<t»t
for Carranza. Its moral support,
however, is assured.
The modus operandi probably will
be as follows: After Carranzas
agents in New York have made
guarded overtures to financiers for a
loan, quiet inquries will be made of
the State Department if such a loan
has the spproval of the government.
Inquiry will be made as to whether
the U. S. would back up the loan in
ease Carranzas government should
fall and collection from a new admin
istration be made necessary. If
agents of financiers receive such as
surances, the loan will be made, with
bonds of the new Mexican govern-!
ment as security.
That Carranza must secure his loan
in this country is regarded as certain.
Kurope’s money marts are not open
to him. It is possible he might place
| part of a bond issue with Argentine
bankers. The bulk of the transaction
must, however, be handled by New
York financiers.
Reestablishing Mexico’s financial
*
system presents many difficulties to
Carranza. Hundreds of counterfeit
issues of money are afloat. Villa has
issued millions of crurency now value
less. In Mexico City alone there are
a score of repudiated issues. Huerta’s
currency is worthless.
Carranza has announced that
he will establish a gold standard for
Mexico, with a new' currency system
similar to the federal reserve act of i
this country, but he probably will not
be able to do it until a new' Mexican
congress is legally elected.
Regarding the immense debt bur
den faced by Carranza, payment will
be effected, according to information
here, through claim commissioners.
Carranza will assent to mixed claims
commissions to deal separately with
each country presenting claims. As
surance by Carranza that he would
honor foreign claims was one of the
conditions upon which he was recog
nized as chief executive. These claims
total about $.‘100,000,000.
The Mexican mixed claims com- i
mission will, it is reported, be com-1
posed of representatives of the inter- j
ested nations, but the U. S. will not
officially participate in collection of
claims of other nations.
The claims Carranza assumes run
back five years from the ousting of
President Diaz. No claims for prop
erty destroyed and confiscated during
that and successive revolutions have
ever been paid. This involves lengthy
and complicated negotiations before
payment of the claims, to establish
national responsibility for property
I losses in the many major and minor
I revolts.
Solicitor Cone Johnson of the State |
Department has active charge of the
American claims. Many of these have
been on file for years, awaiting re- j
establishment of a stable government
from which payment could be de
manded. Railroad, mining, oil and
ranching interests are the principal
American claimants. Americans are
stock and bond holders of the Mexican
National and other railroads and tele
graph companies which have suffered
the brunt of revolutions.
Only a small part of the American
claims, which now aggregate about
$150,000,000, have been filed with the
State Department. Others are being
received daily.
New patterns in China and Japan
floor mattings, rugs and linoleums.
Brown & Hawkins, “Quality First.” j
Swellest assortment Holiday goods
in Seward. Seward Commercial Co.
--
Commerce Cafe established 1005.
Meals 25 cents up. E. Levin, pro
prietor.
Sec the ready made skirts and
waists at Butt's.
Meet me at The Branch
COTTER SOLVES THE PROBLEM
HOLIDAY SHOPPING MADE EASY FOR YOU, AND ALL OF YOUR FRIENDS
AND RELATIVES GET JUST WHAT THEY WANT FOR CHRISTMAS
Get an Order (rom Cotter Any Amount that Von Name
The finest line of Holiday novelties and useful presents in Seward to select from.
AH you have to do is to decide on how much you wish to spend on remembering your friends,
then call at Cotter’s, get your order and send it with Holiday greetings, and the recipient
can call at any time and select his gift.
.lust received on the S. S. Farragut, a beautiful assortment of T H E FA MOUS
C H E N Y S I L K X E C K \V E A K; all of the latest winter styles and shades.
Garter and Arm Band Sets Handkerchief and Tie Sets
Silk Hosiery Silk Suspenders
Sweaters and Sweater Vests Latest Style Hats
Bath Rohes Likely Hand Grips and Suit Cases
Overcoats Suits Rain Coats Dress Shoes and Slippers
Dress Shirts flannel Shirts fancy Mackinaws
Snow Shoes All Wool Blankets Hats and Caps
Tie Clasps Cdlf Links Scarf Pins Collar Holders
Everything that a man could want and everything in the very best quality, and in the
latest style.
Xow, do not delay and put off your shopping until the last day and then expect to
have the opportunity of selecting from a full and complete stock. Any selection may be
reserved and delivered at any time.
Buy Your Holiday Order Now!
THE MINER’S STORE
FRANK J. COTTER, Manager
Phnne Adams 131 “Don’t Forget the Parcel Post” Seward, Alaska
G. 0. P. MEN IN HOUSE
TO HOLD CAUCUS DEC. 2.
(On Doc. 2 the Republican members of the
national house of representatives will
meet In caucus to select a leader for tha
coming session and for the discussion of
the minority attitude on national de
fense and other matters. Representative
James R Mann of Illinois will be re
flected minority leader . William 8.
Greene, member from Massachusetts, Is
chairman of tha caucus.]
NEWS NOTES
Fred C. Russel suffered an injury
in his right knee last Friday after
noon while stacking timbers for the
Commission and is How at the Pioneer
Hospital.
0. Strichert, of the Dora crew, was
struck by a falling “Jim Block” this
morning about one o’clock and had
his left shoulder hurt badly. He was
taken to the Pioneer Hospital im
mediately.
Cahrles Harper left today for
i
Knik and Anchorage with about 500
pounds of express and freight.
F. R. Brown, manager of the
Appolo Mine at Unga, and a party of(
engineers; George Knglehart, E. L.
Lepper and A. Gerhardie, arrived on
the Dora and are on their way out
side. The work of the past season
has been installing a dredge to work |
on the many thousands of tons of tail
ings of the mine, but this is still on
the experimental stage. Mr. Gerhardi
is accompanied by his wife.
Twenty inches of snow was report
ed at Mile 34 yesterday.
SERIAL NO. 01788
DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
United States Land Office, Juneau, Alaska.
June 22. 1916.
SOLDIERS ADDITIONAL HOMESTEAD;
ENTRY BY ASSIGNEE.
_
NOTICE OF APPLICATION TO ENTER
! NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the
NORTH ALASKA SALMON COMPANY, a
corporation organized and existing under the ,
laws of the State of California, and whose
post office address is 110 Market Street, San
t Francisco, California, as assignee of Joseph
j R. liarrlgan, administrator of the Estate of
Kyhran llorun, deceased, being entitled to the
benefits of section 2306 of the Revised Statutes
, of the United States and amendments thereto,
has appliod to make entry of that tract of
land described as U. S. Survey No. 914, and
situated on the West bank of Kvichak River,
approximately six miles above the mouth of
| the Alagnak River. District of Alaska, and in
Latitude 69 deg. 06 min. 50 sec. North und in
Longitude 15G deg. 41 min. 44 sec. West, and
' more particularly described as follows, to wit:
Beginning at Corner No. 1 of said survey,
whonco U. S. L. M. R. G. M. bears S. 40 deg.
07 min. W. 20.70 chs. distant, thence East,
'var. 23 deg. 10 min. E., 3.00 chs. to corner,
! No. 2, meander corner ut line of mean high
' water on Kvichak River, whence witness corn
j er bears West 1.82 chs. distant; thence,
♦ meandering along line of mean high water on
west shore of Kvichak River, var. 22 deg. E..
N. 28 deg. 25 min. E. 7.20 chs.; N. 29 deg. 64
rain. E. 3.60 chs.; No. 30 deg. 29 min. E. 6.85
chs. to Corner No. 3, meander corner, whence
witness corner bears West 1.93 chs., distant;
Thence West, var. 26 deg. E. 11.69 chs. to
corner No. 4 ; thence South, \ ar. 20 deg. E.
15.36 chs. to corner No. 1, the place of be
ginning, containing 11.14 acres;
As additional to Homestead Entry No. 1446
made August 26. 1865, by Kyhran Horan, at
I Ionia. Michigan Land Office, for the S. *6 of
I SE. *4 of Sec. 30, township 18 north, range
10 west, containing 80 acres.
Any and all persons claiming adversely said
tract of land, or any portion thereof,’ are
hereby notified that unless their adverse
claims are filed during the period of publica
tion and posting, or within 30 days thereafter.
; they will be barred by virtue of the statute
' and the regulations thereunder.
It is hereby ordered that this notice be
published for the statutory period of 60 days
in the SEWARD GATEWAY, a newspaper of
general circulation printed at Seward. Al
aska. published nearest the land applied for.
C. B. WALKER, Register .
! First publication Nov. 11, 1916.
j Last publication Jan. 25, 1916.
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ALASKA ELECTRIC CO.
S. M. ORAFF
President, and General Manager
l. 5: S s:!
L. P. V. & 8,. Gitvstron.
J. M. SLOAN, M. D., C. M.
OVER OATEWAY
Office Hours, I to: 3 7 to 8 P. M.
POKMKRIiY OK NoMK.
LEANOER L. JAMES, JR.
ATTORNEY AT LAW ,
Over Bank of Seward
SEWARD, - ALASKA
ROMIG & ROMIG
REAL ESTATE AGENTS
Houses for Rent, Rents Collected,
Titles Examined, Iiots for Sale.
Large Listing.
Phone Main 48 Seward, Alaska.
Miller’s Barber Shop
We make a specialty of
removing warts, etc.
Hot and Cold BATHS Always Ready
Seward Water
and
Power Company
John A. Nelson, Manager
Office—Bank of Seward Building
a
SEWARD, - ALASKA
THE ALASKA HOUSE
ANCHORAGE. ALASKA
Warm Rooms First-Class
Rates Reasonable
BILLY PETERSON & D. TURCATTE, Props.'
Igloo No. 9,
Order of Pioneers
Meets the First and Third Tuesday Nights
of eaeh Month at the Pioneer Hall.
J. LINDLEY GREEN, ISAAC bVANS,
President. Secretary.
HARVEY & CO.
Contractors and Builders
ESTIMATES FURNISHED
Near Primary School, Second Ave., Seward
' J. H. ROMIG, M. D.
OFFICE THIHD AVENUE
Phone Main 48
HOTEL SEWARD
511 THIRD AVE.
Arctic Club Rldfr. SKATTLK. WASH
ZBINDEN BROS.. Prop*.
vvith Bath $1.50 Special Weekly Rates
GERALD’S CAFE
Clarence J.Gerald, Proprietor
, 824 First avenue.
Seattle, Wn.
Seattle's Best
Eating House
Everything Fresh from the
Famous Gerald Rauch
- SAFETY FIRST! -
Ruhstaller’s
Gilt Edge
Beer
Sacramento, Calif.
SERVED AT ALL CAFES
FRYE & BRUHN
COMPANY
SEWARD, - - ALASKA
Ctioice fresh Meats
Hams, Bacon and Lard
Butter and Eggs
^B
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\ Distributors
I for
Southwestern
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0150. MITCHELL - CHAD WILLIAMS
The Seward Grill
COOKING FOR THE CONNOISSEUR
Alaska Game and Sea Food
Sourdough Breakfast Merchants* Lunch Society Dinners
Open all night, every night. Fourth Avenue, Seward
HOTEL OVERLAND
H. L. WHITTEMORE, PROP.
Headquarters for Mining Men
SEWARD, - - - ALASKA
Pioneer
Hotel
F. B. CANNON. Prop.
Knik
Alaska
KNIK’S LEADING HOTEL
NO BA It
Accommodations for Ninety Guests
Large General Lobby
Private Lobby for Ladies
Best Rates : : Best Treatment
Best Accommodations
ADfLMAN & QUILTY—SEWARD DAIRY
MILK AND CREAM
See Us About Your Cream Orders for the Holidays.
THE SEWARD LIGHT AND POWER CO.
Incorporated November 1905 under the Law* of the Territory of Alaska
45. M. GRAFF, President and General Manager
Controctors and dealers In Electric Supplies and Apparatus
Olllee At the Station. TELEPHONE MAIN 12S
Alaska Lumber
Made by
Alaska Labor
DIMENSION LUMBER IN ANY QUANTITY NOW
DRESSED LUMBER IN ANY QUANTITY SOON
The Seward Sawmill Go.
A. F. RASMUSSEN, Proprietor Phone, kenai 2
THE ALASKA SHOE & HARNESS SHOP
JACOB PHILE, Prop.
Shoes, Boots and Harness Repairing
WASHINGTON ST. . SEWARD, ALASKA
ORE TREATED ~~
H. E. ELLSWORTH, Assayer and Chemist
A Complete Equipment for Mining ^PU/arfl Al^cLrl
and Technical Determinations Ovnlll fllUolMl
FURNITURE AND HARDWARE
COAL MINER’S AND GOLD MINER’S SUPPLIES
Doors & Windows
Lang’s Ranges
I XL Parlor Heaters
Gasoline Stoves
Cook Stoves
Camp Stoves
Air Tight Heaters
Oil Stoves
Alcohol Stoves
Spark Plugs
Jump Coils
Batteries
Granite Ware
Aluminum Ware
Asbestos
P & B Paper
Malthoid Rooflng
Tar Paper
Deafening felt
Weather Strips
Gasoline
Gas Engine Oil
Marine Engine Oil
Valve Oil
Elaine Oil
Floor Oil
Linseed Oil
Cup Grease
Paints
Lacqueret Paint
Aaphaltum Paint
Brushes
Varnishes
Turpentine
Japan
Denatured Alcohol
Coal Tar
Lamps
Lanterns
Tents
PHONE BLACK 4
Rifles
Shot Guns
Ammunition
Fishing Tackle
Giant Powder
Caps
Fuse
Bench Forges
Blacksmith’s Coal
Bellows
Wheel Barrows
Cutlery
Fire Clay
Fire Brick
Lime
Cement
Glass
Rope
Mercury
Seine 'fwine
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