Ualiiez Hatty Prnayertor
y.«.y — Tn, VAI-DKZ. ALASKA, ft'KIIXKSDAY, MAY 80, 1817 Sf'MKKIi tm
MOB BATTLES
WITH NEGROES
vrru.Mi'TH to imivK
THF.M FROM THK CITY
Three Thousand Whites At lark Ne
groes In Fast SI. Fouls Drought In
to Work In Munltlou Clouts—Sev
eral Negroes Dying of Wounds.
FAST ST. LOUIS. May 30.—A moh
of three thousand whites yesterday
attached a number of negroes brot
here i.o work in the munitions plants.
A lerrlflc tight occurred between the
wlifTer and the negroes, the latter
lighting desperately to protect them
selves from the mob. ('tubs stones,
and revolvers were brought Into play
with deadly effect, and as a result
several negroes are dying Trom their
wounds. The moh attacked street
ears !*n which the negroes were rid
ing. ( ragged them out and practical
ly destroying the curs, the negroes
being beaten unmercifully. The entire
police foroe was called out to uuell
the r ot. but were helpless before the
mob. .*i i m «
, ' t. "
t ** Saloons Clunrtl
EAST ST. LOUIS. May 30.—The
rioting (Iled out luHt night after the
negroes hail been put to flight, and
Hie mob found nothing more upon
which to exercise its violence. The
Mayoi ordered all saloons closed to
prevent a resumption of rioting.
(Jiilet In East St. laiui*
ST LOUIS. May 30.—Further
rioting hy munitions workers was
suppi eased hy the arrival of the state
militia, who dispersed the ntohs and
rescued several negroes whom the
molt were preparing to string up to
telephone poles. U is stated that no
less I bun 40 people were killed and
Injur'd by the mobs.
WEciiCT
LET AT SEATTLE
XINETT THOUSAND TIES
kowght FROM WEYERHAUNKR
I’Hi'CliasitiK Agent Hole of the Alaska
Railway Commission (lives I’uget
Sound Millineu Isrge Order (or
Railway Construction Supplies.
SEATTLE, May 30.--Purchasing
Agent Dole of the Alaska Railway
Commission today awarded the con
tract for 90,000 cross ties to the Wey
erhauser Lumber Company of this
city. A contract was also let to the
same Arm for 60 sets of switch ties,
to be used at the various stations on
the Seward Division of the Govern
ment road. Thla is one of the largest
tie o-dera yet let by Mr. Dole. Ship
, ment Is to begin immediately.
SENATE TO RAISE
INI DNJOBACCO
TENTATIVELY AGREES ON
UU PER CENT INCREASE
Has flashed House Schedule*, Par
ticularly la .Manufacturing Indus
trie»»— Increase on Tobacco for the
Period of the War.
WASHINGTON, D. C., May SO —
The Senate la atlll debating the House
Revenue bill. The schedules have been
large y out in many instance*, par
ticularly in the manufacturing Indua
triea. The Senate haa tenattvely
agreed; however, to increaae the tax
on manufactured tobacco SO per cent
during the period of the war.
Prospector ada bring results
SEVEN MILLION MEN
ESTIMATED BEEN KILLED
SEATTLE. May 29.—Arthur E.
Henderson, a B-ltlsh labor leader. In
an address here last night stated that
he estimated the total killed In the
present European war to be not less
than 7,000.000. Mr. Henderson stat
ed that labor should support the Uni
ted Slates government In the war and
rally to the aid of the President In
all demands.
FOOD MnE
PISSES HOUSE
appropriate: fifteen
MILLIONS EOR SURVEY
Provide for Investigation of nil Food
Supplies iu Country and the Stimu
lation of Production on Extensive
Scale.
WASHINGTON. D. C., May 30.—
The Administration food supply bill
passed the House yesterday by a large
majority. The measure appropriates
fifteen million dollars for the investi
gation or the food supplies in the
country and t!> stimulate production
on an extensive scale. It is expected
that the preliminary report of the
food survey hoard, showing the quant
ity of foodstuffs now in the country,
will he made In about three weeks.
GKKMAXY H \H I’. S. IX
XOOSK TIGHTI.V l>KA\VX
AMSTERDAM. May 30.—Discuss
ing the significance or America’s de
privation or German potash, privy
councillor William Ostwald declares
In the Leipzig Neueste Nachrichten
that America has begun the war in
J the position of a man with a noose
!around his neck, the end ot which Is
in the enemy's hands and which has
already been pretty tightly drawn.
! “The value of Germany's natural
monopoly In potash at the conclusion
of peace." ht says, “cannot be esti
mated too highly. We have the de
cision as to whether in the future the
rest of the world will have abundant
or scanty food. During the war the
potash, factoiies like the U-boats, is
working for us daily increasing pow
er.”
LINDEBURBRETURNS
TOJQRTHLANO
WILL TAKE OVERLAND
ROUTE TO NOME
Prominent Nome Minins Man and
Millionaire has Recovered from Re
cent Illness and leaves for Minins
Activities.
SEATTLE May 30.—Jafet Linde
berg, who was recently reported to
be on the verge of death at his hotel
In San Francisco, has entirely recov
ered his health and Is now en route
for Nome via Skagway and the over
land route from Michaels.
Mr. Linde berg is the discoverer of
the famous Anvil Creek mines near
Nome, and has amassed many mil
lions through his mining operations
in the North.
Superintendent L. L. Mlddlekamp,
of the Ellamar mine, is a visitor In
town.
A meeting will be held In the Tll
likum Club at 1 o'clock tomorrow
morning for the purpose of consid
ering ways and means of maintain
ing a regular boat sel*vtce between
here and the Sound points to the west
ward. The amount of trade brought in
from that section is considerable, and
It is believer worth while to make an
effort to maintain a regular schedule
between Valdez and these points.
Assayer Ihourmond, of the Thom
as-Cuiross Mining Co., came up from
Culross Island on the Pathfinder last
evening.
DEATH LIST
IS INCREASING
AH LATE RKI'ORTH
ARE BROrOMT IV
One Hundred und Hlxty Killed by Tor
iiudo In Middle Wes I—Mouth west
ern Kenturky Suffered Most—Loss
u Million In Alabama.
MEMPHIS. Tenn.. May :>0.—A* re
ports come in from the outlying dis
tricts the toll of dead resulting from
the tornado of last Sunday, which
swept through Ohio. Kentucky Ar
kansas and Alabama. Is Increasing.
Latest reports bring the number of
dead up to one hundred and sixty,
while the Injured number several
hundred. Southwestern Kentucky suf
fered the worst from the storm, the
damage to property being enormous.
In Alabama the loss Is estimated at
more than one million. *
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urn
DSEO
-- I •*
TO INVOLVE V. H. WITH
FRANCE ANTI ENOLANO
. 'i ' .if
Secretaries Lansing and Itednifiud Eff
pose Plot to Bring United States
Into Conflict With France and En
gland.
WASHINGTON. D. C.. May 30.—
Another German plot, having for Its
object the Involving of the United
States with Great Britain and France,
was made public today by Secretary
of State Lansing and Secretary of
Commerce Redfleld. It is asserted
that just prior to the outbreak of
the war. Germany, through agents in
the United States, organized a big
steamship company. Its purpose be
ing to bring the United States and
France and England Into conflict
through violations of the "Trading
With the Enemy" act.
ENGLAND STAKING
HER USTHUI
FOR DEMOCRACY AND
LIBERTY OF WORLD
In Speech Before Joint Hendon of the
Houses of Parliament Balfour De
l dares no Greater Miracle In His
tory of Civilisation.
LONDON, May 30.—Foreign Sec
retary Balfour. In an address, before i
a joint session of the Houses of Par-|
liament yestertray afternoon, stated
that England was staking her last
dollar on Democracy, and that no
greater miracle had occurred In the
history of civilisation than the co-or
dination and co-operation of the Dem
ocracies of the world for liberty.
MAN WHO BEAT HORSE
TO DEATH FINED *115
MOUNT VERNON. M«y 30.—Hen
ry Starck, the Mount Vernon transfer |
man who was arrested a few days ago,
for having beaten his horse until It
dropped dead, was fined $26 and
costs yesterday by Judge Crookston,
after a Jury had found the defend
ant guilty. Attorney W. L. Brlckey
defended Starck and the case at
tracted a crowded court chamber. The
arguments at times became so stormy
that those participating had to agree
to meet each other outside after the
case had ended. There were no wo
men on the jury.
Basball game this afternoonat the
ball park.
ITALIANS TURN
MIMI FLANK
EAI.I. OP lll'INO IM
M4IMENTAfllEV P\PPA TEII
4
Official tlulletln Mtate* Hint Italian*
ace Exerting Greatest I'tfMHN*
Nnrtli of liulnn— Will Open Way
to Trieste,
HOME, May ISO.- An official bulle
tin Issued Oils morning stales that the
Italians under General (‘adorna are
turning the south wing of the Aus
trians on the tsomsu front, exerting
the heaviest pressure north of IhllMO.
The capture of the latter place Is mo
mentarily expected, and with the fall
of this strong fortified position the
way to Trieste Is open to the Italians.
i • — .
ONLY MIRACLE
SAVE RUSSIA
DUCMItUH THU IUHNI.W
, MIMHTUII OU UI.VA.NTU
I
I
In NpeiTli Hefore Hie Omni! lie Mtated
| that the HeinutuK of the Winking*
uipn'w t'oininlttee were Ruinous anil
l 4
Would IteMilt In Atiarahy.
t'KTKOORAD. May lid, — Minister
of Ulnanre Shlugaroff, In a recent
speech before Hip Duma, stated em
phatically that nothing but a miracle
can save Russia from economic ruin,
He declared that the demands made
by the committee of the workingmen,
If granted, would result In the ruin
of the country, and result !u anarchy.
UNABLE TO FIX
IXVKHTIOATORM KlXI)
HHKLIiM TAMPURHI) WITH
Hoard Investigating the Accident on
Hoard the I,luer Mongolia are In
, able to Account for Htrange Action
of Hliell.
WASHINGTON, D. C.. May 30.—
The board Investigating the accident
on board the liner Mongolia, result-1
Ing In the killing by pieces of shell
of two Red Cross nurses, during gun
practice, has been unable to tlx the
responsibility for the accident. It was
at first believed that the shells had
been tampered with, but an expert
examination of the shells remaining
on that vessel falls to reveal the
slightest Indication that they have
been meddled with In any manner,
although there Is' a possibility that
the shell causing the accident may
have been fixed In some way. Naval
experts declare there Is not a similar
case on record, and are unable to
account for the peculiar action of the
shell.
The launch Pathfinder, Capt. Smith,
returned last night from a trip to
westward sound points as tar as Port
Nellie Juan. 8he brought back sev
er at passengers. Captain Smith re
ports an excellent trip with flue
weather throughout.
.
Hatch a Htta High Record
The Interior weather report thtS|
morning gives a temperature of ft
at Salcha at 8 o'clock this morning,
with Donnelly coming second with
a temperature of TO. At the ether
stations the temperature ranges from
60 to 08. ^
The recent spell of warm weather,
has caused the gardens about town to
burgeon and Indications are that
some £&ney crops of garden stuff will (
be forthcoming soon.
MtfftMi MAOWft MM'MWr
i'Ai 't AUAiHWt HtiACK
I'AfdA, Mtty 21. A Ion* account of
h Hfit-rt-l i/net helween KMleef WII
llniii mol former fcnifieror Nfchol**
which wmm Mimed Ml (''rattce, in *i*en
In llie ImmI UMiie of fhe fdotcow ffllM
Mkoynloro 10 reneli here. Accordin*
(o lie etotfr (he e* Interne of llie treMl*
whm (IlMCOteecd hjr ('mini Wide In
Kin') while lienee ne*o(lHdonn lie
tween IIiimmIm Mini .fMfiMli were pro
MMHtf Ml fWlBWtlii
FRENCH PRESIDENT
WANTS ROOSEVELT
I
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TO PlltiMIIMNT HIMKIV
j Mux* Skimp of Tmlilji Would Work
Mmiii ««lilt krpnrli Troo|m*~ A«k«
I lull 1‘oIoiipI Iip I'phiiIIIpiI In III Inn
«
Vulnniper*,
ft tin.,
I'AltlH, Mil) IIU. HlirillPr 1'l‘Pnl
,dp|it CIpIIIPIIPPMI Ii iim MldfPNnPil llll
u|ipii Ipltpr In ITphIiIpmI W'llnon ii|i
I ii'ii I Inn Ii Ini lu nriiil ( 'iiIiiiipI Uiiiihp
vpII Mid Ii In il I vlnltili Ilf VollllltPPm In
I Kraiipp. Hi* ilppInri'N Him llotinpvpll'n
nhInp* would work iiiMilc with Hip
j I 'rpiii'li Hoii|>h. «lin. I IiimimIi IttUOil
Kinllfli'd with Hip M'HviiI of (III* lli'nl
, (Hilt. M*p link Hitt "Will'll1 In Htllinp
vpitr
HCWITT IH OtlliTV *t' *
0|' I4IMJ VO II MICH
1 HKATTliC, Ala) 110. M. A, Hewlll,
| or Auburni was fotiml guilty Iasi
| night or murdering Ills rout* children
at Auburn on January lit, The jury
In Hie superior court took an hour
anil forty minutes to rent'll a verdict,
The prisoner was taken immetliately
to the county Jail to await sentence,
The hoilles of the four Hewitt ellll*
|limit were taken from the burning
home or the family early lu the morn*
Him of January an, a week after Mrs,
Hewitt had left her hunhnmt anil Rone
to Cverett with Iter youngest child,
The coroner's jury fount! the cltll*
droit's skulls were rraetttreil amt that
they were prnhnhly dealt before the
tire broke out. The state charged that
Hewitt, desirous of getting rid of the
little ones, killed them attd sel (Ire
to the house.
HEAVY FUG '
CHAMPAGNE FRONT
IN HI CATCH RKMIMCUON
OK KRNNt'M OKKKNHIVK
Hermans Retaliate by Hhelltn* Keen eh
IVsttlon*, at Mwrtablse—*Heven Her*
%
man IMamen Downed In an Aerial
Hattie.
pa tun, May it. - A resumption of
artillery Bring along the entire t'ham
pngne front forecast* a renewal of
the French offensive. The Herman ar*
Hilary has severely bombarded the
French position at Murtehlse Vaster*:
day, during an aerial battle bet wees1
French and Herman planes, seven of
the Herman plants were brought
down.
Recruiting muses labor Muurtage i
HKNVKR. Coin, May «ta, Recruit'
tng tor the naval aad military forces
of the government has caused a labor
shortage In several section* of Vote*
rado, accordtag to the report of \\\
I.. Morrissey, state labor commission
er, for April, mede public here today ,
ftWkakL ikmiAihMM kAW
1 IIWIUI \ us^innTiu svi«
phkblh, Colo., May d, -Pueblo
carpenter*. Ibetr number estimated at
lOPv are idle today a* a result of the
refusal of employers to treat an In
crease of t M ceate an boar w e-ages
asked by tbe men.
Mrs. J. N, rrye. one of the beet
known women of Raweon died te*
centty in that city She was the hem
hockey player la tbe bfoWh and bad
won many prises then her prone**
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RESULT POLITICS
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iiiiMiimlttil liy VhIpiiHiip nf Juimuu,
Hint whh Inlrniliicnil m Hip ihiiIIhI hy
former imlpUHln WlnkiTuliHin, who
littllpvpil HihI llin ImHi iniMrimiN of llin
Tprrllnry wmlil Iip ***«pv#mI hy rmiiml*
1/liiH Hip l''pilnr»l nlflrnu m tin* TnrrH
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IiiIiIIhIi i|iihi I MPa til iIiiiiphiIi nrovlilttil
llin PlIlRPIIM of lllHl filin'*' wnulil fur.
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unlii*"l Hiii'li IiphiIwh)' ihiti Ii win in •
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1 nmnmiil, mill nnlni'H wppp IhhiipiI
ifmiHfprrlim llin lii'inli|iinriprH in tim
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'«l»|tt'nr«, hn u NiilMittlci' will Im multi’
lit I uml In Vultlmi, uml work nn tlm
himin nrlory in Hit* Iniorlnr will la
mu 11 n noil i Im ww ini' un pluntmd Mr,
'Inllll /.IIBB Will III' III I'llUl'KK uf iIm
JI'uiiiinlBHlunor'it nlluIrN ut iItU point,
I Mini Mr, Kuuu will Im ulily umhIniwI liy
j Mr TIion, Ill'll, whn Iiiin Imnn with llm
minpttny fur wtnto 11tut' uml In tltnr
ninthly fumillur with llto wnrk nf tlm
ImmmUNlun Mutty tltniiunutl dollar*
I will Im uponl nil tin' ItiHltwuy from
Vu hit'll In I'nirli'inkN, uml It will Im
plHOoil In lirut i’Iunn oumlltlun fur unto
j trttvol hn I nut hn tlm fuinlN run ho
1 mmtl fttriltltt wnrk,
A rumor whn Nturtoil In tlm city
Ittwl uIhIii lit oorlttin purlin* thut tlm
roMAtm fnr tlm tunvo whn on account
nf H Ilium ,v t'nnipnny'a forolns tlm
|t'nmmlNN(nu ntti of tlmir proaont qttur
| lorn, Tltta In uhanluti'ly without fuuit'
I dullttn, mn tho ftmiN of tlm tonttor uro
!lho ntltt'iulN multi romuln In tlto proa
out Utturfora un Iooh hn limy wl*lmd,
uml tho t'ontnttNNton hmt plutmtl tho
orootlon of tt Itulhllott of Hn own up
on tho lot adjoining tho Vuldoa Mor
t'Mittllo t'ompany'a alnro, Tlm Horn
| miNNinn owna tho quarter* occupied
hy tho k'lrat Hunk Of VtWM »mt had
arranged for Mr, Blunt to occupy
IhoNo quarter* whtlo thoy retained
tho protttltto* toHNOtt hy Mr, Blum,
Tho rotttoval of l ho Boat! t'omiuta
nIou lo Jttttoatt outt ho attributed to
to* othor roaNott thau atvoo ahovo,
Tho tttovo ha* been contemplated for
Mtttto lotto, and tha dl**ott*lou ovor
iho mat lor taut fait *lmply acceterat
ott tho mattor, Tho argument* for Ha
romovot were too atrong to Im ovor
mttto, amt oamo from our tato dele
gate amt from no othor source, h la
a mattor that mtod ho mado tho boat
of, Wo re* tel moro than anyono tho
uaooaatty tor tho romovat, hat ooualdor
tho eity (ortuuato to havo rotalaod It
ao long, with H* moro powerful rivals*
bending oxory ohort to *equre tho
troxotod plum
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