VOL 8. SEWARD, ALASKA, TUESDAY EVENING, MARCH 31, DM4_NO- 11 s
JACOB GETS THE
BANK POBTFGLIO
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New York, March 31.—It is reported
here that President Wilson has offered
Jacob Schitf the governorship of the
regional banks and that the offer has
been accepted.
Injured in Jam.
Boston, March 31.— Several members
of the Boston Opera company were in
jured today in a jam on the dock when
an over enthusiastic crowd went down
to see them off on a steamer.
Seventy Thousand to Strike.
Leeds, England, March 31.—One
hundred and seventy thousand miners
will go out on strike here next Thurs
day if their demand for a minimum
wage scale is not granted by that time.
Prince Visits Buenos Ayres.
Buenos Ayres, March 31. — Prince
Henrv of Prussia arrived here today
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on a pi irate visit.
Inter Protest for Standand Oil.
Berlin, March 31.—The American
goven ment lias protested against the
German oil monopoly bill, which takes
the Standard oil holdings in this coun
try without due compensation.
Senator Clark Renomir ited.
Little Rock, March 51.—li—(he state
primaries for United State s sena*or,
Senator Clark was reuomirut ed.
Admiral Sampson Arrives.
Seattle, March 31. -Tr.e steamer
Admiral Sampson arrived here last
night from Seward.
Seward is soon to have a high class
candy store. M’ss Alice Hickey has
arranged with the manager of the
Seward motion picture theater for the
use of the corner room in the Daggett
block and will put in a complete line
of confectionery aud a select line ol
smoking goods. Miss Hickey will in
troduce a new line of candies in Alas
ka, made by a noted firm which has
recently extended its business to the
western part of the United States. She
expects to be ready for business by
April 25. I
Dr. J. A. Baughman, game warden !
of the Kenai peninsula, is expected
back from a trip to the westward, :
where he was called to investigate (
some violations of the game laws, on ;
the Admiral Evans when she returns
from the westward. •
James R. Hayden, of tlie Kenai- I
Alaska Gold company, who is in Se
attle at present, writes friends that he
will be back in Seward on one of the i
tirst boats.
Frank E. Youngs, who has been
planning on making the trip into the
Nelehina in the interest of a Seattle
syndicate, has decided to postpone his 1
intended trip until early in the sum
mer and then go in from Knik with a
pack train. At the present time Mr.
Youngs does not think that the indica
tions warrant the taking in of an outfit
at this season of the year.
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Meet me at the Branch
Brass and iron bedsteads at J. L.
•raef’s._i
Your eyes fitted with glasses by
•sorge the Jeweler. I
Three meals for onf dollar and din
ners a la carte. Commerce Cafe.
ASQUITH TAKES
AFFAIRS IN HAND
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London, March 31.—A sensation was j
created here today when Premier As-1
jquith said that he would be compelled J
I to take charge of the war department, j
Asquith has resigned from the house
of commoivs and expects to be reelected
to represent the Scottish division ini
the next two weeks.
London, March 31.—War Minister
I Seeley has tendered his resignation.
I Premier Asquith’s assumption of the
j war portfolio is regarded here as tlie j
most adroit move in the history of;
! England.
MARIPOSA IS
UN THE WAY
Seattle, March 31.—The steamer i
Mariposa sailed lor Seward and way j
ports last night. Passengers for Sew
ard are: E. Crawford and wife, .lack j
Hebb, W. Mates, M. Morrison, F. j
Foreman, J. Parker, Charles Fitch, F. |
Cardwell, B. Bark, A. Peterson and
i Dr. Conant.
DOCK AT HOPE
IS DESTROYED!
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Word has heen received in Seward
of the loss of the Buzzard clock at
Hope, Alaska. The dock was built by
James Buzzard last year in order to ;
have a place to land the stamp mill !
and machinery for the property that
Mr. Buzzard has been developing on
Palmer creek. Last fall during a high
wind on Turnagain arm the warehouse
was blown into the arm and lost and
ihi> spring ihe ice took out the piling,
so now the Buzzard dock at Hope is
only a memory. Mr. Buzzard lias been
communicated with regarding the loss
but at this time it is not known wheth
er he w ill rebuild it or not.
FIRE ALARM
IS TURNED IN
The tire department turned out very
promptly last night when the tire
alarm was turned in from the resi
dence of L. V. Ray on Second avenue.
The cause of the alarm was the burn
ing out of a chimney, which did no
harm, but owing to the high wind pre
vailing at the time, the danger was
great from falling sparks. Fire War
den Horner spent an anxious night
watching sparks and many residents
were warned against building up fires
while the wind was blowing so hard.
First-class job printing at the Gate
way. We do it right.
Snow glasses of all kinds for sale at
J. L. Graef’s I
Meet meat the Branch.
Don’t let yourself be forced to eat
what you don’t like, when you can
order what you like at the
Commerce Cafc;
PRESIDENT CALLS
ATTACK INSULT
Washington, March 31.—Senator
James Hamilton Lewis warmly de-;
fended the administration in its stand
on the toll question.
The house will vote on the free toll j
measure today, and it is predicted that
the bill will pass by a comfortable ma
jority.
President Wilson tells all callers
that the Know lands attack is a crown- j
ing insult.
The president is still considering the j
Alaska railway route and will announce ;
his engineers shortly.
feudIndafter
24 YEARS’ FIGHT
Malone, N. V., March 31.—After a
twentv-four-vear legal feud between
Rockefeller and Lamera, the trouble
was brought to an end bv Lament's
son finally selling out. Rockefeller
fo»* all these years has been trying to
get the trapping grounds of Lamera
for a game reserve.
REDFIELO TALKS
OF LIFTING EIO
Seattle, March 31. — In a speech be
fore the Seattle Democratic club here
last night Secretary of Commerce Red-1
field said it was high time that the lid
was lifted in Alaska. That the rail-j
road bill was a national event and i
pictured the development that would j
follow the building of the Alaska gov- j
eminent railway. The secretary’s
speech was listened to with rapt at
tention and applause was frequent.
TO GO AFTER
THE BUSINESS
J. H. McGill, who is representing
Swift & Co., has decided to go after
the business in real sourdough style,
and will take a dog team and make the
trip to Sunrise, and after calling on
the Sunrise and Hope trade, will take
a launch for Knik and the Station.
He will then launch it down the inlet
to Seldovia and pick up the Sampson
on her way eastward the next trip.
Owing to the present lack of trans
portation in Alaska, this is only one of
the many methods that traveling sales
men have to resort to in order to call
on their trade.
Arthur Speckher will put on a
freighting team to haul the supplies
and outfit to the Blue Bell, on Porcu
pine creek, as soon as he returns from
a trip to examine the property and de
cide what is feasible to have done there
at this time. The supplies to keep the
property going until the opening of the
Alaska Northern for the summer will
be hauled to the property with dog
teams and the work of opening up the
mine will be started at once.
Budweiser beer at the Branch.
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PERILOUS TRIP ON
TURNAGAIN ARM
Nate White, the Lynx creek miner
and Turnagain arm transportation
man. has just returned to Sunrise after
one of the most eventful trips in his
adventurous career as a boatman on
the treacherous waters of Turnagain
arm. About three weeks ago White
left Sunrise on the good ship Timothy
Duck, with Jack Renner as second in
command. The boat had as passengers
three miners bound for the Iditarot*
via Knik, together with three dog
teams and sleds, Turnagain arm was
open as far as Fire island, hut at this
point the party had to put ashore and
[await the turning of the tide to make
the run to Knik. With the turning of
the tide came a raise in the wind and
tlie breeze was so strong that Captain
White decided riot to put to sea. Dur
ing the night the Timothy Duck was
I thrown ashore by a wave and a block
of ice weighing about seventy tons de
i posited on top of iter, completely
i wrecking tl>e craft and marooning
the captain, mate and passengers.
Nothing daunted, Captain White built
a raft and put to sea the next morning,
intending to make the mainland and
bring assistance to the stranded pas
sengers and crew. The raft was car
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j ried up and down the arm for a few
I days, with the jolly captain subsisting
on scenery. The’ raft was finally
beached at Ship creek. In the interim
Mate Renner started out to make a
try at getting ashore and was caught
by the tide and forced to spend the
night on a sandbar, cut off alike from
mainland and island. During the
night Captain James Denny put in to
Fire island and rescued the passengers
and took them on to Knik and on his
return trip stooped to look up the
missing captain and crew, but failed to
find them. Captain White secured a
dory at Point Possession and returned
to the island and rescued the gallant
mate, and together they started back
to Sunrise. They were ten days mak
ing the trip aud subsisted on rabbits
during that time. Relatives in Sun
rise had given up all hope of ever
seeing either again, but last week
they finally made port, some worn out
after the strenuous trip, but otherwise
alive and well.
Charles Erasweiler evinruded up
from the entrance of Resurrection bay
last night in order to register for the
coming election. Mr. Erasweiler has
been fishing for halibut and expects to
bring up a load on his next trip
E. O Sawyer Jr., lias launched the
Alaska Information Bureau in Seward,
and judging from the manner in which
inquiries are coming in from all parts
of the United States and Canada, the
information bureau is tilling the pro
verbially “long felt want.” Mr. Saw
yer has equipped himself to handle the
business in a thoroughly capable man
ner and will endeavor to supply his
patrons with reliable information.
Meet me at the Branch. *
Finch’s Golden Wedding rye at the
Branch. _ *
Watch the window. Georg the
Jeweler. _i
Pabsts blue ribbon beer at The
Branch. *
Field glasses at J. L. Graef ’s.