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S NATE ADOPTS THE
CONFER NCE REPORT
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Alaska Railway Bill Now in the Hands
of President Wilson. May Become
a Law Today. Vote 42 to 27.
Washington, March 11.—Late yesterday afternoon the senate
adopted the report of the conference committee on the Alaska
Railway bill by a vote of 42 to 27.
The measure went to the president this morning, who is'
expected to sign it today, when it becomes a law.
There was a long debate over that section of the bill which i
empowers the president to operate the road after failure to lease
it. Senator Sutherland and others claimed that the president
may not attempt to lease it. Senator Norris and others favored
straight governmental operation without leasing. ■
Senator Cummins denounces the Alaska Railway bill and says
that the government will be compelled to build inland from the
terminals of existing lines and this will place the government at
their mercy.
Senator Pittman, in a reply, said that the senator from Iowa
was mistaken. That the bill provides that the government must
build or acquire a continuous hne from the coast to the interior
of Alaska.
BANK BOBBERS
MAKE A HAUL
Abbotsford, B March 11—At
7:10 this morniug? robbers entered the
branch of the Royal bank in this city
and succeeded in securing two thous
and dollars in cash. The job was pul
led off very quitely, not a shot was
fired and very few of the inhabitants
knew of the robbery until after the
bandits had made £ood their escape.
A posse is in pursuit.
STEAMER CORWIN
NEARLY SINKS
Seattle, March 11.-Being towed in
to this city w ithout ballast, the steamer
Corwin nearly filled with water, but
through prompt action she w as quickly
beached. It is thought she can be!
pumped out at low tide and then j
floated.
MOYER TELLS
OF DEPORTATION
Chicago, March 11.—President Moy
er, of the Western Federauion of Min
ers, today appeared before the con
gressional committee here and told
about his deportation from Michigan
during the miners’ strike there.
HACKS TO PIECES
COSTLY PAINTING
London, March 11.— Out of revenge
for the arrest oi Mrs. Pankhurst,
Mary Richardson, a suffragette, armed
herself with a meat ax and proceeded !
to the National gallery and hacked to
pieces the two hundred thousand j
dollar painting, “Venus,” by Valasg
tuez. The painttng is totally des
troyed and great indignation is felt in
artistic circles.
UNEMPLOYED
RAID A TOWN
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Loomis, Cal., March 11.—At mid
night thirty unemployed raided the i
town and blew open the postoffice safe,
securing seven hundred dollars and
made their escape on stolen horses.
Citizens were aroused from their sleep
and are in pursuit of the raiders, many
of them half clad.
Meet me at the Branch. *
Field glasses at J. L. Graef’s. *#
Long distance telephone booth at the
Branch. *
The Alaska House is on the market.
See George the Jeweler. $
Snow shoes and snow shoe filling at
J. L. Graef’s. t
Pabsts blue ribbon beer at The
Branch. *
MANY LAWYERS
ONLY THIEVES
Omaha, March li.—A grand jury in
session here has indicted six prominent
attorneys who were each in turn coun
sel for Nellie Paul, who charges Ar
thur Brandies, a millionaire merchant,
with mistreating her son. included in
the list is former Judge Baxter, who
is accused of extorting seventy-five
hundred dollars from Brandies. At
torney Olmstead is accused of extort
ing thirty-five thousand dollars from
Brandies and the other attorneys with
lesser sums.
Thomas Brady sued Brandies for a
quarter of a million but lost t he case.
Evidence brought out in the trial of
this case was what led up to the in
dictments.
WAITER GIRLS
GET SOME TIPS
Chicago, March II.—In the trial of
the restaurant boycott cases today the
court proceedings brought out the fact
that waitresses were paid only live
dollars per week and were worked six
hours a day. It was claimed they
averaged twenty dollars per week in
tips. _
DEAD PREACHER
GETS JUDGEMENT
_
New York, March 11.—The federal
court has handed down a decision in
which it upholds Rev. Hannibal Good
win’s patent rights on photographic
films on which the Eastman Kodak
company have made millions. Good
man died a poor man thirteen years
ago. _
Cornelius Gets Estate.
New York, March 11.—Under his
grandfather’s will the George Van
derbilt estate goes to Cornelius. This
includes all the mansions and a mil
lion dollars in cash.
Strikers Return to Work.
Home, March 11.—Overawed by the
appearance of cavalry on the streets,
the st rikers ceased their demonstra
tions and returned to work and quiet
has been restored.
The steamer admiral Evans expects
to reach Cordova at 5 o’clock this eve
ning.
Henry Alheit, formerly of Dawson,
has received the appointment of game
warden in the Chisana district.
The tax levy at Cordova this year
is ten mills, and the sum raised to
help run the city for the year will be
$10,000.
Meet me at the Branch *
Finch’s Golden Wedding rye at the
Branch. *
Bring your job printing to the Gate
way. We can do it right.
For reliable information write Can
non, Pioneer hotel, Knik, Alaska, t
MANY ON THE
NORTHWESTERN
Seattle, March 11.—The steamer
Northwestern sailed for Seward and
way ports last night with the follow
ing passengers for Seward:
George Ament, Mrs. McMullen,
George Shefling, God fry Johnson, Ed.
King, l). Meyer, Chester Brinker, F.
Snyder, William Schneirla, W. Hyland,
H. Barnett, S. Palmer, J. Fleming,
G. Weldon, T. Peterson, W. Peterson,
H. Quines, E. Uhl, W. Steele, A. Dav
enport and wife, Ruth Dorsey, S. Hoff
man, C. Grimes, F. Fuller and wife,
R. Herbert, Albert Winchel,C. Atwell,
R. Leake, Mrs. Stockhurat, Photnas
McKinnon, II. Crouse, John Holmes,
A. Shondbeck, R. McMillen, B. Hot
linger and wife, Mrs. Mutcherlie,
Walter Buckley, R. Tait, George Con
way, J. Detcb and t welve second class.
TO COHIE HEBE
The coming season promises to lie
one of the busiest in the history of the
Kenai peninsula, from a big game
hunter’s standpoint. Even at this
early date almost all of the regular
guides have been retained, and unless
more applications for guide licenses
are sent in, some of the hunters will
be short of guides when they take the
held.
Col. lievell has two parties for this
year, one to hind on the hunting
ground at the opening of the season
and the other party billed to land in
Seward one month later. Andrew Si
mons has a party coming and Chas.
Emsweiler will have a party out early
in the fall. Ben Sweazy is engaged
upon the recommendation of Or. Kit
ing of Albany, N. Y., whoes guide he
was last season, and Henry Lucas re
ceived an offer on the last boat. There
are numerous other parties making
enquiries, and it is possible that every
guide on the Keoai peninsula will be
afield as soon as the season opens.
Lee Rice, who has been engaged in
the erection of working quarters on
the Rice property on Kenai lake, op
posite Mile 20, this winter, arrived in
town last night after supplies. Mr.
Rice says that the development work
on the property is now well in hand
and that they will be in good shape by
early spring. The property is showing
up well with development and prom
ises to blossom into a producing proj>
erty in the immediate future.
A. F. Davis, of the Alaska Transfer
company, left this morning for Kenai
with a dog team to look after the in
terests of the firm at that point. Mr.
Davis expects to be absent about ten
days.
Skagway is confronted with a
threatened raise of its. water rates
just 100 per cent. The city council is
combating the efforts of the water
company to increase its income in that
manner.
Meet me at 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 Cafe