Do not forget that the grand ball to
be given by the firemen will occur
tonight. The box* have left nothing
undone to insure all who attend a good
time. Do sure and retain your door
number as it gives you a chance on
the door prizes. Dancing will begin
at h o'clock.
CONFESSES TO
MANY MURDERS
Sacramento, Dec. ill. Durr Harris,
the negro convicted for the murder of
Mrs. Gay Christian, the scientist, has
been sentenced to hang next February.
Harris has confessed that he murdered
a Mrs Hawkins. He says that he also
murdered a man named I’indall, a jew
eler of Los Angeles a year ago.
WILL CONFER
WITH WIESGN
Tei a Cruz. O* e. Ill.— Ambassador
Lind, ^ho has h* < r looking after af
fairs jn ‘ Mexico u • the j • ■ **: three
months, feft for Cav-chrk* it. yester
da \ to Co of t* v\ ^ 1 h e> oi ; ! \ v i >><»u
in K'ji JO to tin situation in thi>
trom'U d c» nutr\.
Stockholm, Doc. *U. Queen Mother
Sophia of Sweden, i> dead. The
Qneen Mother wa> in her seventy-eij'ht
vear.
SHHINERS SAIL
FOR PHILIPPINES
Seattle, l>ee. .*>1. Two hur.tred and
thiriv Shtineis sailed from Seattie
yesterday for the Phidppiio «»r. an
excursion. Many ea>‘eri Shrinets
joined the Seattle no mhers on the trip
and it expected tnat it will eclipse
any of the former h;.;h jink> ^iven i»y
this or der.
WILL PUBLISH
BIG ADDITION
London, Dec. 31. The London
Times is publishing a fifty-four page
paper, including a Pacific aid Alaska
supplement.
Service for 10c up ami meal tickets
that last forever at $7.
Commerce Cafe
See the large and beuutijul selection
of dolls at Butts' store. J
Bread for sale 10c a loaf or 12 for
$1. At Commerce Cafe
For reliable informal on write Can
non, Pioneer hotel, Knik, Alaska, t
Augustine & Kyer’s famous candies
at W. W. Butts’. t
Imperial candies, the finest ever. A
full line at W. \V. Butts’. J
Long distance telephone booth at the
Branch. *
Dog harness at J. L. Graef *s.
Meet me at the Branco *
Twenty*gauge, 1913 model shot guns
at J. L. Graefs. J
CHILDREN ARE
As the cases of mumps among tluC
younger children of the city have he- ;
come so numerous that it has reached
the stage of an epidemic,it was deem,
ed advisable bv the school hoard and
city physician to close toe school a
week earlier for the C hristmas vaca
tion. the children will have three
weeks’ holidays, and if the eases have;
subsided bv that time, school will eom
mer.ce again January ot h.
At first it was decided to close the |
grammar grades only but as it was;
feared the scholars in the high school
may alto become effected it was con
sidered oest to give them the holibav
also. Alaska Citizen.
THEY WILL NOT
RECOGNIZE THEM
Calumet. Mich., Dec. 'M. —The oper
ators of the mines here have stated
that they will never recognize the
union.
Palis, Pec. .’ll. Thirty thousand
Uhinans are starving ai.d fret zing to
death on account of nothing to eat and
for the wmm of fuof, the situation is
serious and ciilis for in mediate relief.
Paris, Die. ill --The Servians an*
going through the country destroying1
every t iiii g before thorn. A hundred
tow is have been burro d, destroying
o'er twelve thousand housos and rend
ering more than a hundred thousand
hoinele Sn,
EIGHTY-FOUR
Paris, Dec. III.- Victor Pott, eighty
four years of age, quarreled with his
-.on. who is a prominent vaudeville!),
and in the struggle that ensued the
son was killed.
New York, Dec. 31.— After deliber
ating for thirty-six hours, the jury in
the Schmidt murder case failed to
reach an a^reeii ent and have been
discharged.
CUKSPIRATOfiS
ARE EXECUTED
Tokio, Dec. 31. -Thirteen conspira
tors were publicly executed at Formosa
yesterday.
Koenig's candy in plain and fancy
boxes at \V. W. Butts’. *
Field glasses at J. L. Graef’s.
Pabs's blue ribboi beer at Tht
Branch._ *
Meet meat the Br&ncn.
Sleds for boys and tfirla; sleds for
■ •a. At J. L. Graef’s. *
Ice cream at Butts’.
STICK TO YOUR
MOTHER TOM
San Francisco, Dec. 31.—M housands
of workmen are quitting their job*
through the country and are Hocking
to San Francisco, expecting to get fat
jobs on the exposition grounds. The
situation is serious, as the city is dis
charging men every day, and it is be
coming a question of what to ho for
t hem.
SCANDAL IN
HIGH SOCIETY
I
Paris, Dec. 31.—The country is agog
over a new scandal that has come to
light. King Alfonso of Spain is said
to have met Princess Marie of Sweden,
who hud tied from her husband. Great
excitement prevails and there is no
one who will venture to say what the
end will he.
FIRST BALL OF
SOURDRGEIGHS
Seattle, Dee. 31. Two hundred and
fifty people attended the Sourdough
hall gives here last night. It was an
inspiring scene, as much interest is
now being taken in anyllrng Alaskan.
T!»»*\ danced all ol the late dances,
Midi as tin* Tanana tango, Juneau jin
gle. Wrangle wriggle ami the Sew aid
rai I way. 1 he\ a Iso danced the Seat t le
soil*it, which is alwa\s included in
what th * Seattle folks tackle.
BIG OVATION
Honolulu, Dec. 31.—Governor Rink
ham arrived here yesterday and was
given a great ovation. The city was
was dressed in holiday attire and the
day was given over to celebrating the
Governor's an ival.
Seattle, Dec. 31. The Alameda
sailed for Seward la ft night at If o'clock.
Her Seward passengers are: Robert
Scoot, S. Spencer, Georgr V an Relit
and James Beck.
LOCAL NOTES
OF INTEREST
The steamer Dora left Rnalga for
Seward at 7 o'clock last night.
(Jus Ness and Robert Ericson who j
have been spending a few days in :
Seward, left this morning for their
home in Kenai.
Andrew Simons left for his home at I
Mile 18 this morning, after a few days
in Seward.
Mr. and Mrs. T. R. Needham have
taken the Small cottage on Fifth ave
nue, where they will reside.
There will he no issue of the Gate
way tomorrow, on account of it being
New Year’s day.
Sourdoughs and chechakos, you
are invited to the Commerce Cafe.
Service every hour in 24.
ALASKA NEWS
OF INTEREST)
Tlu* ‘•Sourdough Club” is the name
of an organization formed by the i
Alaska students of the University ol |
Washington. The membership num
hers thirty-two. The club meets once
a month in the Arctic building.
The monthly clean-up for the News
boy Mining company, of Fairbanks,
netted I he company $8,500. Thisclean
up came from a run of 400 tons of ore.
Lav men who took a 1 ease on the
Uomestake mine in the Fairbanks dis
trict secured $8,000 from a run of sixty
tons of ore through the Uexull mill,
Dr. Kobert Simpson and Miss Belle
Goldstein, both of Juneau, were mar
ried on the JOth ol last November.
John Ericsou, formerly connected
with the Circle City hotel in Juneau,
has been declared insane.
A snow slide on the Chisana trail
caused the death of a man named John
Johnson. He was on his way out and
chose the most dangerous route.
A steam heated roadhouse is the
latest fad on the Klondike.
Emil Host man of Fairbanks has been
sentenced to live years in the peniten
tiary at McNeil’s island for an attempt
to kill Alton Borojt.
Thomas Carroll, a well known min
ing man of Fairbanks, is dead, iie
wat widely known throughout Alaska
and leaves a host of friends.
Arthur Coffman of Nome die'! a!
()*hkosh. \\ is.. Novrinher do.
Three men named Adams, Knox and
(Iood, have jumped the Chicago Heuch
on Flat creek, in the Iditarod. and
claim that under t h** new mining laws
the claims are open. IY Hi hie is feared,
last lie men are holding the ground
, with armed men.
Marshal Krwin, of the Second divis
ion, who recently returned to Fair
; banks with a man named Fitzgerald,
who had been contined in the asylum
| at Mt. Tabor as an insane patient, but
who had been declared sane by tin*
physicians, and was brought back to
! stand trial for murder, now says that
be believes Fitzgerald is insane.
I John Heck of Fairbanks has invented
an underground dredge which he be
lieves will revolutionize underground
mining, and enables the miner to work
very low grade ground at a profit.
I There tire fourteen quartz mills in
[Operation now in the Fairbanks min
ing district.
HAS A STROKE
OF PARALYSIS
Constantinople. Dec. 31.—The sultan
of Turkey, aged 70 years, suffered a
stroke of paralysis last night and is in
a critical condition.
WILL SELL FOR
SWEET CHARITY
New York, Dec. 31.—Father Vat
tuone Sals, of this city has presented
the Pope with two hundred Fcuador
Vicuna skins valued at more than
eighty thousand dollars. These skins
are in great demand and are used in
making delicate fabrics, and thousands
ar e slaugthered every year for the
sake of the skins. The Pope will have
them sold and give the proceeds to
charity.
lue creepers and ice skates at J. L.
•raef’s.
Three meals for One Dollar. Open
day and night. Commerce Cafe
I
Now that tin* currency bill :s well
out of the way we 111:1; look for some
speedy work h\ congress in disposing
of the Alaska rutin ad hill. President
Wilson is hack of the measure and no
doubt he will use his best efforts to see
it safely carried through both houses
of congress. The house hill, cham
pioned by Delegate \\ ickersham of
Alaska, and the senate hill, being
I jointly fat lie red by Senator .Jones of
Washington and Senator t hamberlain
1 of Oregon have the stamp of appreval
put upon them by President W Aon
and t lie re is now no doubt but that
both houses will speedily vote tie* hill
; to an early passage. There a •* of
1 course a humher of the membei * who
i wish to speak upon the question, and
six of them will endeavor to tell the
country why the interests do not want
a government owned road, while four
teen of the members will tell the
country whv a large majority of the
1 people want and should have tlr* road.
There seems to be no chance that t he
bill will be defeated, and the only
; tiling that makes us just a little im
, patient is to know ju>t where the road
, will leave tidewater. Of course we
\ know that there is only on»* place that
the road cat: he built from in the most
! economical wa v, making a route
i through t he mist highly mineralized
■ country in Alaska, anti at the same
time go through tie* greatest agricul
tural region of An ska, and that is
from Seward.
'There is hardly a person w ho is ac
quaints d wi’h all of the coast of South
western Alaska, unless he has personal
interests ;md sottish motives, hut will
say. upon b* in: asked w In* tin* road
should should have iis coast terminal,
Seward, by all limans. h lias every
! advantage over other coast towns. It
ha* the only safe harhor in Smiths *t
I ern Alaska a harhor where many
>hi|»s may lay at anchor and not be
j threatened with belli# blown out to *ea
I at any moment.
President Wilson will he the man to
say where the terminus of the road
' will he located, and we do not belit ve
but what Mr. Wilson is fully posted
| as to the advantages of this port or tie?
[disadvantages of that port, and we
j have confidence enough in his #ood
'•■use and sterling honesty in sayiui*
1 where the road snail he built from, to
know that he can not and will net he
j influenced bv anyone not entitled to
■ #ive him the advice lie rni#ht ask.
It is hut natural that Valdez, Cor
dova. Haines and Ska^way should want
■this priceless prize, hut what have
they to offer? Seward can say to Mr.
Wilson: We have the harhor, we have
!th»* mineral land, we have the a#ricul«
i toral land, we have an almost water
j #rune from the Matanuska coal fit Ids
I to Seward, we can furnish you tonnage
I from mile 1 to the end of the line if
j you w ill but #ive us the road, (’an
i any other cisy on the coast sav as
much? If tliev can. and can prove it
| to the satisfaction of President Wilson,
1 then we are ready to sav that Seward
| has no advantage over them.
COL. REVELLE
RETURNS
Col. Revelle, the swiftest mail car
rier on the job, left Seward on the Lib h
of December with the mail for Sunrise
and Hope, returning this morning,
making the round trip in less than five
days. ___
The Gateway received word from
Arthur Meloehe, who It ft Seward for
Fairbanks last spring, stating that he
had a lay on some ground on Chatham
creek in the Fairbanks district, and
is taking out a winter dump. Arthur
says he will return to Ssward soon.
Fresh Lake Trout at the Commerce
Cafe.
Budweiser beer at the Hraach. *