ENGLISH LABOR AGAINST PEACE
BRISTOL, Eng., Sept. 10.—Resolutions in favor of
asking the labor members of parliament to formulate
terms' on which it would be possible for peace to be de
clared by the wamiffe nations were defeated today in the
Trades Union Congress by a large majority. A large
number of delegates voted in favor of the resolution as
thev believed labor should always indicate its desire for
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peace.
BUY 15,000 MULES
KANSAS CITY, Sept. 10.—An agent for the British
government lias purchased fifteen thousand mules in this
neighborhood and so great is the apparent need of the
animals that some of those bought are more than fifteen
years of age.
LONDON, Sept. 10— Since the raid of Zeppelins on
this city Wednesday night the insurance companies aie
swamped with applications for insurance of house piopei
ty against destruction by attacks from the air and the in
surance rate has jumped to a dollar a thousand. The full
result of the attack cannot yet be sent abroad as the cen
sors are extraordinarily strict in letting out the details
at present, l'he greatest tear is ielt that outbreaks!
against German residents will result from the bitter feel
ings aroused by the Zeppelin attack and strong guaidsj
are being placed over all people ot that nationality.
BROOKS IS N VME OF
NEW TOLOVANA CITY.
Settlement Built at Discovery Com
memorates Services Rendered
by Friend of Alaska.
FAIRBANKS. Sept. A—Brooks is
the official name given to the new
town at Discovery in the Toiovana
district. The name has been given as
a compliment to the head of the gov
ernment geological survey for the
gvnid work done by him for the terri
tory. tour miles of pay has now
been discovered on the third tier of
benches of Livengood creek and good
returns are the rule. The indications
are that the Toiovana will make the
largest camp in the Fairbanks
district.
FAIR MAKES MONEY.
FAIRBANKS, Sept. D.—The har
vest fair and ball are over and it 0
found that the profits amount to five
hundred dollars. The money will be
given to the library fund which is
under the direction of the Women’s
Civic League.
DU. SMITH HEARS
OF SON’S DEATH.
FAIRBANKS.—Dr. L. C. Smith,
who recently opened an oftiee in this
city, received the news Wednesday
that his son, Frank Smith and the
latter's wife, of Sioux l ulls, South
Dakota, were accidentally drowned in
Bi •own's Lake near Melrose. Montana.
Thus it was nearly a month after
the son and his wife had drowned be
fore the father and mother heard of
the sad event. This was due to the
fact that Dr. and Mrs. Smith had
changed their address. The drowning
was the result of the boat, in which
the couple were fishing having over
turned when the young man stood up
in it and tried to throw his line a long
distance.
GOLD DEPOSITS OF
EAGLE RIVER REGION.
The first gold mining in Alaska
was in the Juneau gold belt, where
operations were begun about do years
ago. More than $00,000,000 worth of
gold has been produced from this
region. Most of this gold has been
taken from the mines near Juneau.:
which is the largest gold-mining camp
in Alaska.
The auriferous belt is, however,1
known to stretch for some 50 miles to
the north and includes the Eagle riv
er region, described in a report by |
Adolph Knopf, which has been issued
by the United States Geological Sur
vev as Bulletin 502.
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PACIFIC COLONEL TO
BE COUTIT'MARTIALLED.
WASHINGTON, Sept. 10.—Lieut.
Colonel Goodier of the Pacific Coast
division is to be courtmartialled for
conduct prejudicial to the service. It I
is said that very serious charges have
been levelled against him.
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ALAMEDA TONIGHT.
No advices have been received up
to the time of going to press as to
when the Alameda is due but Agent
McDonald looks for her at 6 o’clock.
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NEWS NOTES.
Mr. ami Mrs. C. F. Ackerman will
arrive on the Alameda this evening
to spend a few weeks around here
pleasure seeking and hunting game.
Mr. Ackerman is the president of the
Marslield Savings Bank of Marsfield,
! Ohio.
Miss Ester McConnell and Miss
Mary McConnell will leave on the
Alameda for Tacoma where they will
enter Catholic Institutions of learn
ing. Miss Ester McConnell will en
ter the St. Mary's Hospital of that
citv ami spend the year there.
Civile Alexander went out yester
day with Mayor Myers and Mrs.
Myers and took some panoramic
views of the entrance to the bay,
Porcupine bay. Bear glacier and other
beautiful scenes around old Resur
rection. Bear glacier is about three
miles wide at the sea front and the
whole will be reproduced in the
photograph taken.
J. F. Kallis came in from his camp
near Snug harbor on the lower Kenai
lake yesterday and returned again
this morning after laying in a stock
of provisions.
J. l>. Johnston came in from Bear
Creek last night and returned again
this morning.
Engineer Whitfield and N. J.
Koontz. went out this morning to
spend a few days with Fred Bunce on
the lower Kenai lake. While out
there they will do some hunting and
will take pictures of the country.
Dr. and Mrs. J. H. Romig and son
Howard went out to the Bungalow
this morning to spend the day attend
ing to some sick people.
Charles E. Herron and Dr. Barnes
are passengers on the car this after
noon. They were out to Mile 34 last
night waiting for a special car, which
did not come.
Arthur Jett came over from his
property on Sixmile creek back of
Sunrise via Moose Pass and Mile 29.
He says that his dredging property is
showing up fine. Mr. Jett will return
early next week.
W. A. Dashley came in from a six
weeks' stay in the Moose Pass
country. He says that the Gilpatrick 1
group of claims arc about as good as '
he has seen.
Mrs. H. E. Revell returned to her
home at Mile 34 this morning.
John E. Ballaine is now in Chicago
and will soon return to Seattle. He
will come to Alaska to be present at
the trial of the townsite case whicli
will take place at Valdez on October
4th.
C. E. Bade is now building a side
walk for the Bank of Seward up
Adams street to the alley.
Harry Hoben is now rebuilding his
ice plant to enable him to meet the in
creasing demand.
The locomotives which came from
Panama for Seward are still at An
chorage waiting until some vessel can (
be secured to bring them over.
A. P. Brown will leave on the
Alameda for Valdez where he has
been selected on the jury.
In the recent trouble occurring at
the national naval academy, Anapolis,
the name of Claude Kell of Nome ap
pears. From the accounts in out
side papers it is evident that at a re
cent examination it was found that
some of the students had been pro
videde with the questions to be an
swered beforehand. 1 wo of the stu
dents were dismissed and three others
are named as having been less severe
ly punished. Amongst the three is
the name of the fine young Nome boy
but he was evidently not much of aj
sinner.
John Kapsimalis came in from the J
California Alaska Mining Co.’s claim
off Mile 23 yesterday afternoon, and
will return there tomorrow morning, j
Mr. Kapsimalis has been out there
this summer doing assessment work
on the claims.
Carl Stangneth came to town from
1 his saltery near Cane’s Head this
afternoon and with a few barrels of
salt salmon. He returned again with
| supplies a couple of hours later. He
says that the salmon run in this part
of the bay is not so plentiful as they
are at the head of the bay.
Stevens & Van Pelt moved into
their new offices north of the North
ern this morning and will be ready
for business tomorrow or the next
day.
W. H. Kelly, surveyor for the Board
of Fire Underwriters of the Pacific
with offices at San Francisco, will be
a passenger for Anchorage on the
Alameda this evening He has been
making a fine survey of the business
section of Seward and is going to do
the same in Anchorage.
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TO BUILD CHURCH
AT ANCHORAGE.
Rev. James H. Condit and Rev.
James L. McBride arrived yesterday
| afternoon from Anchorage where
; they have been looking into the mat
ter of building a Presbyterian church.
Two lots were purchased there re
'■ cently for the board of Home Mis
] sions of the Presbyterian church as a
church townsite.
At Knik Rev. J. H. Condit, superin
tendent of the Alaska Missions of
the Presbyterian church with head
I quarters at Juneau, called a meeting
I of the Yukon Presbytery. Mr. Mc
Bride leaves on the Alameda for Cor
! dova, his home, and will return in the
middle of next month to Anchorage
whence he will take charge of the
erection of the new church.
The
Seward News Co.
GEO. PHELPS, Prop.
Seward, Alaska
Alaska Post Cards
and Curios
References: Any bank or business man
in Seward.
Remit by postal note or bank draft.
THE HARRIMAN NATIONAL BANK OL ALASKA
AT SEWARD
OFFICERS
NEW YORK SEWARD
JOSEPH W. HARRIMAM, Prt>Mc.,.
JOHN A. NOBLE. Vice Preside*!.
HENRY B WESSELMAN, vi» p,e».
GASTON HARDY. vice rmut*.
ERICH EUCAS, Caviller. i
SIDNEY B. CONGDON, «»t. c«m.r
MERRILL A. MARTIN, Assayer.
Former Assayer U. S. Mint, San Francisco
GOLD DUST AND BULLION BOUGHT AND ASSAYED
CORRESPONDENT
HARRIMAN NATIONAL BANK
NEW YORK
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Baseball
Results
National League.
FRIDAY, Sept. 10.—
New York.3
Philadelphia . 1
First game—
Boston . 1
Pittsburg . t>
Pitchers—Nehf; Adams.
Second game—
| Boston . 3
! Pittsburg . 2
1 Pitchers—Rudolph; Kantlehner.
American League.
j Detroit ..:. 2
! Cleveland . 6
Pitchers.—James; KleptT. .
Philadelphia . 2
Boston.7
Pitchers—WvckotT; Ruth.
St. Louis.3
New York.1
Pitchers—Hamilton; Vance.
Improvements in the line of two
new counters have been made in the
Miners’ Store by Manager Brice How
ard in the absence of the proprietor.
Mr. Cotter is expected back from the
west on the Alameda.
Miss Alice Coles is coming over
from Valdez on the Alameda on a
visit to Mrs. Dc Line.
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WANTED:—Girl or young woman
for general housework. Apply Gate
way office. tf.9-10
FOR RENT:—Good 5 room house,
4th Ave. Will rent for $15.00 month
for six months. Apply Gateway
office. 9-10—2t.
Windows, Doors and Bishopric Wall
Board, also all kinds of building
materials at Brown & Haw’kins,
“Quality First.”
Long distance telephone booth at
The Branch.
Ladies’ and childrens' furnishings
at Butt’s.
Everyone interested in Alaska
reads the Gateway.
See us before sending outside fdi
vour iob printing.
Before purchasing your winter bed
ding, we would like very much to
show you our PENDLETON WOOL
EN MILLS’ BLANKETS and Robes.
Brown & Hawkins, “Quality First.”
Job printing of every description at
The Gateway.
No advertiser can afford to omit
the Seward Gateway.
Meet me at The Branch.
Visiting cards, invitations, anything
pretty l • done by the Gateway just as
well as outsidu
Nifty Neckwear. Urback’s. Adams
103.
Phone Adams 115, for all kinds of
plain or fancy pastry. The home of
“Snowflake bread.” 9-7—2t
New Fall Suits samples. Urback’s.
Adams 103.
Fruit & Vegetables at Urbacks.
Phone Adams 103.
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FIRST A. B. DANCE.
At the special meeting of the Arctic !
Brotherhood held last night a com-;
mittee of six were appointed to make
plans for an opening dance to be
given in the new A. B. Hall, and in
honor of the Alaska Engineering
! Commission. The committee is com
j posed of J. H. Sears, Joe Badger,
Percy Pullen, Charles Sheldon, W. 1’.
Henry ami Herbert Tozier. They will
hold a meeting tonight to decide on
the particulars of the affair. It is
thought that the dance will be given
a week from tonight if the rest of the
lumber arrives on the Alameda 1
tonight.
Visiting cards, Invitations, anything
pretty is done by the Gateway just as
well as outside.
New shipment of sardines, import
ed and domestic. A mammoth can
mustard sardines for fifteen cents— ,
originally twenty-five cents. Brown
& Hawkins, “Quality First.”
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Just arrived. Large shipment of
peaches for canning purposes at
Brown & Hawkins.
WHEN IN SEATTLE
CO DIRECT TO
CHEASTY’S
Make yourself at home. Leave your packages and suit case
there, they will take care of them until you call no charge.
IT’S TIME WELL SPENT AT THIS STORE
^>y T T"1 A 0nn\710 Men's and Young
CH LAj 1 Y U Men's Wear
O. C. GKAVES, Pre». and Manager
SEATTLE Second Ave. and Spring St.
Territorial and City Depository
Ill is
“Bank
is a homo hank, catering to the needs and
conditions of the home people, most of whom
are known personally to our officers and
directors.
If we haven't your acquaintance we’ll
he pleased to know von today —and also
handle your hanking.
BANK OF SEWARD
jsxsl
HARDEMAN
RAIN-PROOF
“Pony Cowboy '
. HATS
Hardeman's $3.00 Hats
LI HID Aril Next to Postoffice
. UKDAUl SEWARD
LOCATION NOTICES AT THE OATEWAV
BROWN & HAWKINS
“Quality First"
Seward Knik Anchorage
“Groceries" "Clothing"
Just arrived on S. S. Alliance!
mmmmmmmmmummmmammmmmmmmBammamammmmmmmmmmm
The Best Stock of Groceries ever brought
to Seward at PRICES LOWER than ever offered
in Alaska.
PRICES
On S. S. Alliance, Just Arrived:
Potatoes, per hundred lbs., . $2.00
Onions, per hundred lbs., . . 2.50
Sugar, best granulated, per 100 lbs., 7.25
Patent Excellent Flour, per sack, 1.75
Libby’s Dill Pickles, 3 cans for . .50
Libby’s Milk, per case, . . . 3.50
Dwight-Edwards’ Coffee, spcl., 3 lbs., 1.00
Pearl Oil, per case 3.50
Libby’s Catsup, per bottle, . . .25
These are only a few of our prices; come in
and see what we can do for you in Case Goods.
“Hardware” “furniture”
Brown & Hawkins
“Quality First”
“ PALACE JINGLES ” .
When once the streets are graded,
And this town takes on the air
Of a camp that has grown permanent,
Of a city that is “there;”
When the trail is clear to Kenai Lake
Then we’ll charter Ashland’s car,
And you’ll have a picnic as the guests
Of the Famous Palace Bar.
THE PALAGE BAR
Furnished Rooms for Men
JOE MORRIS | Cafe and Lunch Counter in Connection | BILL DEVINE
. 44 PALACE JINGLES "
We have the goods for the picnica,
And swimming parties too;
If you like a drop of Sheroowd Rye,
Or that famous German Brew,
■ ... ■
r Just "talk, don't walk" we do the rest
And it is not too far,
In 40 winks we land the goods
From the Famous Palace Bar.