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ARE PETITIONING
FOR PROHIBITION
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Seattle, March 18.—The anti-saloon
league of Seattle are circulating a pe
tition and have secured twelve thous
and signatures out of the thirty thous
and required to put to a vole the mat
ter of having a dry town. Member's of
the league claim they will soon have
the required number of signatures.
GREATEST EVER
SAYS ENGINEER
Chicago, March 18.—Edwin Wendt,
president of the American Railway
Engineering association, in a speech
before that body last night, said that
the development of Alaska would be
one of the* greatest engineering pro
blems ever encountered in America.
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Dressmakers on Strike.
New York, March 18.—Two thous
and dressmakers have gone out on
strike here. !i is predicted that the
strike will spread.
Fatal Storm in Australia.
Queensland, March 16.—Scores were
killed in a storm which swept an island
otT the southern coa>t of Queensland
yesterday.
Concludes Seal Hearing. ^
Washington, Mureu 18. —The house
committee on expenditures has con
cluded its sealing hearing.
First Codtisher Sails.
Seattle, March 16.—The first codtisb
ing boat of tlie season sailed for the
north this morning.
Minimum Wage for Women.
Salem. March 16.—The supreme
court of the state of Oregon has jo»t
handed down a decision upholding the
minimum wage law for women in this
•late._
A1 Roberts came in from Mile 23
last night for a load of freight and
supplies for the Roosevelt store.
Radium water as a medicinal bever
age has been introduced in Holland.
A cloth dampened with alcohol shoud
be tlie on)y thing used to clean piano
keys. _
Rubber nails for places where metal
ones would corrode are a novelty from
Germany._
A Californian is the inventor of a
pan to be attached to any oroom to
catch its sweepings.
After eight years’ work Japan’s
largest dry dock, having room for 35,
•00 ton vessels, has been completed.
Asbestos lined mattresses at J. L.
firaef’s. __ *
Brass and iron bedstetids at J. L.
Graef’s. ___ 2
Meet meat the Branch.
Tinch’s Golden Wedding rye at the
Branch._
Field glasses at J. L. Graef *
Long distance telephone booth at the
Branch. __ *
Meet me at the Branch *
DORMITORY FIRE
IS SPECTACULAR
Wellesley, March 18.-The girl’s
dormitory of the Wellesley university
was totally destroyed by Bre last night
and three hundred girl students barely
made their escape in their nighties.
There was no fatalities.
FALLING WALLS
KILLS FOUR MEN
St. Louis, March 18.— During a high
wind this morning the walls of the re
centlv burned Athletic building were
blown over on an adjoining seed store,
which was crushed to the ground.
Three inmates of the building were
killed and seven others severely in
jured. Father Kennedy administered
| the last sad rites to those who were
pinioned under the fallen debris.
tlarnes Denny who left for Hope and
| Sunrise, will operate a launch on
! Turnagain arm this summer, begin
ning as soon as lie returns. For llie
! present Mr. Denny will run the same
launch that he had in commission
last summer, but as soon as lie can get
dovxnto Seldovia, lie will place.the
Hu Halo in commission and operate
| with this power boat between Hope
kino Knik. Mr. Denny says that from
now on there will be little difficulty in
crossing the arm, although an ex
tremely cold spell injght temporarily
delax travelers at Hope. There will
! be two launches running from Sunrise
land i hey will alternate, making it
possible to get out, Knik bound, on
| hImo»t any tide.
i’. E. Martin has accepted the agency
for cue "J. Li. L. Cascuuo” treatment,
and all thoes aUlicied with any trouble
j of the stomach will do »» ell to couault
him. This is a celebrated treatment,
and is meeting with success in the
J states. The price of the UJ. B. L. Cas
cade” treatment, complete in every
detail, is $10.00 and postage. i
The steamer Northwestern arrived
in Cordova at l o’clock this afternoon
! am) will sail west from there some
time this evening.
It is remored that there will be
three new saloons in Sewa/rd in the
near luture. That is, if favorable con
sideration is given the appUcations for
licenses that will be prepared at once.
•lames Drennan, of the Kenai-Alaska
Gold property, left this morning with
! Al Roberts for the mine.
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A new business firm has started up
in Seward and offices will be opened
up within a few days. The firm name
i is Romig & Romig, and they will deal
in real estate, collect bills and rents,
examine titles, pay taxes, and in fact
conduct a general real estate agency.
Leo Frazier came in from Kenai
lake last night and will be in Sewrad
for a week or ten days.
Snow glasses of all kinds for sale at
J. L. Graefs X
Doglharness at J. L. Graef’a.
For reliable information write Can
non, Pioneer hotel. *Kwk, Alaska, t
Meet me at the Branch. #
THE DYNAMITERS
WANT PARDONS
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! Washington, March 18.—Eighteen
i convicted dynamiters have petitioned
the department of justice for a pardon,
i They set up in their petition that the
judge who sentenced them was preju
diced. __
RIOTING IN THE
FRENCH CAPITAL
Paris, March 18.—The greatest ex
citement since the Dreyfus a ft air pre
vails in Paris. Large mobs have con
gregated on several streets and the
royalists have set up the cry, “flown
j with the republic. Long live the
| king.” Troops have been called out to
j suppress the anti Callaux outbursts
and scores have been injured while
many others have been arrested and
tbrown Into jail.
'CHURCHILL FEARS
A GENERAL WAR
London, March 18.—In a speech be
fore the house of commons advocating
two hundred and fifty-seven millions
! appropriation, Lord Churchill said
that a general war was still possible
and that it was necessary that England
keep her navy ahead of all other na
tions, especially Germany.
The dance given last night by the
Seward fire department was a sucsess
in every respect. The entire popula
tion turning out to do honor to Ire
land’s patron saintr, and incidentally to
boost the firemen’s fund that will some
day be used in purchasing additional
fire apparatus for the town. A delic
ious punch was served during the ove
1 ning, and the music as furnished by
Miss White and Mr. Manthy left
nothing to be desired.
E. L. WbiUemore of the Overland
hotel has started some extensive re
pairs :n the popular Fourth avenue
caranansary in preparation for the
rush of trade that, according to the
passenger lists of steamers bound for
Seward, l-s due to hit the town in the
near future. The old office is being
torn out and the'Space thus saved will
be utilized in adding to the nurnoer of
rooms of the hotel. The entire place
will be repapered and thoroughly ren
ovated and fitted up in first-class con
dition to take care of the Overland’s
large share of the patronage that is
coming.
Successful experiments with cotton ;
growing are being carried on in the
Canal zone by a North Carolinian.
Bring your job nrinting to the Gat»e-j
way. We can do lit right. ^
Pabsts blue ribbon beer at The
Branch.
Three meals for one dollar and din
ners a la carte. Commerce Cafe.
Budweiser beer at the Branch.
Snow Glasses Snow Glasses Snow
■msei. :50c with case up to $5.'U0.(
George the Jeweler.
LIEUTENANT HAS
SISCOVERED PLOT
Sacramento. March 18. —I lieutenant
Grimes, a national guardsman, dressed
in tramp’s attire, claims that he dis
covered a plot of the unemployed
leaders to overthrow the government.
He says it is their plan to march to
the Rock Island arsenal, seize arms
and then overthrow the Washington
government.
BORAH DECLINES
TO SUPPORT 'EM
Washington, March 18.--After vigor
ously defending the suffragettes, Sen
ator Borah of Idaho declined to sup
port national suffrage, claiming that it
is impractical. He said that the suff
ragettes should seek aid from the
states. __
The Seward Commercial Company
will have one of the finest appointed
stores in Alaska when the present im
provements are completed. Mr.
Sauers is adding a complete line of
-shelf and heavy hardware to his stock
and will move the stock of clothing,
shoes and furnishing goods to the new
part of the store, and put the hard
j ware stock in that part of the present
quarters now used for this line. The
entire store will he lined with pressed
steel, including the halls, both upstairs
and down, and the stairway. The
second story will be devoted to offices,
and the entire addition will he cpm
pleted and ready for occupation with
in a month.
Arthur Shonbeck, one of the pioneer
merchants of the Dawson and Fair
banks days, and a successful operator
in the Iditarod and a holder of some
valuable dredging ground on Otter
creek, is a passenger bound for Sew
ard on the Northwestern and will
boubtless leave for the interior,
M. H. Faust, formerly in charge of
the local U. S. Signal Corps office, is
now located atGovernor’s island in New
York harbor. Matt writes that while
he likes the dizzy whirl of Metropoli
tan life very well, at times he has &
hankering to be back in the North
again and hopes to be transferred
again to some northern post. Seward
preferred.
A1 Peel left this morning for the
Kenai lake country.
Rust will disappear from steel if
soaked in sweet oil for a day, followed
with a rubbing with fresh lime.
The t/humb print as a means of iden
tification is used in a new English time
recording machine for workmen.
The government of Ecuador will
establish seven wireless stations and
and equip three war vessels with wire
less. __
Two dogs for sale for $70. Inquire
/of Dr. Sehaleben.
Everyone should turn out to the
firemen’s ball tonight.
Don’t let yourself be toroed U eat
what you don’t like, when you mu
order what you file* at the
Commerce Cato