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DISASTER IN CANADA
SNUFFS OUT 100 Ll\ :S
ANOTHER IN BELGIUM
Lethbridge, Alberta, June 20—Two
hundred coal miners were trapped and
killed by an explosion in the mines at
Blairmore yesterday. There were 600
men at work in the mine when the ex
plosion occurred on the lower level.
Those working above had no trouble
is escaping, and as soon as it was as
certained that the mine had not been
set afire, men with oxygen helmets
deseended into tin* mine. 1 hev foil ml that
there \va> not a -injiI«* survivor anion*; the
men working 11i the drills where the explos
ion oeeurred.
Lie«re. Belgium. June 20—Fire follow
r *.
iiur an explosion iu a coal mine near here
ended the li\cs of 20 miners of the crew ol
100 at work at the time of the explosion.
WANT JOHN D.
'TO PAY TAXES ON
t'leve and, dune 2o—John D. Kocke.
feller ' personal property on which he
will bo asst "ed for taxation in Ohio
is worth $:;i according to an- i
noun *ement made here today by the
state tax commission. < >f this amount
nh).000 is alleged to be Standard
Oil stock. _
UNIONS PUT A
BAN ON MILITIA
—
Erie, Penn., June 20. -The Pennsyl- !
vamu Federation of Labor today adopt
ed a resolution asking all union uaon
not to join the National Guard or the
Pennsylvania Constabulary. Delegate
David Williams of Allentown, Penn.,
opposed the resolution, asserting that
union men should join such organiza
tion and refused 10 serve when called
for duty against striking workmen.
First quality Miners’ Rubber Hir*
boots $7.50 pair at Brown Hawkins*. j
Quality lirst.
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Excellent .la» anese cook wishes po .
sit ion. P. O. box >4.
F. W. Sakamoto.
New line lancy candies, tx>x choco
lates and lard candies at Martin’s
Candy Kitchen.
For bread, pies, cakes, cookies and^
ice cream try the Seward Cafe.
Long distance telephone uootn at the
Branch.
Felt mattresses at J. L. Greaf's. {
CAMPAIGN IS
WARMING UP
IN INTERIOR
The Fairbanks Times states that the
republicans of the interior city are
quietly and industriously preparing
for the coining delegate campaign
which is to he opened during the com
ing summer mouths, and wirh a view
to perfecting the political machine in
Fairbanks, and are forming a republi
can club. It is stated that the enroll
ment is quite large at the present
time and the organizers are planning
for a rousing meeting in the near
future. Upon good authority; it is
stated that the republicans expect to
put u candidate in the lie Id for the
campaign, and primaries are to be
held within a short time. The article
further says:
“According to the avowed intention
of the democrats, they will have a can
didate in the field for the delegate
ship. The socialists are now prepar
ing to put their champion before the j
the public. The republicans are get
ting their machine to ab pe to start
business, and it is almost certain that
Delegate Wickersham will ask for re-j
election, according to letters received j
from him.
“Should all these candidates be
nominated, the four-cornered fight
would he one of the most interesting j
ever held in the north.”
STOCKHOLDERS
HELD NOT LIABLE
Fa rbanks, June *J0.—In a decision
handed down this week, in the suit
of receiver Noyes, of the defunct W ash-;
ington-Alaska bank. Judge Fuller;
held that the stockholders of the bank
were not liable for dividends im
properly paid by the directors of the
bank. • j
OLD TIM 1
ENDS LIFE
AT KENAI
Charles Miller, old timer in this d;s
tr'.ct and a resident of Kenai, com
mitted suicide last week by drinking
laudanum. Despondency following the
! death of his child, who was an inmate
of the orphan's home at Kodiak is pup
' posed to have been the cause. M iller's
• native wife died three years ago.
Miller was recently subpoenaed as a
i witness against former Commissioner
Kunler, and appeared in court here
and before the grand jury at Valdez.
tie had l*een worrying a great deal
after returning from this trip and on
1 Friday he told his partner to “get out
' of tin* cabin because I atn going to
make awav with myself." His partner
I thought it was an idle threat and left
him alone, but found him dead when
he returned.
YALE WINNER
BY 4 INCHES
IN BOAT RACE
"New linden, Conn., June Jd Vale
won the varsity race from Harvard
yesterday by the close margin of four
, inches. Harvard took all other events.
The first race was so close that it
was first reported that Harvard was
ahead, but motion pictures taken of
; the finish showed the blue oarsmen
leading by a fraction at the mark.
ADD 5 PORTS TO
| MAIL CONTRACT
Seattle. June ‘Jo—Heginning July 1
• the mail contract for the steamer
Dirigo sailing west from Seward will
, go into etTect. Calls must be made on
each trip at King Cove, Sanak, I'nalga
! and Naknek.
TALK WITH
PREMIER
London, June 20—For tin* first time
since suffragettes began their cam
paign in the British isles they have
received official recognition. A dele
gation of militants awaited on Premier
Asquith last night and asked for a con
ference. After a short wait the door
j keeper admitted them and they were
ushered into the premier's inner office.
They presented a verbal plea for the
recognition of the rights of women,
the premier asked them a few ques
tions and tlien assured them that the
matter would receive early attention,
j He did not invite them to call again.
i Harvey Sullivan, former P. S. Mar
shal in tiiis district, is making the
round trip from Valdez on the Mari
posa. He says "Seward never looked
! better."__
SEATTLE BOAT
FIRST TO ENTER
PANAMA CANAL
|
Panama, .June 20.— The steamship
Santa Clara of Grace and company,
the tiirst private vessel to enter the
Panama canal, is being towed through
the big ditch today. The Santa Clara
is enroute from Seattle to New \ork.
NEW JOB TOO
MUCH FOR HIM
Seattle, June 20—Fred W. Laphara,
27. foreman ot the Ford plant, com
mitted suicide today because he feared
that he was losing the friendship of
the men under him anil that he would
lose his job. Lapham was promoted
! recently and his new responsibilities
kept him in a continual state of men
j tal depression.
FAIRBANKS PREPARING
FOR 1917 EXPOSITION
Fairbanks, June 19 -Stock in the
Semi-Centennial Alaska Exposition, to
l»e held in Fairbanks in 1917, is being
offered for sale by the Commercial
club as a means of getting enough
funds for incorporating the exposition.
A committee of six members of the
club is actively canvassing for the sale
of the stock, and are receiving much
encouragement.
The offer b dng made is for the sale
of $00 worth of stock to each buyer,
who will pay for it in cash or at the
rate of $5 a nvmih, and when fully paid
for the slock will be turned over to
him. The payments are to begin in
July.
Fron those who buy stock according
to th3 forgoing plan, a board of direct
ors of the exposition, consisting of 25
members, will be selected by the Com
mercial club, and this board will have
full charge of the undertaking. The j
selection will be made as soon as the
subscription lists are completed.
The first person to purchase stock in
accordance with the foregoing plan,
was \V. H. McPhee.
The articles of incorporation proved
that the capital stock shall be $1,000,
000, divided into as many shares of a
par value of $1 each.
It is the intention of the Commercial
. j
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club to make tbe exposition one of
modest size, and to seek tbe aid of tbe
Territorial legislature and tbe con
gress of tbe United States in getting it
linanced. Care will be taken to keep
from involving more indebtedness than
the available funds will meet.
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IS NEAR DEATH:
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Little hope for the recovery of H.
H. Coe, who was taken sick while
working at the Skeen-Lechner mine !
is held out by Dr. Roroig. The young
man, wnois being cared for at the
Pioneer hospital, is suffering from
uremic poisoning. Coe’s father is
president of the Seattle Box company
and the latter has cabled to do all that
is possible for his son.
Belmont Olive Oil, made from choice,
carefully selected olives. It3 smoth
and delicate flavor makes it delicious
in mayonnaise and French dressing.
Pure Olive Oil. Quality first. B. & H.
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A : RUEF
ASKS FOR
A PAROLE
j
San Francisco, June 20—Abe Heuf,
| serving 14 years on the charge of bri
bery, applied for a parole today. Kent's j
i friends have been active in his behalf
* ever since his conviction, but this is
the lirst time lie has applied personally
for his freedom.
LOST 4 DAYS
ON MT. RAINIER
Tacoma,.I line 20- S. II. Kvison, who
| has been lost, on .Mt. Rainier for f« ur
clays, has just been found. He D in
a serious condition from exposure ai (1
lack of food, but will recover.
EASTERN BANK
LOSES $85,000
I — --
Pittsburg, June 2 k -Details of the
theft of !fwC>,000 in go!* arid currency
from the ( dlonial Trust Co s vaults
have just been made public. Accord
ing to tlie police the robbery was the
i work of a clever sneak thief or an eui. 1
i
! ployee.
MOTHER SAVES
HER LITTLE ONES1
i AND IS KILLED
Huntington, W Va., June 20—Mrs.
Matilda Medley lost her life while sav
in^ her four children from death under
a locomotive near here. They were
walking on the rad road track and did
not see an approaching train until it
was almost upon her. She had just
tossed the last child clear as the en
gine struck her.
Ihalf MILLION
FOR ALASKA
Washington June 20—The sundry
civil bill has been reported to the
senate. It carries various appropria
tions for Alaska aggregating nearly
.half a million dollars, as follows:
Education, $250,000.
Indians, $57,000.
Reindetr, $5,000.
Game protection, $20,000.
Suppression of illegal liquor selling, !
$15,000.
Aids to navigation— $60,000.
Seal service, $28,000.
Protection to seals $00,000.
Senator Jones today introduced sev-1
era! amendments. He wants the ap
propriation for protection of seals in
creased to $110,000 and wants an addi- j
tional $00,000 added to the sum for aids j
to navigation. He also asks for an ap- j
propriation of $25,000 for a resurvev of j
sections of the northern coast.
Wanted—A >d boy who desi es to
learn the printing trade. Apply Gate
way office. __
Stoves, Ranges, Camp Stoves, W in
dow Glass, Paints and Oils. Brown &
Hawkins, Handware and Furniture
Dept. (Quality First).
__
Beds, Mattresses, Furniture, Wall
Paper and House Furpishing at Brown
& Hawkins, Hardware and Furniture j
Dept. (Quality First).
GATEWAY
WILL HAV ■
N H PLANT
Now that it has been practically
acknowledged by all. that Seward is to
be the center of activity in South
westerd Alaska for the next few years,
it is time to step to the front. With
this end in view, the tiateway has eq
uipped for itself the finest newspaper
office in Alaska, and has ordered the
latest improved machinary for its new
plant
The new (iateway office is located in
the Hale building, formerly occupied
by the Hacilic < 'oast Trading (’oinpany.
'J'he business office. editorial rooms
and composin'.' room w: i occupy the
entire yround floor.
An intertype machine, the very
latest mechanism for sett ini' type a
line at a time, has been ordered for
the (iateway. It will be tin* only
machine of it* kind in Alaska, and for
the henilit of tl,*1 public, it will he
located in the panneled room at the
left of the entrance where it can be
seen in operation through the show
window.
'J’he office fixtures are of the best
tvoe available, vv th oak wainscoting,
plate L'Jass panne:*, pul.shed steel
j'rille work a id inarb e base, w th mar
ble counter sla I**.
New t\p*. cabinet*, an 1 office oquip
ment have been ordered \>\ cable, and
will arrive on ai. early boat.
A new press is amonif the improve -
ments under conteinpiation.
MILWAUKEE TO
HAVE AN OFFICE
IN SEWARD SOON
A. K. Harris, traveling passenyer
ayent for the Chicuyo, Milwaukee and
St. Haul, with headquart«*rs at .1 ntieau.
is hereon a business trip. Harris says
that Seward is the best place lie has
seen on his trip north and that he can
not see that any other place has a
chance for the terminal of the govern
ment railroad.
“The Milwaukee will establish sep
arate offices here soon.’’ said Harris.
**l expect to be here a yam soon and
would like to yet some Seward prop
erty. It certainly looks yood.” Fie
will return to Juneau on the Mariposa.
SUMMER OUTING
FOR HARRY
Concord, N. H., .Tune 20.—Harry K.
Thaw will spend the summer at the
Mount Madison House in Gorham, N.
H., according to Sherrit! Hclman A.
Drew, under the order handed down
by Justice *Edgar Aldrich. The sole
custody of Thaw now lies with Sheriff
Drew.
KILLS HIS SON
TO SAVE GIRL
Wenatchee, Wash., June 20.—Oh as.
Kline a rancher, killed his son Ben
jamin today to save the latter’s yountf
wife. Yountf Kline was an ex-convict.
EDs wife left him at the time of his
conviction, and when he was released
he came here to see her. She refused
to listen to his pleas for forgiveness,
and just as he shouted, "now I’ll
jret you,” the elder Kline shot.