r
nOK FRIDAY'S RAXLY
LAUKCH FOB SALE
A seventeen foot launch for sale,
•-{nipped with a two eyrie o'-g terse
p-ower engine. Solid w heel and re
versing gear easopy i»'p Apply F.
1. MeOurdy a*. the rtandard Ok
I eel er Lester Lake. »lr.
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MARRIED IK SEATTLE
Tie many Ketthtkaa friends of
^ iiiss Ltiei Teraat. daughter ef Mrs
Kebert Graham will be pleased to
i-.ar of tie young lady's marriage
t». G. O’KeiB of VaseouTer. B. C.
Lass Saturday, June 36. at tie tense
ef her aunt,' Mrs. K. J. Kiefer. 2SP«
lint Are, rorti. Seattle.
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REAUTIFIL PICTURES
Julius Sternberg. the game warden,
is evidently somewhat of a phetogra
} -'.er. as evidenced in the beautiful pir
tures he is siowing taken on a reoent
trip. They are of i<-snts of inler
. est os and Around Barm-off aad Ad
» tu-raity Islands. Every one of tie
dozes or a are is a work of art and
worth, any man being proud of.
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Seattle. Jaly f—The new light -
i. use tend er Fern sailed last night
for Keteiikan, She will te used by
she department in tie inside water*
of Southeastern Alaska.
B.. sf, Jaly i—Kerens front AxU
vari state fiat two Large bands ef
Greek irregulars are advancing on
Eerst. ani are oeearying village* a
k ng the way,
- Faria. July £—Forfiro Piet, ex
p read*a; ;i Memo. is in one of tin
hisuttais :i this eity a: the point of
death. Oi-i age and a eosaptieatioa of
-iiseasir stake his ease so seric-ns that
fcttie hope is extended by tie piysit
iuxs.
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Washington, Jsiy £—The Yi3a psv
erame&t at Chtiathau has sent a for
nal request to Washington, asking for
the extradition of Huerta on various
tnniul iLarge*.
'W
As-flerim, Jzlj-A* a Zcppeiia
was bdig aiii floss •:* sied at
Ir-sseii 7 ester car, it cxjleded, iiil
iig ail tie tii* of id sea.
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Bet As, Jslv I—Official t-sHeti.cs
SASOeate tilt tie Gersaa tHr U
Aswaa is tow is tie Las Is of lie
Kaiser f-:r Lis apjirowaL
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L-rsies,—JbIt 2—Evideatlj- beat
c.'.a declare nr'. _ry, tie allied Ger
naas u: Aasir-. ..- are w aV.ep p rep
ar-aiioss tat tie cattcie of Wsrss*.
Tier are zsassisg lie ire-is of tit tr
11 s of rses al-tsg tie liae is frost
: ‘ tie terra, aa-j eatierisi together
H-csesse j-iistuie-s of earns as!
b rears. Tie E eeiass are let Inr
e- err effort f -tr irties tieir t»:>si
t- as asi tie frit, *»es it start*
r .Z t« a sir : . se.
a
New York, iuy z—Tie assonoe
n-xt was sxade this srjraia* tiat
Ire.jTi 7t*w z'/i e’ ieei’e*i to tale
tie nasi urn-t Hsrrr Thaw, Ti«
'Isr. Tie fern r reports tiat he Li :
refused *•: to *•>■* u{ s: w fesiei
A:i e i?, JcIt I—W - j ^ reaefee-s * lie
eitr tiat etgit A.se-i -'bstriesiit-s are
t ~ bar-it-g jke Tirkiti peestha it
K-rtaja as: ntisirr.
♦
Sas Flit • Jslr 2—7rvph
■_i.3Lf«b<efl, a srerstxcs: lacrrec f **:»
e:tj ia deal. He a-iqptred eoatfek:
atde fan- for tie saner Is wiiti
ie toxIs:to j tie defease is tie
HaTwaod-Pertw-lwwe triaL H - *1? ti
er t:ise i -r 71ir- Vr_7« Is tie
fin tie N't a* txtxixr easier, t-s whk
it. x Bea . i . ti t 17 * - XLSettlers "
ms fcssieL
-Seattle- J-z'r ;—Smttr Page of
V-r*at .it of tie meat estlutst
t *if porters of tie Aheb nfl.
read bill. ;» is Ikit eit" i s-5 »-st
2 rti. Ee J'ias-? t trip < trerisg lit
f-eiar part .-f tie Territory.
Beat, J&St 2—Is. u esgsgemest
t- r*re*s a2 sirtkip sad * ‘tlcarU?
t. * former ■»•** tie vits-tr yesterday
T'e Fti’-.r e tra» tie Aatriti Y-U
*’ : tie J _■ t took pist* is tie A iri
s'-' We .ree’e«i bomb* frost tie
k ; tte rtf.etta.rise triti »3
Or board.
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Loads.- r 2—Tie Admiralty
rt«»-i ttr- - BritU torpedo Lost
deetre-ye- -xz.zg ->rs.e rti’estly
^■ar* * - *-vi- . }Gre^t
Brttais 1 ' t or a torpedo
Viiae. J-sSr e—rs.-msaDy bad
w-.tier -iatriog tie Ttalias ad
f’e" ir. -.?-••• Tyr'.L. Torres'!*! ra!t»
.ritg tie tsid-oanaater tea
s’, o bat • rs»d Jjttle nraet -.e-„a3
ly ' -ist. i*v is ;««•«>,!» tor
rent». ♦ jgr
Tie Wet** ILiar 13 per yw.
FROM FRIDAY'S RALLY
Wisbia|ios, July £—A Marching
icvcstigatien i* 1-eisg Btiatniiel by
tie leaking jr.to the re
peuled use of the rusted States* Tag
bv British steamer*.
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EECULATIONS FOR SALE
OF ANCHORAGE
—
The follewimg telegram was receive ; :
early yesterday morning by O. F
Walker, register of the bval land f.
jffiw, ail tells of the Teguiatsess f>v i
the sale «f lets at Anchorage at j
ether railroad towns, as-.i also of tec
plans ef the OaBissit't is regard t
the improvements to be made:
Seward. Alaska. June -191?
C B Walker. Register, Jrueaa.
Copies of the Alaska® Kaitroa? |
T.-wns-te Kegr.lati.-n? will be seat to jj
yen 12 the next mail for distribution, jj
Please feature the following article -
ir. all Juncar. newspapers and sis*1
e 11 them t-o the attention of steam J
ship eestpsmies operating shit? t
Anchorage-. •■The regulations gov
c-ming the sale of lets is the tow*
s :« along the rtilrwa : were appror- I
el b-y the President on June 19th
and provide for the sale f the TI?
t tie highest ladder. The HU may
be made in person but net by snail, .
an i no lot shall be sold for less than
For l.-ts selling for #75 :r more the
purchaser most pay one-thlrJ town j
and the balance in five equal install- \
n. snts. The regnlat us carry restric
tion? .tgoiss* tie liquor traffic anl
the use -f the land f:r unlawful p-ttr
and authorises the Secretary
of the interior to make the setts
?!ry street improvements and to y-nv
note sanitation aad fire proteellon.
the cost of which must he paid try the*
purchaser of the lots.
Tie sale of the Anchorage t wr
site will c:m— en‘e cn July =t\ Xhe
fwssite os situated on a level i-iatena
n the sooth side of the month of
Ship Creek and is an ileal place
f:r a t-wnsite. having in excellent
’431? age.
The lots of o' by 14 feet as! tie
streets will re cleared by tie gevert
men: before the start of the sale 1
Tse nth agritsltural valley? f the
IT-'j-tt-oska and ~o--.tr-. the Mean *
■ ba oral field an: rich copper and go:
. let--sits an? all tributary : tie t’WTs
os-1 the railrca-i
Tte Co-rrrrdesi - a are plan stag t -
•rn«ru:t at Aneharage machine j
- pa- eng:t? --- v ‘--?. terminal froig- t
yards, water to-r?«. •.-xauissary build-1
:* gs. as-i ill - ril-iir gs ac t - ;-r •
necessary for "s- i? e-nettim wj-t
the terminal teal Seek Wt y
?'-le houses, brick and cement clast*
S5.J tther onluslrri* lav?, an! -- ?.
brut to be edaHislseil.
This is not t:- '.s taken -s an ir
vttati:n to pe:,le without funds an5
‘sekirg exp -yurer! to rush here, lo
os f-t-r the inf-?-r -r-- r» tf th se wi
are g : - . - - : -
ments.
A. CHRISTENSEN,
Sup!, of Sale
The heal land -office has be~- ,-e
seige4 for week; by iExitnj per;!*
who w-ante-3 information as *t the
t t obab’e c-urse to be f olk wed is fh
, aale of the At's wjc ! ov Esite let*.
I -' was krt-rs by E'e elver Boyle for
?'xe hoys before he left here for tt?
?o'.e. to-ot is was going, but the fact
o; wit the 1 from the public ?,? h?
' i i n. itfermati-t on the sab pec! and
was ::<< busy it that time to answer
. u**t:-:us.
To- --pies f the regdito:as have
- I- r-t-etjv-. a; yet. * ;t will fee
* pn'tikc thr-iugh the tews-aper?
.*•:- arr;vaL The Jo-cal -ffjeer*
- rt to .malios which os not cor.
—o-te. :a toe above cable gram.
As has tees predicted from lime
v time by -«? local papers, the1
-o- - wiou he by anctios. No lots wi 1
e leased. The governmes: will have
-nil ‘targe -of tee .: vai government
-of the teams. s®::! the paten: has peer '
s-'-nte, vi. u w:I] b^ flv* year?
from :h- ia;e of the sale
Sewers, water fire protecti n and!
tter c:v:c .mprovements win *-e male
• tr tne .irect..u ->f :he rsc-rctary
f 'he Interior, tte curt to '-e pa. 1 -.
tne m-tearfsi bidue.-s.
As it Tate! in the enblegram, i
' T(,ry effort wfH fee made by the gov- i
' - -: to :o . re .- sin-ess men V ’■
-1-'? T>.» terminal yards f .r the ' ta! j
* wiB fee located a? Aach-*rt ge. |
t.ag-f.er with the slope, and divis
o. nti office?.
Tr.e future of s,EC*se,rage is aim-?
*-•■" : n a‘-'j-.nt t*f the rich - - xntr-.
■*n:*h ;» tributary the railroad
entire ? situ* vail*---, the Jfa‘o*
--•ka Tiller, With their ric*. ‘.oil sod
at on an* Isru id" ‘. -.1 C r
’ k r*:»tBg or farm.tg j* at eiten
rive scale, tie Afat.ar.uska coal fields,
the value of tic depe-rtts of which
have been praren by the govemmest!
t“-s. and the rich gold and cepper!
>>?:•» along she Bee ?.f the railroad:
U »r« knows but which !.iv»
never bees lucces+f jlly worked on ae
‘oust - f the high c ost of !ru.«pcr
* aH eossbt.ee to make a wealth
'.uttrtl res-vurcc-t feaek of the tows.
—Jeneas I/i^gtea.
FROM FRIDAY’S RAILY
TANAKA POTATO CROP
IS LARGE THIS YEAR
|
Fairbanks—That the crops of In
terior Alaska, us.J especially the Tan
; aa valley, will h-e larger this year
than ever before, is estimate,! by I\ ,1 ;
'tickert, whose jptreh is one of the
vrgcst in the Xort h The potato -
erep will be especially large, unless
«’•vaetfctng unlock* ;'e* hs| |» "' »v! «lo
the other produee will ty sKmi the
same ay iast season.
During the summer of li*l-t approx
imately' tsXl tors of jvptit 'es were •
grown. At the present time there arc
let few of the native spu-ls left on
tie market, an 5 they are exported tr>
he -..seal up before potatoes arrive
from the outside.
Last year only s comparatively
few potatoes were shippe ' to the !
lower river points, while Si ts sea*..- ;
the everts of the Tar ana v-'ley wi'
le several fc-ondrvi t- ns. .V i the tot :
erot of the Fail banks its"? -- > wtli )■
approximately 1M0 tors
Cabbage, the pride vegetable of
Alaska farmers, will be grown In a
lest she some quantities as i? was
last year. This will hold true tr
rraetkaliy all other vegetables grown
here.
Owing to the carlv spring, the.
7’.anting was severs.' weeks earli-r 1
than last year, which will mean much
to the farmers wh are rairirg their
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Telegraphic reports from J. 'V.
Lea.ibetter, commanding the new
light? ..*» tester Fens, state* that -
it* vest: -or. leaving Seattle on the1
first instant The vessel is fully ;
eqtii-r-ed art-3 nr-'- its arrival its Ket
'riks- will he rea-lv f-r we-rk.
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DEAD BODIES MAY BE
CAUSE OF STAMPEDE
T > >kag-v-».y A; say#:
There have Seen many new .level
■■■st* :r. the mystery surrounding
the death of the two men. A. I_
rv-msiy an The*. Boy.; since the an
i tact-tc. ?ct of tk* finding of their
be-ties wa* ra e in the columns f
Whiter :s- Star '3 last Friday.
As menti:-9e-i in that article there
! ha-1 been foon*.! s Hairy kept 1>v |
i Bc-misy several entries from which
were quoted- an J in one of which he
ittrihotol his s; hne$* to the driuk
water i*e! It row transpires
that there were ther entries that
wer* not .iise.'-vered in the first exam
ination. in one of which the writer
iaime-i he was suffering from • • Ral
>: if**.»." but ts this appears to
be a newiy coined phrase-. no one
wt-eoss ’ know its meaning sis’ess it
| possibly refer- t: a disease 'an**'
. by the nse of tibbtt fleer a# a ton
j stnn; iiet.
Dominy being 11 a iisr, nnanv of
the --.trie* were in that language. Be
;es this the.--- are drawing? *.:-»
T-aee-e to represent a map of locations
an ; figure- -has may refer to the
maj-s or. as intended by some, be a
*-• rd f either the weather or the
‘tige-s f the water In Use river
■ nher* think th= figure-*, if their
g ‘an k- i -- - - . will lea!
t the discovery of ri-h placer field*
“ * it is argned the men won: ; not
-.ave stayed in the locality wher*
* ir b lies were found t?nlc»* there
' - = 1 — o some str-'ng r- = -r. T .
thrir remaining.
.n Whitehorse the op:-ior. jretra
! rt that the men had found rich dig
-trig* :n the vicinity -f r.heir *ehju*.
■ it that during the winter they ha'
’ ntracted s-irvey. with which -;L=
-a.se they were not familiar, and had
lied with "he belief they ha 1 been
roisoned either from the drinking
water -r the -"Rabbit .S: tke---**. *’ as
Bounin y called it.
The commanding officer of the p
b- W. M p. at Whitehorse has taken
the matter up and on Sa'urdav sent
:t .etaehtnent of police on beard
the W. p. £ T. R. launch Fajcon to
"k* 3 thortngh investigati-.n of the
irtvtnstances of the men’s death tv
» or -er to accomplish this they tail,
be compelled to make a minute search
.f tne -ab.its where the bodies were
found.
When '.ci informant left White
■ '.-*e there was a rumor that a stam
re :e was likely to oc"ur at any
r.in :te to the vicinity of Swift '-reek,
the tributary of the Hooialinqna
river near -.-. the gruesome discov
ery was made.
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A Urg*- of government svr
' • - I f* Fair! inks t o r/ aj. out th*
1 A'*..nan* coal field*.
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■- ■: " - lir*.-1Ion of the war de
• -rtmen*. a wireleea station will be
te. - Ft Vck' ■ this ».muter.
♦ ♦ ♦
A c. cook at Dawson cut
wi*r. razor and was found
•-* .'-rity-f. r h- . r later lying in a
-ool of Maos!. He was still alive at
'ast account*.
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A report from She Cbisana say* skat
‘“‘“re are about 2-1 men in the camp,
-:sd that encouraging nev.- ha*
• ecu located on several creeks. Orsb
is scarce.
FROM MONDAY'S DAILY
Well, the eelebiiuUvt, an.l it was
a very successful one, is ever, and
now for she next two or three
.-..oaths the people ot this region cm
settle down lo me serious business of j
:sing salmon into cans.
While the number of the visitors
the town was not up to that of
-! year still, cosidering the flnan :
rial conditions existing at this time. |
the celebration as a whole was satis j
factory.
Interest of eonrse' centered on the i
-.ampionsUip ball game between the
Vince Rupert and the Ketchikan ;
s. Unfortunately this feature
: not come up to our expectations j
s Ben Hunt, the eiant twirler for i
-.< visitors didn't -•• -m to ho up to ,
r-u. with the 1 that the game j
as one-sided. ahaeh for the ■
team den: t ted that he is
11 that has been «'i l of hint, Bin ;
ittg 1> of the V rt batters, an.i j
Slowing but three W. all of them of !
he scratch variet* The final seor, ,
as 11 to S in on- •\ivor.
Hunt was four. - ahout a doxer
tfe hits, one of a three-bagger
y Wally, who o' rse did the re
■iving for Ketc’ One unpleas
nt feature of th - - e was the eon
- 1 "beefing" Hunt on the de
is-ions of Harvie Stackpcle who was
' rising the strike, and balls.
Following is the lineup of the |
-.vo teams:
Ketchikan Ketchikan Rupert
Brooks rf. Blake !
Rockefeller cf Tobby j
"reland 2nd \ndersor !
Wally catcher n. BoeV ’
Mahoney first Fmbletor i
fanggen third Hanafi: ■
Payne If. Batchford |
xr.blcy ss. D. Bool; •
Frambaeh pitcher Hun; !
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After the game the greasy tig was
timed loose .an I amid great sera Id ;
-r.g was captured by Washington.
The many events for the young !
'tors, consisting of foot races- sal! j
riv;ng. sa. k race, skirting, egg and !
-otato races, etc., were a-1 of pea' !
nterest and were closely contested.
Bice and Washington won first an
second respectively in the 100 varrt
iash for men, making the run !r. 1:
1-5 second*.
The next most interesting even!
was the taking of the quarter mile
ran by Oliver Field who finished in
treat style.
The other atklelie events were
railed off according to schedule an
-ere very interesting.
San lay, a parse of $25.00 wa-- \
tag up by the committee for ; ^
hall game between the locals with
- ri -ks n up, and the Pure Food can
nery team, the latter with Web!
The game was an interesting one
" I the final score of 6 to 2 in favor
f the town team showed that tb
'earns were closely matched .and it
would probably have been an even
break is Frambaeh and Wolly had
played, the former bolding down
*he first bag. with Wally catching.
A game between two “Kid" team'
•~"«wed, that captained by Charlev
Vndorson winning with a score of
• ;o « The original intention was tr
t'tsy let five innings, bnt the gamr
we' ?. tie at that time. In the sixth
:*-.r:ng Icke Lettish's team gfah.be
two run* and it looked as though
they had the money nailed, it being
■it first at hat. The other fellow'
ante to bat and when Casey William',
■ho wa, umpiring the game, was abb
o see through the smoke of the bat
ie. he made '.he decision that the;
be! made three runs, winning the
game
The aquatic events were pulled off
-.r.iay afternoon, the Evinrude rac
being won by Ed. Parker in the Yan
/faodt boat.
Foord and hi? Yega ha t everything
tkoir own way in the pleasure boa'
raee. heating the M. J B. and the
Sapphire easily The Arra Wanna
’ ■: the money jn the work boat race
Rice and Wiles were a tie in the
:-erring race an! split the money.
Henry won the rowing ra.-e, and
Martir. Bvgge in the M. J. B. leaf, out
'* =;ee.? boat Intruder which Ernie
~teer» undertook to send twice around
"he course to Martin’s once. The !a»t
vent was a special and created lot*
f interest.
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Word arrived from Juneau Batur
c.y '.-.at Gien C. Bartjett. form<-r’y
' aoager of the Bevilla Hotel in
"-is city had been named manager
f the Gain Hotel in Juneau ,and ha/!
re named it the Capital. After hav
' g the place renovated, he will re
'tp'-r, it for h>o«ine*s this week, Mr*
liar'iett and the ebiidren will go to
Juneau on an early boat.
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Copenhagen. July 3—German
vvthoritie* have informed the admin
vt ration of the Beriin Tageszeitunp
tl: * it would have to suspend publl
r: for an indefinite period on a«
count of reeent articles published bv
> f4'*r from the pen cf r>,->•>* von
Re vent low on the subject of German
American relations bitterly histile tr
the United State*. '
ww " -M
FROM MONDAY’S DAILY
Paris, July 3—General Portin'
Dime, president of Mexico from 1S7<
until IsHl. when ho was unseated by
a revolt headed by General Francisco
i. Msdero, died here yesterday. Hi?
wife and son l'orfino l'iar, Jr.,
were at Ins bodside when the cm
came. IDs physician said he hao
died “of a broken heart," because of
the turn of events in his native land.
President Pi ajustly regarded as
one of the greatest of Mexicans,
was lawn in Oaxaca, September la,
1*30. He received a classical educa
tion at the Oaxace Institute and had
begun studying law when the war
broke out with the United States. Ite
served through that struggle in the
National Guard, and on conclusion of
peace made a study of military
science. He later loft the army and
practiced law for a time but again
joined the army on the outbreak of
the revolution in 1*.'4 and boro a con
spicions part in that war. Ho took
the field to oppose the French troops,
was taken prisoner, but later made
his escape. Ho harased Maximilian’s
troops till they wore forced to sur
render a second time at Oaxaca in
1*63. In 1*67 ho besieged and cap
tured Puebla and immediately march
ed on Mexico City, which surrendered
to him on June 21. In 1*72 and 1*76
he led revolutions against the govern i
■pent anil after three severe battles
occupied the capital in the latter
'car. Tn 1*77 he was elected prosi
ler.t to fill the unexpired term -if the
fugitive president. Lerdo.
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Fairbanks. July 3—Governor and
Mrs. J. F. A. Strong reached Fair
banks yesterday on the Yukon steam
er Alaskan, while a great crowd gave
them an enthusiastic welcome. The i
city was gaily decorated for the oc
r.asiomMrs James Wiekersham, wife ,
of the Delegate to Congress, enter- j
t'lined for Mrs. Strong last night, and j
sfter the reception the Governor and
Mrs. Strong left on the Sehwntka for
St. Michael and Nome, to make con
nections with the steamship Victoria,
in which they will return home by
way of Seward.
Gov. Strong was asked about the j
semi-centennial celebration. He was i
quoted as replying: “The semi cen- j
tennia! celebration f the purchase of j
Alaska rightfully belong* to Alaska I
and should be carried out with a cel- i
ebration in Fairbanks as originally |
planned, but not until after the rail- '
road is completed. ”
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Washington, July 3_Representa
tions concerning the misuse of the
American flag by British merchant
men will be included in the general
note which the United States intends
to send to Great Britain, covering the
restraints of American commerce in
connection with the so-called block
ade. Secretary of State Robert
Lansing sail yesterday that investi
gations are being conducted as to
the instances and circumstances un
der which the American flag had been
misuse-!. Particular attention will be
given to the case in which the Ger
mans allege that a British ship flying
an American flag sunk a German sub
marine.
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•St. Paul, July 3—Edmond Brt-ese
and Company, of seven players, pass
ed through here today, enroute from
Sew York to Sitka, Alaska, where,
under the direction of Herbert Blache
they will begin work on the motion
picture production of Robert W.
Service's poem. “The Spell of the
Yukon.'1 The players will reach Se
attle on Monday, anl will sail for
Sitka next week.
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SOUTH FOE REPAIRS
Report is received that Sam Olsen,
an employee of the lighthouse service,
entered the Providence hospital at
Seattle for the purpose of undergoing
a serious operation. Ife left on the
last trip of the Mariposa and immed
iately upon his arrival at Seattle went
to the hospital as his ailment was
getting worse all the while.
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Tacoma, July 3—Louis Bradeen,
'■cattle freight agent of the Chicago
Milwaukee railroad- and W. H. Bab!
in, engineer of the train, were in
stantly killed and twelve others were
injured when a Milwaukee passenger !
train crashed through a trestle near -
ainier at noon today.
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El Paso, July 3—General Pasciml
Orozco, arrested with General Huerta,
and considered by United States anth
orities to be second only to Huerta,
'n the new Mexican revolution plot,
has disappeared. He eluded the guard
of six men who had been watching
him. He was under bond of $7,500
to appear before a United States com
issiontr when wanted.
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SPOKANE Tins MORNING
—
With 111 passengers on board, of
horn 10.5 were tourists, the Spokane ;
made port this morning about four
thirtr. She had 2-5 tons of local
freight. V j
New York, July 3-—J. Pierpont
Morgan, son of the late money king,
was shot but not dangerously wound
ej by an unidentified crank at his
home, Glen Gove, Long Island, al
0 lock this morning. Two bullets
from a of-caliber revolver struvk Mr.
Morgan before he grappled with the
assassin. With the aid of a butler in
the Morgan home, Morgan overpower
el his attacker and surrendered him
to the police.
He is P. Holt, and was formerly
professor of modern languages at ('or
m l Vnivorsity. Justiee I.urmstor of
Gl-n Gove, be whom Holt was taken,
sa;(l that Holt told him: ”1 am wil
ling to give my life for tho service
1 have rendered humanity iti shooting
Morgan. He started this war and
could have stopped it if lie had want
od to.”
Holt arrived at Glea Gove this
morning on the $:53 train. Ho hired
•in automobile ami went to the Mor
gan home on Matinieoek Point. He
rang the bell, and when the butler
answered, announced that he was
“‘an old friend" of the finanelet
and wished to see him. Reports o,
the succeeding incidotio vary. One
is that Hole was refused admission,
but that he pressed a pistol against
the body of the butler and forced
his way into the hall, where he saw
Morgan and commenced shooting. An
other version is to the effect that he
had no trouble in gaining admission.
The account of the shooting was that
he went to the door and asked to see
Morgan, saying he was an old friend,
that word was taken to Mr. Morgan
that someone wanted to see him. that
Morgan came out of his breakfast
room into the main lmll, and that Im
mediately afterward the intruder shot
at him.
Hr. W. H. Zabriskie of Glen Cove,
who was the first physician to reach
Morgan's home, examined the bank
er 's wounds and said he believed they
were not necessarily serious. Mr. Mor
gan and his wife and daughter went
to their summer home near Glen Cove
after the marriage recently of his
son -Tillius Spencer Morgan. Matiul
cook Point, whene the Morgan home
is situated, is almost surrounded by
water, and is about two miles from
the central part of the village of
Glen Cove.
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Washington, July 3—An explosion
caused by a bomb or some kind of
infernal machine wrecked the public
reception room on the East side of
the capitol building shortlv before
- o ’clock last night. Xo one was in
jured.
It developed today that the Wash
ington Times had received a letter,
mailed an hour and a half before the
explosion occurred, announcing there
would be a blast in the capitol.
Superintendent Woods, of the eapi
toi building, six months ago announc
ed that an unknown man had been
writing from St. Louis, to Vice-Presi
dent Thomas K. Marshall, declaring
that if certain legislation were not
passed a bomb would be exploded in
the building.
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London, July 3—A British sub
marine operating in the Sea or Mar
mora today sunk a Turkish troop
transport which was crowded with
troops, many of whom were drowned.
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Washington. July 3-—Tn the reclass
ification of postoffices that of Fair
banks, Alaska, has been reduced from
a second class to third-class, and Idit
arod from third-class to fourth-class.
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Job printing at tha Miner.
RECEIVER APPOINTED
C. \Y. Swank, auditor for tho Aina
ka Lumber & Box company, (tho
Hadley sawmill) lias been appointed
receiver for the company, which was
declared bankrupt by Judge Jennings
ihe latter part of last week. He will
at 10a pi to make a satisfactory set
tlom.nt of the accounts of the com
pany.
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George West, keeper of Cape llin
chinbrook light station is a local vis
itor in town for a few days before
returning to his station at. Cordova.
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I'aris, July 3—The French Social
ist paper, Lo Guerre Soeiale, has been
suspended in Paris for denouncing tho
results accomplished by the army
chiefs. It is said that the Allies had
failed since the battle of the Marne.
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NEW TENDER ARRIVES
The lighthouse tender Fern arrived
last night from the south and is now
docked at the lighthouse wharf In
Newtown. The trip was mnde In n
bont 159 hours and everything worked
very favorably throughout tlic trip.
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Petrograd July 3—A Russian na
val squadron in tho Baltic Sea gave
battle to five German cruisers and a
flotilla of torpedo boats off the cast
coast of Gothland Island July 2.
One German cruiser was beached and
the other ships were put to flight, ac
cording to the official statement ,Is
sued today by the Russian Admiralty.
The damage to the Russian erutsers
was insignificant, the statement add
ed.
A special cablegram from London
today said that Russian cruisers had
also run tho German mine layer Al
batross aground on Gothland Island,
killing twenty-one of the vessel’s
crew.
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Among the arrivals on the Mari
posa yesterday morning were Wm.
Sulzer and wife on their way to Sul
zer, for which point they left on the
mail boat this morning. Mr. Sulzer
informed the Miner that he expect
to remain north several weeks ami
planned while here to inaterally add
to the crews at the Sulzer mine.thus
increasing the output of the property.
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MARIPOSA NORTHBOUND
The steamer Mariposa made port
yesterday morning with 195 passen
gers on board. She had 14 tons of
freight for town. W. G. Weigle, Alas
ka Forest Supervisor, went north on
tier from this port.
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NOTICE OF FINAL HEARING
In the Commissioner's Court of tho
precinct o' Ketchikan, Territory of
Alaska, Division No. 1, in Probate.
In the matter of the estate of J. F.
Houghton, Deceased.
Notice is hereby given that J. E.
Houghton has filed his finnl account
in this court, ag Administrator in tho
estate of J. F. Houghton, deceased,
and that the time and place of hold
ing the final hearing for the allow
ance of said account and the hearing
of objections there to, has been Bet
for Friday, July 16, 1915, at the
Court House of Ketchikan, Alaska,
when any objections theroto may be
heard. Dono in open court this 13th
day of May, 1915.
E. S. STACKPOLE,
Probate Judgo.
First Publication, May 13, 1915.
Last Publication, June 24, 1915.
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