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LONDON. Sept., 8— A dispatch
frt>ra Copenhagen to the Exchange
Telegraph says several severe revolts.
against the Soviets in the vicinity of 1
Moscow have been put down after the
shedding of much blood.
And this is no fairy tale.
It is the truth.
Menls can be cooked by natural gas
at the gas and oil flow out at the lit
tle house at Mile 8.
And all of this in Alaska and in the
a heart of the oil section.
Last Sunday, Messers Graef, Root,
Blue, Painter and Wagner prepared a
fish dinner at Mile 8 using the natural
gas flow for the frying purposes.
Three large frying pans of fish were
turned out for the hungry men and the
fryhig process was perfect
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ALAMEDA IS DUE
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> At 2 o’clock this afternoon the
Alameda was due at any time. The
steamer has five days mail aboard
from the states.
CITY TO BUY COAL
^ City Clerk Estes was instructed by
the councilmen last night to purchase
a car load of coal from the commis
sion for the use of the city.
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REMINDER OF WINTER
The little old north wind put in an
appearance late yesterday afternoon
and kept up a moderate gale until
tarty this morning. Citisens began
leaking at their coal bins and also
brought out the winter underwear and
over-articles.
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82 PUPILS IN SCHOOL
The enrollment in the Seward Pub*
lie schools started with 82 which is an
1 oanr over last year of six pupils.
Several more pupils will be added be
for* the w*ek »d
SAN FKAXC1SC0, Cal., Sept., 8
— Thelma Lee, eleven years old, was
killed this morning while on her way
to school at San Bruno, a suburb.
Thomas Nelson, a carpenter was su
spected and he was surrounded by a
hastily organized posse and captur
ed. Before his capture, Nelson fatally
shot himself. v
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NEW FLAG OVER SCHOOL
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A brand new flag is floating over
the Seward Public school having been
donated by George Phelps, clerk of
the school board.
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TAX LEVY 14 MILLS
At the meeting of the city council
last night the tax levy for* the year
was fixed at fourteen mills.
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LADIES AID TO MEET
The Ladies Aid Society of the Me
thodist church will meet tomorrow af
ternoon at 2 o’clock with Mrs. J. C.
Gilpatiick.
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BUSY WESTWARD TIMES
The fishing season has been a
splendid one to the westward accord
ing to Paul Buckley who was in Sew
ard 1hi.\ forenoon on his way to Val
dez aboard the revenue cutter Unalga.
M •. liuckley says all cavnvrie.i pul uj*
full La* ha, that the sulphu mine Ic
the westward will be,:'.*! oh pping
within a few weeks and a ne-v whal
ing station has been established on the
southern end of Unalaska island
going outside for the
FIRST TIME IN tO YEARS
* Aboaul the Unalga this morning,
was Jvan Olgin, from UnalasU. and
he is making his first tr‘p to me «*ut
s de in 40 years. Mr. Olgin is eraplty
ed with the A. C. Company at Unalas
ka. At Unga two days ago, Olgin met
his sister, the first time in 42 years.
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UNALGA IN PORT FROM
WESTWARD WITH INSANE
The U. S. Revenue cutter Unalga
arrived in port at 8 o’clock this morn
ing from the westward. S. 0. Cosier
and Paul Buckley, United States De
puty marshals are aboard the Unalga
having in custody nine insane and
several witnesses. The Unalga picked
bp two insane patients here, brought*
from Anchorage, and proceeded to
Vatdes leaving port at 10 o’clock.
CHICAGO, Sept., S— The first evi
dence supporting Cox's charges that
large quotas have been assigned the
principal cities of the country for the
Republican national campaign fund,
was introduced today when Dudley S.
Blossom, who helped raise the Cleve
land total told the committee that the
figures of Cox for that city for* $400,
000 was’correct Senator Reed called
the attention of the witness to the
quota Sheet submitted by/National
treasurer Upham which showed that
the entire total for the state of Ohio
was only $400,000. Blossom said that
Cleveland raised the quota assessed, it
being $400,000 and further added that
A. A. Protzman paid the agent of the
National committee, who was with
Blossom, the entire amount and also
helped in directing the raising of the
quota,
Blossom testified that when he left
Cleveland on Labor Day, $74,000 more
had been pledged and Protzman was
directing the workers and was trying
to reach the new goal. Senator Reed
went through the entire list of quotas,
etc., and Blossom nodded assent at the
names of those mentioned and the
quotas. Blossom identified the Repub
lican plan as regarded raising the
amounts as existing in Cleveland. The
“cream of the list” had been assigned
to members of the executive commit
tee.
PAUL BUCKLEY IN TOWN
Paul Buckley, United States De
puty Marshal at Unalaska, is aboard
the Unalga and will go south' to Morn
ingside with the insane patients now
aboard the revenue cutter. Mr. Buck
ley was busy shaking hands with his
man# friends this morning while the
Unalga was in port
STREJC PRESENTS CLAIM
Joe Strejc presented a claim to the
city council last night for $183.05 for
| work on the new fire truck. Strejc
j claimed the bill had been presented to
i the Fire Department but had not been
paid. The council referred the bill back
to the Fire Department, the council
men claiming they had done their part
by paying $2200 as agreed.
CITY BILLS ARE O. Xed.
Monthly saiaries and other bills of
the city amoonting to $1888.78 wen*
0. Red Ust night and ordered paid.
Whea thme bills are paid the city
lieawirnr will hsye, approximately
$600 on hand.
NEW YORK, Sept., 8— Peter Vi
dovich, old charity patient at the mun
icipal lodging house, died here today.
It is learned that Vidovich possessed
a fortune of at least $125,000. He had
$50,000 in Liberty bond*; $60,000 de
posited in Alaska banks besides jewels
deeds for realestate at Fairbanks. He
registered at the hospitals as a “poor
Alaska miner.”
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TRYING TO PROVE THAT
REPUBLICANS MAKING AN
EFFORT TO GET MILLIONS
CHICAGO, Sept, 3— E. H. Moore,
personal representative of J.ames M.
Cox, late yesterday afternoon told thi
Senate investigating committee that
Cox had made no “scoop” when he
said the ^Republicans had planned to
rtitsOMAWftOOO for * campaign fund.
Moore introduced a signed article talc
*n from the Brooklyn Eagle of Janu
ary 11th, which gave Chairman Hays,
of the Republican National Committee
and Chairman Thompson, of the ways
and means committee, similiar state
ments regarding the big fund. Moore
suggested that the writer of the ar
ticle be subpoenaed and he was told
this had been done already. Moore al
so introduced a telegram from a Lynn,
Mass., publisher, saying $30,000 had
been raised there at a dinner and Sen
ator Lodge had been so advised.
Mr. Moore said he was sure Treas
urer Upham would not testify to un
truths but he was equally sure Upham
.vas a victim either of mistakes or
tad bookkeeping when he testified
concerning the quotas assigned to var
ious states.
STREET LIGHTS SOON
At the city council meeting last
Mayor Chamberlin was empowered to
enter into a new contract with, the
Seward Light & Power Company and
as soon as >this is done, the street
lights will be turned on.
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WEATHER REPORT
• SEWARD 54, Gear, North
Anchorage 43, Goudy, Calm. . .
Matanuska 50, Raining, Calm.
Chickaloon.48, Goudy, Calm.
Woailla 50, Cloudy, Calm.
Talkeetna 50, Raining Calm.
GoUbreek 46, Goudy, Calm.
Hurricane 80, Goudy. Calm.
Summit 86, Goudy, Calm.
Bains 84, Goudy, Calm.
Heoly 40, Goudy, Calm.
Nenana 88, Goudy, Calfl^
Fairbanks 88, Rain, Calm.
THIRSTY CAMELS RUMS
AMUCK SEEKING DRINK
INDIANAPOLIS, Sopt, 8~ Fifty;
policeman of t*» State Fair ground*
ROME, Sept., 8- Scores of lives (^u,ated to™'No "*** *”J*
ure believed to have been lost in the be*" reCelved ,Mm °f
towns.
district north of Florence in an earth •
quake. Reports from the stricken dis- RQME Scpt>> g_ x Mum dj.p.teh
tricts show the extent of the disaster , , , . . .
says several hundred lost their Uvea
growing. The district shaken extends ^ earthqu>ke * FirilMM>
over 100 miles, and covers many well ^ .Bjured
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IS FINALLY DEAD
HOUSTON, Tex* Sept* 8— Af
ter toning to life nine times, dur
ing the past year, after having
been pronounced dead, M. L
Granberry, officially died here
during the night. Granberry had
been almost buried alive several
times.
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DRINK POISONED ALCOHOL
BALTIMORE, Sept., S— Seven
civilian employees of the Edgewood
arsenal are dead as • the result of
drinking poisoned alcohol. One vic
tim is expected to recover.
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NEW AIR SERVICE FOR
MAIL STARTED TO WEST
NEW YORK, Sept, 8— The new
transcontinental mail air service be
tween here nod San ’Francisco started
today, planes leaving each terminal
this morning.
CLEVELAND, Sept., 8— The mail
aeroplane had reached here completing
the first leg' of the journey. It la ex
pected' the trip will be mode within
throe days.
SAN FRANCISCO, Sept, ft- The
right of the Alaska Territorial gov
ernment to impose s poll tax on crows
of ships visiting the fiahinr waters of
Alaska was today upheld kg a decis
ion of the Circuit Court The east was
that of John Hedenskoy, a fthwwnan
of the Alaska Packer’s AsisciaSna,
who sued for a return of the tax paid
in the name of a score of his ship^
mates. The decision disapproves the
collection of the tax through ca^loy
ees however. The court hold the law
was constitutional and reversed the
decision of the district court
MEXICO DENIES «NOYS **
RECEIVED FROM THE U. S.
ON PETROLEUM SITUATION
MEXICO CITY, Sept, The
Mexican Foreign office has MN
a note has been received relative be
the petroleum situation from the Stale
Department at Washington, D. C. M
it learned however unofficially thfit
the United Statm Rmbemy h*e Nil
received a note for tranowintou to
the Mexican government but the tit 1
tor weald not accept it rilaipilM ft*.
communication was framed >£*01*
language that acceptance
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