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yoL 8. SE'VABD, ALASKA. MONDAY EVENING, FEBRUARY 23, 1914_117
RAILWAYBILL
ONLY DISCUSSED
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Washington, Feb. 23—As Senator
Chamberlain was absent from the I
meeting of the conferees on the Alaska
railway bill, the measure was merely
discussed. It is thought probable that
the senators will insist on the forty
million dollars appropriation. Also on ;
the Cummins amendment requiring
the president to purchase existing
railway lines.
kiddiesTaces ,
AFFORDS SPORT
The whole town turned out this after-;
noon to witness the dog races by the
kiddies. The track was fast and the
weather ideal.
Wallace Daykin was the first off the
scratch and made the round trip
from in front of Brown & Hawkins’
store to the saw mill and back in 8i
minutes. Wallace had a mishap going
ont and his dogs reached that end
without a driver.
Jimmie Hawkins got away at 1:14:15
and covered the distance in 5i minutes
Jimmie’s team also arrived at the first
stop writhout him.
Wesley Perkins covered the distance
in 12J minutes.
Emmet Firmin made the round trip
in 1H minutes.
Johnnie Sullivan got off bad, but
he covered the distance in 14J minutes,
making the last half in 4i miniutes.
The entries for the girls’ race were:
Thelma Ellsworth, Mary McConnell,
Lavonia Stotko and Helen Talison,
This race was from the dock to the
Bag pole in front of the Bank of Sew
ard.
Thelma Ellsworth won'this race
and Mary McConnell came in second.
Justice John Ford, of the Supreme
court of the state of New York is plan
1 a hunting trip to Alaska this coming
fall and has written Game' Warden
Baughman for information and ad
vice. Justice Ford says that the fame
of the big game of the Kenai peninsula
has spread through the eastern states
snd that he watts to get a sample of
the brown bear, moose and sheep of
this section before they are all gone.
Three meals for one dollar and din
ners a la carte. Commerce Cafe.
Budweiser beer at the Branch. *
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PLENTY SEALS
SAYS CLARK
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Washington, Feb. 23.—George Clark, I
of Stanford university, has told the
house investigators tiiat three thous
and Pribiloff seals were killed last year
for food for the natives, the govern
ment retaining the skins. He also
stated that they could kill ten thous
and more males, valued at a half mill
ion dollars, without injuring the herd.
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DANCING PARTY
DECIDED SUCCESS
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The dancing party given Saturday
evening in honor of the passage of the
Alaska railroad bill by. the Bank of
Seward and Browm & Hawkins wa9
the most elaborate party ever held in
Seward,
Nothing was overlooked by the
hosts that wfould add to* the pleasure
on the guests of the evening, and all
left the hall when the strains of Home
Sweet Home were played early in the
morning, thoroughly imbued with the
underlying motive of the affair, to
14boost for Seward.”
The boost for Seward idea was car
ried out in the decorations, the walls
being hung with pennants, on which
the idea w as emblazoned and on dec
orated plaques, and souvenir spoons
attached to tags all carrying the sen
timent of the evening.
Delicious refreshments wrere served
during the evening, and to the tune
ful strains of popular melodies furn
ished by Mrs. Schlaben and Mr. Man
they, the evening passed all too
j quickly.
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JOHN KIRSHEY
INSTALLS MILL
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John Hirshey of Hope, who has been
doing considerable development work
on his quartz claims on Palmer creek,
has just finished freighting a stamp
mill to^the property and will set* the
same up and be in operation 's soon
as spring starts the water flowing.
Mr. Hershey has enough high grade
ore in sight as a result of the develop
ment work that he ha9 done to more
than pay for the mill and* the cost of
installation and in the opinion of min
ing men who have visited the property,
he will have a good paying proposi
tion as soon as he gets the stamps to
falling.
During the year just past more than
five hundred million dollars were
spent by the American people for can
dies and sweetmeats—enough to build
a hundred battleships or erect half a
million fine houses.
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Aaron Ericson, left this morning for
his home near Milev 23, expecting to
return later in th^ week.
Pabsts blue ribbon beer at The
Branch..,.. .. .
For reliable information write Can
non, Pioneer hotel* Knik, Alaska, t
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Snow glasses of all kinds for sale at
J. L. Graef’s t
TRAIN ROBBERS
DO ANOTHER JOB
Seattle, Feb. 23.—Last nijrbt at 10
o’clock three men, believed to be the
Bellinjfham bandits, held up the Se
attle-Taeoma interurbaD at Meadows.
The robbers forced a boy to pass his
hat around amons? the passengers.
They secured four hundred dollars and
made good their escape.
Three men were arrested at Kent
this morning. They are suspected of
being the train robbers.
FLOOD DAMAGE
IN CALIFORNIA
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Los Angeles, Feb. 23.—The damage
here from the floods is estimated at
four and a half million dollars. Seven
deaths resulted. Orange groves suf
fered but little. One hundred houses
were destroyed here.
* The Mattheison Mining company of
Hope have been working a small crew
this winter in logging in order to get
timber to their mill to furnish them
with lumber for the coming season’s
work/ They are planning on cutting
about 300,000 feet, most of which will
be used in the coustruction of a flume
that will carry water to the hydraulic
plant. They estimate that they will
be through sawing by the first of April,
and by the time that the water starts
to run, will be in better shape for min
ing than they have been in the past
five years that they have been opera
ting on Resurrection creek. The Mat
thieson ground has been the most pro
ductive recently of any ground that
has been* worked in, the Turoagain
Arm district, and with the added
equipment and the knowledge gained
in the past, this should be a banner
year for them.
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William Logman, who passed through
Seward a short time ago, has placed a
crew of six men to work on his Resur
rection creek ground near Hope, putr
ting up cabins and stables to be used
for quarters f6r the crew that will be
working on the Logman property this
coming season. Mr. Logman will
leave for the outside about the middle
of March to close a deal that he has in
hand for a large group of claims* on
Resurrection creek and to purchase
and assemble an hydraulic plant to be
installed on the property this summer.
N. H. White and Billie Smith ar
rived from Sunrise last night, and will
remain in Seward until after the arrival
.of the Admiral Evans to get the* late
mail from the outside. Mr. White
reports the trail good as far as mile.4*
The Admiral Evans arrived at Cor
dova at 11 a. m. and sailed for Valdez
at 1 p. m. today. . .
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Commerce Cafe.
MACHINE GUNS
IN LEGATION
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Vera Cruz, Feb. 23.—Dressed in ci
vilian clothes, blue jackets from the
German cruiser Dresden took two ma
chine guns and forty thousand rounds
of ammunition from the ship and
placed them in the German legation
in Mexico City.
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flillionairess Dies.
I Honolulu, Feb. 23.—Mrs. Allen, a
millionairess, died here lastniuht from
the effects of a cancer. Ten thousand
dollars worth of radium was enroute
here from Philadelphia to be used in
her treatment.
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Treaties Ratified.
Washington, Feb. 23.—The senate
has ratified general arbitration treaties
with eitfht nations.
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Tried to Shoot the General.
* Juarez, Feb. 23.—General Villa says
that Benton was executed because he
tried to shoot him.
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Accepts Throne of Albinia.
Neuwed, Germany, Feb. 23.—Prince
William of Weid has accepted the
throne of Albania.
Bandits Massacre Many.
Pekin, China, Feb. 23—White Wolf’s
bandits have massacreed thirteen hun
dred people and looted the town of
Liuanchow.
Despondent Alaskan Suicides.
Seattle, Feb. 23.—Nels Minnan, an
Alaskan aged sixty years, committed
suicide here last night. He was des
pondent over his failure to make a
stake in the north.
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Dopes Ordinance Unconstitutional.
Springfield, lll.i Feb. 23. The state
supreme court h,ere has handed down
a decision that the dopes.. ordinance
against tobacco is unconstitutional.
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Doesn’t Apply to flineral Claims.
Washington, Feb. 23.—Secretary of
the Interior .Lane has ruled that the
law requiring a reservation of eighty
rods aJong the .Alaska shore lines are
not applicable to mineral claims.
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