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RAILWAY SILL
SURE TO PASS
THE CONGRESS
Washington, Sept. 12 -It is the gen
eral belief among those who have been
closely following the matter, that the
house committee on territories "ill
favorably report the Alaska railway
bill on the last day of the special ses
sion of t he congress.
Such a move would bring the bill up
for early consideration when the re
gular session convenes late this fall.
A poll of the house members shows
that ttie bill will pass by almost tin*
entire democratic strength. It will
pass the senate with perhaps but a
dozen opposing votes.
It may be regarded as a certainty
that the bill will pass at the regular
session of the congress. There is no
longer any too n fur doubt about it.
The Wilson administration is com
mitted to its passage, and the tariff
and currency bills indicate that the
administration is master of the situa
tion. _
M'AOOO FIRES
CUSTOMS MAN
Washington, Sept. 12—Collector of
Customs Pendleton, of U>s Angeles,
was invited to resign by Secretary of
the Treasury McAdoo. The collector
liked his job and declined the polite
request to retire. Whereupon, the
secretary summarily dismissed Pen
dleton, “for the good of the' service."
President Wilson today nominated
John 13. Elliott to till the vacancy.
PORTLAND MAN
PROVES HERO
Portland, Ore , Sept. 12—A heroic
rescue of a drowning man occurred
herevyesterday, when Tom Manning
dove a distance of seventy-five feet into
the Willamette river and brought to
the surface a man who had sank for
the third time. Manning is a locomo
tive fireman.
President to See Target Practice
New York, Sept. 12—As the guest
of Secretary of the Navy Daniels, Pre
sident Wilson will witness target prac
tice of the Atlantic fleet, which be
gins October 18.
All kinds of game bought at the
Commerce Cafe.
Twenty gauge, 1913 model shot guns
at J. L. Graef’s. t
Life preservers at J. L. Graef Js. *
Budweiser beer at the Branch. *
For nine years the leading caterer in Sew
ard, and still in the lead. Commerce Cafe, E.
Levin. Prop.
Special Offer on 7-8 Diamond!
Fine White Stone
$187.50
Worth $225.50 In the states
George, - the Jeweler
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Queenstown, Sept. 12.—William J.
jGaynor. mayor of New York City, died
yesterday on board the steamship Bal
tic, while enroute to Knghmd on a va
cation trip. Heath was caused by*an
olct gunshot wound, received at the
hands of a would-be assassin over a
year ago.
It was thought that the mayor had
fully recovered from the effects of this
wound, but quite recently it began to
manifest itself, forcing the mayor to
take a rest from the cares of bis office.
HARRY ORCHARD
I GAINS PARDON
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Boise, Idaho, Sept. 12.—Harry Or
chard, the star witness in the Mover
Hay wood-Pettibone trial, has been par
doned by the governor. .Many are
jsigning a protest against the gover
nor's action.
SECRETARY IS
MUCH BETTER
Berkeley, Cal., Sept. 12.—Secretary
of the Interior Lane, who suffered a
collapse and has been confined to his
apartment, is much better today and is
1 able to be about.
TAYLOR AND
LEEHEY COMING
Seattle, Sept. 12.—Editor Taylor, oi
| the Mining world, published at Chi
jcago, and Maurice D. Leehey, the well
known Seattle attorney, will depart in
a few days, enroute to Southeastern
Alaska. They go to encourage mem
bership in local chapters of the Ameri
can Mining Congress.
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I Northwestern Reaches Seattle
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Seattle, Sept. 12—The steamer
Northwestern, from Seward and way
; ports, arrived here yesterday.
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W. P. Henry came in last night
from Cooper creek and today accepted
; a position at The Branch.
John A. Nelson came in last even
' ing from Canyon creek.
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Cooks, waiters and customers
i wanted at the Commerce Cafe.
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A large assortment of the latest pho
nograph records just received on the
Sampson. At Gordon’s. i
For reliable information write Can
non, Pioneer hotel. Knik, Alaska, t
Pabsts blue ribbon beer at The
Branch. ____ *
Three meals for one dollar at the Commerce
Cafe. E. Levin, Prop. *
ACCIDENTS IN
THE REALM OF
THE AVIATORS
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j Coble, N. Z , Sept. 12.-The aviator
! losing control, an army biplane dove
j into a crowd of spectators assembled
to watch the demonstration. Four
persons were killed. I be propeller
decapitated a man s head. A woman
and a hoy were cut to pieces. A po
liceman had his head crushed and will
die. Seventeen people are injured, j
two of whom cannot recover.
Hamburg, Sept. 12.—In a hurricane j
I on the North sea, a Zeppelin airship
i was wrecked. The occupants, fifteen
I in number, were hurled into the sea
and drowned.
Twenty-two persons have been killed
in airship accidents within the past
three days.
Leipsic, Sept. 12.—A sudden gust of
wind wrenched a Zeppelin airship from
its moorings today. Two persons were
j killed and the airship was lost in space.
iSEATTLE JUDGE
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Seattle, Sept. 12.-Robert George,!
former municipal jud^eof Seattle, and
a well known lawyer, was crushed be
tween the elevator and t he shaft in t he
Lyon building yesterday, and received
injuries which may result in his death.
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VISIT SEATTLE
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Seattle, Sept. 12.—Tom Mann, the
great English labor leader, will visit
Seattle early in October, according to
information received here today,
j Local labor unions will provide a big
reception for M inn.
Slide Derails a Passenger Train
Leadville, Sept. 12—A passenger
train ran into a slide and was derailed
near here last night. The engineer
was killed and three passengers were
killed. _
The steamer Mariposa, eneoute to
Seward, sailed from Skagway at 11
o’clock yesterday forenoon.
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The steamer Admiral Sampson, on
the way to Seward, arrived at Gordo-!
va at noon today.
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Robert Beach, of the forestry ser- j
vice, is in from Kenai river.
Cooks, waiters and customers
wanted at the Commerce Cafe.
Trv the new five cent sizes of stand
ard cigars at Gordon’s. Little Tom’s,
Lovera, Baby Webster and Henry
George. They’re the go now.
Meet me at the Branr.n.
Long distance telephone booth at the
Branch.
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The best cook, coffee, bread and butter in the
city you iind at the Commerce Cafe *
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,T. W. Hamilton, the mining man
who had charge of the development of
the Frost et al. coal claims in the
Matanuska fields, and who h^s just
returned from there, pays a high
tribute to the miner-like manner in
which Superintendent Evans and his
crew are mining coal for the test to he
applied by the United States Navy.
Mr. Hamilton declares that much
care is being exercised in securing coal
measures that are fair alike to the
mines and to the Navy. Thecoal being
mined is a line grade of oitumious.
While there are other grades of
coal, running the gamut from a lignite
to an anthracite, the bituminous grade
predominates.
Twenty-two men are employed at
the mines, all experienced coal miners.
When Mr. Hamilton was there last
week, one hundred and fifty tons, of
the eight hundred tons desired, has
been mined and sacked, ready for trans
portation to the coast. From now on,
however, better progress will be made,
‘and Superintendent Evans figures that
by the middle of October bis work will
be completed.
Mining is carried on from three
tunnels, run by Mr. Hamilton under
the Frost-Watson regime. The Frost
Watso t houses, stables, cars, track,
tr.d tocV were placed at tlie disposal
>f t be government party.
Forty five horses are employed in
{transporting supplies, etc., from Knik
to the coal mines. Ed. Wood, the
packer, owns and is working half of
the animals, the government owning
the remainder. Wood has abour fin
.slied his contract to deliver a certain
tonnage from tidewater to me mines.
When snow liies. the government
will begin hauling the coal from the
Matanuska to Ship creek, on Knik
arm.
Dr. J. A. Homes, director of the U*
S. bureau of mines, is expected here
on the Sampson, enroute to the Mata
nuska coalfields.
ROUP TO
BUILD DEFENDER
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London, Sept. 12.—Cornelius Vander
bilt, the American multi-millionaire,
heads a list of five rich men who will
unite in building a defender to partici
pate in the great international yacht
race. The yacht will sail under Amer
ican colors.
Cooks, waiters and customers wan
ted at the Commerce Cafe.
Lilly’s fly killer at J. L. Graef rs. *
Fishing tackle at J. L. Graef’s. +
Savage 22 High Power rifles at J. L.
Graef’s._t
Short orders and dinners a la carte at all
hours, day and niirht. Commerce Cafe.;_ * .
Watches! Watchesl Watches
Hampden 23-jewe), highest grade,
with dust-proof silveroid case,
$27.50 $27.50
George, the Jeweler
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