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AMERICAN AGENT SAYS MEXICO
WILL SEND ITS ANSWER TODAY
REPLY COMING
WASHINGTON. June 28. — Rodgers, the special
agent ot tne l mted States government at Mexico City,
wired the state department this afternoon that he ex
pects to be haiuleu the Mexican reply to the American
ultimatum today. _____
CARRANZA DEFIANT
MEXICO CI TY. June 28.—That Carranza has decided
to reject President W ilson's demands for the release of
the negro troopers is the statement made by a high of
Sicial here todav. "If peace". he said, "is contingent on
freeing the troopers then war is certain." Carranza is
now engaged drafting a reply to the American ultimatum j
and it is expected to be completed and sent tonight.
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ORDERS FOR MUNITIONS j
NEW \ ORK, June 28.—The government has placed
orders for four million dollars worth of munitions with!
the Crucible Steel company. It is expected that most of j
the munitions now being manufactured for the allied j
European nations will be held as a preparation for the
Mexican struggle.
PERSHING PREPARING
COLUMBUS, June 28.—General Pershing has given
up the hunt after the bandits, is shortening ins lines and
is now devoting his chief attention to the scouting move
ments of die Carranza forces. In the event of war he is
expected to bear the brunt of the first attack, of course,
and is getting everything in readiness.
READY TO ATTACK
SAX ANTONIO June 28.—Funston announced today
that the Twenty Second infantry has been ordered to
Naeo to lx* prepared to meet a possible attack at that
place. It is reported that the Carranza forces are all
ready to launch an attack at Bisbee at the very moment
hostilities begin. It is believed that the greatest danger
arises from the unpreparedness of this country to repeal
attack on the border in the beginning as the national
guard will take some weeks to reach the border in full
strength. It is clear even when the guardsmen are in
position that there will not be enough to guard the great
front.
CALL NAVAL MILITIA
SEATTLE, June 28.—The navy department has sent
notice that the naval militia of Oregon and Washington
will be called out for a cruise in Mexican waters in
August.
WARNING TO SPIES
WASHINGTON, June 28.—Secretary Baker an
nounced today tlie reports that foreigners have enlisted
in the United States militia with evil intentions to be car
ried out in the event of war, and he declares that any such
men if discovered will be treated as spies. Soma. strong
protests have been made in this respect as it is apparently
believed in some quarters that the intimation that foreign
ers have joined for such evil purposes is meant as an at
tack on certain nationalities.
TOMORROW MAY RE THE DAY
W ASHINGTON, June 28. — President Wilson is ex
pected to go before congress tomorrow to place the Mexi
can alfair in its hands unless the reply is received from
Carranza. Carranza is accused of trying to gain time be
fore making his reply but it has been intimated that suf
ficient time has already been given. The feeling in tile
capital today is tense. Most people believe that the de
facto Mexican government will send its answer tonight
and that upon that answer will depend peace or war. It
is generally admitted that the latter seems the more likely.
ANOTHER FIGHT REPORTED v
MEXICO CITY, June 28.—Another clash has been re
ported as having taken place between Mexicans and
Americans in the norhern part of Sonora county. None
of the details have been published and the story of the
tight is only unofficial. It would be hard to give any exact
impression of the attitude of the people here towards the
question of war with the United States. It is undeniable
that a most unfriendly feeling exists but no demonstra
tions have taken place, the more educated people of the
capital apparently understanding the proper course to
pursue in such a situation. The news of the reported
second fight has caused much excitement.
ROOSEVELT TO RAISE FORCE
NEW YORK, June 28.—Roosevelt is preparing to of
fer a division of twelve thousand men to the government
and he will apply for a commission as major general in
the event of war with Mexico and a call by the president
for volunteers.
JOHNSON OUT
FOR HUGHES1
ROOSEVELT WILL DINE WITH
HUGHES TONIGHT AND
ALL IS OVER.
SACRAMENTO, June 2s. Govern
or Johnson, the running mate of
Roosevelt in the last presidential el
ection on the Progressive ticket, has
announced his support of Hughes fol
lowing the same announcement by
Mr. Roosevelt himself.
DINES WITH HUGHES
NEW YORK, June 28. — Theodore
Roosevelt will dine with Judge
Hughes this evening and all is be
lieved to be now ended in the factional
sense.
WILCOX CHAIRM VN
NEW YORK. June 28. — William
Wilcox, former posmaster, has been
appointed chairman of the Republi
can National committee.
GOODALL IS C ANDIDATE
Charley Goodall of Cordova is the
first to have his name announced as a
candidate for the territorial legis
lature. He has not notified the Gate
way directly of this fact but a friend
of his has done so. He is a Republi
can and described as an active and
popular candidate. The man who an
nounces his candidacy is a very promi
nent member of the Republican party.
GI N CLl'B TO HOLD
MEETING TONIGHT
An urgent meeting of the Seward
Gun Club will be held this evening in
the Eire hall at 8 o’clock. Important
business will be transacted and all
members are urged to be present.
One bit of business to be gone into will
be the preparation for the tourna-1
ment on the Fourth of July. A
practise shoot took place last evening.
The highest score was made by Daxon
who got nine birds out of ten. John
Gilpatrick fired more shots and prob- i
ably should get the cake as he got j
twenty birds with twenty-five shots.
Great interest is being manifested in
the pastime.
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NEW GRADER CUTS DOWN
STREET WORK EXPENSE
With its usual enterprise the Alas
ka Transfer Company has imported
a fine street grader which was at
work this morning on Adams street.
This grader is expected to reduce the
expense of street improvements con
siderably.
LOCAL FISHING CO.
HAS INCCRPORALED
Will Establish Five Stations and
Make Regular Trips.
The Kenai Fishing & Trading Com
pany has drawn up its articles of in
corporation ami will forward them to
the office of the territorial secretary
at Juneau by the next boat. The
above is the name given to the organi
zation of local men who have recently
proven to their full satisfaction that
the fishing possibilities of the neigh
boring waters are exceedingly prom
ising. It is probable that live stations
will be established by them in the five
different banks discovered on the first
trip. Regular fishing trips will be
made and the next one will be under
taken in a few days.
❖ COMMITTEES FOR *
❖ JULY I DANCES ❖
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The following committees will serve
for the dances during the Fourth of
July celebrations:
Finance; Henry Thoday and Charles
Crawford.
Decoration; Bryce Howard, Dr.
Roberts, (leorge Mitchell and Leon
Booker.
To the reception committee men
tioned before the names of Captain
Thomas Ward and Charles Sheldon
have been added. W. P. Henry will
be an active member of that com
mittee.
Messages to neighboring towns
have been sent to secure extra music.
Saturday’s dance will serve as “In
troduction Night,” and it is hoped
that all strangers will make them
selves known to some member of the
floor committee, each of whom will
| wear a ribUm or badge so that they
| may be easily found. The last dance
will be in the nature of a farewell
j carnival and its date may be changed
to suit the convenience of the de
parting guests.
FOREST FIRE NEAR
ANCHORAGE YESTERDAY
ANCHORAGE, Juno 28. — Forest
Fires burned the brush some distance
from town last night but were got un
der control in a short time and with
out inflicting damage. Rain is falling
here today.
ST. PETER’S GUILD
St. Peter’s Guild will meet tomor
row with Mrs. W. E. Root at 2:20
p. m.
FIRE BOYS MEET
The regular meeting of the Fire de
partment will take place this even
ing at the Fire hall.
The members of the Merry Thimble
Club enjoyed a most pleasant time
yesterday at their picnic.
PURSUING RAIDERS
COLUMBUS, June 28.—American cavalry are now
pursuing the Mexican bandits who raided the ranch
thirty-five miles south of Hachita. At the time of that
raid William Parker and his bride of five months were
killed by the Mexicans who also stole the stock and burn
ed the buildings. The progress of the pursuit has not been
learned. It is also known that several other raids have
been frustrated by the appearance of the troops on the
border.
PENNSYLVANIANS OFF
NEW YORK, June 28.—General Woods has ordered
the Pennsylvania militia to move to the border.
OREGONIANS MARCH
PORTLAND, Ore., June 28.—The Third battery of
the Third infantry has left for the Mexican border.
WASHINGTONIANS ENTRAIN
TACOMA, June 28. — The Washington militia has
started entraining at American lake for the journey to
the border.
LONDON REPORTS ITALIANS
STILL PURSUING AUSTRIANS
MUCH MONEY FOR
OUR ROAD WORK
AT LEAST $30, 000 FOR WAGON
ROADS WILL RE THE
INITIAL SI M.
If the cable message to the Gateway
yesterday proves to lx* correct, and;
there is no reason to believe it is not,
it will mean that from the half mil
lion dollars appropriated for wagon
roads in the territory scores of thou
sands will be used in this neighbor
hood. Superintendent Anton Eide
stated this morning that if the Gate
way information from Juneau is con
firmed it will mean that to begin with
the district around this city will have
$25,000 to work with immediately
In addition to that sum the district
now has $4,000 coming to it and this
will mean a total of $20,000 at once
for the expenditure near this city.
Mr. Eide repeats the statement that
Colonel Richardson expressed the firm
belief that the appropriation would go
through and the cable received by the
Gateway yesterday saying that it had
passed was received from a Juneau
source that cast hardly be doubted.
AUSTRIANS STILL RETREATING
LONDON, June 28.—News from the Italian front to
day is to the effect that the Austrians are still retreating
southwest of Trent and the Italians are advancing steadily
after them.
RUSSIANS PRESSING
PETROGRAD, June 28.—The forces of General
Brussiloff are now directing their energies towards the
capture of Kolomea which is regarded as the key to Len
berg. It is reported here that large German forces are
being hastened to the aid of the Austrians who are des
cribed as being in a bad predicament. In the meantime
the enemy is reported to be beginning an offensive move
ment against our armies to the north in the hope of re
lieving the pressure on their allies, but no results have
been gained by them.
TOO BUSY FOR VERDUN
PARIS, June 28.—The advance of the Russians has
apparently resulted in lightening the German attacks on
Verdun as no infantry attacks in that region have been
reported within the past two days.
PKACT1CK I’OH MAKATHON
Several aspirants for Marathon
honors are now to be seen hitting the
almost perpendicular trail to the sum
mit of Marathon mountain constantly.
Amongst those at work are Joe Kul
due, Jim VY’alters, A1 Taylor and
young Madsen. They expect last
year’s time will be reduced.
$24,000 SPENT ON
STREET WORK HERE
Since Seward was designated as the
ocean terminal of the Alaska Govern
ment railroad, the city, rising to its
new dignity and full of confidence in
a great future, has spent more than
twenty thousand dollars on street im
provements alone. That means that
Seward, a city which has been kept up
well for years, went to a further ex
pense to prepare for the great period
on whose threshold it now finds itself.
The street grading, sidewalk building
and a little sewer work already done
cost slightly over twenty thousand
dollars, according to the figures of the
city engineer this morning, and with
in two weeks contracts will be let for
work costing an additional four thou
sand dollars.
In spite of this vast expenditure for
a town of this size, and for a town
which already had fine streets with
good natural grades and foundations,
the expense of street improvement
has only been begun. As the popula
tion continues to increase and as new
buildings continue to go up as they
are going at present further improve
ments will be necessary, but right to
day people that land from the steam
ers cannot refrain from remarking
that Seward physically, at least, is
the most prosperous looking town on
the coast.
In addition to the improvements af
fected by the municipality, of course,
are the improvements made by the
government which reach, needless to I
say, a vastly larger sum. In a few
days work on the big new dock will,
be begun and other improvements will
be accomplished. This all brings to
mind the fact that if one takes into
account the street improvements, dock
building, construction of private
buildings, construction of machine
shops, government residences, railroad 1
yards in the city limits and similar j
work the city of Seward has within
the past year since it was named the
terminal witnessed within its corpor
ate limits an expenditure for improve- j
ments which must be more than half
a million dollars. * . '
START FIGHT ON
CANADIAN LINES
JUNEAU.—A long expected battle
to compel the Canadian steamship
lines to quit carrying passengers be
tween Alaska and American ports be
low evidently began the other day
when Ben S. Grossup, the well known
Tacoma lawyer started things in
Washington. The contention among
American steamship interests engag
ed in Alaska trade has always been
that the Canadian lines are evading
the spirit of the coastwise law when
they transport passengers between
American ports in Alaska and Ameri
can ports on Puget Sound. They
have always contended that the trans
fer of the passengers holding through
tickets between American ports from
one Canadian vessel to another at
Vancouver does not bring the traffic
within the intent of the law, which,
they allege, is to conserve American
coastwise traffic for American ship
ping. It would seem that the light
has now come to a head.
If Mr. Grossup, who is attorney for
the Admiral line, is successful in his
efforts it would compel the Canadian
Pacific and the Grand Trunk to cease
selling through tickets from Alaska to
Puget Sound ports, or from Puget
Sound to Alaska ports. The effect of
such a course, it is said, might result
in reducing the Canadian service on
the Alaska run.—Empire.
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MURANE COMMITTEEMAN
AND NOT GILMORE
C. D. Murane was made national
committeeman for Alaska at the Re
publican national convention, and
not W. A. Gilmore has had been er
roneously stated. Gilmore says the
story that he had taken the place of
Murane as national committeeman
was invented for some purpose in Se
attle. A Seattle paper now is author
ity for the statement that Gilmore has
an ambition to be governor if the Re
publicans reach power next Novem
ber,
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ASSISTANT CABINET
OFFICER IS VISITING
ALASKAN OFFICIALS
Juneau Empire: Assistant Attor
ney-General Charles Warren was an
interior bourn! passenger on the Mari
posa, and discussed matters pertain
ing to the Department of Justice with
Judge R. W. Jennings and Assistant
District Attorney J. J. Reagan while
the ship was in port yesterday. Mr.
Warren will go as far inland as Fort
Yukon, where he has \\ ired District
Attorney R. F. Roth, of Fairbanks, to
meet him. After discussing Federal
matters with Mr. Roth at that place
he will return to Juneau and may
meet District Attorney W. Spence of
Valdez here or in Seattle.
Mr. Warren says that there is noth
ing of special importance connected
with his Alaskan visit, but that there
were several department matters
which he desired to discuss with the
proper officials.
Mr. Warren, who hails from Mas
sachusetts, is confident that President
Wilson will be re-elected President.
He says the President is popular with
the people, and that when called upon
to pass verdict upon his policies he
believed that the verdict will be one
of approval.
SEWARD MAN’S BROTHER
GOES TO WEST POINT
Archie Colwell, of Placer County,
California, a brother of the popular
George Colwell of the Engineering
Commission, was appointed a cadet to
the United States military academy of
West Point on the 15th of this month.
Another brother, Ira, is making fame
for himself as pitcher in the Interna
tional league just now.
MARIPOSA SCRAPED BOTTOM
On her way up on the last trip the
Mariposa scraped the bottom at
Wrangell Narrows but no harm was
done. The fault was a strong wind
which swung her around a little.
Captain O’Brien had her hull examin
ed at Juneau and all was found to be
perfect.
KENNECOTT COPPER STOCK
IS REPORTED SOLD
PITTSBURG, June 20.—A large
block of Kennecott copper stock—
figures as high as 200,000 shares have
been mentioned —ahas been cquired
from the Morgan-Guggenheim inter
ests, at a small fraction under the
present market price of the stock.
Bernard M. Baruch and Eugene Mey
er, Jr., have been mentioned as among
the purchasers.