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MARIPOSA TO
BRING SHAFT
Seattle, April 1.—The steamer Mari
posa, which sailed from here Monday
evening, has on board a crank shaft
for the Admiral Evans, which is wait
ing at Juneau. The Admiral Evans
left Juneau last Sunday morning at 11
o’clock for Seward and K«>diak but
broke her crank shaft and had to re
turn. She will proceed on her journey
as soon as the Mariposa arrives and
necessary repairs can he made.
. WAS A BAD MAN
NOW VERY TAME!
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Concrete, Wash., April 1. —The city
marshal here yesterday arrested Ban
dit Hopkins, finding him asleep in a
lodging house. The lodging house
proprietor had recognized Hopkins
when ike inquired for a room, and alter
assigning him to an apartment the
landlord looked up the city marshal
and notified him of the bandit’s ores
M ence in his house.
Mount Vernon, April T.—The bandit
Hopkins, who was arrested at Con
crete, has been brought to this city.
He was recognized b\ tattoo marks on
his arm. Fear possesses him a* he ex
pects to be lynched.
TOWN MAYOR
GOES WRONG
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Gallatine, Tenn., April 1.— A sensa*
# lion was created here today over the
arrest of Mayor W. Brown, who is the
assistant cashier of the local bank, on
the charge of embezzling thirty Lhous-,
and dollars from the bank. Brown
declares his innocence, claiming that
the bank was robbed.
Battle Still Raging.
Juarez, April 1.—The battle of Tor
reon still continues. General Villa
seems to be unable to dislodge the fed
erals. _
Noted Explorer Dead.
Bordeaux, France, April 1.—Emile
Gentil Congo, a noted explorer, isdead.
To Sing for draphophone.
New York, April 1.—It is announced
here that Miss Margaret Wilson has
been engaged to sing for the Columbia
graphophone company.
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The monthly tea to be given by the |
Ladies’ Aid society will be at the par- i
sonage, with Mrs. C. T. Cook, Thurs
* day afternoon. Mrs. Cook will carry
out a John Wesley tea service. The
tea pot used is identical to that used
» by John Wesley, only smaller. Every
one is cordially invited.
Andrew Simon and Henry Lucas
came in from the lower lake yesterday.
Meet me at the Branch
Brass and iron* bedsteads at J. L.
#raef’s. __i
Three meals for one dollfu* and din
ner#-•!» carte.’ -• Commerce Cafe.
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Washington, April 1.—The house repeals the free tolls
act by a vote of 247 to 161.
Two hundred and twenty democrats, twenty-four republi
cans and two progressives voting yes, while Speaker Clark, Rep
resentative Underwood and tifty-two other democrats voted no.
No more spectacular scene was ever witnessed in the house
than that which marked the end of the struggle, when Speaker
Clark took the floor to oppose the measure and to deliver one of
the greatest speeches of his life, in which he declared that the
repealing of the tolls act ment the unquestionable degradation of
the nation. That, while we desire peace with all nations, we
should buy peace from none. He denied that the tree tolls act
violated our treaty with England. In closing he said that he did
not want to be president in 1916, that he admired President Wil
son for having the courage of his convictions and that, if the ad
ministration was a success, he should be re-nominated. The en
tire house rose and cheered when he finished speaking.
Representative Mann also made a brilliant speech in oppo
sition, as did Humphreys.
GOES UP A MILE
WITH NINE MEN
Paris, April 1.—Aviator Garaiz,
will) nine passengers, ascended to a
heighth of a mile here today, remain
; in if up lor an hour
COAL MINERS
GUT ON STRIKE
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Columbus, O., April 1.— Fifty thous
and coal miners in this district have
fcrone out on strike. The strikers are
very orderly.
LEFT ANNUITY
TO HIS PET DOG
Boston, April I.—Four cousins are
lighting the will of John Crafts, de
ceased, who left an annual income of
twelve hundred dollars to his dog.
Urge Closed Season for Halibut.
Seattle, April 1.—Fishing men here
have urged Secretary of the Interior
Redfleld, now in this city, to establish j
a closed season for halibut fishing.
Complete steam laundry plant for
sale. Apply to Wayne Blue. $
First-class job printing at the Gate
way. We do it right.
Snow glasses of all kinds for sale at
J. L. Graef’s J
Meet me at the Branch.
Don’t let yourseli.be forced to eat
what you don’t lik$, when you can
order what you like at the
Commerce Cafe,
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New York, April 1.—Charging mis
conduct., Mrs. Siegel has instituted di
vorce proceedings against her hus
band. The divorce suit is brought to
protect a twenty-five thousand dollar
annuity pledged when the couple were
separated.
NEW PREMIER IS
UNPOPULAR MAN
Tokio, April l.—Viscount Kiyoura,!
who is extremely unpopular in Japan,
has been appointed premier. Trouble
is anticipated from the appointment.
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Another Negro Lynched.
•Muskogee, Oklahoma, April 1.—!
Marie Scott, a negress, was taken from
jail here today by a mob, dragged by a
rope to the nearest telephone pole and
hung. The negress had stabbed a
white youth through the heart.
Stabbed to Death.
Santa Fe, N. M., April 1.— An angry
mob here dragged Adolfo Pedillo from
the jail and stabbed him to death, leav
ing the body lying in the street. Pe
dillo had cut his wife’s throat with a
razor._
As an indication of how fast the snow
is going, the first delivery wagon made
its appearance on the streets this
morning. If the present warm weather
continues for another week there will
be no snow left,
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Game Warden Ericson left this
morning for Kenai lake.
A1 Roberts is getting, tbe Skeen
Lechner machinery out. of town in
good shape and will have it all landed
on the ground in another »en days.
J. L. GRAEF TO
ENLARGE STORE
J. L. Graef, is at present engaged in
making some extensive improvements
in the building where he has his hard
ware store. After carefully sizing up
the local situation Mr. Graef has de
cided that his present quarters will bo
much to small to properly handle the
rush of business'that he confidently ex
pects will start this summer and in or
der to be ready for the rush when it
arrives the improvements are being
made now. The present salesroom,
will be enlarged by taking out the
present partition that separates it
from the storeroom and the entire
space thus created turned into one
j large sales and display room. This
j will give three thousand square feet of
floor space and when finished with
deep, paneled pressed steel, will make
one of the most attractive hardware
salesroom in Alaska. A complete hot
water heating system will be installed
this summer and when these im
provements are completed, J. L. Graef
will have one of the most modern and
up-to-date apartment houses in Seward
and a hardware store second to none
in this country.
NOTICE TO VOTERS.
Notice is hereby given to the quali
fied electors of the Town of Seward,
Alaska, that the poll book for the an
nual general election to be held April
7, 1914, is now open at the office of the
undersigned town clerk of said town.
By the provisions of ordinance No.
12, of the Ordinances of the 'Town of
Seward, Alaska, all persons are re
quired, as acondition precedent to their
voting, to register in said poll book,
at any time after the first Monday in
March and oefore the last. Saturday
prior to the general municipal election
to be held as aforesaid, April • 7, 1914.
Chapter 1, of the Session laws of the
Territory of Alaska for the year 1913,.
in an Act entitled, “An act to extend
the elective franchise to women in the
Territory of Alaska,” provides: Sec
tion l.“ That in all elections which are
now, or may hereafter be authprized
by law in the Territory of Alaska, or
any sub-division or municipality there
of, the elective franchise is hereby ex
tended to such women as have the
qualifications of citizenship required
of male electors.” Frank J. Cotter,
Town Clerk of the Town
of Seward, Alaska.
Issued by authority of the Common
Council of the Town of “Seward,
Alaska, by resolution therefor, duly
passed and adopted in regular ses
sion March 2, 1914.
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