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SECRETARY LANE
TO VISIT ALASKA
Washington, March 23.—Secretary
of the Interior Lane is preparing to
make a tour of Alaska. The secretary
will probably have charge of the
Alaska railroad building board of three
engineers, who will act under him.
President Wilson will shortly an
nounce the personnel of the engineers
oi the board.
There will be no hearings here, al
though some Alaskans may be sum
moned to verify reports.
Secretary Lane will urge congress
to create an Alaska development board.
The senate coal leasing bill will con
tain a clause rtcognizing the validity
of coal claimants who have complied
with the law.
Washington, March 23.—President
Wilson is still confident that the repeal
of free tolls through the Panama canal
has a majority of ten in the senate and
one hundred in the house. Debate on
the bill in the house has been post
poned. _
TEDDY LOSES
ENTIRE OUTFIT
Sautarem, Brazil, March 23.—The
Roosevelt hunting party have lost their
entire outfit in a rapids on a tributary
of the Amazon. In the outfit were all
the pictures taken during the trip,
which were considered of great value.
BOLD RODDERS
GET DIAMONDS
Huntington, W. Va., March 22.—
Two robbers this morning held up a
local jewelry store and secured dia
monds to the value of twenty thousand
dollars. The robbers made good their
escape in an automobile.
Alfred Carlson, by his attorneys,
Ray and Ritchie, has brought suit
against the Skeen-Lechner Mining
company for damages for personal in
juries in the sum of $50,000, alleging
total blindness of both eyes and claim
ing the injuries received to be the
fault of the company.
Snow glasses of all kinds for sale at
J. L. Graef’s X
Two dog3 for sale for $70. Inquire
of Dr. Sehaleben. _ i
Asbestos lined mattresses at J. L.
•raefs. _ 8
Brass and iron bedsteads at J. L.
•raef's. _ $
Meet meat the Branch.
Yoer eyes fitted with glasses by
•eorge the Jeweler. X
Meet me at the Branch > 4
STEAMER DORA DRINGS
IN SHIPWRECKED CREW
The steamer Dora arri ved Saturday i
evening from Kodiak and Unga with
I Captain Prellberg and seven mem
bers of the crew of the wrecked
! schooner W. H. Diamond, which went
| ashore at Bird island on the morning j
of February 3. The Daimond was an
Alaska Cod Fisheries schooner loaded
; with supplies for the fishing stations,
! and sailed from San Francisco January
8, bound for Unga. On February 8, in
a dense fog, tlie ship struck just off
Bird island. A hasty examination
showed that the saving of the ship
was hopeless, and the Captain and crew
took to the boats and landed safely on
the island. A dory and crew was im
mediately star ted for Unga, a distace
of sixty miles, for relief, returning in
a launch in which th ship wrecked
crew was taken to Unga to await
transportation to the outside. The
schooner and about three hundred tons
of provisions were a total loss. The
Dora was communicated and made the
trip over from Kodiak to pick up the
crew. Captain Prellberg and seven
men of the crew of twenty-two came
to Seward and will leave for the out
side on the Sampson, the remainder of
the crew staying at Unga, where they
will go to work for the company this
summer. The head offices of the Al
aska Contish Company were communi
cated with and another ship with a
duplicate order of supplies has already
been dispatched to the north, so the
wreck will make no difference in the
season’s catch.
CELEBRATION A
GRAND SUCCESS
Seattle, March 23.—One hundred and i
eighty thousand spectators witnessed
the big street parade in this city Sat
urday night in honor of the passing of
the Alaska railway bill. A logging
engine that was formerly on the New
York elevated, hauling a car of coal
was in tlie parade. Valdez, Fairbanks
and other Alaska Eagle lodges were
represented, also the Arctic Brother
hood aiid the Yukon Pioneers. Many
banners were in the parade with ap
propriate mottoes painted on them in
large letters, souch as “Justice at
Last,” “Se vard Started it Wilson Fin
ished it,** “Ala^k.i Wiii ..lakeSeattle,”
etc.
A policeman’s frightened horse
plunged into the crowd and injured six
people, one fatally. The policeman,
when he lost control over the animal,
vainly attempted to shoot the horse,
but the crowd was so dense he could
not shoot without the people being in
range.
The Chamber of Commerce in this
city is besieged with inquiries and are
doing everything within their power
to prevent a premature rush to Alaska.
RECONNCISANCE
PARTY RETURNS
Alf Williams who went oat with
Forest Ranger L. Keith McCullagh in
a reconnoisance trip through the Chick
aloon and lower Kenai country, return
ed to Seward Saturday, after complet
ing the trip. Mr. Williams says that
owing to favorable weather conditions
they were able to complete the work
sooner than was anticipated and that
Mr. McCullagh, whom he left at Moose
river, will proceed to Kenai and there
open a forest rangers headquarters for
the coming season.
Budweiser beer at the Branch. *
Dog harness at J. L. Graef’s.
For reliable information writ# Gan
non, Pioneer hotel, Knik, Alaska, t
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CANNIBALS EAT
SIX TEACHERS
«
Sydney, Australia, March 23.—News
has reached here that six school teach
ers were murdered and eaten with
j great ceremony by natives on the is*
1 land of Malexula.
ARRESTED FOR
SELLING FAKES
Rome, March 23.—A Frenchman has
been arrested here for trafficking in
fake relics, claiming that the pope had
blessed them.
SUNDAY PASSES
WITHOUT CLASH
1
London, March 23.—The dreaded
Sunday passed without any disturb
ance and the situation now seems fa
vorable. Neither side were willing to
fight their own countrymen, and the
Ulsterites realized the fact that they
would quickly be overpowered.
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Captain Johnson, who has been operat
ing a saltery at Nelson’s lagoon, has
sold out his plant to a Bellingham con
cern and will make the trip to the {
westward on the Dora, leaving this
evening, to make the transfer of the
plant to the new owners.
Alf Williams has accepted a position
with A1 Roberts and will be chaffeur
on one of the Roberts’ freight teams
hauling machinery and supplies to the
Skeen-Lechner property at Falls creek.
Meet me at the Branch. *
Long distance telephone booth at the
Branch. __ *
Don’t let yourself be forced to eat
what you don’t like, when you can
order what you like at the
Commerce Cafe
MORE CLOTHES IN
CONCERT HALLS
Paris, March 2d. -The police have
stopped undraped performers from ap
pearing in music halls. This order
will not affect theaters, as the police
say their artistic value offsets the in
decency. __
RATTLE WILL BE
TURNING POINT
Washington, March 2.1- Officials say
that the outcome of thn battle of Tor -
| reon will be the turning point of the
j war in Mexico and will determine the
j American policy.
lEMMA GOLDMAN
STARTS THINGS
New York, March 23.—Emma Gold
man, without permission, leading a
thousand anarchists, paraded down
Fifth avenue yesterday and set up the
cry, “Down With the Rich.” V\ ild
excitement prevailed for a time, until
a large detachment of police appeared
and quieted things.
NOTED AUTHOR
MAY BE EXILED
St. Petersburg, March 23.— Jorky*
the noted author, is to be tried on the
charge of blasphemy in insulting the
national religion in a book dedicated
to his mother. Conviction on this
charge will mean his exile to Siberia.
The Dora is scheduled to sail for Un
alaska and way ports at four o’clock
this afternoon. It will be the first
mail that the residents to the west
ward have since before the last ship
left for Seattle. No wonder that a lot
of Alaskans really hesitate to beleive
the stories of the money that Uncle
Sara is supposed to spend on a mail
service when they have to wait three
months for a letter to be hauled t wo
hundred miles.
The steamer Admiral Sampson sailed
west from Valdez, by way of Fort Lis
cum, at 8:30 o’clock this morning and
is due to arrive here at 10 o’clock to
night. _
The Coleman is being overhauled
and the rooms repapered and renovated
in preparation for the rush of business
that is sure to come in the near fu
ture. Sexton is always abreast of the
times and proposes to be ready when
the rush comes.
Field glasses at J. L. Graef’s.
Finch’s Golden Wedding rye at the
Branch. _ *
Bring your job printing to the Gate
way. We can do it right.
Watch the window. Georg the
Jeweler._ i
Pabsts blue ribbon beer at The
Branch. S *