VOI, 8. SEXVARD, ALASKA, WEDNESDAY. EVENING, FEBRUARY 4, 1314_NO. 101
MANY' TRAPPED
IN HOTEL FIRE
New York, Feb. 3.—The Lyric
hotel, located in the Times Square,
burned yesterday, and fora time it was
thought that many people would lose
their lives, owing to the heroic work
accomplished and the encouragement
shouted to those trapped in the build
ing, all were rescued and no casualties
occurred.
Railroads and Yaks.
Congressman W. L. LaFollette
wants congress to appropriate $100,000
for buying and transporting a band of
Siberian yaks from the plateaus of
Tibet to the tundras of Alaska. Pos
sibly the yak is jnst what Alaska needs,
but if they’re not sure of that fact
down in Washington, why not offer
them a few of our elks from Startup/
A trip to Alaska should remove them
a sufficient distance from the pear or
chards and potato patches of Startup
to prevent all further damage suits.
It is true they are not entirely unlike
the yak, who is a timid creature,
something like an ox or a bison, and
when undomesticated, keeping far
from the haunts of man, delighting in
r- chilly weather and ambling around
frosty crags like an exaggerated
mountain goat. With the prospect of
a government railroad and govern
ment yaks who can honestly assert
that Alaska is neglected by congress.
—Everett Herald.
The regular meeting of Igloo No. 9,
Order of Pioneers, will take place to
night at the A. B. hall. After the
business of the order has been con
cluded a social meeting participated
in by the ladies will be held and re
freshments will be served. As the
Pioneers are making grand prepara
tions for their old-time dance on the
** 22nd, figures in the old-time dance3
will be rehearsed. Ail members are
expected to be present tonight.
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The following is from the Orphanage
News Letter, published at the orphan
age at Kodiak: “We are getting 75
cents per dozen for all the eggs we can
spare. Since Christmas time we have
sold ove** $20 worth of poultry. We
still have some fine fat cockerels for
sale.” The News Letter is a neat
little four-page paper published at the
orphanage monthly, and is full of in
teresting news concerning Kodiak and
the surrounding country.
Frank Case, who is* in the Nelchina,
is expected in Knik soon, and will
doubtless have some interesting news
from the new diggings, as he has been
on the ground since October and has
been doing some real prospecting. He
will come out to Knik, according to
word he has sent out, and arrange to
taae in a summer’s outfit, and is plan
ning on staying in the Nelchina all
summer, or at least- until he has satis
fied himself that it is or is not a camp.
' For Sale--Land scrip which can be
used for locating government land in
Alaska. Fully guaranteed. For price
*'and particulars address L. W. Hubbell
k Son, Springfield, Missouri. X „
Ladies, try a NuBone Corset. Mrs.
T. R. Needham, general manager for
Alaska. Phone 132.
Pabsts blue ribbon beer at The
Branch. _ *
^ Field glasses at J. L. Graef*
Dog harness at J. L. Graef’s.
HE EXECUTES
MESSAGE BEARER
Juarez. Mex. Feb’ 4.—General Villa,
' the Mexican bandit, who is carrying
jon a warfare in Mexico and who as
pires to the presidency of Mexico, ex
ecuted Francisco Guzman today be
( cause he brought a message from Felix
Dias urging Villa to betray General
Carranza.
AMENDMENTS
ARE DEFEATED
Washington, Feb. 4.—The house to
day defeated all the amendments to
the Asiatic exclusion bill. A heated
debate followed and there is a great
deal of Japanese war talk indulged in.
ALL DISCUSSION
IS ELIMINATED
By the substitution of the senate for
the house railroad bill all discussion of
the minority report has been elimi
nated. It is now probable that the
bill will be up very often until the final
> vote, instead of every Wednesday as
j stated a few days ago.
GIVE BANQUET
TO ALASKANS
Seattle, Feb. 4.—The Commercial
Club of this city, gave a banquet to
fifteen Alaskans last night. Among
those who attended were Milo Kelly,
Anton Eide and Charles Siraonstat, all
of whom wore parkas. These gentle
men came here to be present at the
| regional bank hearing.
STEAMSHIP LINES
IN RATE WAR
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New York, Feb. 3 —A merry rate
war is on between the German Lloyd
and tkie Hamburg American steamship
lines. If the rate is lowered much
lower than it has been it will be cheap
er to travel than to stay at home.
The steerage fair has been cut to $15-00.
The Northwestern in Seattle,
The steamer Northwestern arrived in
Seattle this morning.
The steamer Mariposa sailed west
from Skagway at six o’clock this
morning.
For reliable information write Can
non, Pioneer hotel, Knik, Alaska, f
Meet meat the Branon.
Don’t let yourself be forced to eat
that you don’t like, when you can
order what you like at the
Commeree Cafe.
Ice creepers and ice skates at J. L.
Graef’s.
WE WILL WAIT
ANOTHER WEEK
Washington, Feb. 4.—The house has
unanimously adopted the substitution
of the senate Alaska railway bill tor
the house bill. The measure will come
up for general debate Thursday, and
! the detailed consideration of the bill
j will begin next Wednesday.
THE CRISIS IS
NEAR AT HAND
—
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Mexico City, Feb. 4.—By the presi
dent lifting the embargo that has been
placed on Mexico, making it impossi
ble for them to procure arms and am
munition across the border, it is pre
dicted that the crisis is near at hand.
All aliens are preparing to flee from
the country. Huerta says that his at
titude toward the United States is un
changed, and there is every chance
now that thiugs will be doing there
soon. _
Juarez, Feb. 4.—When General
Villa learned that, the embargo was
lifted he was overjoyed. He predicts
that peace will now be quickly re
stored.
—
Washington, Feb. 4.—The privilege
of importing arms into Mexico has
been extended to Huerta.
Arms Embargo to Be Removed
Washington, Feb. 4.—President
Wilson has decided that he will re
move the Mexican arms embargo.
War Clouds Are Gathering.
Christiana, Feb. 4.—On account of
the Russian mobilization of troops in
Finland, Norway is preparing for war.
SPLITS WEALTH
IN MANY WAYS
London, Feb. 4.—The will of the
late Lord Strathcoma leaves a million
dollars to the Iloyal Victoria College,
one half million dollars each to the
Royal hospitals of Montreal, and two
and one-half million dollars to his
heirs and the balance of the estate is
distributed around in different ways.
COMPLEMENT OF
NAVY NOW FULL
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Washington, Feb. 4.—For the first
time since the civil war, the navy en
listed complement is tilled. Secretary
Daniels proudly states that this is due
to the educational system adopted and
also the popularity of the Mediterren
ean cruise, and the proposed San Fran
cisco cruise.
Budweiser beer at the Branch.
Meet me at the Branch.
Three meals for one dollar and din
ners a la carte. Commerce Cafe.
STEAMER DORA
ARRIVES IN PORT
The steamer Dora, Captain McMul
len master, arrived from the westward
this morning at 5 o’clock, after one of
the most pleasant voyages experienced
for years. The w eat tier was good and
no storms were encountered during
the whole trip. The Dora left Sew
ard for the westward on the 19th,
reaching IJnalaska on the 29th.
Mr. John E. Thwaites, the obliging
mail clerk of the Dora, says that the
trip was uneventful and that things
look unusually quiet just at this time.
He will make a trip to the outside be
fore he returns to his westward run.
Captain Zim Moore, deputy United
States marshal at Unga» is a passenger
on the Dora. He will stop at Valdez
for a time, and then expects to make
a trip to the outride.
Otto A. Larsen, a merchant from
Dillingham, is a passenger on the
Dora. Mr. Larsen is on his way out
side. The Dora picked him up at Coal
bay, where he was waiting with the
mail from Nu^hagak.
It is reported that the three fishing
companies at Chignic have reached an
agreement among themselves that
hereafter all fish taken will be equally
divided among the three companies.
Heretofore these companies have
fought one another and the result lias
been that none of them have secured
as many fish as they otherwise would
have done- As the hatchet is buried,
each of the companies feel that their
catch will be considerably larger this
year than in the past.
The Dora will leave for Seattle tomor
row, where she goes for her annual
inspection and to receive an overhaul
ing before returning to her run.
As a man was originally made out of
dust, is it any wonder that he is out
for all the dust he can get?
The avarage boy will not walk ac
ross the room to do a favor for h is sis
ter, but he will steal eggs to get
money to take some other fellow’s sis
ter to the picture show.
Statisticans prove that Americans
are the greatest consumers of sugar in
the world. We’ve known it all along
— our girls are the sweetest ever—
Saccharine’s not in it with them.
Andrew Carnegie, after having made
many millions in the manufacture of
war material, now wants all war to
cease. He reminds us of several
wholesale whiskey dealers who fought
the business, tooth and toenail, after
they had amassed large fortunes.
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Much of the sculpture which is to
adorn the interior of the Palace of
Machinery, the largest of the exposi
tion palaces at the Panama-Pacific
International Exposition already has
been placed within the gigantic struct
ure and is atracting many visitors to
the building on Sundays and holidays.
Like most of the statuary which will
be distributed about the courts and
palaces, this is of heroic size and of
imitation marble. The iigures will
soon be assembled ami put in their
proper place about the palaces.
Twenty-gauge, 1913 model shot guns
at J. L. Graef’s. J
Finch’s Golden Wedding rye at the
Branch. *
Meet me at the Branch 4