I
/ROM SATURDAY’S DAILY
ANOTHER BOAT COIMNG
The Canadian Pacific an
nounces that after May 20
boats v 11 operate weekly in
stead of every ten days as at
present. At that time the
P'. Ineess Sophia will return to
the run. alternating with the
Princes- May for month
June 27 the May w .1 be taken
off an<| the Princes- Alice will
be substituted. The latter
vessel will be the finest ever
operated to the north, being
-SO feet buig, with a beam of
10 feet. She has a day passen
ger capacity of 1.200, * with
i 13 staterooms and a dining
room with a seating capacity
of 113. She is -aid to be able
to cover better than 20 knots
per hour when making full
speeJ
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NEW CLOTHIER ARRIVES
“Pat" Gilmore i- passing ’en
Around tv day. the occasion be
ing the arrival of a new cloth
ier in town this morning about
nine o'clock. The boy weighs
eleven pound-, look- just like
s Dad. and he and his mother
are progressing finely.
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Washington, May p—There -
every probability that hostil
ities may be resumed again
within a short time unies
Huerta orders the release of
United States Council Siliiman
now held under arrest at Sal
tillo, together with many
Americans and other foreign
• rs. The emi ssies
France and Brazil notified him
last night, practically in the
form of ultimatims. that he
must order the release i i all
foreigners at once. His an
swer was a threat withdraw
from the mediati a hearing
and wage war a- he saw fit. 1
m not known he:-, what France
- d Braz.i w.d do in the prem
ises, but matters are more
complicated than ever. Brazil
has been more than friendly to
him as compared to *helr at
titude to the United Slate-.
*nd his present attitude is
■ -• h that they will be alien
ated from him. -Huerta ev
il-idly realizes that he is i:
-he last ditch, with no hope of
getting out with his life and
• violently doesn't care what
ce-untry he may bring down up
on himself and Mexico - Ions
fs he wreaks his vengeance on
the hated American, and i
v.mling apparently to iliuse the
subjects of any other country
in hurting Americans or their
...crests.
Admiral M. \ ut charge o:
the American fleet at Tam
i :co has asked for permission
to land men to take possession
of the big oil plants near Tam
; . which the Federa:- thre
e.n to fire unless they are lei
Jo:.e. They -ay they will le*
the oil out on to* the river and
' re it, which will jeopardize
every ship in the harbor. To
settle thi- matter Admiral Mayo
would take pcsses-ion of th
refineries, which are the prop
erty of Eng :- b and Am-.-ri*- n
capital, and thus put ail end to
the suspense. |{, wire- that
he has more th n »-< >> :gli !>1 se
jackets and marine- on the
ships to do the work and ad
vises that he be allowed to take
immediate action.
Vera Cruz, a My 0—Refugee
err.vi.ug from Mex, ■ City bring
the report that Minister of
Commerce Mezeno, whom the
Mexican administration claim
committed sucid- . was really
murdered on Huer* i's orders.
Wa.-hington. M , 0— An in
vestigal.on of the i aiding at
•S-ilina Cruz of a - : r liner
1 t brought from J : i- be
ing held today. The -• - n-!
ammunition were landed after
Japan and the I > . of th*
p >wer- of the world had been
nidified that the I o • d Slate
h j deciader an embargo on ail
— • * -——
motions of war.
Washington, May 9—Addi
tional war preparations are be
ing rushed again. The higher
officials of the war and navy
departments are all at their
desks this afternoon, a very
unusual thing for Saturday.
Galveston, May a—The mon
itor Ozark was ordered to pro
ceed to Tampico at once, and
will leave for that place this
afternoon.
San Diego, May 9—A wire
less from the battleship Cali
fornia states that the Ameri
can vessel Geneva had been
captured by the Mexican trans
port Kerrigan, while on the
|high seas, but on the demand
ef the California had been re
! leased.
Los Angles, May 9—Word
'comes overland from the Gulf
of California that all the light
houses on the west coast of
Mexico had been ordered aban
| cloned by Dictator Huerta.
Vera Cruz, May 9—Private
Parks, orderly for Lieut. Col.
T. ggart, who disappeared sev
eral days ago, is reported to
have been captured by a scout
lug party of Mexicans and ex
cuted near Tejura on the ord
ers of Gen. Haas.
Brooklyn, May 9—The plans
are complete for the national
tribute which is to be paid the
American marines and sailors
killed at Vera Cruz. The Mon
ana having the bodies reports
by wireless that she will ar
rive during the night. The
funeral ceremonies will include
chants by the school children
and ui address by President
Wiisun.
Galveston, May 9—The Fourth
f»d Sixth Brigades are now
massed at this point and ready
■ or immediate transportation
< Mexico. There are about
welve thousand men in the two
Brigades, which with those
now under Funston would give
better than twenty-two thous
and men available for immedi
ie service against the City of
Mexico.
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Washington. May 9—Tlie gov
>. l ament on the showing made
by Gov. Strong, has decided
not to scatter the Alaska ex
hibit through the government
display as at first planned, but
to secure five thousand square
feet for it in the iMnes build
yog
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The miners of the Nome dis
trict want President Wilson
to spend a part of the *35.
000,000 that congress has ap
propriated for railroads in the
territory, on a line that will ex
tend the present road now
operating in the Seward pen
- la into the upper Kougarok
country.
♦ ♦ ♦
Tlie «chool building at
Candle was destroyed by fire
n March, probably caused by
•n overheate.j flue. This is
the second time this winter
'he building was on fire. The
i:r-' blaze was caused by an
v*-rturned lamp, and wa> eas
. v extinguished.
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B. M. Stone ha- purchased
hf Seward Gateway and (■ ok
pos -e~ - ion of the plant oc
M ■- 1.
♦ ♦ ♦
John McDonald. Joe Schuler
aud Ge rge Wallers. who
‘ impeded from the Iditarod
for the Ghisana last fall, left
Ri>b> thi- morning on their
way b.-u-k to the Iditarod for
ihe -nrnmer. They report
many men camped along the
P*v Tan ina will wait and flocq
town in the good old summer
rue. Mr. McDonald brings the
report that Redmond creek, in
■he Tenderfoot country is be
-tampedrl again.—Ruby
Re.--ird Gitizeri.
Rhubarb pies are in season
rid -irawberrie- are in bloom
at Wrangell.
Levi Straus.-. overails Fields.
FROM MONDAYS DAILY
STETSON IN PORT
The J. B. Stetson of the Port
laud Steamship company ar
med up from the south yes
terday morning with about
COO tons of general freight on
board, twelve of which was for
■Ketchikan. She got away a
i bou l eight-thirty for Roe
j Point cannery, for which place
.-he had about one hundred
| tons of freight. She had 30
passengers on board for the
(different ports of call.
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JEFF. IN SOUTHBOUND
With a good big crowd of
ifassengers on board the steam
or Jefferson made port south
bound yesterday morning. She
j look on 28 boxes of fresh sal
mon at this port and eleven
i passengers. Among the latter
■ were Marshals Fels and How
jell with two prisoners. Dave
Fitzgerald and H. Patterson,
ion their way to McNeills isl
| and.
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MAKE APPEAL TO
LOCAL PRIDE
The "Get Together” meeting
of the Civic Club at Red Men's
Hall yesterday afternoon was a
i pronounced success, over two
; hundred and fifty people being
: present. The music of the
Band was excellent, while the
j singing of the little folk,'as it
t always does, gripped the hearts
jof all and won well merited
applause. The solos by Mrs.
Edmonds and Mrs. Burgen
were well-rendered and
j thoroughly appreciated, and the
addresses by Mayor D. Su i’ll
Harris. Father Mahoney, B. L.
Myers. E. L. Sampson and
Richard Bushell. Jr., were well
received, and of course C. M.
Taylor’s story brought down
the house. Taken all in all, the
meeting was a satisfactory one
i&nd a great interest was awak
jened in the work of the Club
and it- efforts to beautify our
? little city.
_.B._
WILL HELP FOR
PLAY GROUND
The Baseball Club has da
■cided to collect ten cents for
I admission to the grand stand
hereafter during the ball games
One-half the receipts will he
donated to the Civic Club to
wards recreation or play
grounds up the creek, and the
balance will'go into the base
ball fund. S' 11.05 was collected
yesterday.
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The hilibut steamer Starr
| arrived in port from the fish
ing grounds this morning with
135.000 pounds of fish on
i board.
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The- Alaska Steamship Com
pany donated St00. {,. tbe base
ball learn at Juneau.
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The Pacific Coast company
will establish an agency in
Juneau for the sale of coal
briquettes.
♦ * ♦
Rev. Winterberger has slic
'd Rev. A. F. McLean as
or of the Presbyterian
irc.'i at Hauie-.
♦ * ♦
:L - !. Behrends, banker and
merchant of Juneau, has come
to the re-cue of the town and
will provide a suitable building
in which to house the post-;
office.
♦ ♦ ♦
The While Pass company i
-■ill using runners on the mail
route to iJawson, the trail j
from Whitehor-e to Carmacks;
being -(ill in good condition1
for sledding. On the other;
-id ? of Carmacks the snow i
*'•' <J to be rather thin. Two
Mages each way are dispatch-!
ed weekly.
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Furnished flat for rent, En-1
quire Sully**. adv«
TAHN LEAVES ON
EXTENDED TRIP
The Forest Service- cruiser
Tahu with rangers Drake anil
Gardner on board left for an
extended trip yesterday, expect
• ng to be gone until about the
first, of June. Galls on offic
ial business will be. made at
Juneau, Berners Bay, Chatham
Straits and Port Walter.
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The big cannery tender Muir
with a scow loaded with gaso
line and a pile driver in tow,
arrived up from the south last
might and left for Yes Bav to
i day.
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LAUNCH BREAKS DOWN
. While the cannery tender
Mary B.. was lowing the Annie
I Nixon up from below on her
I way to the Sitko Cannery, she
dost her tail shaft and wheel,
and was forced to put in at
[Alert Bay for help. The machin
list at that point was able to
I make repairs on the Nixon so
| * hat she was able to proceed,
[towing the Mary B. The Alert,
which had been summoned
Iromt his port by wire, met the
two boats just this side of
Lucy Island and helped tow the
Mary B. across Dixons en
trance. The Mary B. and the
Nixon arriving in portthis morn
i ing.
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GOES SOUTH ON A
LEAD STRING
The Admiral Evans, in tow of
1 the tug Goliah, went south
|ias night after clearing at this
i port. It will be remembered llifa
, Ihe Evans lost tail shaft and
wheel some little time ago
while away off to the West
ward, and had to anchor and
wait the coming of the tug.
The accident will probably prove
i mi expensive one for the
j steamship company, as the
rush is on, and the towing bill
j will amount up considerable.
WAND TAKES A REST
The steamer Thos. L. aWnd,
on her way south to Portland
piled up on the reef just south
of Charcoal Point yesterday
morning bright and early, but
got off all right when the tide
came in, little if any the worse
for her rest ashore. She pro
ceeded south yesterday morn
. ing for Roach Harbor, where
j - he will take on a cargo of lime
(for Portland.
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The democratic club of Cor
dova has forty-two members,
| one of whom lias refused a
federal office. The oilier
forty-one are waiting for the
; opportunity.— Douglas Island
j X ews.
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An enterprising citizen of
Skagway has planted his city
lot with raspberries and in
tend' to demonstrate the feas
ibility of growing the berry in
Alaska.
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According to the annual re
port of the Juneau* fire de
partment the loss by fire in
that town last year was less
Hum 81, 500, although there
were 20 fires. The greatest]
loss to any one individual;
amounted to only 8500. Burn
ing chimneys caused l i of the
20 fires.
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Supt. V. I. Hahn has just
received instructions from.
President O. L. Dickenson, of!
the W. P. & Y., route, to open
up the spur to the copper mines;
near Whitehorse and to get
things, in shape for the earlvi
shipment of large quantities
of ore from the mines of the!
Whitehorse district
♦ ♦ ♦
l'j> in Ruby they go into fhei
wood hu'ine" on a large scale.!
A recent advertisement in the
Rtib> paper a-ke(] for bid' for
the delivery of 1,000 cords of
wood to one concern. - 1
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Officials of the Pacific Coast
Steamship company announce
that there will be no passenger
vessel from S&n Francisco for
Nome and St. Michael direct
ns in former years. The com
pany has decided to handle all
its Far North business out of
Seattle.
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The Whitehorse Star is em
erging from its thirteenth
or hoodoo year, says that paper
"With this issue the Weekly
Star enters its fourteenth year,
having been here when the
town was in its unstarched
robes of infancy. It lias' stay
ed through prosperity and ad
versity and proposes staying a
while longer. While the pdper
i has never branched out as have
I some publications, its has kept
'pace with the town. Modesty
j forbids putting it any stronger.
| Our patrons may rest assured
however, that when the busin
ess interests of the town de
mand more and better news
service, it will give them even
to hourly service.”
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BACK FROM CHOMLEY
E. A. Teeter, the wall paper
man who had been at Chomlev,
i returned on last night’s Rough
| rider. While away he papered
'and otherwise decorated the in
terior of Tom Heckman’s res
idence at the cannery at. that
place.
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Juneau masons, members of
(lie Lodge of Perfection, arc
planning a beautiful temple for
| die Capital City.
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MIKE UP FROM
THE FIGHTING ZONE
Mike De'Cosla is around town
today shaking hands with his
many friends and telling of
his experiences in the south
| during the past winter. While
away he spent considerable
j time in Mexico where he wit
nessed the effect of the civil
| war now being waged in that
j country. He also went as far
as Panama and took a trip a
; cross the Isthmus where he
jsaw the wonderful work which
the government has done in
building the Canal. He return
ed on the Star of Poland and
says that Alaska looks good to
him.
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Representative Henry D.
Flood, of Virginia, chairman of
|lhe house committee of mili
tary affairs, speaking of a res
olution introduced by Repre
j senativeFrank O. Smith, of
Maryland, proposing to trade
,Southeastern Alaska for the
| right to repeal the Hay
Paunceforle treaty said: “It is
adsurd. Southeastern Alaska
is the most valuable part of
that territory. It has enor
mously rich fisheries, gold and
• upper mineral wealth and
I other natural resources which
make it more valuable than any
| consideration that Great Britain
unlit give us in! return. Be
sides, we are not going to part
i'.vith any of our Northern ter
ritory, but are going ahead to
develop it to the limit of its1
capacity.”
♦ * ♦
Mrs. Peter Boutin, who re
cently left Valdez for the Su
shanna, has writen friends- in
Valdez that she made excellent
lime into the new diggings.
Oranges are rather high in thei
camp, where $2. a dozen is
charged by the merchants for
the fruit, while a broom costs
62.
♦ ♦ ♦
The Pacific Coast Gypsum
company has greatly enlarged
ifs plant and wil double its
crew in a few weeks. There
has been a good demand for
the product. The Portland;
line of steamers are calling at
Gypsum every trip.
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Fountain Pens 25 cents at
the. Bonmarche. Try cmv. adv.
'[ROLLING SINKERS ™ others.
For POWER TROLLERS we make 0 and 9 lbs., sizes.
For Hand Trollers we make 10 oz., 1, 11-2, 2 and 0 lbs. sizes.
All Dealers in FIRST CLASS Fishing Gear Carry Them.
H. E. HECKMAN & CO. • boring, Alaska- DISTRIBUTORS
Gold Commissioner George
Mackenzie has received notice
from Ottawa and is having
the fact officially published
that on and alter the eight
eenth day of- this month all
j radium bearing minerals found
; in this territory are withdrawn
land reserved as property of the
J crown. The matter was re
ferred to recently in Ottawa in
speeches by members of the
I house of commons. Dr.
Thompson, member for Yukon
was among those speaking on
the matter. No reference is
made in the instructions receiv.
ed here as to what reward, if
any, the government contem
plates giving anyone who may
find radium iif the oountry.—
i Dawson News.
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NOTICE TO CREDITORS
in ;he Commissioner’s Court
for the Precinct of Ketchi
kan, Territory of AWiskn, Div
ision No. ],—In Probate.
Notice is hereby given that
William A. Connell bar beer
duly appointed administrator
with the will annexed of the
estate of Linus A. Gould, ds
•eased; and all persons having
(hii’.ns against said estaie are
! ere by notified to exhibit them
■<\ ah the necessary vouchers
within six months after lb
i nt publication of this notice
wiih the undersigned at tii~
p'aee of business,, the Stedman
L ilel. Ketchikan, Alaska,
hated this 4th day of Septem
ber, 1013.
WILLIAM A. CONNELL
'ilniinistrafor of the Estate of
Linus A. Gould, deceased,
'.has. II. Cosgrove, nltorne\ I'm
Administrator. 0-20-13
NOTICE TO CREDITORS
In the Commissioner’s Court
-fi p-’Peinct of .Sulzer, Alas
ka. Division Number 1., in
rebate.
In the matter of the estate of
In! n Fintzen, deceased.
Notice is hereby given that
he undersigned, Jacob Lauth,
as been granted iellers of ad
mini-fration, with the will an
>• 1. of tli eo.-1 1 .! hr,
Fintzen,, deceased an,3 all per
-ons having claims against
said estate, or said deceased,
•re hereby requested to ex
on* thm witi she nei:e«snr>
■ l 'hers at roc pos, oflire ad
'ress, Sulzer, Alaska, within
v months after the first pub
’ation of this notice.
JACOB LAUTII
Administrator of tha estate of
t hn Fintzen, deceased.
DatPd An-'i 2:<ivl, ! >1/,
THE
SEWING
MACHINE
OF
QUALITY.
NOT
SOLD
UNDER
ANY
OTHER
NAME.
WARRANTED FOR ALL TIME.
If you purchase the NEW HOME you will
have a life asset at the price you pay, and will
not have an endless chain of repairs.
Quality
Considered
it is the
Cheapest
in the end
to buy.
If you want a Hewing machine, write for
our latest catalogue before you purchase.
The New Home Sewing Machine Co., Orange, Mass.
NOTICE OF FORFEITURE
George Irving', lus heirs, as
signs ami personal represent
atives :
'ion are hereby mdil'ied that
I have expanded during llie
year 1913 the sum of six hun
dred dollars in labor and im
provements upon I he Hose,
Hilly, Guldstone, Goldlream,
nine Bird and Birdie lode min
ing claims, consliluting the
Gold Stream claims situated
upon the south end of Garvina
Island in the Territory of Alas
ka, the original location notices
whereof may he found of rec
ord in (he office of the record
er for the Ketchikan Recording
Bistrict at Ketchikan, Alaska,
in order to hold said claims un
der (he provision of section
-32 i of the Revised Statutes of
the l niled States and the am
endment thereto, approved Jan
uary 22nd, 1880, concerning
annual labor upon mining
claims. Being the amount to
hold said lodes for (he period
ending on tlie 31st, of Decem
ber, 1913, and if within ninety
da\ s from the personal service
oi this notice, or wilhin ninety
day- after the publication there
oi you fail or refuse to con
tribute your proportion of such
expenditure as a co-owner
yur interest in said claims, the
';,mo being an undivided one
lourlh, will become (he proper
ly oi the subscriber, vour co
owner, who has made the re
•I'liied expenditures by the
terms of said section.
AUGUST GHOOT,
Adminislrator of (he Estate
of Otto Miller deceased,
t’ii , pub.licat on May 1st. 191 i.
Hast publication July 21.
NOTICE OF FINAL HEARING
In Tne Commissioners Court
•'•'or The Precinct of Ketchikan,
Territory of Alaska, In Probate.
e of
I’imolhy McMahon, Deceased.
'Oticc > licrcb, given that
lie til a. , , i,! \v. II.
• moii;. a , mini> iiur of the
11 ", I’liiiol. M Mahon,
1 •• used, has her rendered to
ai> ■ ourl for .s:*ttiement and
hat the iSi'h, day ol May, I't
i a at 2 o clock p.m. has been
dy apiroinled hy -aiil court
for tin* settlement of said ao
1 int, at which Imie any per
i intcrusted in -aid estate
may appear and file his ex
rptions in writing to -aid ac
011 nt and attest (j.c same.
Dated Aland) 27, 1014.
K. 8. STACKPOLE
Probate Judge.
Cl IAS. It. COSGROVE,
Attorney for Administrator.
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NOTICE EQ CREDITORS
In the Commissioner’s Court
i ,■ the Precinct of Ketchikan,
Alaska, Division Number 1, in
Probate:
In tin* mailer of the estate
•if Tongas* George, deceased.
Notice i- hereby given that
he undersigned. Patrick J.
d'mo'c has been granted let
" tminisiralion, with the
! a ,.i \i■ I. of the estale of
I’"iiga-s Ci oi a. deceased, and
all persons having claims
aainst -aid estate, or said de
■ . -cd, ; i lie ret); requested to
Odbil them with the necessary
’ • in* i 'ace of Inis■ n
N< h i-, i.'. Alaska, wi'n
l!i r|< • the first
d I i al ion of III • not ice.
PATRICK .1 GILMORE.
A 'mil d; d r of ' he Estate of
Longa . Georgi . deceased.
r it COSGROVE
i • ! rceased
Da! i| IVb. I 1th, 11)14.
f ir l publication ['Hi. Id, 11)14
( ; -' noi l ii-nI ion A! mh. 20 11) I 'i
s.
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