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WICKERSHAM ILL
IS ONE REPORTED BY
Washington, Dec. I, Wlo.
The Gateway. Seiran/, Alaska:
The committee on territories of the house has
favorably reported the II ickersham- Alaska railway j
bill and recommends its passage. I
C. A. Jeffrey,
Secretary to Delegate from- Alaska. \
JUDGE CLEMENT
FOUND GUILTY
OF GRAFTING
Vancouver, B. C., Dec. 1—Supreme
Justice Clements, of British Columbia,
Pas been found guilty by the trial court
of padding his railway mileage. He
secured in this w*,se, over four thous*
and dollars.
Clement was a former legal adviser
for the Yukon territory and is a
widely known sourdough of the north
land. __
SEEK CORNER
ON POTATOES
Washington, Dec. i — Alleging that
an effort is being made to obtain a
cornel* on potatoes in this count t*\, the
secretary of tlit? Irish hoard of trade,
who is here, has asked the govern
ment to lift the embargo on this very
necessary tood product. In this event,
foreign tubets would be shipped in and
the corner broken.
CULT LEADER
FOUND GUILTY
Chicago, Dec. 1 —Danish, a Sun cmt
leader, has been convicted on the
charge of sending objectionable text
books by express, which is in violat ion
of the interstate commerce law. The
text books contain an obscene dis
cussion of the sex problem.
GEN. RA8AG0
TAKES OWN LIFE
Mexico City, Dec. 1—General Rab
age, who was the federal commander
at Victoria, Mexico, which capitulated
to the attacking rebels, committed sui
cide because of his defeat.
Meet me at the Branch *
Field glasses at J. L. Graef’s. *
MARY SACHS
IS CRUSHED DY
ICE IN ARCTIC
Nome, Dec. 1 The schooner Mary
Sach, of the Stefannsen Arctic expedi
tion, has becu crushed to pieces in the
ice of the Arctic ocean. No lives were
lost, but valuable instruments belong- j
to scientists accompanying the expid»-:
tion, are missing*.
The Whaler Karluk, Captain Bartlett,!
the leading ship of the expecition, is j
injwiuler quarters near Herscbel island.
The foregoing information is con
veyed in a letter written by Captain
Benard, an Arctic trader, to a Nome
friend, and received this morning*
UNITED STATES
HEADS THE LIST
Tokio, Japan, Nov. 29.—A plot has
been revealed to deliver the island of
Formosa over to China. A force of
one hundred thousand Chinese soldiers
i has been raised, according to advices
received here, to accomplish the pur
pose. Now that the plot is known.
Japan will prevent its accomplishment.
COLD STORAGE
BILL IN HOUSE
Washington, Dec. 1.—The McKellar
cold storage bill, which lias been in
troduced in the house, limits the time
beef may be kept in cold storage plants
‘ to seven months. Sheep, pork, poul
; try, butter and eggs are limited to
. three months.
Mr. and Mrs. E. E. Hale are now re
siding at Waterville, Wash.
The sterner Dora sailed from Unalas
j ka Saturday night, for Seward.
1
Community silver, Sheriton. La Rose
j and De Luxe patterns. George the
Jeweler. _
Sleds for boys and girls; sleds for
men. At J. L. Graef’s.
Long distance telephone booth at the
Branch.* *
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Washington, Dec. I Attorney-Gen
eral McReynolds has promised a group
of Alaskans who are agitating the
matter that he will, in the very near
fnture, demand the resignations of
United States District Attorney Jonn
Rustgard and United States Marshal
Faulkner, both of the First division of
Alaska.
The grounds for their removal are
found in their inability to agree and
work in harmony. Each has tiled
charges against the other with the de
partment of justice Rustgard is also
accused of irregularities in the McDon
AVIATOR GOES
FAR AND LONG
Paris, Dec. 1 -Relies, a noted avi
ator, wins the eight thousand dollar
prize, offered for the longest consecu
tive flight during the year past, lie
accomplished thirteen thousand miles
in thirty-nine suecsessive days.
WILSON A CZAR
SAYS CANNON
I
Chicago, Dec. 1.—‘’President Wil
son is a greater czar than I ever
thought of being in my capacity as
speaker of the house of representa
tives,” said Pncle doe Cannon, who is
visiting in Chicago.
WILL FIGHT
POTATO SCAB
Ottawa, Can., Dec. 1.—Canada and
the United States will co operate in an
effort to eradicate the powdery scab
which affects the potato in both coun
tries. _
POLITICIANS
ARE INVOLVED
St. Paul, Dec. 1.—Willie Wrdf, a no
torious character of this city, indicted
for collecting tribute from immoral re
sorts, makes a confession in which he
involves well known political leaders
of St. Paul.
Meet me at the Brancn.
Ice creepers and ice skates at J. L.
Graef’s. __
For reliable information write Can
non, Pioneer hotel, Knik, Alaska, t
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[ aid case. When freed by trial jury,
I McDonald made a trip to Washington
to lav charges against the district at
' torney. _
Juneau. Dec. 1 -The prospective re
moval of Rustgard and Faulkner leaves
two fat jobs for the democrats to scrarn
! hie over in this division. It seems
probable that Harry Bishop, a widely
known democrat and former mayor of
! Juneau, will win the marshalship.
Cosgrove of Ketchikan and Winn of
Juneau are active candidates for the
district attornevship, with chances fav
*
; oring the former.
SPECIAL MERGES
I INTO REGULAR
Washington, Djc. 1. —Tuesday noon
the longest extra session of congress
in the history of the country will
merge into the long regular session.
' Members of the congress will io^e their
mileage, charged at the rate of twenty
|cents the mile.
FIRST VESSEL
i SAILS JAN. I
I
I
Portland. Ore., Dec. 1. It is oflie
j ially announced that the cannery men
who have joined issues in establishing
;a steamship line between Portland and
Alaskan ports, will start its first
steamer January 1
BOYCOTT ON
EGGS REMAINS
Chicago, Dec. 1.—A committee rep
resenting the housewives league and
egg dealers had a conference here
Saturday, in an effort to reach an
agreement whereby the boycott on
eggs might be called off. No agree
ment was readied, however, and the
boycott continues.
George Riley, one of the largest
operators in the lditarod, and George
Baker, reached Seward yesterday.
Six more Iditaroders are expected in
this evening.
See the beautiful Xmas Cards at
Gordon’s. *
The famous Yakima valley in Wash
ington has been drained of turkeys to
supply the Alaska Thanksgiving trade
Pabsts blue ribbon beer at The
Branch. _ *
Twenty-gauge, 1913 model shot guns
at J. L. Graef’s. J
Budweiser beer at the Branch. *