FROM FRIDAY'S DAILY
ARRIVES FROM BOSTON
Mrs Cosgrove, mother of Charles
K. Cosgrove, she attorney, arrived
f.ca the south on the Maquinna Iasi
z git She eaiae from ' Boston clear
suough to Ketchikan on the Caaad
s u Pacific, and Charley is well- sat
irised with the care the company
• aowed in her interest. It is a great
advantage for women traveling alone
to b« able to make the trip ail on one
company's lice, and the Canadian
Pacific is the only one of the trans
• psrtation companies reaching this
region which can offer this service.
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ELECTED PRIMARY TEACHER
The School Board held a special
meeting fast night to accept the resig
nation of Miss Kossiter as teacher of
the primary department, which posi
tion she has occupied for several
years. As this was the position for
which Miss Hal! had especially pre
pared herself, she was elected to that
•• ‘psrtmens and accepted the position.
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SEVERAL ROBBERIES REPORTED
Is spite of the fact that the town
is fail of deputy marshals sad var
i us ether court offieals, half-a dozen
r.bberies. more or less, have been
committed this last week, several
e U safes and refrigerators having
t -en robbed. It is altogether prob
able that the miscreants have heard
of the recent decision that deputy
n trsials are only “process servers''
er.cept when the government want*
ties to be otherwise, and are taking
a vantage of that fact. It Is to be
toped, though, that they do no? rob
tie jail larder, which might work a
hardship on the prisoners.
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>'0 FURTHER APPLICATIONS
NEEDED
The Lighthouse Service announces
that selection of the few men re
quired for work in Alaska during
the present season will be made from
applications heretofore filed and no
further applications for positions will
be receive*!
W. C. BIBBELL,
Lighthouse Inspector.
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Borne. Mar 14—Italy p* practically
without a government today, the
members of the Cabinet have tender
er their resignation in a tody and
the King has refused either to ae
cvtt same or undertake to form an
other cabinet. It now appears that
there is considerable difference of
opinion among the ministers as to
cether war should be declared or
njf. Some of them are outspoken
i- their demands that the best and
only interests of Italy lie on the tide
cf tue Allies, while others think that
•itrly should remain neutral. Tb_>
c:mmou people, hiwever, and ap-par
"tiy a majority of the members of
j ~t-lament fav=;r war, and parliam
ent wul probably demand that the
v u* of the people shall be complied
v tth. So butter is the anti-Teuton
sentiment in many part* of Italy,
ami especially along the northern
birder, that rioting haa occurred in
s-.-verai places, and the soldiery have
been called out to quell same. In
ctefc instance German or Austrian
btsiness houses have beet attacked
and sacked.
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Berlin, May 14—The General Staff
announces that the Bosnians have
Lade a stand between Libau and
I.'iga, checking the German advance in
voters Bussia and compelling the
tier to fail back on their line of
e .tfimunieaiif-E. The Bussians were
f >und to be strongly entrenched and
t.erically superior to the Germans
v hick were in fact only a flying eol
l .. of cavalry and mounted infan
t y IE addition to this rep*crt i*
i- announced that the Bussiaas have
ei-nted a ' riiiiact flank movement
■»d!h cavalry against the Austrian
l.nes in the Bukowina region. The
- tier v er f or: to withdraw to pre
vent annihilation.
Petrofrad, May l4_The Gran/
1 eke Xitno.as makes the statement
I *at the recent Bus-dan retreats have
caused bo loss of tactical points. He
reports r i: r victories in Western
It ostia w he •. the German advance
r. «s been la It defeated, and also at
the extrer e 1ft wing of the Eussian
' -T-y in J -k vwina where heavy de
t-s. cement? i cavalry have been oper
ating with A success.
Breve -t . May 14—It is official
I tv/- re that the advance of
* if : ins against thii city
b** b • eked. and the German
• a have been forced to
fall lot
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!f*e - is having her cylinders
T lore* :t the Eetehikan Iron
Works.
4
The -Sc *ard wish a big load for
the **es .»ard, male port this nwns
ing
/ IS - v. (v»
m
FROM FRIDAY'S RALLY
FKRLLNO RUNS HIGH
According !o arrivals from Victor
ia on Sh'' Maquinna last night, excite
mrit ran high in Victoria last Satur
day when several German places of
business in the British Columbian
town was attacked by a mob and
wrecked. It appears that the trouble
originated by the discovery by sev
eral rentiers that the l>ar in the
Blanchard Hotel at Victoria, fort;
erlv the Kaiserwf. was celebrating
the sinking of the Lusitania, by t!
Germans. A “rough house' followo
and the mob which had gathered by
this tiiae completely wrecked the
place. smashing the bar and
stock and destroying the fur
niture. Other places reputed to
be German owned were then visite-’
a d th- program repeated. Owing
the fact that there were many sol
diers in the mob an! the sentiment
of the town was with the rioters, the
poliee officer? would make no arrests
A detachment of cavalry wes sent
over from Vancouver, and. it? mem
hers are now patrolling Victoria.
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THEY ARE WORKING FOB US
The following letter from Washing
ton, addressed to Edw. Brown, presi
lent of the Commercial Club, was re
ceived in a recent mail, an r speaks
for its self:
Department of Commerce
Office of the Secretary
Washington
May 6. 1915.
Dear Sir:_
The Secretary of Commerce direct?
me to acknowledge the petition sign
ed by you and the Common Council
of the Town of Ketchikan, regarding
the order passe-.! in Council at Otta
wa, Canada, regarding certain eon
cessions male to American fishermen
and American fishing vessels. The
subject is one which he will look in
to w-jth care and advise you fully in
a few days.
Yours very truly,
U. GRANT SMITH.
♦
LEAVE ON STREAM
* MEASURING TRIP
Tha Forest Service cruiser Elmira,
with Messrs. Canfieid and Drake
on board, got away yesterday on a
■ruiae that will probably be a pro
tracted one. The two men plan to
nstail stream measuring devices at
■reeks running into Thorn Arm Bailv
Bay and Shrimp Bay in the Ketch:
-tan District; Mill Creek near Wran
gell, and Warm Springs Bay Creek
on Baronoff Island. In this way the
government will have authentic data
on the stream flow available for
power purposes in southeastern Alas
ka. The flow at Sped River an
Carlson Creek, both near Juneau was
measured by private corporations
some time ago who will Install power
plants there.
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London, May 14—It is tinted in
official circles that the British gov
ernment may be force*! to resort to
osscription. in order to. secure re
cruits for the army. Thus far. the
cannon food" as the soldiers arc
vow calling themselves, have been se
cured entirely by voluntary recruit
mg. but the limit seems to have been
reached. Conscription has not been
resorted to in Great Britain for over
a hundred years, when the * * Press
Gang ' ’ of X"elson 's time wa a abol
ished.
Xew York, May 14—The news
papers of the X. nited States general:v
comment favorably on President Wil
son 's note to Germany. Sentiment
throughout the country is such that
the drowning of the passengers a?
the time of the sinking of the Lusi
tania i* generally considered as lit
tle short of murder, and praise of
the firmness of the President’s re
marks is nationwide.
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The Hague, May 14—A report
comes from the fishing banks off the
coast of Holland that a German Taube
had dropped bombs -on and sank a
Dutch trawler. The vessel was
flying the flag of Holland at the
time and the attack was entirely
without provocation.
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Washington, May 14—The whole
of the United .States is awaiting tf.
result of the transmission of Presi
dent Wilson’s note to Germany The
message was sent in cipher last night
to Ambassador Gerard, who will have
it translated and will then presen*
same in person to the German For
eign Office. President Wilson plans
So leave Washington for Xew York
tonight to review the Atlantic fleet
■■'l that city next Wednesday and
’ Thursday, unless matters of a more
' vita! nature demand his presence
here.
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'lerk of the Court Clark, of Fair
l/atks, has named Sid Stewart as hi*
chief deputy.
FROM SATUDRAY'8 DAILY.
RECEIVES NEWS OF
MOTHER'S DEATH
—
Marshal Smith the carpenter re
j reived the sad news this week of the
! ieath of his mother at the home of
. sister in Nova Scotia. She was a
I bout 90 years of age at the time of
j her demise, but up to a few days
> before death was wonderfully hale.
I The body was taken to Boston, where
I it was interred in the fnmUv burial
, ground.
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DOLPHIN IN SOUTHBOUND
Wish a rather small crowd on
[ hoard, the Dolphin made port this
i morning on her way south about
I four-thirty. She loaded three boxes
fresh salmon at this ia>rt from the
: Ketchikan ( old Storage plan?. Two
i :-assengers. Joe Murphy and K. E.
I Kinton. boarded her here.
4
H. W. Webber. Superintendent of
| the Ready Bullion mine at Hollis,
ss registered at the Stedman.
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SURVIVORS LIVE ON CLAMS
I Six survivors of the crew of the
Japanese schooner Diafko Maru.
wrecked, off Xunivak island. Aleu
tian penninsula. last January, were
j found last Monday by Oapt. Lane of
! the power schooner Polar Bear and
! were taken to Dutch Harbor for
• medical treatment. The men had liv
ed almost entirelv on clams.
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Petrograd,—The war office announ
ces this morning that the Germans
which have been attacking southwest
! err. Russia have been driven back
i c to German territory. Thus all
; the places they captured are once
mere in Russian hands.
Petrograd May 15—The Russian
\ Fcrces in Galicia have fallen back
| to their entrenchments on the San.
j There they await the attack of the
Austrians. Their position is well
| adapted to defence, and they are
j row in close touch with their line
I "** ;_^_
Borne, May lo—King Victor Em
mancel ha? asked President Mareora
of the Chamber of Deputies to form a
new cabinet in place of that which
has just resigned- He makes the re
puest that as many as possible of th"
Id members be retained, ant! that
j be new eabinet shall include mem
! bers from all the political parties of
i the country.
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Washington, May 15—Owing to in
| terruption ofthe cable, the note to
[ Ambassador Geraro in Berlin rel
: 1
j ative to the position of the Halted
'tates with regard to Germany's at
: tack on the Lusitania, did not reach
it? destination for a whole day after
it was expected. No answer has
teen received as yet.
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Washington, May 15—Secretary
of the Navy Daniels has ordered the
purchase of a dirigible for the use
r the American nary. This is the
first vessel of the kind authorized in
either the army or navy.
♦
Madrid, May 15—Advices from Lis
bon state that Portugal is in the
throes of a revolution. The Royal
ist? seing that the government has
-ent the greater part of their avail
able fighting force to Africa, are
trying to win back the control.
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Seattle, May 15—The steamers
Alki and Humboldt sailed from this
tort last at ten o 'clock. The latter
vessel bad no Ketchikan passengers.
Those on the Alki for that port are
Emma Johnson, May Johnson, Mary
Kellogg. Mrs. Fred Berry, E. J.
, Wreer, B. Christensen, Sarah Stevens,
Alfred Thompson and six steerage.
Berlin, May 15—The commander of
the submarine which sunk the Lusi
tania ha# made his official report of
he incident. He make# the state
tnent that the Lusitania was flying
i no flag at the time she was tor
■ pedoed. He denies that more than
>ne torpedo was used, which he says
struck the big ship< fairly amidshipis,
drectly under the bridge.
Berlin, May 15—According to ad
1 e» received from South Africa
rioting and the destruction of German
owned property is general In all the
cities of South Africa. The author
: ities are said to he making no effort
•r stop the work of the mobs.
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'Queenstown, May 15_Twenty
eight additional bodies of Lusitania
victims have been received here dur
ing the past twelve hours. They are
thus far unidentified.
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Athens, May 15—Th» court physic
in#* announce that King Constantine,
who ha* been desperately sick, is
rapidly improving and Is now on the
road to a speedy recovery. Political
conditions are as they w<*re In this
country.
'■■i.'.L'.'gBB—su mt.
FROM SATUDRAY’S DAIL
Theodore Chapin of the
Geological Survey, of WashnJ
C., arrived up from the soutr- ,
Vlameda last night. Mrs. Chapin ac
companied him.
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S. S, Swenning, formerly of th>
'orest Service in this region district
vos one of the passengers for Ketchi
x.m on last night's Alameda.
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NEW DEPARTMENT HEAD
J. \V. Laidley of Portland, Ore.,
arrived on the Alameda last nigh
o take charge of the shoe and gent's
furnishing department at Heckman *>
Mr. Laidley comes with the best of
recommendations as to his ability,
and in the event that he is satisfied
with conditions here, he will move
iiis family up within a short time.
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FINISHING UP 8TBONG BUILDING
Carpenters are at work laying th
floor in the street story of the Strong
Building. Partitions will be put in
aud the floor divided into tlire.
rooms. The Progressive will occupy
the south room.
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ALAMEDA HAS BIG CROWD
With a big crowd of passengers on
board, for the most part headed for
the Westward .the Alameda made por
promptly aj nine last night. Those
for Ketchikan were S. S. Sweening.
tius Staa decker, Theodore Chapin
and wife, K. J. Whitman, ,T. W. Laid
ley. Fred M. Cook. Gus Gilles. Thomas
Egan. C. L. Andrews, and two steer
tge. Those boarding her here wer.
Father Kern on his way to hold sort
ices at Wrangell, L. A. Colbert, H
Gol.lrich, and the members of th*
Hurd-Hibbard companv.
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MISS DOLAN IS MARRTT.n
John Dolan was in receipt of the
news in a recent mail, that hi.
daughter Florence was married. Miss
Florence visited her father two years
ago and at that time made th.
acquaintance of many local people
who unite in wishing her happiness
Her husband *s name is John Slater,
a resident of Johonson City, Kansas.
The ceremony was performed in San
Francisco, where the young lady has
been residing.
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London, May 15—The Privy Coun
oil ordered the arrest of the sub
jects to all hostile countries now in
Great Britain. This will include men
women and children.
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Los Angeles, May 15—Chief f.
Police Sebatain was today acquitte*.
on the charges of immorality brough.
against him to ofset his candidacy
for the mayoralty. The two women
charged with him were also declarci
“not guilty’' by the jury.
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Berlin, May 15—It is stated on
•what is apparently good authoritv
that Germany will offer to arbitrate
all the different points now at is
sue with the United States. It is
generally believed here that such a
proposal will meet with the approval
of President Wilson.
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Stckholm, May 15—.It is reporte"
here that there has been a naval
battle between a German squadron
and the Russian Baltic fleet off the
Island of Gothland. Particulars ar
lacking, but it is understootd tha‘
the Russian ships retreated into th
Gulf of Riga.
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London,May 15—Submarine tor
pedoes sunk a Danish steamer off the
harbor at Aberdeen, early in the
week. Several <*f the members of her
crew lost their lives.
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GREAT CHANGE IN
COPPER SITUATION
The sales of refined copper made in
the United States in the last three
months cannot be measured by ordin
ary standards. The current price is not
governed by the relation of supply to
demand wholly, but more by the necs
sity or urgency of consumers. This
applies with emphasis to the European
nations now at war.
The advance in prices of refine!
copper in the last three months has j
been 4 to 3 cents per pound and
since the lowest price made in Noven
ber last year the rise has been 7 to
% cents per pound.
The main factor at the foundation !
of the upward movement has been j
Europe's necessity for copper, ur 1
wrought or finished, expressed in
either purchases of copper exported or
the placing of large orders for ordance
or other munitions of war to be man
ufactured in this country. Other ele
ments, almost as patent, however,
have contributed to assist the extra
ordinary rise. Most prominent Is
the speculative movement in eopper
securities in this country and th<- j
speculative transactions in standard 1
—
|T FROM SATUDRAY'S DAILY.
copper warrants in London, largely of
American origin.
Recent Copper History
During the first six months of the
European war very few contracts for
war material were placed in this
country, and the purchase of copper
for European shipment was reduced
to relatively small proportions and
prices dropped steadily. Consequently
the producers in the country wore
compelled to decrease production.
At the beginning of the war the
American refiners were turning out
copper at the rate of 145,000,000
pounds per month, but the greatest
activity was in April, 1914, when the
monthly production exceeded 151,
000,000 pounds. From July forward
there was a steady decrease, until
at the end of the year the monthly
output was at the rate of only 80,
00,000 pounds per month.
In December, however, the situation
took a decided turn for the better,
and consequently production has been
steadily increased until today the
miues and smelters in the principal
sections of the country are producing
at the rate of 90 to 100 per cent, of
smelter capacity. Refined production
has not yet reflected the full im
l'etus. but the monthlv output of the
refineries is estimated to be running
now between 95,000,000 ni.d 100,000
pounds, and by .Tune 125,000,000
rounds are promised.
Figures on Production
While production during the first
three months of the year has thus
decreased about 331X per cent, com
pared with the eoresponding period
last year, there has been a decrease
of 40 per cent, in exports and 15 per
cent, in home deliveries. The total de
liveries up to April 1 this year have
been about 300-000,000 pounds, of
which about 160,000,000 pounds was
exported. It is estimated that at least
three fourths and probably more of
the copper sent abroad this year has
been for the manufacture of war
materials, while about half or the
140 000,000 pounds sold for domestic
production is being utilized in the
manufacture or war materials for ex
port. It is thus evident that the
home business has suffered most
severely.
Stocks of refined copper on the
first of this year were estimated at
approximately 196,000,000 pounds. On
April 1 they had nearly been reduced
to 167,000,000 pounds. It is claimed,
however, that nearly 100,000,000
pounds of this surplus has been actu
ally sold on foreign account. It will
be recalled that early in the vear it
was heralded, that Russia had pur
ehased 50.000,000 pounds of electro
lytic copper in Xew York, but this
far 1914 exports to Russia have been
insignificant.
Export Situation
The impression among well inform
ed dealers is that this copper was sold
to German interests and not to Bus
sia. As no shipments ean be made to
Germany under present conditions this
copper may again be resold for for
eign account, if not held until the
end of the war.
Another interesting feature or the
situation is that shipments have been
made to Italy in the last three
months at the rate of 135,000.000
pounds par month. This is three or
fonr times the amount of copper that
Italy is able to consume in times of
peace or times of war. In 1913 Italy
took 40,000.000 pounds. It is, there
fore, assumed that this copper is be
ing carried in stock on other account
and will be utilized when the war is
over, Germans arc claimed to be own
ers.
It is estimated that since Jan
uary 1, 300,000,000 pounds of copper
have been sold, either directly or in
directly, for the manufacture of raw
materials, which at an average rate
of 14 cents per pound means the ex
enditure of about *42,000,000.
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Morris A. Arnold, president of the
First National bank of Seattle, has
won his long fight for a 160 acre
coal claim located at Bcrrlng lake,
Alaska. The claim is quo of three
located by T. P. McDonald in 1906'
and purchased by Mr. Arnold during
the next year from the late Sheriff
A. T. Vandeventer.
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A man just down from the Tolovana
strike reports a stampede into the
district that is reminiscent of the old
days in the North. The pay dirt
runs from $1.50 to $5 square foot,
and the strike promises to be one of
the most valuable made in several
years.
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The Seward council purchased two
lots for $6,000 upon which to erect a
new city hall. The same lots werf*
offered the city a year ago for $4,000
♦ ♦♦
Various people of the Copper Itiver
country arc now planning to take
a chance at Ship Creek.
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The Weekly Miner $3 per year.
FROM MONDAY’S DAILY
SEATTLE IN ON WAY SOUTH
The City of Seattle of the Pacific
Ci ast Steamship company, made port
about noon today on her way south.
Her passengers south from Ketchikan
in duded J. II. Seott. and wife of
the Wards Cove reduction plant and
Frank McCandlass of Taconm.
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WRANGELL SHIP ARRIVES
The Alaska Packers Association
slap for the Wrangell cannery arriv
ed at that port yesterday. The Star
of Poland, which is coming to the
Loring cannery, loft San Francisco
throe days after the Wrangell ship so
is looked for at any time.
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EXPECT ANOTHER MACHINE
The Ketchikan Cold Storage com
pany is looking for the additional
ammonia compresson they plan to add
to their plant. It was ordered some
time ago, and the new cold rooms are
ready to have the ammonia turned
in at any time. The motor to oporate
the compressor is here, and the foun
dation is ready to install both.
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TRAP NETTING ARRIVES
The Humboldt brought up the wire
netting for Capt Forss’ fish trap
south of town. Capt. will put a crew
at work on the netting shortly so as
to be ready for the first run of
scckeyes.
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SOUTH POR AN OPERATION
Joe Murphy, the tailor, left for the
south on the Dolphin Saturday for
the purpose of undergoing an oper
ation at the Providence Hospital; The
poor old fellow had been ailing for
m >nths) and getting steadily worse.
Father Kern interested himself in his
case and had him sent down, making
*11 the necessary arrangements . It
is altogether probable that his con
dition on arrival will not be such
that an operation will be possible
Ld. Newman, a practical tailor has
purchased Murphy’s shop and busin
ess and will conduct the same.
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BACK FROM CONVENTION
Mesdames Spaeth and Michener,
who had been in attendance on the
C. T. U. convention at Skagway.
returned home on the City of Seattle
this morning. They report that the
convention pased off very satisfac
torily.
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Dover, Eng., May 17—All lights
wore ordered extinguished in this city
last night owing to an expected Zep
pelin raid. The German air vessels
arrived and dropped a few bombs,
but did no material damage.
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Ramsgate, Eng., May 17—Zeppel
ins dropped about forty bombs on
this city last night. Considerable
damage was done, and three persons
were injured.
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Rome, May IT—Fuel was added to
the war flame in this country yester
day, by the news that a battallion
of Austrian raiderg had crossed the
frontier of Italy near Salandar and
been driven back at the point of
the bayonet by the Italian patrol.
Several men were killed on both sides
during the engagement, and excite
ment runs high.
It was stated at a meeting of the
cabinet yesterday that a revolution
of considerable proportions had brok
en out at Trieste, Austria, the leader
of the movement being a woman.
Troops had been called out to sup
press the same, and severe street fight
ing had fillowed before peace was
restored.
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Eate boats taking their fish to
Prince Rupert report that they were
stung on the trip. They had been
led to believe that the price there
would not fall below four cents. In
stead they received from three to
three and a quarter for the heat
grades and two cents for the culls.
As the local freezing plants are pay
ing very close to the first, figure
and are equalling the second, It is
easy to see that the boys would have
made money by selling here.
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Norfolk, May 17—It ig reported in
naval circles that the German cruiser
Karlsruhe, which the British report
mi ms having been sunk by them, V
now on the Atlantic and enrouto to
Newport News.
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New York, May 17—Banished
from Germany because his sister was
married to an Englishman, Gifford
Pinchot arrived in this city yester
day. He had nothing to say of his
treatment by the German authorities.
He was sent to Belgium by the Relief
Committee and was refused admis
sion by the German officials.
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FROM MONDAY’S DAILY
FELL INTO THE DRINK
Sidney Moore, son of James Moore,
engineer o£^ the Kotchikan Power
company, had n very narrow escape
from drowning Saturday afternoon.
He was riding on Cart Cordell’s
wheel, an din trying to make a turn
on Heckman's dock, rnn too close
to the edge, ami he nnd the bike
went over into tho water. Ho had
gone under several times, nnd was
all in when Dick Nuckolds, who was
returning on his launch from Sen
bevel saw the youngster in the water
and fished him out with n pikepole
as lie was apparently going down
for tho last time. The boy was in
bad shape for n time, but recovered
under treatment nnd is all right n
gain. The hike sank nnd has not been
recovered.
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BETTER BE VERY CAREFUL
Probably never before In the his
tory of this region have the woods
been so dry at this season of tho
year ns now, and it would be well for
the people of this vieinity to keep
this fact constantly in mind, for
fires are already reported from other
imrts of Alaska. A big fire is rag
ing near Haines, another near Knik,
and only last week Seward had a
narrow escape from total destruction.
An ounce of prevention along this
line in seeing that fires do not get
started from your camp fires, will be
worth a ton prevention of cure in
trying to put fires out after they
are running in the woods.
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BIG RUN OF FISH
Wm. Semar, manager of the
Engelbr. Wiese Packing Co., Is back
from tho West Coast. He reports
thnt the biggest run of salmon is
now on in the history of the For
rester Island fishing. The fish ho
says run very large, and everybody
is satisfied with the prices being
paid. During the week or so he was
out on the fishing grounds he paid
out close to five thousand dollars
for fish.
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A baby bov, the second, was born
to Carl Collins and wife yesterday
morning. All concerned are doing
finely.
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Anderson & Clemensson are im
proving the appearance of tho Wm.
Strong residence with a new coat of
paint.
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Paris, May 17—Word Is received
from Lisbon that the revolutionary
forces in Portugal have succeeded in
overthrowing the government. They
are now in complete possession of the
country with the exception of a few
unimportaut points. Jose Chagas is
mentioned ns the new head of govern
ment.
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THREE KILLED AT CALAIS;
Calais, May 17—Three people, civ
ilians, were killed by a.crorilano
bombs early yesterday moiminr/
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London, May 17—Word cor.ies from *
Persia that six thousand Armenians
have been butchered in cold blood
by the Turkish irregulars during tho
past few weeks.
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Seattle, May 17—The Watson sail
ed from this city at 6:30 Saturday
evening. Her passengers for Ketchi
kan are Mrs. Ardo Stevens and ono
steerage. The Jefferson sailed at
nine the same evening. Her Ketchi
kan passengers are W. T. Hall, andl
wife, Frank Louth and one steerage..
The sailing of the Spokituc was post
poned until Monday night.
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Amsterdam, May IE—The SwediiA
steamer Bjoern, loaded with foo/,
stuffs consigned to Great Brit',;,,'
has been seized by the Germans an,j
taken into Hamburg. He ear„0 ha„
been declared contraband.
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New York, May 17- _The May
flower, with President Wilson on
board, arrived in tb „ hftrl)or
yesterday. Her of'li(.orfl report n
stormy voyage. Pr esident Wilson to
-lay reviewed thousands of bluejack
CtR wha marche.’, by the grandstand
erected for hivThe men were in
column of el*ght aBf, tonk 0VBr nn
hour to !»v,h past.
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A report in circulation around tho
city last night to tho effect that u
government wireless station on the
west coast of Vancouver Island had
been blown up by German sympa
thisers, still lacks confirmation. Tbs
Miner’s telegraphic service today has.
nothing to say about it, wlileli Jenda.
the Miner Man to conclude that it
was without foundation.
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Athens. May 17—The Ulncsa of
King Constantine has taken a de
dde.l turn for the worse nnd his life
s dlspnlred of .
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The Daily Minor fl Vtt jatnrfl.