VOI s SEWAKD, ALASKA. TUESDAY EVENING. APRIL 14. 1914_ N<)~ 1<i0
NATIVE KILLED
BY BROWN BEAR
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Captain Cunningham of Herrenden j
bay, on the Berio# sea side, brings the :
news to Seward of the killin# of a na
tive hunter by a bi# brown bear near
Port Muller last October. The hunter,
Covely McKilev, in company with an*
•ther, were bear hunt in# at the time
and located a brown bear in the wil
lows. They stalked the animal and
when within shoot in# distance opened
Ire, killin# the animal instantly. A
second brown bear which up to this i
lime had not been seen, suddenly
•har#ed the hunters, knockin# both of
tnem down and horribly ui:m#Iin# Mc
Kiley, who died almost instantly. The
infuriated animal then turned its at
tention to the other hunter, and after
bitin# and cuffio# the unfortunate man
about fora while, disappeared in the
willows. Tne wounded man was
picked up by some natives who hap
pened to be passin# by and w as taken
to Port Muller for treatment and tin
ally recovered.
SWEET SINGER
QUIETS A MOB
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Canton, Ohio, April 14.—Fire in a
movie house here today started a wild
stampede for the exits, i'etruzin.i,
who was in the audience, quickly
leaped to the stage and commenced
singing. The music of her voice acted
like magic on the crazed tuob and
quiet was restored and the entire
audience marched out in perfect order
without an accident.
SUNRISE HAS A
DISASTROUS FIRE
Col. Revel I brings word that on last
Thursday a disatrous fire occurred at
Sunrise. The fire broke out in the
White road house and completely des
troyed that popular stopping place.
From the White building the flames
spread to the Doohickey building next
door entirely gutting that building be
fore the volunteer fire department, un
der the leadership of R. E. Oldham
and Mine Connolly, could get them
under control. The lo>s is> estimated
at $3,500, with no insurance. The fire
started from a defective flue in the
White building.
THE SAMPSON
SAILS SOUTH
The steamer Admiral Sampson ar
rived from the westward at 1:30 this
morning and left south bound an
hour later with the following list of
passengers from this place: J. J.
Buruam, W. C. Weinaug, Mr. and Mrs.
John A. Nelson, Mr. and Mrs. Frank
L. Ballaine, Francis Ballaine, Mr. and
Mrs. W. A. McNeiley, A. F. Davis and
Dr. H. O. Schaleben.
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Dog harness at J. L. Graef’s.
GUN MEN MAKE
A CONFESSION
Sing Sing, April 14.—The warden of
the penitentiary here intimates that
the gunmen electrocuted for the mur
der of Rosenthal, made a complete!
confession before they were executed, j
implicating others in the crime. That
Dago Frank made a long statement to!
Father Cash in that will be used in the j
Becker retrial. The warden is certain !
that tlie testimony of the electrocuted
gunmen will be introduced.
All the gunmen died within nine
minutes from the time the juice was ,
turned on.
Albany, April 14.—Information has
been given out here that Dago Frank
made a confession to the warden of the
penitentiary that Gyp the Blood, Lef
tie Louie and Harry Vallon killed
Rosenthal. That personally he was
tive miles away at the time of the
killing, although he had planned on j
participating in the job. He also de
clared that Recker was innocent.
REVELL RETURNS
FROM INTERIOR
Col. Revell, who has the contract for
carrying the mail between Seward and
the Iditarod, returned yesterday from
the interior, where he has just com
pleted a twelve hundred mile trip for |
the purpose of looking over the mail
route and making arrangements for
the expeditious handling of Uncle
Sum’s missives, as soon as the winter
service is inaugurated.
Mr. Revell reports that all arrange
rnents have been completed and car
riers hired and that all that is necessa
ry now is the arrival of the mail and
some snow and he could begin on the
contract at once.
Mr. Revell says that he found the
trail in better condition than he ex
pected and that the worse part of the
route will be from Seward around the
head of Turnagain arm, as after that
part of the route has been passed the
going is good all the way with the ex
ception of a fewT miles at Rainy pass.
The Iditaroders are enthusiastic over
the prospect of ha ving a winter mail
service direct from t he coast and will
lend all assistance possible to the ser
vice.
Col. Revell will spend the summer
here in making final preparations and
will have everything in readiness by
the first of next November to send the
first team away, loaded to the limit,
with mail matter for the big interior
camp.
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F. VY. Small yesterday decided to
closeout Ins business in Seward and
| take a trip outside on account of con
! tinued ill health. The stock of meats
.
I were purchased by the Carstens Pack
j ing company and Brown & Hawkins
have taken over the cold storage plant.
The cold storage plant will be moved
: to Ivnik and installed at that point for
i the coming season.
Brass and iron bedsteads at J. L.
Graef’s. i
For reliable information write Can
non, Pioneer hotel Knik, Alaska, t
Pab9ts blue ribbon beer at The
Branch. *
TRAIN ROBBERS
FAIL IN A JOB
Seattle, April 14.—Two bandi’s last j
night attempted to hold up the Tacoma j
interurban. As the robbers were pass
ing through the passenger car some of
the passengers grabbed the bandits |
from behind and after a severe strug
gle succeeded in overpowering them.
The robbers were badly beaten up.
One passenger was shot in the scuf
fle and now lies in a dying condition.
DEMOCRATS HOLD
ANNUAL MEETING
At a largely attended meeting of the
Seward Democratic club last evening
in Brown & Hawkins’ hall the follow
ing were elected officers for the en
suing year:
President—C. T. Daggett
First Vice President—W. E. Root.
Second Vice President—J. E. Fitz
patrick.
Third Vice President—Chas. Craw
ford.
Secretary—George Phelps.
Assistant Secretary—O H. Reese.
Treasurer—H. E. Ellsworth.
Chief Marshal—M. J. Doyle.
Sergeant-at-Arms—J. B. Slater.
Executive Committee—T. W. Haw
kins, John Noon and W. H. W hittlesey.
The Seward Democratic club, which
owing to the activity and interest of
its members and officers, early sought
association with some national organ
ization of the faith, has the distinc
tion of being the first democratic club
of Alaska to become a member of the
National Democratic League of Clubs,
and to secure a charter therefrom.
This national organization lias now
a membership of nearly a million, and
with Woodrow Wilson, YY. J. Bryan
and other such leaders as members, is
rapidly attracting and consolidating
the democratic energies of the nation.
The secretary of the Seward club,
George Phelps, has been active during
the past year in spreading the gospel
of democracy throughout Alaska.
Through his help new and enthusias
tic clubs have been formed and char
ters secured for Valdez and Juneau,
and all the necessary documents have
been forwarded to Nome, Iditarod,
Cordova and Fairbanks to organize in
those places and assist in the forma
tion of clubs.
Applicants for enrollment in the
club may apply to the executive hoard
and in liue course sign the roll in the
hands of the secretary without further
formality.
Col. Itevell brings the news confirm
ing the story that Jack Connelly, who
was reported as having been lost near
Rainy Pass, has doubtless frozen to
death. Connelly was on his way into
the interior and became separated
from the party that he was traveling
with and wandered from the trail dur
ing a cold spell of weather and did not
show up at the road house that night.
Parties have been searching for the
body ever since he disappeared but >
without success and the search kas
been given up now until the snow
melts in the spring, when it will be
possible to locate it.
Leave your orders at the Seward
Cafe for ice cream. Free delivery. * . |
STRIKING MINERS
RETURN TO WORK
Calumet, April i4.- Hy a majority of
a thousand votes the strikers here have
decided to return to work and waive
recognition by the union. The opera
tors have already granted an eight
hour day and a throe dollar minimum
wage scale. Many must leave as their
jobs \jave already been filled. Those
returning to work will have toie
nounce the Western Federation.
Out of eighteen thousand that went
out on strike last June, only five thous
and remain. Others have left.
FEAR KATMAI
HAS BROKE OUT
Last night when a short distance out
from Resurrection bay the Sampson
received a wireless from Kodiak that
the air was tilled with volcanic ash and
smoke and that it w?as so dark that it
was impossible to see the wireless
roasts from the office. The population
were wildly excited and all feared that
Katmai had broke loose again and was
in active eruption. Captain Moore
said that in his opinion the shower of
ashes was caused by the high winds
that have prevailed during the past
week, and he hesitates to credit the
story that Katmai is again in eruption.
A. F. Davis, of the firm of Iloben &
Davis, left on the Sampson for a short
business trip to Valdez.
Dr. Schalehen left on the Sampson
for Ellamar, where he will look after
the interests of the natives near that
place._
TELEGRAPH TICKS
Washington, April 14.—Senator
Poindexter has introduced a bill for an
eighteen thousand dollar appropria
tion to equip a wire drag to survey the
waters of Alaska.
Franklin Taylor, reprssenting the
' Remington Typewriter company, was
an arrival on the Alameda. Mr. Tay
lor will be in town several day9 looking
1 after the interests of his bouse and
I customers.
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Nome April 14*—In the all-Alaska
sweepstakes race Scotty Allen was the
first to reach the timber. Johnson and
Fred Ayer reached the timber close
behind. All the mushers are now
. storm bound.
Meet me at the branch
If you want shoes, see Cotter. I
For fine pastry phone the Seward
Cafe. _4 *
All kinds of shoes at Cotter’s. I
First-class job printing at the Gate
way. We do it right.
Long distance telephone booth at the
Branch. _ _
Field glasses at J. L. Graef 5s.
Meet me at the Branch. *
Finch’s Golden Wedding rye at the
Branch. *
Cotter has the best shoes in town. *
Budweiser beer at the Branch.