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VILLA REFUSES
WIDOW BUOY
Washington, Feb. 2o.--Gen. Villa '
today refused the request of the United
States that he surrender the body of,
Benton, whom he executed, to his
widow. However, he agreed to permit,
the woman, accompanied bv doctors,
to visit the cemetnrv and exhume the
bodv but ordered that the body bo then ;
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reburied.
BECKER GETS
Albany, F b. 2 .- In mien it Becker,
woo v s v > ;vict ud m eneed to j
<iea* n ni(* C‘.i'lipl \ the i «.o>enth»ti
mu a ;* n N w Y < t ity, ;.nd whose <
a Pi a a has oee? > “t * as today
yraiiloo. st-*new trial by the supreme,
court. I'he courf. however*, refused to
inti i re with tin* death sentences itn*
po- d upon the four ^mu on who did
the shout in l; and the\ must stiller
death in the electm chair.
To Old to Ja.I.
Cincinnati!. Feb. 2 b.— Colonel Ar
nold. the hieh railroad official whu was
charged with contrib ini!* r * th * le
linquencv of Mild e i Crane, a sixteen
year old school ei ». was i * "(I
seven hundred ami fifty dollars It s
advanced :ii»e saved him ‘rom a jati
sentence. •
Jack London Offered Job.
San Francisco, Feb. 25.—JacK Lon
don is to be ottered the presidency of
tlie Federal Prohibition organization.
The women, however, are said to ex
press doubts If Loudon bits entirely
conquered the drink habit. .
Blizzard Raging.
Chicago, Feb. 25.—Trains are stalled
throughout the middle west as the re
sult of a blizzard which has been rag
ing for the past three days.
France and Japan to Land Guards
Washington, Feb. 25. —It was an
nounced here today that France and
Japan had decided to send guards to
their legations in Mexico.
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John Boyle Nominated.
Washington, Feb. 25.—John Boyle
wa9 today nominated for marshal of
the western district of Washington.
Three meals for one dollar and din
ners a la carte. Commerce Cafe.
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S NATE AND HOUSE
Washington, Feb. IT).—The conferees appointed by the
senate and house to adjust the three points in the Alaska Ivailway
bill, which were raised when the bill passed the house last week,
met in open session today.
The senators express themselves as willing to accept the |
Fitzgerald amendment, which was added by the house, requiring
a direct appropiation from the federal treasury instead o! a bond;
issue, providing the treasury could meet the appropriation. Hut
that they would insist on the entire railroad being of standard 1
t»**| \
'The third and last point to be adjusted is the Cummins
amendment, when the bill will be presented to the president for
bis signature.
The conferees then adjourned to meet again tomorrow. ♦
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Washington, Fob. Jo. It is now believed that there will
h<* no friction caused in financing the. Alaska railroad and that if
the first thousand miles built is a success then' will be an imme
diate demand made for a thousand more.
It is also now believed that government ownership of rail
roads in the states will be a coming issue.
A; IRAL EVANS
WELL RECEIVED
The new Pacific Alaska Navigation
Company steamer Admiral Kvans ar
rived in Seward on her maiden trip to
tin* North yesterday and stayed in port
six hours in order to give the crowd of
visitors who (locked to see the new
craft an opportunity to welcome Capt
ain Jensen and his new command at
the end of her run.
That the Kvans will be a popular
jJiij> goes without saying as she
h;is been completely fitted up, and
everything on board is as neat and
new as a bride’s boudoir. An innova
tion in the fitting up of a ship for the
northern run is the installation of bath
rooms in the suites and this is a feat
ure that will in itself influence many
in their choice of a ship. During the
stay of the Evans in port, dainty re*
freshrnents were served on board to
the guests of the ship, and a large
crowd gathered on the wharf to wish
the new packet and her pouplar crew
bon voyage and urge the invitation to
“hurry hack.”
Henry Riley, one of the biggest op
erators from the Iditarod, arrived in
Seward yesterday, on the Admiral
Evans, enroute to the interior. Mr.
Riley plans on getting away tomorrow
if the trail conditions warrant. He is
accompanied by five mechanics who go
in with him to assist in assembling the
dredge that will be 9et upon discovery
claim, Otter creek.
Mr. Ben Dalzell, of the Juneau corps
of Ambassadors of Commerce, arrived
in Seward on the Evans yesterday to
look after his trade in Seward.
Pabsts blue ribbon bee^ at The
Branch. *
For reliable information write Can*
non, Pioneer hotel, Knik, Alaska, f
Snow glasses of all kinds for sale at
J. L. Graef’s 1
CITY C ARE
HEARD IN VALDEZ
f Senator E. V. Ray returned from
Valdez on the Admiral Evans, where
lie went to appear before the Court in
i the matter of the delinquent tax list,
land in the matter of the enforcement
of Ordinance No. 15. which imposes a
j tax of one dollar a month on all corpo
rations using the streets and alleys ot
the town. The court has taken the
matters under advisement and will
! hand down a decision at some later
j date.
Senator Ray says that in his opinion
he feels quite sure that the law will
be upheld and that all taxes, together
with penalties, interest and advertis
ing costs will either have to be paid
or the property against which such
taxes and costs have been assessed may
be sold to satisfy the claims against the
property.
The question of whether or not a
railroad company is liable for real and
personal taxes will be settled at the
same time, and the city attorney is
confident that the property owners will
be compelled to pay the tax as accord
ing to law.
The case of L. V. Ray vs. the Skeen
Lechner Mining company, together
with the ’case of Sol Silverman vs.
Skeen-Lechner Mining company, have
both been set for trial at Valdez on
April 7th.
Dog harness at J. L. Graef ’s.
For Sale—Land scrip which can be
used for locating government land in
Alaska. Fully guaranteed. For price
and particulars address L. W. Huhbell
& Son, Springfield, Missouri. J
Finch’s Golden Wedding rye at the
Branch.
Don’t lot yourself be forced to eat
what you don’t like, when you can
order what you like at the
Commerce Cafe.
BODIES RECOVERD
FROM SHOW SLIDE
A snow slide occured Wednesday
evening in Keystone canyon: causing
the death of I*. <). Lergland and Mrs.
Lizzie Stropp and the serious injury
of George M. Cal la gan. The party
was putting an outfit through the can
yon by relays. When returning for
the last loads they were caught in
the slide. A son of Mr. Gergland was
with the company', but he su *,ceeded
in getting out of tin* way of the ava
lanche.
An account of the acvid *nt was sent,
by wire from \VorTmt»n s to Valdez
and a voluntary relhd corps imuiedi «i.e
ly started to the rescue. 11 ,.*rgiand,s
body was found, hut hie wa* extinct..
After a week’s continuous work by
volunteers they li lally Jocated and re
covered the body >f Mrs. Lizzie Stropp
buried under tons of ice and snow ano
badly crushed, The bo Iv was taken
to Valdez last nignt.
At a dinner given recently in \ aldez
I by Miss Catherine Monohan, the en
! gagement of Miss Alice II. Daykin ui
| Seward and Mr. Fred C. Cramer ot
j Valdez was announced. Miss Daykin
is a Seward girl who has grown from
■ childhood to womanhood in this city
|and who numbers her friends,by the
I latest census reports. Mr. Cramer is
i one of the prominent mining men of
Valdez, and has been closely asso
ciated with the development of Slate
creek. The wedding will take place
sometime in September. Among those
present at the announcement dinner
were; Mayor E. E. Richie of Valdez,
and Senator L. V. Ray of Seward.
Mr. Spaulding, an experienced mill
man, arrived in Seward yesterday on
the Evans and left this morning to
accept a position at the Skeen-Lechner
mine.
Budweiser beer at the Braach. *
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