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VALDEZ ELECTION
A WARM AFFAIR
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Valdez, April 8.—Six hundred and j
two votes were east in the city election '
held here Tuesday. There were sev-,
eral tickets in the field and a good deal
of scratching was done. The non-par- j
tisan ticket was elected straight with ;
the exception of John Biggs, who was
scratched for A1 White. Council men 1
elected were: James S. Patterson,
William H. Thomas, John Lyons,
Harry E. E. King, J. C. Martin, A1 j
White and E. E. Ritchie. C. E. Bun
nell was elected school director.
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Seattle, April 9.—The Slosses have
sold their entire holdings in the
Northern Navigation company to the
White Pass & Yukon railroad. The
sale includes forty-three steamers and
thirty-four barges that ply on the
Yukon river.
TACOMA HAS A
CELEBRATION
Tacoma, April 9.—Tacoma today
fittingly celebrated the opening up of
Alaska's doors. Five hundred gaily
decorated automobiles took part in the
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parade, after which Governor Strong
of Alaska made a speech at the federal
building. A big reception is on for
tonight. __
GOVERNORS TO
ASK FOR BANKS
Denver, April 9.—The western gov
ernors, in conference, will petition ihe
government for two more regional
banks in the west, one north of Den
ver and another in the state of Wash
ington. _
Socialists Lose Out.
Milwaukee, April 9. — Bading was
reelected mayor of Mil waukee, again
defeating Seidel, the socialist candi
date. _
Asquith Reelected.
Cupar, East Fife, Eng., April 9.—
Premier A>quith lias been re-elected
to the house of commons without oppo
sition. _____
Refuses Pardons.
Albany, April 9.—Governor Glynn
has refused a pardon to the four gun
men who killed Rosenthal the gambler.
Wanted--Young man or boy at the
Gateway office to learn the trade.
Good opportunity for rapid advance
ment.
Complete steam laundry plant for
sale. Apply to Wayne Blue. 4
Meet me at the Branch
Brass and iron bedsteads at J. L.
Graefs. i
Field glasses at J. L. Graef *s. *
SENATOR CUMMINS IS A
BOOSTER FOR SEWARD
The following is taken from the Val
dez Commoner of March 28th:
There were many who thought at
the time the railroad measure was be
ing discussed in the senate that Sena-!
tor Cummins, of Iowa, was attempting •
to have the bill provide for the pur
chase of the Copper river road, but his
argument was just the contrary. Here
is a paragraph from his speech:
“Now, turning from the Copper lliv
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er and Northwestern Railroad, which
I think never ought to be bought,
which I think ought not to form any I
part of a government line, I come to;
the other railroad which has been dis- j
cussed here, namely, the one called, 1
believe, the Alaska Northern, "unning 1
from Resurrection bay north. There,:
1 think, the chief main line of railroad j
into the interior of Alaska ought to be |
built by tiie government. But I do not
insist upon my judgement with respect
to that. I am willing to give the pres
ident the discretion to adopt that line
or some other, for he may be better in
formed and will be better informed
when he comes to exercise his power
than I can be; but it is nevertheless
true that the Alaska Northern will in
all probability form a part of one of
the lines of railroad upon which we
are to reach the interior of Alaska.”
Then he goes on to say:
“I am just as much opposed to the
proposition of the government building
a line beginning at the northern ter
minus of the Alaska Northern as 1 am
to the government building a line from
tlie northern terminus of the Copper
River and Northwestern. There is a
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road now—a broken, dilapidated, un
successful venture—and it is not the
business of the government to restore
to the people who invested their mon
ey in that property the losses which
thev have incurred. We are not be
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stowing a largess or a subsidy upon
the men who have undertaken to build
railroads in Alaska. We are under
taking to furnish to the people of Alas
ka a facility which they do not now
possess, btu we are giving ttie presi
dent the power to leave this little frag
ment of railroad line reaching the sea
—touching a harbor—in private owner
ship and extending it toward the north
to the navigable rivers of tiie interior
with government money, and to be
compelled to deal with the Alaska
Northern railroad, either by way of
lease or by way of purchase, is a pro
posal so shocking to the common sense
of all who have studied this subject
that it ought not to be entertained for
a single moment. If the president
chooses that route, we ought to know
from the time we expend our first dol
lar that the government will own* a
railroad from Resurrection bay or
some other harbor in that vicinity; we
ought to know that when we come to
move the products of Alaska we can
reach tidewater, that we can reach the
open ocean, that we can reach the
ships that are to convey these products
to and from the shores of Alaska.”
This all goes to show that the gov
ernment does not intend to be bilked
by any of the influences that will be
interested in having it buy the existing
loads.
WARM ELECTION
IN WINDY CITY
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Chicago, April 9.—Twenty one dem
ocratic and nine republicans, including
nine women aldermen were elected in
the election here 'Tuesday. Bathhouse
John won out in the First ward by a
majority of four thousand.
Twelve more counties have been
added to the dry list which consisted
of thirty. _ _
Chicago. April 9.—Only one hundred
thousand of the two hundred and seven-j
teen thousand women registered voted j
at the election here Tuesday. The so-j
cialists failed to elect anyone. The j
republicans failed to gain control of j
tiie council and the democrats lost sev- j
erai wards which they confidently ex-1
pected to get. The reformers were'
confident they would beat Bathhouse i
John in the First ward, and are sadly
disappointed at their defeat.
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Big Leagues Ojkii Tuesday.
New York, April 9.—The big base
ball leagues will open up the season’s
games next Tuesday.
All kinds of shoes at Cotter’s. J
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For reliable information write Can
non, Pioneer hotel Knik, Alaska, f
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Dog harness at J. L. Graef’s.
Pabsts blue ribbon' beer at The
Branch. *
CENTENARIANS
GO AND VOTE
Lockport, 111., April9.—Mrs. Barnes,
one hundred years of age, cast her first
j ballot Tuesday. She voted the prohi
j bition ticaet straight.
Sycamore, 111., April 9.—Mrs. Swin
back, aged one hundred and one years,
! cast her maiden ballot at Tuesday’s
| election. She voted the prohibition
'ticket. _
To Segregate Orientals.
Vancouver, B. C., April 9.—Alder
men of this city are considering the
question of segregating oriental ou pi Is
in the public schools of this city.
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A1 Wolf, of Mile 52, came in last
night and will return to his roadhouse
tomorrow. Al reports that there has
! been considerable travel over the trail
during the winter and spring and that
his business was better than he ex
pected.
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Cotter has the best shoes in town. *
B. M. Stone, the well known news
paper man who came over from Valdez
to have a look at Seward, has decided
to stay with us and grow up with the
town. Mr. Stone is so favorably im
pressed with the possibilities of this
place that he will doubtless go into
business here.
Budweiser beer at the Branch.
SPANIARDS LOSE
FIFTEEN MILLION
El Paso, April H.— Eijrht hundred ex
pelled Spaniards arrived here from
Mexico today. They abandoned (ifteen
million dollars worth of cotton in Tor
reon.
VILLA FINDS THE
CASH IS MISSING
Torreon, April 9. —General Villa
today seized four of the principal banks
in the citv, but failed to find any cash
| in any of them.
JOHN ERICSON
RECOMMENDED
Washington, April 9.—Congressman
Britton of Illinois has recommended to
President Wilson John Kricson of Chi
cago, city engineer of that city, to be
chief engineer of the government rail
way in Alaska.
THE OLDEST MAN
DIES IN ILLINOIS
Mount Vernon, 111., April 9.—Sam
uel Bradley, one hundred and twenty
three years of a^e, died here today in
his home. Mr. Bradley was a former
slave and enjoyed the distinction of
beinif the oldest known ne<rro in the
world. __
FIRES MISSILES
AT THE JUDGE
London, April 9.—Pandemonium
reigned in the police court in this city
j this morning when Mrs. Drummond, a
, suffragette, upon being fined ten dol
lars, became enraged and began tiring
missiles at the judge. The police fin
ally succeeded in overpowering the
woman and order was restored. No
particular damage was done; owing to
her poor marksmanship.
C. T. Daggett is making some ex
tensive improvements on the Daggett
block, and when the work now under
way is completed, will have one of the
finest looking business blocks in Sew
ard. The entire building is being first
covered with sheet asbestos as a pro
tection against fire, and then covered
with ornamental iron.
The cannery tender Shellikof arrived
in Seward at 1 o’clock on her way to
Cook’s inlet.
First-class job printing at the Gate
way. We do it right.
Long distance telephone booth at the
Branch. / *
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Meet me at the Branch. *
Finch’s Golden Wedding rye at the
Branch. *