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SEWARD, ALASKA. MONDAY, DECEMBER 8, 1819. _ _~
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Two t a ins weekly between S
aril anil Anchorage is the new sc ;«
(iule which go. s into effect this we * .
according to a stat*‘Tn«*nt made tv' .ay
by William Gerig. Assistant Chief Kn
gineer.
The iv'w schedule provides fo :*
train from Anchoiage for Seward "»
Mondays and Thu Allays.
Trains will be dispatched f on;
Seward for Anchorage on Wednesday
and Saturdays.
The above schedule will perm11 t‘ie
locomotives used on the trains to do
switching work in the Seward yard-'.
Two trains a week, on a regain?
schedule will give those out the lLie
ar. opportunity of coming to Seward
and giving thorn a full day he.v 10
transact business, provide <1 they v ? «.
to make a hurry-up trip, or four day *
if th“V desire to take more tim".
RELIGIONS AND FAKES
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At Urn Method1 st church last even
ing R“v. Carter continued his series ot
sermons on “The 'Character of the
Master.” After the song service by the
choir. Rev. Carter read for the lesson
the first part of the twelfth chapter
of Matthew, including what is genera!
lv called the beatitudes.
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The particular pnnse oi im
subject which Rev. Carter took for the
theme of the evening was “The Mast
er’s Joy.” Christianity, Buddhism ami
Mohammedanism.
“There are three groat religion*,’
said Rev. Carter, “that are missionary
religions, and any leligion that ha *
not the mission element in it may we’i
he looked upon with some suspicion
that it lacks an essential and very vi
tal quality. While these throe grc tt re
ligions resemble each other in thmr
tendency to seek converts, there »-> a
striking difference in some other re
spect*. Christianity is the only on of
the throe that is a religion of song,
the Buddhism is said to have recently
attempted to ado-t a garbed edition of
a Christian song in its form of wor
ship.
“Buddhism and Mohammedan*-m
can not be said to be religions of joy.
while the Christian religion, when p. o
uerlv understood, is full of joy and th '
propagato- of joy, therefore the or ■'
who founded and inspired the Christ
ian religion must have been a jo» o ?s
character. notwithstanding the
he is often spoken of as a man of tv -
rows. True, ho was no stranger to
grief, neither are many of his follow
♦» * frop f-om sorrows. He who io ca
pable of the deepest sorrow is :i’*o
gifted with the greatest power of en
joyment."
CHICAGO. De.\, 8— Private dis
patches from Washington indicate that
(ia ‘field’s propostion of a fou’ teer. p**r
,»**?*t wage increase, with a thoiough
study of the mine profits and wag< s
a’i*i conditions hy a commission, will
probably settle the strike with the
min is going back to woik hy the end
of this week.
\\ VSHINT.TON. Dec., S— Attorney
General Palmer says he, is quite sure
the rad of the coal strike is in sight.
He left tor?ay for Indianapolis to con
fer with Federal Judge Anderson.
CHICAGO. Dec.. 8— Hundreds of
passenger trains were withdrawn to
day. mostly from the middle west,
south and southwest. Throe hundred
trains will he cancelled in the north
east on Wednesday.
Canadian trains have also been can
celled. It is estimated that ”21.001*
train miles monthly have been saved
hy the cancellations since the st ike
started.
WASHINGTON. Dec., 8— A Whitt
House statement today gave the im
pression the coal strike will bo settle
cd tomorrow hy the miners acceptance
of Wilson’s plan. It is understood W:1
son wrote a memorandum to the min
ors himse.f, the details are not an
nounced.
BUTTE, Dec.. 8— The shortage a4
fuel here is causing the most crit’ca
situation in the history of the cit'
Every pound of coal available is boin:
:<mt to needy families. Small deliver
•es are abandoned. Huts are b°iv
burned for fuel. Minos are closing fo
want of find and thousands are tVuowr
iut of work unrdve thus to provide 1 io
or other necessities of life for tbri;
families.
PITTSRURGH. Kan. Dec., 8— Gov
emor Allen announces the ooeritio
of coal mines under stat** rceeiversh*'
will probably continue sometime eve'
aft'T the miners return to wort
Twenty seven cars of coal were sh'pr
ed today from the mines under te
state receivership.
PITTSPOURGH. Kan.. Dec., 8—
Alexander Howatt President of th
Miner's District Un:on, has fumishc
a bond for $10 000 for his nppearanc'
at Indianapolis next Tuesday to ar
swer to the charge of violating th
Federal injunction against the strike
WASHINGTON. Dec.. 8— It is un
derstood President Wdson suggest
to the miners to accept the fourteen
nor cent increase Garfield propose'
ponding a settlement by a commissior
which will be appointed by the Pres*
dent.
WASHINGTON, Dec., 8— The ex
ecutive committee of mine operate*?
^avo issued a statement saying tV
strike situation appears distincth
rear a settlement.
POLITICS
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M11AVAUKKK. Dec., 8- The Fifth
Wisconsin District is today choosim: a
candidate for Congressmdn to succeed,
Berger, who is a candidate to sir. cc*
.himself on the Socialist ticket.
WASHINGTON, Dec., 8- The Re
buhl lean National committee ni.^ts
here on Wednesday. Gov SprouK <>;
Pennsylvania, and Gov. McKelville. ot
Nebraska, are to make the kevnete
speeches. It is reported the commitle
rnen will be asked to report on the
sentiment regarding the League o!
Nations in their sections. The conv< n
tion date and place will also he d,;
cussed.
WASHINGTON, Dec., 8— The C -y
of San Francisco has withdrawn fr«»in
tin' fight for the Republican National
Convention and is* to throw all inf’"
iMice to Chicago against St. Louis.
Mrs. Bauers, Mrs. Kims and Mrs.
Swing, visiting in Seward from An
chorage, retumed on the train today.
Sgt. S. F. Harvey registered at the
Hotel Overland and left on to da?,
train for Anchorage.
John Rothe, from Wrangell, arriv
'd on the Alameda, is registered at the
Hotel Overland.
j. k. Hcrzer .witness m me romp
;ey-Favor ease at Valdez, is regist r
'<1 at the Hotel Sexton.
Editor Coffey, of the Alaska Record,
•eturned to his headquarters a* An
•horage on the* train today.
James Truitt, assistant d*strict :*♦
orney, registered at the Overland an**
■r*ft on today’s t*ain for his honr' : 1
\nchorage.
Mr. Truitt conducted the pro ;»'*•»;
•on in the Dempsey Favor ea<“ a.4
j Valdez.
The Alameda was sort of a Christ
mas boat for 19 sacks of parcels po t.
nearly all Christmas packages, arriv
'd in the mail.
One hundred and seventy saHcs of
mail arrived on the Alameda noav?
'll for Seward. Postmaster Root rrd
\;s force had the first class mai1 Sox
'd by 4 o’clock yesterday morning.
Mi's. E. F. Redell, wife of the rdi
or of the Anchorage Times, who has
been visiting in Seward, returned
*>ome on the train today.
Frank Case left on the train today
for Talkcctna and from there will go
prospecting.
F. A. Hansen and R. H. Barndollar,
the official force of the A. E. C.
•^turned to Anchorage or the train to
day.
Mrs. Flynn and Mrs. A. J. Rogers,
•ho have been guests at the Hotel
Reward for several days, returned to
Mile 20 today.
mobs terrorize city
ROME, Dec.. S— Mobs are terror/
ng the City of Mantua and making
\ttacks. There is only a small garris
m there.' The prisons have been burn
ed and the prisoners liberated. Ra»l
•av traffic has been stopped. Shops
have been raided and eight killed, fe.r
1 ty two wounded.
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WASHINGTON, Dec., K— Presi
dent Wilson has written to Senato;
Kail that he would be gravely con
cerned tv> see Congress pass a resolu
tion such as the Kail resolution, u ic
ing the breaking of relations between
Mexico and the United States. Pru -
dent Wilson said this would constitute
•‘a reversal of our constitutional prac
tice which might lead to very gmv*
confusion” and expressed confideruv
he should suppoit every comp'tt t
federal authority, and also that the *!i
rection of the government’s fo’vi
affairs, as indicated by the constit i
tion should be left to the chief ex-i:
live alone.
MEXICO CITY, Dec., X - J. S.
Hansen, who furnished the JcmJ
bail, says he acted upon his oM n vo'- •
tion, that he feared that war bet*.
America and Mexico would result n
less Jenkins was freed.
WASHINGTON, Dec., 8 Semite
Lodge today said the foreign relation*
committee would tube no lurthei
tion »n the Mexican stuation as a i *
udt of President Wilson’s letter. S< :•
Lodge said the Senate only want'* I •
help in the situation but now it was
on the Presidents’ shoulders and let t
rest there.
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DETROIT, Dec.. 8— Senator New
*'i'rry arrived hero this afternoon tf
plead to the* charges of fiaud and co;«
ioption indictments in the senato'ia
lection. Senator Newberry said lv* :n
tended to plead not guilty.*flhe lt*p."
battle has started and it js expeeto.t i >
continue possibly two months.
GRAND RAPIDS. Dec., 8— Sena
tor Newberry and thirteen co-defen
dants stood mute when arraigned thir
afternoon.
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Mrs. P. A. Cook, wife of the com
mission operator at Anchorage, a*
ed on the Alameda and left for th * in
terior on the train this morning.
Dr. F. M. Boyle, Deputy U. S. Mar
shal Hoffman and .James Truitt, at
tending the trial of Dempsey at Va1*
dez for the murder of Margaret fla
vor, arrived on the Alameda and left
for the interior on the train this morn
ing.
C. S. Crider, traveling auditor of
the express company, arrived in Sew
ard on the Alameda and is registered
at the Hotel Overland.
B. C. Valentine, registered from
Spokane, arrival on the Alameda, is a
guest at the Hotel Overland.
Deputy U. S. Marshal C. W. Moss
man and wife, reg^tcred at the Hotel
Sexton. They arrived from Valdez or
the Ahimeda and left on the train to
day for Anchorage.
Pvt. W. ft. McKinnon, is registered
at the Hotel Sexton having arrived o*
the Alameda. He left for Anchorage
on today’s train.
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! * LANE PRAISES THE
ALASKA RAILROAD
OFFICIALS IN RECOIL!
* WASHINGTON, i> •<•.. K - In the '
* annual report oi Secretary of tin*
* Interior Lane, made public tode}.
* he says the Alaska railway w is
* built without graft and witinnt
• * politics. He says the railroad
| * over two thirds completed and the
* men on the road arc chosen on
* ability alone.
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1 PARIS, Doc.. «S— The Allies ’u\ *
consented to modify some of ho t« ’ov
of the protocol putting the t'- aty in*
i to effect, to which the German*
! strong’v objected to. 1 Iv* «,|ause pi •
; ciding for the indemnity foi Garmrv
j diips lost at Scarpa Flow is mocl/ird
<> let The Hague decide wh< tl 1
lemanded indemnity in tonnage vdl
•ripple Germany. It is understood the
Gentians will sign soon.
! LONDON, Dec., 8— Bona Law .;aid
; logotiations between Germany ami
he Allies surely will have satisfactory
results.
LONDON, Dec., .8— Gustav Noskc,
German minister, declares he will re
commend Germany refuse to sign lae
)rotocol even with the modified terms
is proposed.
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WASHINGTON, Dec., 8— Charles
3. Bunnell has been renominated Fcd
i »ral Judge of the Fourth Division of
Alaska. The nomination was sent to
; he Senate today.
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Judge Bunnell is now holding court
j n the Third Division during the leave
; >f absence of Judge Brown. Judge
i Bunnell is one of the best officials in
he territory.
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COLD AT BUTTE
BUTTE, Mont., Dec., 8— It was 22
: >elow zero hero today, markin'! the
I oldest December day in the history of
lutto.
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rwO DROWN IN SIGHT
OF SEVERAL HUNDRED
SEATTLE, Dec., 8— Two uniden'i
i *ied men were drowned in Puget
Jound yesterday afternoon, when a
anoe capsized. The drowning occurcd
n fuB view of the steamer Burton
with ?00 passengers aboard.
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VALDEZ, Dec., X— “I Sentence you
to h" hanged by the neck until dead,
on Friday , February 20th, 1020, be
t.vecn the hours of six in the morning
i id six o’clock in the evening.”
Is the above words, Judge Chivies
E. Hunnell, pronounced the death pen
alty upon Wilh'am Dempses, with
many aliases, for each of th' cr m -
t.. Iiicli he was convicted.
Dempsey lias been convicted of' ih<*
murder of Deputy United States Mar
shal Isaac Evans, at Sewa d. in Sen
umber, and Margaret Valor, at An
cho*age, in August.
The sentence of death is for both
vases, so in case one should be apo* a’
ed, Dempsey will die for the eVe r
crime.
Dempsey made a rambling sp** eh
offering to trade information about
the Lavor case for a life sent *uc«
n. rr I ;cy said he had a eonfedcrat • m
! murder of the woman but refused
to give the name. In his testimony,
during the trial, Dempsey gave the
na ne of his accomplice as Albert < o
l,on. the latter, according to the con
victed man, having killed the Lavor
o; on. and Dempsey only aidin.t in
ec tug ihe body.
Dempsey maintained the utmost
composure and bravado when sentence
•\ - announc'd nr a ! e greeted too
verdict of the Judge with smiles and
winked at spectators. Dempsey told
the Judge ho was only 19 years of age
but others believe ho is at least -1
years old. Dempsey said being only 10
he v as to young to die. He said he had
no idea ho had killed Deputy Evans.
It came out in the trial of Demp
sey for the murder of the Lavor wo
man that the first question he asked
his captors, following the hunt alter
the Evans shooting was “Have they
found the body of the woman ?”
Judge Bunnell made on eloquent
aVc to the condemned man and asked
him to repent. Judge Bunnell quest
vl Dempsey about the murder of the
Lavor woman but the latter would ad
mit nothing. Judge Bunnell paid an
eloquent tribute to the dead marshal.
Dempsey will be hanged in the
warehouse before twelve witnesses
The double sentence was passed tip
in Demnsey last Saturday night
six o’clock, that hour being 72 hou’S
after his conviction.
Assistant district attorney Tru’tt.
who prosecuted Dempsey on the Lavor
murder charge, stated Dempsey was a
legonerate, but an educated one.
Truitt believes Dempsey is a regular
yegg man of New York. He was cun
ning in his testimony, and was only
•aught lying twice in the Lavor case.
When Dempsey was lead to jail,
told a colored man that he would ay
noint him his hangman that there
was “$40 in it for him for doing the
job.”
LANDING FLOAT CAPSIZES
SEATTLE, Dec., 8— Forty were
Jirown into the Sound yesterday aft
ernoon by the capsizing of the lauding
float at Manctte, opposite Bremerton,
under the weight of passengers leav
ing the ferry boat. One unidentif •«!
woman was drowned. Others were i -
scued several with minor injuries.
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