They Take Revenge'Upon Co-pa
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triote of Hie Murderer.
AGRAM-CROATIA, Austria, June
30.—Croatians are parading the
streets carrying banners demanding
that the government drive out all
Servians from the empire and they
have destroyed the ‘shops and resi
dences of thre Servians living in this
city. The police are powerless to
stop the mobs and Austrian troops
are trying to clear the streets of the
paraders, but will be unable to do
much until the arrival of Reinforce
ments.
The Austrians and Servians are
ready to fight upon the least provo
cation and the assassination of Arch
duke Ferdinand has started them
anew.
SARAYEVO, Bosnia, June 30.—The
enraged Austrians In this city have
marched from building to building
owned or occupied by Servians and
have wrecked and looted them be
cause of the murder yesterday by a
Servian student of Archduke Ferdi
nand and his wife. The police can
not stop the mobs and the military
authorities have declared martial law
and are driving the mobs from the
streets. Hundreds of arrests have
been made and the jails are crowded
with political prisoners and rioters.
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VIE^MA, Austria, June 30.—Prep
arations tave been made here to re
ceive the bodies of Archduke Ferdi
nand and his wife, the Duchess Ho
henberg, which are expected to ar
rive during the day. All the public
ljuildings are decorated with black
and all flags are at half mast. The
bodies will lie in slate for several
days.
Ttfc^^vent disorders the police and
milW^r authorities have ordered all
persons to remain off the streets at
night and will not allow any number
to gather and discuss the assassina
tion. Special detail of troops guard
the Servian minister’s building and
his residence.
From every nation in the world
has come telegrams of condolence to
the aged emperor at the loss of his
nephew and heir apparent.
Refuted to Allow the President of
3 ,»W t A iiifg 1 At
Santo Domingo to Sell One of
Hie Coast Cities.
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WASHINGTON, June 30.—The
American gunboat toddy stopped the
bombardment of the city of Puerta
Plata, in Santo Domingo, controlled
by the rebels, and which President
Bordas was shelling from the gbv
ernment warships. The American
commander fired several shells across
the bow and over the Domingo war
ghipfrnefore President Bordas would
a,- i^-afening the city.
news of the engagement reach
ed the navy department from the
American commander dhd he wired
that'President BtfWtts bad entered a
(strong protest ft,the action of the
rerica ncomppgfch eWptag ttat
should be allowed to bombard the
city and drive the rebels nut, other
wise thefrWoufrrta,'time secure
enough strength to ltiave the city and
'spread over the island.
The American government, how
ever, because of the financial inter
ests orVQttWICSins in thtrBlack- Re
public will not allow the dSitAicttbn
iof other coast cities.
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Senator Bay wfll leave on the Nor
thwestern for Seward.
Seventeen of His Associa*es Are Al
so Indicted for Conspiracy to
Defraud Banks.
CAMBRIDGE, Conn., June 30.—Ex
president Charles Melien and seven
teen other financier were indicted
here today for conspiracy to induce
the'investment committed of two lo
cal banks to loan $45,000, without se
curity, to thfe Hanifrdeh railroad,
which was built a yearagO and tteV
er operated. The money was to be
used to finance the road and secure
equipment.
Several of the indicted railroad
financiers have • surrendered them
selves and were released upon bail,
while Melien and a number are still
at liberty, being outsidd the state,
but attorneys appeared for them and
agreed' that’ they' would surrender In
few days and the authorities will
make no efTort to have the men ar
rested and brought here by extradi
tion.
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SEWARD HE
Otto Hansen Appointed Receiver of
Skeen-Lechner Mine By Judge
Brown—Labor Claims Be Paid
One of the most promising gold
quartz properties on Kenai peninsula
is in financial difficulties. The Skeen
Lechner Mining Company is defend
ant in a suit pending in the district
court and a receiver has been ap
pointed. Mr. Otto R. Hansen, a cap
italist of large financial resources and
holding a mortgage of $25,000 against
the property of the company, was,
on an ex parte showing, appointed
receiver by Judge F. M. Brown.
There are many claims of labor
against the property, the Bank of
Seward, Brown & Hawkins, H. V. Ho
ben and S. O. Morford are said to be
heavily interested in the property,
having advanced moneys from time to
time in an effort to put the mine
on a paying basis. Many of the la
borers have in the past been paid for
their services in stock of the com
pany, evidently now with but little.
If-ahy,‘value. J.
Senator Ray has two suits pend
ing against'the company for laborers'
liens and also a damage suit to re
cover damages for the total blindness
Of Alfred Carlson, who was Injured j
by a ittissed 'fire hole at the mine j
last fall. The property Is considered;
good and blit'tor the action 'tiowtak
en might have been able to pay labor
claims in fUB. I'nder the new lien,
law, as passed b:f the last legisla
ture, unless the mortgagee posts no-,
tices upon the property Of such fact,
the leins of laborers come in ahead'
of the mortgage.
' Iii the Skeen-Lechner matter Mr.
Hansen, It'is stated, failed to comply ,
with the new law and the labor claims
will be paid before the mortgage can
be satisfled.
Many Seward people are hard hit
by this failure and of some thirty of
the {Laborers now discharged most
of them have been working the past
Tew*' months have no money with
Which to buy family necessities, as
the company has paid but little in
‘wtges sinoe last All.
Probably some $25,000 has been re
covered, but it is stated the costs of
miming and milling Was prohibitive.
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Germans Celebrate.
NEW YORK, June 30—Germans
throughout the United States today
tnrormatly celebrated the Wist amnl
; WSehiiity df thb'AVar of Liberation of,
-■ 1813 against Napoleon. The day was
also celebrated by Germans and mui
, sic lpvers as the 101st anniversary of
tite* birth' '6t the great Wagfier:
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ABATEMENT UW
Washington Supreme Court Decides
In Favor of Reformers—Con
fiscates Property.
OLYMPIA, Wash., June 30—The
Supreme Court of the state of Wash
ington today upheld the Iowa abate
ment law, which had been adopted
by the state legislature to handle the
red light district's of the state.'
"Tile Iowa law, which is now ef
fective in this state, provides for the
confiscation of the property by the
sae' when used for immoral purposes
and also provides hat property own
ers may bring suit for damages be
cause of the rental of the premises
to womfen of illfame. The general
repute’ of fhe bulldltog is sufficient
to convict. ’ ' 1 '
Owners of houses used by the wo
men of the underworld appealed the
case to the supreme court and the de
cision of today is final.
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Former Assistant Secretary of State
Loomis Says Colombia Treaty Was
Passed By Lobbyists.
SAN FRANCISCO, June 30.—Form
er Assistant Secretary of State Loo
mis today called the Bryan Colombia
treaty a stupendous blunder and
charged that it had been promoted by
lobbyists, one of whom, a Washing
ton international luw attorney, ex
pects to receive a fee of $1,000,000
if the treaty is passed and \he Un
i ited States pays to Colombia *he $25,
000,000, which Secretary Bryan has
agreed to do.
The charge caused a sensation and
it is almost certain that because of
the prominence of Loomis, his form
er connection with the State depart
ment and his charge that the treaty
was promoted by lobbyists that the
Senate will order an investigation
and force him to prove the asser
tion.
Secretary Bryan refused to make
any comment upon the interview, but
is known to be very indignant be
cause of the charges. * ‘
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USGuM HAS GOOD
Manager Oyler, of Liscutn, Believes
the 8oldier %oya Will Make
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Things Interesting.
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Manager Oyler, of the Fort Liscum
baseball team,'has succeeded in get
ting together a tsrack*r}hek 6t a-team,
which is sCheudled 'to play the win
ners of the gamd between ’Valdez and
Cordova, which Is to be played on
July '5th, while the game uritnr-Fort*
Liscuht will be played on Mtmday.
The Liscum bojrs are ’jlraottein* ev
ery day-and will beduhe to make it |
interesting for the winners of the
game on July 5tfa.
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Rotarlans" Open Sessions.
Houston, 'Ter.: June' *2:—with,
Governor Colquitt and'the mayor of
Houston to welcome them, the dele
gates to the International Rotary
convention opened their business ses
sions today in the city auditorium.
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BUTTE MINERS
Western Federation Opens New Hall
—Special Guards to Protect It
From Attack.
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BUTTE, Mont., June 30—The West
ern Federation of Miners today re
opened headquarters in this city. The
police and sherifT detailed two hun
dred special deputies to protect the
new headquarters from attack by the
seceding miners, who threaten to
blow the hew headquarters up with
dynamite, as they did with Union hall,
which they captured last week and
dynamited, setting off twenty-three
Charges of powder until the structure
was a ruin.
Hundreds of strangers are arriving
here every day and the seceders as
sert that the Western Federation are
importing hired gunmen to assassi
nate the leaders of their union.
A fine auto trail has been cleared
to the foot of the Valdez glacier,
where you can now ride in comfort.
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' HELP MOVE CROPS
McAdoo Tell* 700 National Banks He
Will Rediscount the Loan* They
Made to Farmer*.
WASHINGTON, June 30—Secretary
McAdoo, of the Treasury department,
today notified 700 national banks that
the government was willing to again
help the banks with funds in order
that the crops might be moved to
market. The Treasury department
will rediscount the loans made by the
banks to the farmers as fast as the
inori'ey Is needed. ’ • :
It was expected that the reserve
banks would be organized in time
for the movement of the crops, but
some delay has occurred in perfect
ing the organization so that the gov
ernment will again aid the western
banks to handle the harvests. It Is
expected that when the reserve banks
are in operation that the reserve and
regiotftl banks will advance all money
.needed'by the banks In farming sec
tions when it is needed to carry the
cost of harvesting and sale of the
crops. 1
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WEI SEISE
Alleged That Petitions Presented Con
tained Names In Duplicate and
Other Irregularities.
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S. A. Hemple filed a protest this
morning in the district court against
the granting ot the license to con
duct a saldon in the Copper Block.
It was contended that the pe
tttiofi presented by the seven sa
loons, of which the Buffet is one,
contained duplicate names and also
the names of soldiers at Fort Liscum
and workers at the Granby, who live
more than two miles from the saloons,
mad therefore sre fiot qualified to sign
the petition. - j
No opposition appeared to the pe-‘
titton oT Al. 'White, who had 64# sign-!
era to his application. The group of;
Saloons had'614 nontes, tirhlch M don
sldered enough provided mil of them)
pre ettisens living within two miles,
of the saloons applying for license.’
AGAIN POSTPONE
Interstate Commerce Commission In
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No Hurry to Put Railroad Mag
nates Out of Misery.
WASHINGTON, June 30—The In
terstate Commerce Commission again
postponed the announcement of its
decision regarding the granting to the
railroads 'permission to'rt-fse freight
rates five per cent. 0 -
The roads claim that unless it is
granted they will have1 ’to curtail the
number of trains and give a poorer
service, as the income 4s' now below
the cost of operation. The commis
sion spent several months investi
gating the matter, but tlie announce
ment of its findings have been post
poned from month to month.
The New Haven, the Pennsylvania
and the New Jersey Central today
announced a reduction in the number
of train miles per day on their sys
tems, made necessary because of the
lack of patronage and the cost of op
eration.
PAVE COMPLETED
Committee In Charge of Sports Finish
the Program—Tennis Game
Is Scheduled.
The committee on arrangements for !
the Fourth of July celebration will
hold their final meeting tonight in j
the City hall at 8 o’clock, when the
official program will be presented for:
the approval of the entire commit
tee.
The committee will issue a neat
souvenir program upon which there
will be no advertising. The pro
grams will be suitable for mailing and
there will no doubt be a great de
mand for them for this purpose. r
There will be a good representa
tion at the celebration from Cordova
and Seward, aond the town is al
ready filling up with visitors from all
parts 6f Prince William Sound. There
is every indication that this will be
the greatest celebration that has oc
curred In Valdes since 1898.
Singles and doubles for' tennis have
been arranged for and the court house
bunch of racket artists are practic
ing every day and expect to pull down
the money.
Conference On Eugenics.
NE’iV Y'ORK, June 30—The Eugen
ics Research Association began a two
days conference in this' city this
morning, with a program consisting
of papers by members, a symposium
upon “The Most Pressing Topics for
Research Hr Eugenics,” open discus
sion attd a* general experience meet
ing for institutional Officer's and eu
genics field workers. This association |
IS an outgrtrwth'of the annual con
ference of field workers of the'eugen
ics record office, officers of other'in
stitutions carrying on studies in here
dity and other persons interested in
research in eugenics:
New Transpacific Service.
VANCOUVER, B.‘ C., tfune 30.—A
new Canadian transpacific service,
was inaugurated today, when the
Empress Of 'Russia, One of' the larg
est and fastest steamships off the Pa
cific, left for Manilla via Yokohama/
Kobe and Nagasaki: This route is
expected to out the time from the
Pacific coast of North America '10;
Manilla to 17 days, as against 28 dayr,
the fastest time on • -say existing
schedule fTomUny pOrt on the Pacific
coast. The Empress of Asia, the
sister ship or the' Empress of Rus
sia, Trill also enter this service. ‘
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Just received a new line of infanta
arid children's shoes' The best' ever
shown.-rit'S. Blum A Cb. ***i
Bring* Back Part of Hi* Army—May
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Intend to Overthrow General
Carranza.
TOilREON, Mex., June 30.—Gen.
Villa, to the surprise of all the con
stitutionalists, returned to this city
today fro mthe front. The return of
the cobftnander-lh^chief and a large
section of his army caused conster
nation among ‘he-rebel chiefs, who
feared that another break between
Carranza and Villa had occurred and
that he was returning to take over
the rebel provisional government.
Gen; Villa announced that he had
returned from the front because of
the lack of ammunition, as the em
bargo now maintained by the United
States government has stopped all
thought of an advance upon Mexico
City.
WASIIINGuON, June 30.—The an
nouncement from Torreon that the
rebels are short of ammunition is not
credited here, as it Is known that
several cargoes of ammunition reach
ed them just before the last battle
and that they were well stocked pre
viously. It is expected here that Villa
is planning some coup by which he
will rid himself of the supervision
of Provisional President Carranza.
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TORREON, Mex., June 30.—Agents'
of Gen. Villa and Gen. Carranza will
confer here today as friends of both
rebel leaders hope to effect a settle
ment of the trouble between the two
generals. It is feared, however, that
because of the a’mbitions of Gen. Vil
la to become president that the con
ference will not result in anything
but patched-up peace.
Plans for Blanket Mortgage.
NEW YORK. June 30.—Stockhold
ers of the Northern Pacific are hold
ing a special meeting today to auth
orize the creation of a general re
funding mortgage. The company will
probably not sell more than $25,000,
000 bonds under the mortgage in the
near future. It is expected that the
mortgage will be completed in time to
provide funds to take care of the
$10,000,000 six per cent notes matur
ing July 9th.
ANCHOR LINER
ON THE ROOKS
Goes Ashore On Tory Island, Near
England, During Heavy Fog—Pas
senger* Rescued By Warships.
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LONDON, June IpO.—The anchor
liner California. In a heavy fog, ran
aground yesterday afternoon on Tory
Island, off the English coast, and one
thousand of the passengers of the
steamer were transferred to several
Britiah torpedo boats which respond
ed to the wireless call for held. The
big liner Is badly listed according to
the reports received here and is in
a bad way should a heavy wind come
up so that the captain decided to
transfer all the passengers to the
rescue ships and wait for wrecking
tugs to help him off.
The captain and the crew are still
on'the ship and hope to take the ves
sel off the rocks.
Utah Bankers Convene
SALT-LAKE CITY* June 30.—The
State Bankers’ Association is hold
ing 'ts annual convention in this city,
commencing today, and holding over
three days. The plans for entertain
ment of the bankers Include various
side trips to nearby mines and auto
mobile-trip to the Buckborn - irriga
tion ract,> while ervery minute of the
time between sessions trill be taken
up- with -entertainment -for the dele -
gates and their-friends.