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LONDON GOVT. MAKES LIGHT OF THE BLOCKADE
HINDU REGIMENT MUTINIES
AND 400 ARE KILLED
MUTINY OF INDIANS c
MANILA, Feb. 24.—People who have arrived here
from Singapore stated today that a mutiny of a Hindu
regiment occurred at Singapore on February 15 and that
four hundred of the mutineers were killed. The regiment1
was about to be transferred to France for active service
by the British government when the mutiny broke out.
The revolt is said to be due to agents of Germany who are
constantly at work to bring about a general mutiny again
st Great Britain in the Indian empire. The chief effort is
being made to alienate the Indians from their loyalty to
the British by disseminating the intelligence amongst the
Mohammedans that the holy war has been proclaimed
and that now is the time to throw off the British and
Christian yoke. According to the arrivals who brought
news of the Singapore mutiny the battle was a bloody and
butchering affair.
MORE BRITISH SHIPS SUNK
LONDON, Feb. 24.It was announced this afternoon
that two more British ships have been torpedoed near the
English coast. They were the steamer Oakby and the col
lier Chine but the worst news of all is that the armored
cruiser Clan McNaughten has also probably been sub
marined and lost with all hands. The cruiser was due
here February 3 but not word has been learned about her
and there is only too much reason to believe that
she nas been destroyed. The loss of life from the sink*
ing of the Oakby and the Shine has not been announced.
NEW BATTLE IN EAST
PETROGRAD, Feb. 24.—A new battle is developing
near the border of East Prussia. It is centering around
the city of Przasnyz which is thirty or forty miles from
the frontier in Russian terrtory. The Russians are
strongly re-inforced and the Germans are weakened by
the poor condition of the roads in the neighborhood. The
statement that the battle is developing around Przasnyz
seems to indicate that the Germans must have advanced
south of Mlawa as Przasnyz is south east of that place. It
is also about directly north of Warsaw which gives rise
to the belief that the enemy is planning an advance from
at least two directions on the capital which is still appar
ently their main object.
BRITISH TRANSPORT SUBMARINED
BERLIN, Feb. 24.—A British transport ship was sub
marined and sunk yesterday off the coast of England but
the crew was saved. The transport had no troops on board
at the time of its loss but if it had its fate would have been
just the same. The people of this city are now watching
eagerly the results of the submarine warfare around the
British islands and the news of the sinking of every Brit
ship is hailed with the greatest glee as England is un
doubtedly regarded as the arch enemy of all the enemies
of Germany. The directors of the Reichsbank have issued
a statement intending to show that the finances of the
empire are now in healthier condition than at the begin
ning of the war and they apparently prove their conten
tion. It is also announced that Germany’s grain supply
is only six per cent short of the nation’s necessities and
that the six per cent lacking can he secured from con
tiguous countries such as Holland, Sweden, Italy and
others._
Ml'RDERKR SHOT DEAD j TONG WAR BREAKS 01'r
NEAR WHITEHORSE TOWN. IN SAN FRANCfhCO.
Msn'Who Was to Death! SAX FRANCISCO, Feb. 24. -Tim
and Reprieved Made Effort to j tonK wur has broken out ajjain in this
Escape and Dies. | dry and three men have already been
_ j s. ot. The p>iice reserves were cal
WHITEHORSE, Y. T., Feb. 16.— led out today to suppress the distur
While trying to escape at the change bance which premises to oe a fierce
of his guards Sunday night, Romilo one. All China own is ex lei to an
Caesari, reprieved murderer, was shot unu?ual extent and mo-*; shootings
by Northwest Mounted Police and re- t%u expected hourly.
ceived wounds from which he died last; 1 -
. ht SENATE PASSES HUNDRED
m*The first bullet struck Caesari in' MILLION ARMY BILL.
the leg. The wounded man rose, and WASHINGTON, Feb. 24.—The
continued his flight. When about 100^ sena^e today passed the one hundred,
yards from the barracks, a second am| three mUlion army bill|
ahot passed through him, penetrating without much opposition. As matters
his stomach. Caesari fell and was now appropriation for the
brought bae\ to the hospital, where army henceforth will be larger and
he died twenty-four hours after his larJfer
break for liberty. The body will be
interred here. Meet me at The Breach.
AGAIN NEVADA
AIDSJIVORCE
GOES BACK TO SIX MONTHS
TERM THAT MADE RENO
FAMOUS.
CARSON CITY, Feb. 24.—‘The gov
ernor today signed the six months
residence divorce law and so the state
goes back to the same old law that
existed a couple of years ago and that
m; *e the state famous as the me *a
of those v.’ho wished to be released
from the matrimonial bonds. The bill
has been pending for some time and
was a very much debated measure.
Since the repeal of the six months law
a wry noticeable falling off in busi
ness has taken place. Other laws le
cenll> enacte<l by the state and others
still to come up for decision indicate
that Nevada will soon be th; most
•‘open" state in the Union.
CHANGES IN THE OFFICERS
OF THE BANK OF SEWARD.!
T. W. Hawkins has disposed of his
entire holdings in the Bank of Seward
to Chas. E. Brown, Sidney Anderson
and Frank L. Ballaine. At a meeting
of the Trustees held today Mr. Hawk
ins resigned as vice president and!
trustee Sidney Anderson was elected
to succeed him, and White Doesburg,
now assistant cashier, ~vas elected to
the position of cashier.
CITY ALREADY
BEING FILLED
CABINS GET SCARCE AND MUCH
LUMBER MUST BE
BROUGHT.
Seward i* already getting Ailed up.
A couple of week* ago this paper
wrote half in fun and half seriously a
skit about what may happen in Sew
ard in the beginning of March and,
strange to say, some of the anticipa
tions are already being realized. But
that library has beaten the imagina
tion blind. However, E. O. Sawyer
made it his business, yesterday to
make a complete circle of the beach
to discover ]iow many cabins could be
rented in that quarter and he couiri
only find two. These two wt.-e put on
the market immediately and one hour
after they were put up they were rent
ed. One small cabin was rented by
a man with his wife and child. Many
people are now looking for lots on
which to build but another difficulty
is presented in the shortage of lumber.
There is some lumber of a certain kind
but the supply is so incomplete that
it is said it would be practically im
possible to build a house just now.
The general belief of those coming
from the outside is that we shall have
a rush here in a few weeks. There is
a report to the effect that the Mari
posa has been sold out but a similar
report was issued before without
foundation. Still there is usually a
fire where there is smoke.
WHO WILL RUN
FOR MIUNCIL ?
SOME PRESENT MEMBERS SHY
AND SOME RE
FUSK.
Some of the members of the present'
council will run for reelection and this
statement is orly founded on c\per
iences of the past in attempting to se
cure expressions of the intentions and
the answers that were forthcoming
during such efforts. All the mem'iera
of the council were asked today
whether they intend to run or not and,
indeed, not one said that he expected
to be a candidate. John Noon has
left for Juneau to attend the session
of the legislature. Mayor Boe de
clares that he has not decided on what
course to pursue in that respect. “If
I can get out of it” said the mayor “I
would like to do so. It takes up too
much of a man’s time.”
“I will decide in a few days whether
I will run or not” said Councilman Al
Chamberlain. He went on to state he
has given two years to the council. “It
is a question whether I can give any
more time to the city’s public affairs”
he continued."
Charles Crawford has “not made up
his mind." He says he has given three
year’s sendee. From his words one
could only conclude that matters out
side his own personal wishes might
affect his decision, and, indeed the
same may bo said of the other unde
cided ones.
“1 w'ill not be a candidate" said J. L.
Graef and he went on to inquire “how
much was that knowledge worth." Mr.
Graef is very clearly not a candidate.
Nor is Charles Crawford. Mr. Craw
ford is going outside in June tempor
arily because of a family affliction
mentioned elsewhere. He will not run.
When the others were interviewed
Councilman “Fat" Hewitt was not
visible, wonderful to be said consid
ering the copious amount of I'at
Hewitt there is.* He was probably hid
ing behind a mountain at least but
later he will be nabbed.
New names are cropping up every
day as possible or probable candidates
for the council but the political move
ment is still in its embryonic stages.
CLAIM OWNERS LOSE
HUNDREDS OF MILLIONS.
Supreme Court Sustains Taft’s With
drawal of California and Wyom
ing Oil Lands.
WASHINGTON, Feb. 23.—The
supreme court has handed down a de
cision sustaining the order by Presi
dent Taft withdrawing oil lands in
California and Wyoming. This decis
ion annuls the titles to claims worth
hundreds of millions of dollars and,
therefore, takes away the last hope
that the claim owners had after many
years of effort to hold the ground.
SIX HUNDRED MILLION
GIVEN BY ROCKEFELLER.
Since Last Year Wealth of Midas and
Croesus and Several Others
Blows Back.
NEW YORK, Feb. 23.—Since the
establishment in March 1914 of the
Rockefeller Foundation it has contri
buted or pledges to contribute no less
! than six hundred million dollars to
various purposes which are believed to
be of general benefit. The amount
i given for relief in connection with the
European war was one million but this
1 sum will probably increase from this
! time forward.
ROUMANIA WILL PUT
IN THE HELD
ROUMANIA SOON TO FIGHT «
LONDON, Feb. 24.—The news came today from the
most authentic sources that Roumania will place an army
in the field in April to aid the allies. The Roumanian gov
ernment has not, of course, given out any information of
ficially as to its intentions. It is known that German bank
ers have given a loan of one hundred million to the Bul
garian government and there is supposed to be a danger
that the Bulgarians will endeavor to recover its lost ter
ritory from Roumania should the latter enter the war.
The delay of Roumania is supposed to be the fear of this
threat but from other sources comes the report that the
two countries have settled their differences. The retire
ment of the Iiussians from Bukowina has probably delay
ed the Roumanian entry into the war as the Roumanians
would now be compelled to take the field in territory sep
arated from that occupied by their allies.
LONDON DESPISES BLOCKADE
LONDON, Feb. 24—The government no longer re
gards the blockade of the British and Irish coasts by the
Germans seriously according to information given out
from Downing street this morning. After five or six days
of the blockade the merchant ships continue to enter Brit
ish ports and leave them without molestation. It is antici
pated that several more ships will be sunk but their num
bers Will Infinitesimal compared to the vast number of tho
ships that enter every day. It is regarded as quite within
the range of possibility that food prices may rise slightly
as a result of the loss o a few vessels carrying one particu
lar sort of supply. Prices have already risen but this rise
mostly occurred before the blockade. The general rise in
the iirice of foodstuffs in this city is estimated at 24 per
cent. One or two articles have risen as much as seventy
per cent but they are exceptions. Naval authorities de
clare that the Germans have already made their supreme
effort to block sea traffic and that it is clear no danger
exists to the food supply. There are a few, however,
who publish warnings to the effect that Germany have
something else “up its sleeve” in the shape of more vigor
ous efforts. However, London is not in the least uneasy.
MAY SUSPEND
NEWSPAPERS
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COLORADO HOUSE PASSES RILL;
TO CURB AGITATING
SHEETS.
DENVER, Feb. 23.—The lower j
house of the state legislature today
passed the bill authorizing the govern
or to suspend newspapers which pub
lish articles that tend to incite to riot
ing. The bill is admittedly aimed at
the newspapers that have taken the
side of the striking miners. Much op
position to the measure has come from
quarters which are not at all likely to
take the side of strikers but in these
quarters there is strong sentiment
against curtailing the liberty of pap
ers and they point out that when pap
ers make such liberty a license there
is enough law to bring them to time.
The upper house is believed to be
ready to pass the bill the very moment
it comes before it.
START PROBE INTO THE
RISE OF GRAIN PRICES.
President Chicago Board of 1 rade
Says War is Responsible and
No Harm Will Come.
NEW YORK, Feb. 24.—The probe
is now proceeding to ascertain the
causes of the rise in the price of wheat
and flour. C. H. Canby, president of
the Chicago Board of Trade, testified
today and declared that the war alone
is responsible for the rise. He expres
sed the belief that the rise will cause
no Buffering worth noticing .
NEGRO WAR ON
IN TENNESSEE
NIGHT RIDERS DRIVING COLOR
ED FARMERS FROM
LAKE COUNTY.
NASHVILLE, Feb. 24.—The gov
ernor has threatened to call out the
militia to put down the night raiders
who are now up in arms and driving
the negro renters off their farms in
Lake County. The condition of the
county is hardly better than a state
of anarchy and violence of the most
brutal kind is being visted on the un
fortunate-col ored people if they hesi
tate to obey the night raiders’ orders.
So far as can be told at present no
lives have been taken but threats of
lynching are so frequent that it is
feared some of them will be carried
put.
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TRADE BALANCE CONTINUES J
IN FAVOR OF THE U. S.
Exports Exceed Imports Last Week
by Nearly Thirty-two Mil
lion Dollars.
WASHINGTON, Feb. 24.—The
trade balance for last week was in
favor of this country by thirty one
an I three quartir millions. The im
mesity of the exports is due to the
rotjt irements of the bc'i.percnt pow
ers, nations affected by the inability
of the belligerent to supply th«ir
rec is and to the prices at. whi h
merchandise is now being sold.
Long distance telephone booth at
The Branch.
ARMY
IN APRIL
"expects yit to
PASS SHIP HILL
PRESIDENT CONFIDENT SENATE
WILL SEE ITS
ERROR.
WASHINGTON, Feb. 2a.—Presi
dent Wilson declared today that he
still expects to get the ship purchase
hill through the senate this :»*s-.ion in
spite of the powerful opposition to it.
He is known to be negotiating with
the filibustering senators and is sup
posed to be inclined to compromise Hie
matter in a manner that would not
alFect the fundamental purpo *es « f the
measure. As only a week re uiins un
til the end of the life of the* i.resent
cong ess it is not clear to r«an> public
men here how the presiden: can hope
to get the nil* through.
CARTER HARRISON BEATEN
FOR THE RENOMINATION.
Cook County Clerk Wins Over Old
Warhorse by Seventy-live
Thousand.
CHICAGO, Feb. 24.--Carter Har
rison was defeated yesterday for the
re-nomination by Robert S. Sweitzer,
Cook County clerk. Sweitzer won by
seventy-five thousand vote 3. The
large majority was due tc several
causes but the most interesting sug
gestion made to account for the over
whelming vote is that Sweitzer had
the German vote for him a most en
bloc as a result of the feeling caused
in this country by facts relating to
the European war.
WOMAN JUMPS FROM THE
WASHINGTON MONUMENT.
First Suicide Committed by Leaping
From the Famou*
Memorial.
WASHINGTON, Feb. 24.—The
first suicide committed by jumping
from Washington’s monument occur
red last night when Mrs. W. F. Cork
erell leaped from the summit of the
memorial structure and wjis dashed
to death. Several people were witnes
ses of the sensational act. An inquest
will be held today and the reasons for
the woman’s self destruction will
probably be made public but up to the
present the true story' is not known.
Since the building of the monument
the remark has been made a million
times that no one had ever thought
of shuffling off by jumping from
it so that the suicide of Mrs. Corkerell
has mod* an incident of much com
ment.
ELECTION BETTING NO
MORE IN TEXAS STATE.
Governor Signs the Bill Which ( aused
Quite a Rumpus Befcre it
W^as Fassed.
AUSTIN, Texas, Feb. 23.—The gov
ernor today signed the bill which
makes election betting illegal. The
bill .was brought in after a long period
of complaints regarding the habit of
betting on elections but during its
course through both houses it was
fought strenuously by a minority. It
provides rather severe penalties.