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VOL 8. SEWARD, ALASKA.' MONDAY EVENING, MARCH 3, 1914_N<>
JNO OSTRANDER
DIES IN OLYMPIA
Olympia, March 2.—Attorney Os
trander, of Cordova, Alaska, died here i
today from cancer of the stomach.
STORM RAGING
ON ATLANTICi
New York, March 2.—A terrific rain
and snow storm is raging throughout
the entire east. Shipping is paralyzed 1
and many vessels in tlie Atlantic have
been driven ashore. New Jersey towns
are in darkness and fallen telegraph
poles have Mocked trainson many rail-j
roads,_
THE NAVAL DILL
SGME EXPENSIVE
Washington, March 2.—"The house
navy bill has been reported and car
ries an appropriation of $140,000,000. j
including t wo dreadnuughts at a cost of
$15,000,000 each. The minor^y report
denounces the HP! as bordering oa
criminal extravagance.
SEVENTY-SEVEN
MILES AN HOUR
Santa Monica, March 2.—Kddie
Pullin won the international grand
prix automobile race here in five hours
and thirteen minutes, making an aver
age of seventy-seven miles an hour.
Marquis was fatally injured, caused by
the overturning of his machine.
A RICH WIDOW
MARRIES A COP
Pasadena, March 2.—A sensation was
caused here Saturday bv the widow of;
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Dr. Fraser, a millionaire, marrying C.
Yohan, a policeman widower with j
three children.
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ALAMEDA SAILS
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Seattle, March 2.—The steamer Ala* |
meda sailed for Seward and way ports
Saturday night with the following pas* j
sengers billed for Seward: A. Bryant, ,
W. James and wife, 11. Wickersham, ,
K. Wei ley, Maurice D. Leehcy, C. 1
James, Mrs. W. Bates and four steer- :
age._
APPROPRIATIONS
NOW THE ORDER
Washington, March 2.—The senate
has passed a $311,000,000 postoffice ap
propriation.
The house has passed a $94,000,000
military appropriation after cutting
the estimates down $10,000,000. This
is slightly below the appropriation of
last year.
Corwin Sails flay 12.
Seattle, March 2.—The steamer Cor
win is undergoing repairs preparatory
for her sailing for Nome May 12.
Noted Englishman Dies.
London, March 2.—The earl of Minto,
aged sixty-nine, former governor of
Canada and viceroy of India, died here
today. _
Salmon Day /larch 13.
Olympia, March 2.—The governor
has declared March 13 Salmon Day.
That date will be the fiftieth anniver
sary of the salmon industry on the
Pacific coast. *
Blizzard Raging in Illinois.
Chicago, March 2.—-Another blizzard
is raging throughout thissection. The
weather bureau says this will be the
last blizzard of iht* S' ason.
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Two to One on High Gill.
Seattle, March 2.—The betting is
two to one that Gill will be elected
mayor of Seattle in the municipal elec
tion tomorrow.
Will Receive Recognition.
Washington, March 2.—Secretary of
State Bryan announces that the Ameri
can government will immediately rec
ognize Zamora, the revolutionary pres
ident of Hayt i.
To Dissolve Would Be Bad.
Washington, March 2.—The house
marine committee has reported that
American shipping is so combined in
pools and .conferences which is ad
vantageous to shippers that the dis
solving of the same would cripple trade
conditions, and recommends that the
interstate commerce commission be
empowered to regulate marine rates.
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Pinchot for Senator.
Milford, Penn., March 2.—Gifford
Pinchot has announced his candidacy
to succeed United States Senator Pen
rose. _
The reception and dance tendered
Mr. and Mrs. A. F. Davis Saturday
evening, was a most enjoyable affair.
The many friends of the newly married
couple turned out to welcome them
home, and danced until dangerously
near the Sabbath. Dainty refreshments
were served during the evening. The
music as rendered by Miss White and
Mr. Manthey left nothing to be desired.
A PERCENTAGE
SYSTEM URGED
Washington, March 2. —Representa- |
tive Kent appeared before the house
public lands commit tee today and urged
the use of a percentage of the oper
ator’s selling price for payment to the
government under the coal leasing
bill.
Dr. Holmes declared before the com
mittee that Alaska’s resources are un
ending. _
SWIMMER FROZE
CROSSING BAY
Seattle, March 2.-Arthur Gavil,
former world’s champion, swam four
miles, nearly across the bay yesterday
and was picked up in a benumbed con
dition by a launch and died soon after
being taken from the water. He was
frozen to death.
John W. Swift, Special Disbursing
agent for the Navy department, having
in charge the business end of the mat
ter of getting out the Matanuska coal,
left for Knik Sunday morning. Mr.
! Swift has been in Seward since the
arrival of ttie Knik maihinforming the
Navy department of the progress made
so far in getting the coal to tide water,
and informing them as to the condition
of finances. He made a request for an
additional $12,000.00, to complete the
i work, but up to the time he left, as far
as can be learned, hud not received a
reply to this request.
Friends of Captain Moore will be
glad to learn that the genial Zira, is
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coining north as pilot on the Alaska
toast Company’s steamers.very prob
ably the Sampson, and as soon as mat
ters can be arranged, be will come out
as Captain of one of this company’s
| ships. Captain Moore is one of the
j most efficient and popular skippers
that ever brought a ship norrh, and
his return to the sea will be welcomed
by his host of friends along the Alas
kan coast, from Petersburg to Dutch
Harbor.
\ Oscar Gill, the Susitna Station-Knik
mail carrier, left on tlie first of the
month with one of the largest loads of
mail that ever went 'out of Seward
with a dog team. Mr. Gill cleaned up
all the mail for points along his route.
Professor Miller, who has been in
chi irge of the native school at Susitna
station during the past winter, left for
the outside on the Mariposa to have
an operation performed.
Charles F. Bunce and Nellie Leah
Pracht were quietly married yester
morning and departed soon after for
Kenai lake, where they will reside.
United States Commissioner Conroy
tied the nuptial knot.
Budweiser beer at the Branch.
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For Sale—Land scrip which can be
used for locating government land in
Alaska. Fully guaranteed. For price
and particulars address L. W. Hubbell
& Son, Springfield, Missouri. X
Don’t let yourself be forced to eat
what you don’t like, when you can
order what you like at the
Commerce Cafe.
PARCELS POST
BY MOTORCYCLE
Seattle, March 2.—A contract has
been let here for a motorcycle parcels
post delivery. This is the first contract
of the kind tfiven out by tin* postal de
partment.
FIRE PROOF SUIT
DEMONSTRATED
Cincinnati, March 2.—Martin Iran
ian of Minnesota today demonstrated a
lire proof suit which lie has invented.
The suit is made of metal with twolay
ers of water covered with canvas. In
the demonstration Mr. Panian stood
enveloped in (lames for five minutes.
The annual municipal election will
he held in Seward on the 7th of April.
The registration books are now open
at the office of the Town Clerk at the
Miner’s store. All who are entitled to
vote, should call and register. The
registration books will be open from
today until the last Saturday preceed
ing election, or until April 4.
Hank Smith who hez jest jined the
Y. M. C. A. so's to cut off some of his
overplus anatomee dremt Tuesday nite
that he waz divin in theswimmin pool,
and dove head first out of the bed
putting his head clean throo his little
boy's drum. By the time he got throo
swimmin, he had kicked over the
baby;s crib, socked his heel into the
kid’s left eye, and knocked over the
heatin stove. When he woke up he
had his arms around his wife’s leg, ;
savin: “How in thunder did this
barked log get in here?”
The steamer Admiral Sampson sailed
west from Juneau at 5:30 o'clock this
morning._
Meet me at the Brancn
For reliable information write Can
non, Pioneer hotel, Knik. Alaska, t
Snow glasses of all kinds for sale at
i T. L. Graef’s _ t
Finch’s Golden Wedding rye at the
Branch. *
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