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^7,,;s. SEWAHd7 aLASKA. MON ) A\ EVENING, .1 ANUAliY 2(i, 1914_N0- 93
SEN. MILLARD
ISSUES CALI
Valdez, Jan. 24.,—Special to the
Gateway.—Senator Millard has issued
a call to the people of Alaska to de
ruand from congress a full territorial
form of government. The senator has
issued the call through the Valdez
Miner of yesterday, and asks that the
people of Alaska . continue the agita
tion until congress grants the demand.
There was great rejoicing in \ aldez
when the news was received stating
that the senate had passed the railroad
bill. Bells were rung, cannons fired
and the rejoicing was indulged in by
almost every citizen in this city. I lie
passing of this bill means perma
nent prosperity for Alaska.
FAIRBANKS HAS
ANOTHER FIRE
Fairbanks, Jan. 26.—Another fire oc
curred here yesterday that has caused
a loss of $20,000. The Third Avenue
hotel, owned by John Patten, John
Moe*9 saloon and the messenger office
were completely destroyed. Dr. Me
dill, Harry Badger and E. Fover had a
narrow escape. They were compelled
to escape through the windows and
were hanging on the window ledge
until the fire had reached them, when
they dropped to the frozen ground.
Dr. Medill is in a critical condition and
the others are badly injured. H. At
well, an employe of the land office, was
also injured by jumping from a win
dow. Roy Hall was caught beneath a
falling wall and is badly hurt. Carl
Larsen, the night clerk, is missing.
Many of the guests, including Judge
Fuller and McBride clerk of the court,
, lost everything.
WILL NOT CLAIM
BIG ESTATE
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New York, Jan. 26.—Smith, the
step-son of the late Lord Stratheona.
says that he will not claim the estate
of the deceased statesman. He says
that his wife talked too much.
flariposa Arrives In Ssattle.
The steamship Mariposj* arrived in
Seattle this morning.
A LARGE BOOM
IS PREDICTED
Seattle, Jan. 25.—Big real estate ad
vertisements appearing in the Seattle
papers yesterday predicts a big boom
on account of the Alaska railroad bill
which will soon bocome a law.
Oh, those delicious Augustine &
Kyer’s chocolate butter crisps. A fresh
supply just received at Butts .
Ladies, try a NuBone Corset. Mrs.
T. R. Needham, general manager for
Alaska. Phone 132.
Meet me at the Brand).
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Washington, Jau. 26.—The house
has fixed a maximum on the appropri
ation for building the Alaska railroad
at thirty-five million dollars, and the
senate has fixed the maximum at forty
million dollars. The senate provides
that three-fourths of the land and min
eral receipts shall go into the bond-re
demption fund, and that employes in
jured while performing their duties on
the road will be permitted to sue for
damages. All damage suits must be
limited to those provided in the fed
eral libility law.
The Hitchcock amendment prohibit
ing the paying for the good will of ex
isting roads in Alaska was passed.
The senate must approve of all ap
pointments of civil engineers who re
ceive a salary of more than $3,000 per
annum from the government.
' The Norris, ^Poindexter, Gallinger
and Bristow ammendmenfs for the
establishmenl of government steam
ship lines were defeated.
Fifteen republicans, including Poin
dexter, voted for the Alaska railroad
bill. Among those who voted against
the bill were Bacon, Bradley, Clark.
Dillingham, Gallinger, Lodge, McCum
SEATTLE ALSO
CELEBRATES
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Seattle, Jan. 26.—When the news
reached this city that the senate had
passed the railroad bill, the chamber
j of commerce met and, forming, parad
i ed through the principal streets of the
city. The citizens soon got the fever
and many of them joined in the parade.
WEEPSWHEN
WILL IS READ
Galesburg, Jan. 2t>.—Julia blake,
the girl that plotted the death of her
mother, broke down and wept when
the will was read and it was found tnat
she was the sole beneficiary of the
estate.
The dance given by “the boys” Sat
urday night was largely attended and
much enjoyed by all. The news that
the railroad bill had passed the senate
was received by all with so much satis*
i faction that everyone present felt like
tripping the “light” with much more
vigor than usual. The music was on
the same high order as before, and the
ladies appeared attired in most exqui
site gowns on this occasion. These
Saturday night dances are becoming
very popular and wi J1 probably be con
tinued throughout the winter.
Snow shoes and snow shoe filling at
J. L.’Graef’s. t
Twenty-gauge, 1913 model shot guns
at J. L. Graef’s. „ X
Budweiser beer at the Branch. *
Meet me at the Branch *
j her, Nelson, Root, Smith, Stephenson,
Sutherlaud, Weeks and Williams.
Senator Pittman says that the senat
orial committee was unamimously in
j favor of Col. Goethals building the
: railroad, but it is reported that as Goe
| thals has declined the job that Presi
dent Wilson has determined to appoint
| Col. William Sibart, a member of the
! Panama canal commission, and who
• was Col. Goethal’s first assistant, to
! to the position.
Seattle, Jan. 26.—Secretary McPher-1
son, of the Alaska bureau of the Seat- j
tie Chamber of Commerce, has re- j
turned from Washington. He says
that Bishop Rowe, Falcon Joslin and
Charles Heffner aided in many ways
| the passage of the Alaska railroad bill
'by the senate. Senator Walsh, ho
says, is a powerful worker and was a
true friend of the bill all the way
through. Delegate Wickersham from
Alaska spoke for more than six hours
in the house Saturday in favor of the
bill, making a record for himself.
Wickersham believes that there will
be at least a four weeks’ fight in the
house over the railrord bill. A pow
erful lobby was found in the house
fighting the measure.
(DENOUNCES
PINCHOTISM
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Seattle Jan. 26,—The attorneys in
| the Mundy coal cases now being heard
1 here bitterly denounced Pinehotism
1 when tracing the history of Alaska
! coal and the underhanded methods
! used to prevent citizens from acquiring
j rights to the coal lands of Alaska.
USES PART OF
THIRD DEGREE
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Los Angeles, Jan. 26.—Counsel for
i John Grondin, a druggest, the man ac
icused of poisoning his wife, charges
that the police resorted to the third
degree to compel him to make a
confession.
Reach Crisis In Ten Days.
London. Jan. 26.—It is learned from
a reliable source that the crisis in
Mexico will come in ten days.
Mr. Frank Cotter was confined to his
rooms Saturday and Sunday from
a slight attack of ptomaine poisoning.
The hearing of the case of the Town
of Seward vs. the Seward Water and
Power Company was held before Town
Magistrate Cotter this morning and
the case has been taken under advise
ment by his honor until tomorrow.
Col. Revelle left Seward this morn
ing with the mail for Hope and
Sunrise.
The Northwestern expects to reach
Cordova at 6 o’clock tonight.
Pabsts blue ribbon * beer at The
Branch.
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SWIFT SCORES A
LATE VICTORY
Mr. Fred Laubner, who has been
working with Jack Dalton who is bring
ing out the government coal from the
Matanuska to the beach at Ship creek,
arrived from Knik Saturday with Mr.
Gill, the mail carrier from Seward to
Susitna and Knik. Mr. Laubner has
been working with Dalton since Nov
ember and is familar with the situa
tion there as It exists today. He says
that the trouble between Dalton and
Swift is still on, but that notwithstand
ing the fact that Swift has been recog
nized in Washington and Dalton has
been ordered to lay off a large number
of men and teams, he is still on the job
and if not interfered with will land
the 800 tons of coal on the slew within
thirty miles of Ship creek where it
can be lightered as soon as the water
is running again. They have been
relaying the coal and over 700 tons are
now at Eska creek and by February
1st., the 800 tons will be away from the
mine.
Dalton has received two cables from
Washington, one of them stating that
he was doing unnecessary work on th»*
trail and was told to cease further
operations in that direction. He wa
also told to let several men out, whici
lie did, He was also obliged to le
Bill Hughes out. Hughes had tei
head of horses at work and Swift sen
word that Dalton was paying him ex
cessive wages for the use of his teams
and Dalton was oi*dered to lay him ofl
There are yet forty men at work, am
Dalton says that notwithstanding tin
obstacles being placed in his way, h»
will bring out the coal as he agreed to
In fact, when the men who were laic
off were rolling tueirblankets to leav»
the camp, Dalton told them that bt
had a notion to roll his blankets am
go with them, hut that he did not pro
pose to give this man Swift a chanc*
to put anything over on him to getting
the coal out He is satisfied that ever\
effort is being made by some one t<
prevent this coal from ever reaching
its destination. When Hughes wa.v
discharged Swift refused to pay him
for what he had clone.
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On account of what has occurred.
Dalton says that he will not be able tc
land the coal on t he beach as soon a.*
he expected to, but that sixty days will
see the finish of the work. The watch
man, who had heen placed to watch
tlie cache, and who has been at worl
since November, was discharged b\
Swift and was denied pay for the tiim
he had worked. Mr. Laubner, wbc
worked from November 19 to the 15th
of this month was let out, but he re
ceived his pay, in fact all of those laio
off were paid excepting Hughes ana
the watchman,
When the citizens of Knik heard of
what had happened they sent Dalton
word that they were ready with both
men and money to assist him if he
wanted help to finish bringing out the
coal, and it is reported that a numbor
of men have offered their services
gratis if Dalton wants them. Bill
Hughes has'offered to give Dalton
twenty teams to use if he will accepi
them, and it looks as though the coal
will reach the beach in spite of the ef
forts on the part of this man Swift to
block it.
Mr. Laubner will remain in Seward
temporarily, as he is awaiting news
from the outside, and it is more
than likely he will make a trip to Se
attle in the near future. He will leave
sometime this spring for the Nelchina,
where he has mining claims.