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SPIRIT OF STEAD
TALKS THROUGH
AGED BUND MAN
London, hoc Id A tfrc.it It.roiv is j
created h\ tin* announcement that
ihe spirit ot Wiili.iin T, Stead, the
tfrrat newspaper man.who hist hs ‘ite
in the Titanic disaster, "as nutlet ui'
ized in tin* p**r>on t t o'il lltisk, aced
70 and p ii;d. at a seance Simdav
nii^tit. \V uh v iviaines llu-k to.d ot
tie* creat sea traced.', tfivmtf deiaiis
that could i*u 1 v he kfH*"U to those "ho
ha»iaetuali\ c°ne through the shock-!
lutf experience.
Seventeen persons attended the
seance and all vouch for the accuracv
of the demonstration.
It vill ne recalled that Stead, who
was a devoid spiritualist, told his
friends that after death he would re
appear, in spirit form, on earth, a- a
t< >t of the truthfulness of spiritualism.
SUFFRAGETTE
OFFENDS ROYALTY
AT THE OPERA
London, Dee. lt» Yvhile Die kini:
and queen weta Mtt tij* n the royal
bv\ at the opera here niylp. a Mlltraif
ette entered and made an appeal to
them tor eritti'inu euual » ,*h'> to
wotii* n \ Jeta at *p» oar folio '» b.
The rova! eo jp e. how ever, remain***;
unti 1sturheii, an! merely Mni eu a; th«
vehement plea of the sulTrasrette. 1 he
disturb *r was quickly ejecteu from
the opera bottle and tin performance
went on as u>ual.
FRISCO CHINKS TO
FINANCE REVOLT
San Franc -w*o, Dec. l*i Hu <»ca‘
Chinese eon on.\ wii finance a revoiut*
ion in the Chinese republic for tin*
avowed purpose of seeking the down
fall of President Yaun Shi K*ai.
There are many wealthy Oiinese m
this cit v. friends of Dr. Sun \ at Set .
the originator of the revolt which
resulted in the downfall of the Man
cliu dynasty. Dr. Lun and President
k\ai are at outs.
MORMON LOSS
IS SI 0,000,000
Lo^ Angeles, Dec. U> Joseph Smith,
head of the Mormon church, says the
Moruian colony in Mexico has sustained
a loss of ten million dollars through i
the internecine war now prevailing.
American Suif Arrested
London, Dec. Iff— Zelie Kmerson, of
Jackson, Michigan, who is m * London
aiding the militant suffragettes, smash
ed in a policeman's helmet at a suffra
gette riot la»t night. She was arrest
ed.
Sheriff Blockades iline
Bingham, I'tah, Dec. iff—For the
second time the count? sheriff lias
placed a blockade on the Binghemjnine
to prevent strikihg miners from inter
fering witn >trike breakers.
Fresh Lake Trout at the Commerce
Cafe.
Dog harness at J. L. Braef's.
Meet me at the Branch *
Pabsts blue ribbon beer at The
Branch.
Budweiser bver at the Braack.
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RICH QUARTZ
STRIKE INCACHE
CREEK CClifiTRY
According to reports that have just
reached St*ward, one of the richest
quart/ strikes that has ever been
made in Alaska was discovered this
tali iu Nugget Mulch, in the t ache
creek district. The timi was made by
two well known prospectors named
Ma*re ami Baker, who have been in
that section for soup* time. 1 hey have
one specimen of the quartz on exhihi -
lion at Susitna Station that weighs It'S
pounds, and John 1A Bail’d, the well
known quartz mine! from the interior,
after a careful examination of the
specimen, estimates the goal value to
b# iii excess of $1000.
Mr. Baird says that there are nug
gets of pure gold sticking out ot the
quartz mat will weigh from three to
seven dollars each and lots ot them.
The locators claim that they have the
ledge that produced this specimen in
place and have about $2000 in gold
.t tint t he\ claim to have mortared out
with a gold pan and a claw hammer.
’Pne go id from Nugget Mulch has the
appearance ot gold that has onlv bet u
reieased from quartz for a short time,
and the existence ol a rich ledge ill
that sect mn has long been suspected
b\ placer mim is working in the cre« k
and Bit* locution ot the ledge and tin*
r’chimss o? the *:tme dees not come a*
a surprise at all to them.
POLICE OFFICERS
ARE INDICTED
St rat!.’. Dec. lb Ch ef of i'oliee
FI«4»in:iLrao and Detective i timer, of
the S'. 1 :i ij i a> iO depart ttieid . have
been indicted hy lie yranu jury b*r
urai ti Jure n; and bribery and yratl
i: if olf of tie* denizens of (lie tinder
w oriu.
COURT RULING
FAVORS WETS
Salem. Ore.. Dec. Hi. Hie superior
court, to a decision’ here today, holds
that the recent local option election,
n. Id in many Ore j on towns, was held
in the wroiiL! year It the state >u
pretne court upholds this decision,
many to** ns which voted ury will be
affected. _
AMBASSADOR
UP IN THE AIR
Due, France, Dec. Hi.— L\ S. Am
bassador Herrick accompanied Aviator
Bidault on a brief aerial journey here
vesterdav.
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Quake Causes I rani Wreck
Chemitz, Germany, Dec. 10—While j
a train was passing through a tunnel |
hereJyesterduN ,un earthqilakejoccurred,
causing a slutting in of the tunnel
walls and almost demolishing the
train. Four passengers were killed
and forty injured.
Communication over the cable line J
was restored yesterday afternoon.
Service for 10c up and meal tickets
that last forever at $7.
Commerce Cafe
Long distance telephone booth at the
Branch. * j
Community silver, Sheriton.La Rose |
and De Luxe pat tens. George the 1
Jeweler.
HITCHCOCK
is defeated:
Washington, Dec, M*> Senator
Hitchcock's amei dment t»> tin* cur* j
rvr.ex lull, which provided t >r torn !
rei*iotial hunks, met witli deteat in
t he senate last nieht.
i
W ashington, Dee. Mi In the senate
yesterday afternoon Senator Klihu
Hoot, >peakiniT to the currency hih,
denounced M hecau>e it would have a
tendency to inllate the currency of the
country Sueli a condition, he dole
fully predicted, would result in a
dreadful catastroph\ from a financial
standpoint, throughout the United
ALASKA IMPORTS
10,000 TONS
Washington, Dec. l<* -The annual
rcnorl of the United States ideological
survey, juM issued, shows that Alaska
imports annually ten thousand ton> of
coal.
L 0 N
PP 0
Washington. Dee. lb With a vi* w
of makintf Mih>*antial i“due* nn» in • I ♦*
annual anpt 'oprivtions, the democratic
hoi.M* haulers ha \ e ca • i :» entd'erenc**.
Sacramento, Dec. Mi Aviator licit"
che\. in a demonstration here yester
day. looped t hi* loop within three hun
dred feet of the “round, direct l\ over
the heads of a vast assemblage oi peo
ple.
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;d
Mr John l'\ Baird, the wrli known
Iditarod business man who just arrived
over 111«* trail from the interior, is of
the opinion that the traii at Viand all
through tie* t unneN should be repain d
and the work done immediately. Mr.
Baird states that this portion of the
trail is positively dangerous since the
recent snow, and points out the effect
of a serious accident at this time and
the effect it might have on the Seward
Iditarod mail route. This is Mr.
Baird’s first trip outside iu eight years
and he plans on spending a few weeks
at Opedillydoucke, in Northern Maine,
and after a Hying visit to New York
and Washington, will again swing
west and start for the interior, via
Seward late in March, arriving home
in time to he cm hand for the first of
the season’s cleanups.
The steamer Alameda reached Cor
dova this morning and is scheduled to
sail late this afternoon.
Xmas presents for the old, young,
and little ones at Butts’. Come in
and let us please you.
Twenty-gauge, 1913 model shot guns
at J. L. Graef’s. I
Sourdoughs and chechakos, you
are invited to the Commerce Cafe.
Service every hour in 24.
Sleds for boys and girls; sleds for
men. At J. L. Graef’s. *
CITY FATHERS
DISCUSS PUBLIC
UTILITY MATTERS
The most iinpollant btisiie-s that
came la-lure tin* e.t\ dad- nisi i ijhi ai
llieitguiar council Hireling "as the
second feinting <t Ordinance No b>,
having to do v. n n i in < a x;.t ion of ail
corporations using ihe streets ano
alleys of Inc town of Seward. I he
ordinance had been ret* rred to a conn
mittee composed o! N.-on and !»«»<* at
the time oi tin* lifst reading and their
report was adopted let the council.
It was the sense ol the council that
at tills time it would work a hardship
on any business in Seward to ami any
, additional expense, and as the intent
am* purpose of 'lie new ordinance is
| simply to estahdsii the town ol Sew*
aril s ownership of tne streets and
alleys of the town, it was decided to
make tin* tax a nominal otn ol one
dollar per month, payable on the loth
of each month. Tin* corporations
i affected by the new ordinance are t lie
; Se'• aid Water and Power t o.,
The Alaska Electric t ’o.. and the Sew - •
ard Light and Power t o 'The ordi
nance will come up for third reading j
and final passage on the first meeting!
in Jautiam 11114.
t Considerable indignation was ex
pressed by the members of the council ;
that tin* Town of Seward should be
forced to look after and provide train-j
portation to the government teamster, j
w lm ban a stroke of paralysis at the|
time that the government transport j
I was here. The parts was taken enre j
of at the Pioneer Hospital ami when’
discharged w:i> without funds and to
save “vagging,” May e* <’r*a vf >rd per- ;
sonally advanced siillieenl money to
take him hack lu»me to Juneau. I he
council a! low ed I In * hit at tin*
s um* lime requested t In* city attorney
t > take the matter of collecting the’
-ame uf> with the P. S. Government.
There is a feeling in thecouncil that
i the time is fas* approaching when the
I town should ow n their own hall and
I combine the city jail in thesame build
ing with the tire apparatus, and thus!
get all of tlie city’s property under the
; same roof. Last night on motion of
Noon a committee cou-isiing of Putin*
cilmen Graef and Tozier were an- i
pointed to see about tin* nurchnsc of a i
suitable piece of properly and report
back at the next regular meeting.
The routine business having been
attended to, the last meeting of the!
. \ ear HHJ came to an end and r he coun
icil adjourned to meet again on flie
jfirst Monday evening in HU4.
SUGAR COMPANY
TO CUT A LEMON
■
Cleveland, Dec. Hi. -The National i
Refining company, an independent
concern, " ill distribute, as a Christ-1
mas present to stockholders, an annual j
; dividend aggregating two million dol- j
hit’s. This represents interest at the!
; rate of 100 per cent on the investment.
WARM SPELL
IN MINNESOTA
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St. Paul, Dec. Hi.—An unprecedented !
i warm spell, for this season of the yea**, j
is prevailing here. Baseball entnus
i iasts are playing.
Advocate Sabotage
Washinton, Dec. 1(5—The suffragette
leaders who are here are advocating
sabotage.
Three meals for One Dollar. Open
day and night. Commerce Cafe
Field glasses at J. L. Graef’s.
Ice creepers and ice skates at J. L.
GraePs.
Washini’to?:. Ik c lti Th»* r< pnhli
can national committee. in session
here, has voted to hold a special re
publican nationa1 corr.ent .on in I'bl,
at a date \* t to he announced, for the
purpose of adoptintf a platform for the
a|.pronehInn con*/ressionaI cam |*a.ijns
in the various stales, and ; ho f r tiie
purpose or inal<in^r a re <t ppn ■ ''* f■ ment
of deievfates to the nationa1 republican
convention to nominate a presi«!« nlial
t icUet.
Republican national cuitimttti
here express the hope that a 1 "inn
can he adopted which '\il! win tl e de
>erters who have jfone over to' the pro
gressives party hack to the fold. I he
committeemen frankU concede that
unless a lar^e part of the progressives
return to the republican party, there
R no hope for succ* S" as against the
democratic party under 1‘resident W il
son's capable and successful leadership.
AGED SCHOOL
TEACHER CAUSES
Chtctiro, Doc. Hi. The mayor to^ay
removed live members of tlie ( 'hieayo
school bo aid who voted to remove
Mis. Yount?, one of ihe feftcl ers w ho
has been with i!;e*choe * h»r the past
thirty years
Seven thousand women, patrons of
tiie schools, have signed a petition
pray ini? for the reirstateme? • <>f Mr*
Yeunj?. The request will probably bo
e ran ted. __
FROM CHURCHES
('imdnnatti, Dee Hi. Frank Selser.
a traveling salesman, arrested on a
charge of robbing* church collection
boxes throughout ti.e country, today
made a complete confession to tin1 au
thorities. He says he robbed thirty
churches and secured £600.
FARMER EXODUS
IS DECREASING
Washington, Dec. lb -The depart
ment of agriculture, in its annual re
port, states that immigration from the
United States to Canada, among farm
people, shows a decided decrease.
N. Y. SOLONS
END SESSION
Albany, N. Y., Dec. lb.—The New
York state legislature, after passing
all of the bills urged by Governor
Glynn, ended its session last night.
Fifteen Baseball Victims
Chicago, Dec. lb- A local paper
which has been keeping track of the
matter reports that fifteen persons
were killed through playing baseball
in the United States during the past
season.
Bread for sale—lUc a loaf or 12 for
$1. At Commerce Cafe
For reliable informal on write Can
non, Pioneer hotel, Knik, Alaska, t
Meet meat the Branco.