VOL 8 ~ SEWABD, ALASKA. Tl ES1)AY KVEKIXIi, MAItCII 10. i!H t . N<>- '-<>
CUMMINS HOLDS i
THE BILL BACK|
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Washington, March 10. — Because
the conferees eliminated the section ,
requiring the president to purchase j
existing lines, Senator Cummins held
up the report on .the Alaska railway
bill until today. Senator Bristow
criticizes the bill because the road •
cannot be leased to .the Panama rail
road.
Senator Cummins will address the
senate today on the report of the con
ference committee on the Alaska rail
way bill. The senator says lie will
vote for Goetbals and will recommend
that he b ' made the chief engineer
when the president is ready to start
with the railroad building in Alaska.
“Stikine Bill** Robinson entertained
a nu nher of congressmen 1 ist night.
Alaska stories was the order of the
evening, vvh eh was heartily enjoyed
by ad present.
Toxin Proves Fatal.
Los \ngeles, March 10.—A new Sal
varsan toxin received from Germany j
w:h inoculated into seven county hos- j
pital patients here suffering from spe- j
cific • blood diseases. Shortly alter;
inoculation all the patients died. '1 he
physicians are mystified.
Cushman Dismisses Case.
Tacoma, March 10 -Judge Cushman
has finally distuned the case of Leon
ard Olson, whom Judge Hanford de
prived of his citizenship on aec huh of
being a socialists.
Dynamiters Convicted.
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Washington, March 10. — The su
preme court lias confirmed the con- j
viction of thirty Xu iiauapolis dynamit
ers. !
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John Hirshey of Hope, who has been
spending the winter in hauling a stamp
mill to his property on Palmer creek
arrived in Seward last week to get a
concentrator, to be installed on the
property this summer. Mr. Hirshey !
has ODe of the best looking properties
in the Turnagain arm district, and in
the opinion of mining men who have
visited the mine, he will take out a
good lot of bullion this year.
The women of Seward do not seem ;
to be in a rush to register as up to last |
night only two have signed up as
voters while thirty-six of tiie sterner
sex have qualified. The registration
books will be open until the last Satur
day preceding election on the 7th of
April, and all who are entitled to vote
should register.
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NARROW ESCAPE
IN ST. LOOIS FIRE
St. Louis, March 10.—The loss in the
Missouri Athletic club fire was three
huhdred and fifty thousand dollars.
The telephone girl saved many lives
by telephoning to every room in the
building. The night clerk also proved
himself a hero and rescued a number
who were hanging from window sills
had their hands badly burned and were
rescued in the nick of time. Many
people dashed frantically down the
street clad only in their night clothes
and were captured by the crowd.
James Drennan, one of the contract
ors who are doing the work of driving
the big raise at the Kenai-Alaska Gold
property on Falls creek, in a phone
conversation with James R. Hayden
yesterday, informed him that the work
was going along in good shape and
that they are at this time working in
good ore, that the vein is widening out
fine and has all of the appearance of
the rich ore that is know to be in place
at the bottom of the winze. Mr. Hay
den feels greatly encouraged at the
showing that is being made, as it as
sures him of a large body of high
grade ore that will put the K. A. G. on
a dividend paying basis before the
elu>e of the coming season. Mr. Hay
den expects to leave for the outside on
one of the first boats and will return in
time to he present when the first
stamps are dropped in the spring.
Mr. Clms. 13. Caldwell, representing
the Funda Fox company, of St. Johns,
N. B., arrived in Seward last night on
his own launch from Cordova. Mr.
Caldwell is enroute to Kodiak and is
accompanied by Mr. Davis of the fur
warden’s office at Cordova. They put
in here to take on three hundred gal
lons of gasoline and we*e planning on
getting away as soon as the gasoline
could he loaded. Mr. Caldwell has the
Mine position with the company that
was tilled last season by Mr. F. YV.
YY'helpley and has charge of all of the
interests of the company in Alaska.
He expects to return to Seward in
about two weeks.
One week irorn today will he St.
Patrick’s day, and it is to be hoped
that all the loyal sons of Erin will get
together and properly celebrate the
natal day of Ireland’s patron saint.
There is some talk of a big dance hut,
so far, no definite arrangements have
betn made.
Bob McF'adden, one of the early
democrats in the State of YVashington,
came in from Skilak lake to see what
the democratic administration was go
ing to do with the railroad. Mr. Mc
Fadden expresses himself as being
well pleased with showing his party
has made so far.
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E. L. YVhittemore brought hack
with him, on his recent trip from Cor
dova, a fine upright piano to add to
the equipment of the Overland.
Field glasses at J. L. Graef’s. *
Long distance telephone booth at the
Branch. *
The Alaska House is on the market.
See George the Jeweler. $
Snow shoes and snow shoe filling at
J. L. Graef’s. t
Pabsts blue ribbon beer at The
Branch. - ' *
THE UNEMPLOYED
ARE DRIVEN OUT
Sacramento, March 10.—Pandemon
i ium reigns in t iiis city. General James
Kelly and eighteen lieutenants of the
i army of unemployed were arrested
j last night and five hundred ot their
; followers were driven across the river
i witfli the city tire hose. Hundreds ol
deputy marshals have been sworn in
i and now patrol the streets of the city.
The city authorities say that they are
determined to rid the citv ot what
they call a lawless class.
Harry Dunn and Fd Murphy have
ta ken over the Vienna cafe and assuru
led charge this morning. The Vienna
| has a very convenient location and
I the new manager, Mr. Dunn, is an ex
I perienced restaurant man and will un
doubtedly comm ind his share of the
■ restaurant business.
Uncle Joe Irvine, who is looking af
i ter the Hueston interests at trails
!creek, near ruile2(>, has been Confined
i to the house with an attack of his an
j cient enemy, the rheumatism. At last
j accounts he was improving and ex
! pec ted to be around within a tew days.
A. H. Bryant, who returned from the
outside on the Alameda, has been con
! fined to his room at* the residence of
j Frank F. Votings with a slight attack
of ptomaine poisoning. The attack is
not serious, however, and Mr. Bryant
will be about again within the w’ee.k.
Antone Eide, ooe of the well known
I old-timers of the peninsula, who has
' been spending the winter in Seattle,
is expected to return to Seward on one
; of the next boats.
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Mr. and Mrs. A. F. Davis are now
comfortably settled in their home oa
Second avenue. Mr. Davis expects to
leave in a few days for Kenai where
he has some business to attend to, but
will only be absent for a week or ten
days.
Mr, and Mrs. E. E. Ayres are plan
ning on leaving for the Skeen-Lechner
mine in the morning if the weather is
favorable. They will remain at the
mine for the remainder of the season.
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Nick Bolshanin says that if Unga
and Portage Bay have a chance to
grab the terminus of the government
built railroad, what’s the matter with
Unalaska? If they are looking for
scenery, there is no use to go further,
says Bojshanin.
Billv Smith, who is driving the mail
team for Nate White, on the Ilope
Sunrise route, expects to get away on
Thursday morning.
“Bosun” Brown and Adolph Young
are freighting supplies from Sunrise to
the forks of the Six Mile, where they
will do some work on the Wible prop
erty this summer.
Cuthbert Strathcona, one of the pio
neers of Pipe creek, left yesterday for
home after a few days spent in Sew
ard.
Meet me at the Branch
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Finch’s Golden Wedding rye at the
ft
Branch.
Bring your job nrinting to the Gate
way. We can do it right.
For reliable information write Can
non, Pioneer hotel, Knik, Alaska, t
MANY THOUSAND
GO OUT ON STRIKE
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Rome, March 10. — One hundred
I thousand laborers have gone out on
i strike. The real reason of the strike
j is to test the strength of the unions.
Riots have broken out in different
! parts of the city and thirty people have
! been injured. Fifteen thousand extra
| soldiers arrived here today and martial
i law lias been declared. The soldiers
| have the situation well in hand and it
I is thought that there will be no more
rioting.
NOTICE TO VOTERS.
Notice is hereby given to the quali
fied electors of the Town of Seward,
i Alaska, that the poll book for the an
nual general election to he held April
7, 1914, is now open at the office of the
undersigned town clerk of said town.
By the provisions of ordinance No.
12, of the Ordinances of the Town of
j Seward, Alaska, all persons are re
quired, as aeondirion precedent to their
'voting, to register in said poll book,
• at any time after the first Monday in
March and before the last Saturday
prior to the general municipal election
to he held as aforesaid, April 7, 1914.
Chapter 1, of the Session laws of the
Territory of Alaska for the year 191.5,
in an Act entitled, 41 An act Jo extend
the elective franchise to women in the
Territory of Alaska,” provides: Sec
! tion 1.” That in all elections which are
now, or may hereafter be authorized
by law in the Territory of Alaska, or
any sub-division or municipality there
of, the elective franchise is hereby ex
tended to such women as have the
qualifications of citizenship required
of male electors.” Frank J. Cotter,
Town Clerk of the Town
of Seward, Alaska.
Issued by authority of the Common
Council of the Town of Seward,
Alaska, by resolution therefor, duly
passed and adopted in regular ses
sion March 2, 1914.
NOTICE OF ELECTION.
Notice is hereby given by the Com
mon Council of the Town of Seward,
Alaska, that pursuant to and in con
formity with existing law, the annual
general municipal election will be
held in said Seward on the 7th day of
April, 1914, at which election the
qualified voters of said town will, by
ballot, declara their choice for seven
councilmen and for one member of the
school board, for the ensuing year.
That at such election, by the laws of
the Territory of Alaska, the franchise
is extended to women.
That the town hall, in the rear of
Fourth avenue, in said Seward, is here
by designated the polling place for
said town; that, as by law so provided,
,said polling place will be open between
the hours of eight o’clock ante-merid
ian and seven ocloek post-meridian
of said seventh day of April.
Dated at Seward, Alaska, this 2nd
day of March, 1914.
The Common Council of the 1 own of
Seward, Alaska. By Chas. Crawford,
President of the Common Coun
cil and ex-officio Mayor of the Town
of Seward, Alaska.
Attest: Frank J. Cotter, Town Clerk.
Meet meat the Branch.
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