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INDEPENDENCE
MINE IS RICH
WITH V DHL APIDATED TWO
STAMP MILL PKOIH. t PS 100
OZ. I\ TEN DAYS.
With only a broken down two
stamp mill operating the Independ
ence mine at Willow creek produced j
one hundred ounces of gold recently:
in ten days. This does not. however,
indicate the value of the ore which is j
said bv recent arrivals to be exceed
ingly rich. The general opinion is)
that when the proper sort of machin- ■
ery has been installed the output will ;
astonish people who are not fully ac
quainted with the district. T. W. |
Hawkin' of Seward, is the president
of the Independence company.
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❖ ANOTHER TORN \1H) *
❖ KILLS A SCORE. ❖
LAMAR. Colorado. July 1.—A tor
nado visited this region today and it
is estimated that not less than a score
of people lost their lives. Several
Others were injured and quite a con
siderable amount of damage was dene
10 property.
THOUSANDS IDLE AGAIN
IN CITY OF CHICAGO.
CHICAGO, July 2—Forty lumber
yards and seventy brick yards have
closed pending the settlement of trie
strike in the building trades. The
employers at a meeting decided to
meet the problem in this* manner as
they believed that running with small
forces might tend to prolong th<*
trouble.
WATCHING RIFLES.
NEW YORK. July 2.—The govern
ment officials are now watching a
consignment of old Springfield rifles
which are ostensibly being sent to
Java but which are believed to be in
tended for Mexico.
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❖ TREASURY DEFICIT *
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WASHINGTON, July 2.—Since the
report issued yesterday it has been
learned that later receipts have re
duced the treasury deficit to thirty
five milllion dollars.
POLISH EDITOR ARRESTED
FOR ABUSING PRESIDENT.
NEW YORK. July 2.—A Polish
editor named Chrastowsky has been
arrested for sending abusive letters
to President Wilson. The prisoner
attacked the president’s attitude with
regard to matters connected with the
war.
SULZER AT KETCHIKAN.
KETCHIKAN, July 2.—William
Sulzer, formerly governor of New
York, and Mrs. Sulzer have arrived
here from Seattle. They will join
Senator Sulzer and remain at the min
ing town of Sulzer for some time. The
former governor also has property in
the Nome district and may visit that
camp before returning to New York.
WELL KNOWN ATTORNEY
IS FATALLY INJURED.
Joseph Campbell Ruptures Artery
While Playing Golf Near
San Francisco.
SAN FRANCISCO, July 2.—Joseph
Campbell, formerly an attorney in the
Judge Noyes cases that made Nome
and Rex Beach famous, ruptured an
artery' yesterday while playing golf
near this city and is dead. He was
the defender of Haywood and Petti
bone also at the time they were tried
for the murder of the Idaho governor.
* FORMER PRESIDENT *
OF MEXICO DYING. *
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PARIS, July 2.—Portfirio Diait,
former president of Mexico, is dying
at his home in this city. Owing to
his great age the doctors have aband
oned all hope. During recent years
he has suffered from the thought of
the condition to which his country ha>
been reduced but he has had the con
solation of knowing that the world
recognized at last the ability which
enabled him to keep the republic at
peace so long.
ZAPATA S GENERAL IS
KILLED IN BATTLE.
GALVEST : -vie^ral
Pacheco, the commander of the
Zapata forces which recently took
Mexico City, has been killed in the
fighting there. He had made quite a
record during the present war.
ANOTHER BIG FIRE.
BEES FORD. South Dakota, July 1.
—A great lire took place here today
and destroyed property valued at half
a million dollars.
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❖ HUERTA TRIAL COMES *
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EL PASO. July 1.—The trial of
Huerta has been fixed for July 12 on
the charge of conspiracy. The trial of
the others who are said to have been
implicated will take place at the
same term of court.
TUG PIONEER COMES
WITH DREDGE OUTFIT.
On the Boat Arriving Last Night Man
Committed Suicide by
Hanging.
The tug Pioneer, Captain 0. Beaton,
arrived last night after having towed
from Seattle the great dredging out
fit for Ca^he creek whose coming was
chronicled before. The Pioneer left
Seattle on June 16 with the schooner
Gardner City, a scow and a stern
wheeler steamer, the Lois, in tow. In
charge of the outfit was h rank I.
Reed, a former operator of Nome. The
schooner and other crafts towed north
were left outside the harbor while
the tug came in but were picked up
this morning and ths miniature fleet
proceeded on its journey. The ch;cf
part of the outfit consisted of a seven
foot bucket dredge and 260,000 feet
of lumber. Anchorage will be the
next port.
Wh’le the vessel was on the way up
a man named John Boyle committed
suicidt; aboard. 1L» stowed away and
was found hanging at Ketchikan. IPs
body was left at Juneau. The cause
of the suicide is believed to have been
delirium tremens.
WATSON LEAVES CORDOVA.
The Admiral Watson left Cordova
this morning at 9:30 o’clock according
to word received by Agent Blue.
Panoramic View of Anchorage
(From The All-Alaska Review.)
GERMANS CLOSE SWISS BORDER EO
HIDE BIG MILITARY MOVEMENES
U. S. WILL NOT PROTEST
WASHINGTON, July 2—The United States govern
ment has decided not to protest to Germany on account of
the sinking of the American ship Armenian and the loss
of the American members of her crew as the vessel was in
the employ of the British admiralty at the time she was
torpedoed. She had been chartered by the British to take
horses to England for the use of the British army, and
must, therefore, be regarded as virtually a British ship.
This announcement has put an end to an episode which
for a time looked threatening.
GERMANY CLOSES BORDERS
GENEVA, July 2.—Germany has closed the Swiss
frontiers to neutrals with the evident intention of keep
ing secret some matters of importance transpiring on
German territory. It is believed that this matter is a
great movement of troops to the westward for the pur
pose of inaugurating a tremendous campaign against the
French and British. That this campaign is about to be
launched seems to be believed all over Europe.
BRITISH LOSS HEAVY
LONDON, July 2.—The serious nature of the cam
paign against the Dardanelles on land and sea became
very evident today when it was officially announced that
the losses to the British therein amount to forty thousand
men. During the landing of the troops the losses were
particularly heavy while the forward movements made
necessary since have exposed our troops over and over
again to the fire from a strongly entrenched enemy.
FRENCH BIRTHS LESS
PARIS, July 2.—One of the most serious conse
quences arising from the war was made apparent today
when it was announced that the birthrate of France has
become fifty per cent less than it was at the beginning of
the war. This, of course, is due to the fact that nearly all
able bodied men are in the army. The French government
denies that American shells have been used by the French
army and a campaign has been started to make the supply
of munitions of war greater. This movement is meant to
supplement the similar movement now in full swing in
Britain.
DESTROYER HIT
LONDON, July 2.—The British Destroyer Lightning
has been severely injured by striking a mine and about a
score of the crew are reported to have been killed. The
occurrence took place somewhere not specified off the east
coast of England. The Italian timber ship Sardomes was
torpedoed off the coast of Ireland yesterday and most of
her crew wTere drowned.
RETIRE AUSTRIAN GENERALS
LONDON, July 2.—The Austrian generals Dankl and
Rohr have been retired because of their failure to antici
pate the stratagems of the Italians. Dankl was in com
mand in Galicia during the earlier stages of the war and
distinguished himself so much that he was given chief
command of one of the main armies against Italy
ATHENS, July 1.—The premier declared today that
the war party has a majority in the Greek parliament.
He, himself, is known to be strongly in favor of war yet
and it is expected that before many days the question will
come to a vote.
U. S. PROTESTS AGAIN
WASHINGTON, July 2.—The administration has de
cided to enter a protest against the use of the American
flag by British ships. The captain of an English liner ad
mitted on his arrival at New York some days ago that he
had used the United States flag because he had reason to
believe his vessel was being watched by German sub
marines and he considered the use of the flag justified in
order to save the lives of his passengers.
BRITISH ADVANCE
LONDON, July 2.—The British forces operating in
Mesopotamia have advanced gradually during the past
few weeks and now occupy thousands of square miles ol
Turkish territory The progress would have been still
greater if better means of transportation were available.
PITTSBURG, July 1—The steel mills here have re
ceived orders for a hundred thousand tons of projectile
steel from the allied nations.
ALLIES DEFEAT TURKS
ATHENS, July 2—The allied forces have captured
the Turkish stronghold of Krithil on Gallipoli peninsula
and the capture is regarded as the most important success
since the landing of the troops. The place comands some
of the best positions of the Ottoman army and can be used
to splendid advantage for future operations.
SOCIALISTS SUPPRESSED
AMSTERDAM, July 2—The German government
has suppressed the socialist newspapers that printed the
appeal of the socialist democratic party for peace. The
publication of the appeal was apparently the result of a
concerted movement by the organized socialists to in
augurate a movement with a view to bringing about the
ending of hostilities.
WEATHER OBSTRUCTS ITALIANS
UDINE, Italy, July 2.—The severe weather condi
tions in the mountains are hindering the Italian advance
in the Tyrol and progress is admittedy slow. The country
however, feels that in holding an immense Austrian army
it is performing a large part by preventing the reinforce
ment of the Austrian armies in Galicia. During the whole
campaign so far our troops have been invariably success
ful and the morale of the army is consequently splendid.
NINETY WOMEN KILLED.
MARSEILLES, France, July 2.—A pyrotechnic fact
ory in which army rockets were manufactured exploded
here last night and blew 90 women to pieces. So terrific
was the explosion that the work of finding the limbs that
belong to particular trunks is very difficult.
ZEPPELIN EXPLODES
BRUSSELS, July 2.—While leaving its shed near
this city yesterday a Zeppelin airship exploded and was
completely destroyed. As none of the crew had taken j
their places in the car at the time no lives were lost but
several of those engaged in the moving of the airship •
were severely burned.
SINKS FIVE BRITISH SHIPS
LONDON, July 2.—The news has just arrived of the |
sinking of five British merchantmen by a German sub
marine in the North Sea. Several lives were lost.
BECKER GETS
FEW DAYS MORE
FORMER POLICE LI EC TEN YNT
MIST DIE JULY
TWENTY-SIXTH.
NEW YORK, July 2.—Becker, the
former lieutenant of police who is
under sentence of death for the mur
der of the gambler, received another
reprieve yesterday and his execution
is now fixed for July twenty-sixth.
The most strenuous efforts are being
made by his counsel and by several
influential people who were formerly
his friends to save him from the
electric chair. Through their exer
tions he secured the reprieve and
there is a feeling in some quarters
that some way may yet be found to
have his sentence commuted.
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❖ MEXICO WANTS TO *
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WASHINGTON, July 2.—The gov
ernor of Chihuahua has requested the
governor of Texas to have Huerta
extradited and sent over the border
to be dealt with by the Mexicans
themselves. It is certain that the re
quest will not be complied with as
Huerta would undoubtedly be executed
offhand.
GIVES BATTLESHIP
FOR AN EXCURSION.
LOS ANGELES, July 2.-Josephus
Daniels, secretary of the navy, has
given the use of the battleship Oregon
as an excursion boat for the National
Educational Associaton day. He is
being severely criticized for doing so
and some of the papers suggest that a
general adoption of such practice
might be most injurious to the navy.
WORK ON THE STREET
BEGINS JULY SIXTH.
Contractor Mantell is Ready But
Waiting For the Time
Fixed in Contract.
J. P. Mantell, the contractor, will
begin the work of improving Fourth
avenue on July 6, the day fixed by the
contract. He is ready to begin now
and would have started today but the
city attorney advised him to wait for
the day settled upon. He will employ
fifteen or twenty men. He is now
getting the property owners along the
street to put in retaining walls and he
says that iron doors must be put in
wherever there are entrances to base
ments from the front. He is experi
encing a hard time to secure a tug
powerful enough t# bring his big
scow from Valdez. The scow will be
used to carry the sand and gravel
which will be obtained at different
points around the bay.