VOL S. _SEWAHD, ALASKA. WKI)NESUA\ EVENING, .lAM’AKY 28, HU t_lNO~ 95
THE TANGO IS
• EXTREMELY DULL
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Rome, Jan. 28.—The Pope, desirous
of putting himself in a position to |
judge whether or not the much-talked
of tango dance was as bad as pictured,
summoned a couple of tlie nobility be- ;
fore him and witnessed them perform j
the dance. He now declares that it is '
the dullest dance imaginable" a,nd has
withdrawn his objections, and says
it would be treating the sinner too
harshly to compel him to dance the
tango as pennance for his bad deeds.
SHEETS TORN
FROM THE BOOK
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Seattle, .lan. 28.—Prosecutor Town
rend makes the charge that thirteen
sheets have been torn from the cash
book of the Alaska Development com
pany. The defendants angrily deny ;
the charge and are lighting further j
investigation. An expert has been j
called and has testified that the sheets j
are missing.
IS WORTHY OF
THE POSITION
Washington, Jan. 28.—Presidentj
Wilson has appointed Colonel Goethalsj
governor of the Canal ^une, the ap
pointment tooe effective April 1.
FEAR OF LAW
BRINGS DEATH:
Chicago, Jan. 28.—In 1903 William
Curry stole ten thousand dollars from
nis employer, Barstovv, but was for
given by the man he robbed and was
reinstated to bis position. Mr. Barstow j
recently died, and fearing that the
charges would be revived and that he j
would have to answer for the theft,
committed ?»uicide at his home here
yesterday.
Street Cars to Jerusalem.
Jerusalem, Jan. 28.—The French
have secured a franchise to build a
street railway to Bethlehem. I
Will Protect the Reindeer.
Washington. Jan. 28.—Tho depart- j
ment of Agriculture is urging the pro- !
teetion of the Alaska reindeer.
Deputy Marshal Evans returned f
from a trip to Seldovia and Kodiak on j
the Sampson. He reports that the ep- j
identic of measles that has prevailed
in that locality has subsided and that j
the quarantine has been raised. j
The steamer Dora sailed east from
Unalga at noon of the 27th.
Oh, those delicious Augustine &
Kyer’s chocolate butter crisps. A fresh
supply just received at Butts .
Ladies, try a NuBoue Corset. Mrs.
T. K. Needham, general manager for
Alaska. Phone 132.
Meet meat the brancn.
EXPECTED MONEY
FOR TESTIFYING
I
San Francisco, Jan. 28.—The case
against the Western Fuel company and
others has not been dismissed, as stated
before, but several of the defendants
have been discharged, as the court de
cided that there was no case against
them. The trial, however, has been
resumed and Policeman Galloway ha9
testified that he heard Powers say
that lie expected to get $50,000 for tes
tifying for the government. The tes
timony of the police officer has caused
a sensation here.
MANY ARE DEAD
MORE STARVING
Belgrade, Servia, Jan. 28,—Five
thousand people have starved to death
here this winter, it has been the
hardest winter ever experienced and
many more will starve if something is
not done immediately to relieve the
sutTeri ig.
TEN HURT WHEN
CAGE DROPS
Terre Haute, Ind., Jan. 28.—A ser
ious accident occurred this morning at
one of the coal mines near this city*
when a cage dropped a distance of
three hundred feet, seriously injuring
ten miners who were, being lowered
into the mine.
AUTHORIZES
HOUSE PROBE
Washington, Jan. 28.—The house
has authorized a probe into the cause
of the strikes at the mines in Michi
gan and Colorado. The probe will be
far reaching and an effort made to find
a reined}' to put a stop to the trouble
in these states, if possible.
Northwestern Arrives
The steamer Norohwestern arrived
in Seward at 7 o’clock this morning.
Her passengers were W . H. Logman,
P. W. Morris, Al. Drees, S. S. Roth,
and T. Hana, from Seattle. H. W.
Fisk and H. W* Nettleton from Cor
dova. <>tto Linquist from Valdez.
Postmaster Hickey, of Seward, has
been authorized to dispatch two hun
dred pounds additional mail over the
Knik-Susitna route during the months
of February and March, making four
hundred pounds in all
Dan Rice and son Lee, from mile 20,
are in town for a day or two.
Snow shoes and snow shoe filling at
J. L. Graef’s. t
Twenty-gauge, 1913 model shot guns
a^J. L. Graef’s. J
Budweiser beer at the Branch. *
Finch’9 Golden Wedding rye at the
Branch. *
ALASKA BILL UP
IN HOUSE TODAY
Washington, Jan. 28. -The house is
I today discussing the Alaska railroad
bill.
Washington, Jan. 28. —An attempt
to substitute the senate for the house
! railroad bill failed on account of not
| getting unanimous consent. The com
mittee on rules will probably vote on
this rule next Webnesday to make the
change._
SUCCUMBED TO
HIS INJURIES
Fairbanks, Jan. 28.—Dr. C. Med ill,
who was severly injured in the tire at
Fairbanks on Monday last, succumbed
to his injuries this morning. Karl
Larsen, the night clerk of the hotel
that burned, has not been seen since
the tire and it is feared that he has
been burned to death. Tod Cowles,
I an old timer in Fairbanks, had a nar
| row escape, having all the hair on his
j head burned off. Many others received
! slight injuries from the fire.
FIGHTING DAYS
i ARE NOW OVER
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: New York, Jan. 23.—The supreme
! Court has upheld the decision of the
j lower court in that Boh Fitzsimmons
j is too old to tight in the ring and he
! will be barred from fighting <n this
state.
ANNA HELD WILL
CLAIM ESTATE
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Sacramento, Jau. 28.—Anna Held,
i the actress, claims the sixty thousand
! dollar estate of Cherry Maurice.
! The prostitute who murdered Maur
ice, savs that Miss Held is a cousin of
the deceased.
Senator Cullom is Dead.
Washington, Jan. 28.—Ex-Senator
Shelby M. Cullom of Illinois, died to^
: day. _
W. H. Logman, a resident of Hone,
was an arrival on the Northwestern
this morning and will leave for his
Cook inlet home tomorrow.
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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. t
H. W. Fisk and H. W. Nettleton, of
the forestry service, arrived this morn
ing from Cordova.
Otto*Lindquist of Valdez, arrived on
the Northwestern this morning.
The Northwestern sailed for Seattle
at 12:30 today.
Meet me at the Brancn *
LETTER FROM
JUDGE SHAW
A. Ericson, the game warden, has
received a letter from “Judge” Shaw,
who recently left Seward for the Nel
china. He said that he was comfort
ably fixed and had the best place in the
diggings. It is too early, he says, 10
make any predictions about the future
of the camp, that he has been very
busy since arriving at the camp and
that he has met a large number of
Seward boys since he arrived. I he
only thing he dislikes about his new
job is that of being dubbed “Judge”
by everyone be meets. Jim Nicholson
ane Kelley Olson have a cabin about
thirty feet from Shaw's office. They
own a half interest in the claim on
which the Commissioners office is local •
ed. Hildreth is stopping a few da\s
with His Honor. Sheldon, Specket,
Davis, Case, Beach, Gimbard, Chari*
bois and other Seward boys are livin r
in the immediate neighborhood i r‘
Shaw’s cabin, which makes it ver.
convenient for them to run in and swa >
lies about what they used to do whil *
living In Seward. Frank Whitnej*
he says, came very near losing hu
life in a rock slide on the Matanusk ».
trail. He is all righi now, howevei.
Grit Tolrnan is out on a trip to Coj
per center. Shaw says that lie ha
been suffering from a severe col
since he reached the camp and that h
was threatned with pneumonia, but i
better now. Altogether his letter i?
very interesting and newsy.
HOBEN GOES TO
GET THE FACTS
Harry V. Hoben, representing th<
i Seward Commercial Club, will leav
tomorrow morning for Knik to inves
j tigate conditions there as regards get
| ting the coal out from the Matanusk
coal fields for the government test.
There has been so many rumors o
; trouble between Jack Dalton am
Swift, the disbursing agent, that th
Commercial Club want to get the rea
facts regarding this affair, and Mi
Hoben will learn the true slate of af
fairs and report to the club on his re
: turn to Seward.
INEWS OF DEATH
| NOW CONFIRMEE
Mr. F. O. Bill received word-on th<
Northwestern confirming the death o
his daughter Beryl, who was run dowi
by an auto driven by a drunken liquoi
dealer named Boswell. Mr. Bill's par
ents, who li^eat Auburn, Wash., tool
the remains of the young lady to Ell
ensburg, Wash., and laid them by tin
side of her mother, who# died severa
years ago. Mr. Bill has many friend?
in Seward who sympathize very deeph
with him in ins affliction. The mai
who caused the death of Miss Bill b
held on the charge of murder and has
been refused bail.
Elijah Ayres, foreman at the Skeen
Lechner mine, is in town for a few
days on business.