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MINNESOTA STILL WALLOWING
HELPLESSLY ON THE OCEAN
MINNESOTA IN BAI) WAY
SAN DIEGO, Dec. t>.—Meagre wireless reports from
the steamship Minnesota indicate that she is wallowing'
helplessly at sea with machinery disabled. The most sen-,
sational reports are l>eing circulated as to the conditions;
prevailing aboard the big liner. One story is that:
the mutiny aboard continued for several days and that1
three of the crew have been placed in irons for attempts;
to destroy the vessel. It is presumed that the whole thing!
has resulted from efforts to prevent the cargo of muni
tions from reaching England and that the Germans are
directly responsible but the reports from the vessel are of
such a nature as to make it ipmossible to form a connec
ed idea of the matter. The most generally accepted view
of it is that pro-German plotters managed to secure places
on the ship before she left Seattle and that they with des
!>erate recklessness have attempted to sink her even with
themselves aboard, or to have tried to seize her and pre
vent the cargo from reaching its destination. No cleat
reason seems to be forthcoming to account for the meag
erness of the information sent from the ship and this
causes a feeling that it might be worse than stated.
MORE ABOUT MINNESOTA
SEATTLE, Dec. 6.—Great Northern officials report j
that the British Secret Service has notified L. W. Hill at I
St. Paul that a t least one man is in irons on the Minnesota
for wrecking the machinery. The reports about the whole
affair are meagre and fragmentary.
SAN FRANCISCO, Dec. t».—It is now reported that
W. A Martin, a water tender on the Minnesota, smuggled
acid aboard the liner at Seattle, that he placed this acid in
the boilers and totally disabled the vessel. He is now in
irons on the Minnesota and will be held as a spy.
GERMANS BACKED MEXICANS
NEW YORK, Dec 5.—Amazing new testimony has
been discovered by the authorities to the effect that Ger
many has been endeavoring to force the United States to
deciare war against Mexico so that this nation might be
unable to supply the allied nations with munitions. It is
stated that the Germans distributed twenty-seven million
dollars ami that Boy-Ed and von Pa pen of the German
embassy spent twelve millions in a fruitless attempt to
ally Huerta and Felix Diaz to force the United States to
invade Mexico. With this money twelve million rounds of
ammunition were purchased, it is stated. The full story
of the great conspiracy has not yet been told and it is
promised that when it is it will be found that Germany
has already committed acts that are no less than acts of
war against the United States. The relations between the
two countries now seem more dangerous than ever.
BRITISH PURSUE AMERICAN
GALVESTON, Dec. 6.—A British cruiser which is be
lieved to be the Sydney and which has been patrolling the
coast just outside the three mile limit dashed to sea yes
terday and it is generally understood that she has started
in chase of the American cotton ship Ausebel which has
cleared for Denmark. It is claimed that the Ausebel pur
chased her cargo with German money and it is assumed
that she intends the cotton for Germany. If the British
cruiser has really started in chase it will be taken as show
ing that British agents are active on shore to keep the
cruisers informed.
SAYS ALLIES IN DANGER
PARIS, Dec. 6.—Senator Berenger declared today
that one hundred thousand British and French troops are
now in the most serious predicament in the Balkans and
are threatened with annihilation. He believed that the
task of extricating them will be a most difficult one. This
has been received as the gravest news for some time. It
had been remarked that since the report of a Bulgarian
victory over allied forces in that region very little news
has come from there. Berenger made the statement, he
says, to prepare the country against such threatened dis
asters in future.
LAUGHING AT FORD
PARIS, Dec. 6.—All over France the so-called peace
expedition of Ford from the United States is regarded as
the most ridiculous episode of the war. The newspaper
cartoonists and leaderette writers are never tired poking
fun at the expedition and its chief. The only serious notice
given to it is when it was announced that no peace com
mission could have the least effect in lessening the deter
mination of France to continue fighting until the Germans
are driven from French soil.
ROASTS FORD COMMISSION
SYRACUSE, N Y., Dec. 6.—Chancellor Day of the
university says that the Ford peace commission ship is “a
menagerie of bipeds.” Other prominent people have also
used violent language in dealing with the matter.
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SEATTLE. Dec. 5.—The Alaska
Steamship company has decided to
buy two more freighters in the east
for the Alaska run. The new pur
chases are being hastened by the vast
increase in the shipping of copper ore'
and in the business of the Alaska j
west coast generally.
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VALDEZ, Dec. 6.—John Biggs and
Meyer Blum appeared before the
court and gave bonds for the defend
ants in the Tilicum Club case. The
bonds are one thousand dollars each.
The defendants did not appear.
MUTINY IN CHINA BUT
REBELLION IS QUELLED
Crew of Cruiser Shells Government
Ships and Attempt is Made
to Take Arsenal.
PEKIN, Dec. 6.—The crew of a
[ Chinese cruiser mutinied yesterday
and shelled two other warships in the
harbor. An attempt was also made j
by rebels to capture the arsenal but
it was repulsed. Later the rebellious
cruiser and its crew were captured
and the whole mutiny is completely
quelled. Care is now being taken by
the authorities to prepare for any
future attempts as it is admitted that
part of the people are seething with
dis-satisfaction.
Falls Over High I
Ellamar Clift
Miner Meets Awful Death in Trying
to Recover Hat.
Louis Tovacovich mot a horrible
death last Saturday week at Ella- j
mar when he fell over a cliff one hun-,
dred and forty feet high in the dark
ness. When found he was dead and
the circumstances indicated that he
met his death in the attempt to re
cover his hat which had fallen from
his head. On front of his cap was
found the usual miner’s light while
another candle was also found close
by, showing that he found the second
light necessary.
ALASKAN ONE OF
THE FORI) EXPEDITION
NEW YORK, Dec. 5.—Amongst
those who did not reach this city in
time to leave with the other members
of the Ford peace expedition was
Emil Hurj.'i, an Alaskan boy who is
now editor of the University of
Washington Daily. He will follow
with some others next Monday and
join the expedition in Europe.
Emil Hurja is the author of an
article in the last issue of the All
Alaska Review. His photograph also
appears in the Sourdough Club group.
| He visited Seward the summer be
fore last. He is probably with the
expedition as a correspondent.
EXACT FIGURES OF
SAN FRANCISCO FAIR
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SAN* FRANCISCO, Dec. 6. — The
Exposition closed at midnight on Sun
day. Tnt attendance for the last
week was one million and ninety-sev
en. The total attendance exactly for
the ten months was eighteen million,
nine hundred and seventy-five thou
| sand.
GREEKS WILL GRANT ALL
ATHENS, Dec. G.—The latest indications in the Grec
ian situation today are that King Constantine will grant
all the demands of the Allies to save the nation from
attack.
POPE PRAYS FOR PEACE
ROME, Dec. 6—The pope’s allocution to the Consis
tory today contained a stirring appeal to the nations to
make peace. The Consistory, which opened today, is re
garded as the most important one in the history of the
church. Six new cardinals were created.
TO CALL RUSSIAN BOYS
LONDON, Dec. G.—Petrograd dispatches announce
that boys of nineteen will be called to the colors in Russia
next year. This is supposed to mean that Russia will call
out her full strength to be ready for any period of fighting
possible.
TEUTONS CONTINUE FIERCE DRIVES
LONDON, Dec. 6.—The Central Allies are continuing
their fierce drives against the Serbs and Montenegrins in
the apparent desire to finish up the conquest of thosecoun
tries completely. On all the other fronts matters a/e calm
and no fighting of importance has been reported for a
couple of days except in the Balkans.
FAY HAS NEW CHARGE
NEW YORK, Dec. 6.—Robert Fay and five others
who are accused of being implicated in pro-German bomb
plots have been arrested under five new indictments. One
indictment is a charge of conspiracy to commit murder
by attaching bombs to ships.
CROWLEY RE-ARRESTED
SAN FRANCISCO, Dec. 6.—Crowley has been re-ar
rested on the charge of conspiracy to destroy by fire and
dynamite and has been released on ten thousand dollars
bonds. He is the man suspected of blowing up the dyna
mite barge at Seattle.
ANOTHER SHIP TAKES FIRE
HALIFAX, Dec. 6—The five thousand ton British
ship Carleton, bound from New York to Queenstown with
sugar, has been forced to return and put in here with a
fire blazing in her hold. There is no doubt here that the
fire was laid by pro-Germans before the ship left New
York.
GOVERNORSHIP
NOT FOR WICK
TELLS CHAIRMAN TERRITORIAL
COMMITTEE HE DOES
NOT WANT IT.
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Delegate Wiekersham has positive
ly stated to Charles E. Herron, chair
man of the Republican Territorial
committee, that he is not a candidate
for the position of governor of the
territory in the event of Republican j
success in the national election. The
delegate stated this recently while the
two men were traveling on the same
boat to Anchorage. The story that
Wiekersham intended to be a candi
date for governor and that Dan Suth
erland would run for congress in his
place was cabled to the Gateway from
Fairbanks. There is more than good
reason to believe that the delegate is
out for the Republican nomination
and there is also strong reason to be
lieve that the regular Republicans or
many of them are ready to bury the
hatchet if they can find some way of
healing the old wounds without creat
ing new ones in the more bifTer- anti
Wickersham ranks. However, Alas
kans, there is one thing now certain
and that is that an attempt is now be
ing made to bring Wiekersham and
the regular Republicans together.
This attempt will culminate here in
Seward at the convention next March.
SAN DIEGO EXPOSITION
GOES ON NEXT YEAR
SAN DIEGO, Dec. 5.—It has been
announced that the exposition here
will continue throughout 191G when a
much greater attendance is looked for
because of the fact that the great
rival attraction at San Francisco no
longer exists.
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In a letter to Judge J. J. Finnegan
from Tolovanan John Smedley says
the pay found in that camp so far is
not very extensive. The only pay
found up to the present is on Liven
good creek on the third tier benches.
The writer of the letter believes, how
ever, that the country might yet prove
to have a lot more ir. it than has been
yet developed.
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Messrs Ennis and Campbell have
received word that insurance
schedules for insurance rates in Sew
ard have been changed. Roughly
speaking the new schedule will mean
a reduction of twenty-five per cent
in residence insurance rates and will
also mean change in business rates to
the advantage of the business men.
BOULDER SMASHES
THROUGH R. R. CAR
SPOKANE, Dec. 6.—A boulder
which became dislodged from a cliff
crashed through a Great Northern
Express car today near Wenatchee
and killed W. C. Dunbar, a messenger.
DOG ATTACKS MAN
One of Joe Richard’s mail carriers,
called “Steve” was severely bitten by
one of his own dogs last week at the
Lake View Road House, about 20
miles from Susitna. “Steve” was bit
ten badly in both hands and over his
eye and is now in Knik receiving
medical treatment.
W. C. T. U. MEETS
A W. C. T. U. meeting will be held ,
tomorrow afternoon at 2:30 at the ^
home of Mrs. C. T. Cook. Mrs. Arie
Tillett, who attended the convention ^
in Seattle, will give a talk. All ladies ^
interested are cordially invited to at- ,
tend the meeting.
Officials Tilicum
Club Arrested
Sam Blum, Lieut. Kunzig, ( apt. Lath
rop and Others Included.
Some of the most prominent citi
zens of Valdez were arrested last j
Saturday on information filed by Dis-1
trict Attorney Spence on the charge,
that as trustees of the Tilicum Club
of that city, they engaged in the sale |
of drink without having a license.
Those arrested are Sam Blum, one
of the leading bankers and merchants
of Alaska, Captain J. M. Lathrop,
owner of a string of picture shows,
including the Seward one, Lieutenant
L. A. Kunzig, a mem her of the Alaska
Road Commission, J. C. Martin and
James Fish, Jr., all men of means and
standing for years in the community.
Two informations were filed, one be
ing against the men named as
trustees of the Tilicum Club Com
pany, and the other was filed against
them as trustees of the Tilicum Club
Association. Arrivals on the Evans
say that when that vessel left Valdez
last Saturday the arrested men were
engaged in the work of securing bail.
Bench warrants for their arrests were
issued on December 4, which was
Saturday.
The arrests are the culmination of
efforts that have been made for some
time by the District Attorney. The
case promises to be a most important
one as it will probably be used as a
! test case.
It has later been learned that
Messrs. Blum and Lathrop are in
Seattle and cannot be extradited on
such a charge. The arrests were car
ried out quietly. The warrants were
just served and bonds of a thousand
dollars in each case were decided up
on.
The Tilicum Club has something
like eighty members which include all
the most prominent men in Valdez.
Judge Brown is given in the list as a
member but, it is said, he sent in his
resignation some time ago when he
learned that the matter was giving
rise to difficulties.
It is assumed in Valdez, judging by
what Valdez people now here say,
that Spence got his orders direct from
the department of justice. He hud
the matter before the grand jury the
last time but the grand jury refused
to indict and bench warrants became
necessary.
Three members of the club who are
now in Seward are Lieutenant Dough
erty, Chief Clerk Alvah Karnes of the
Railway Mail Service, and Charles
Hubbard of the Primrose mine. The
arrests came as a surprise as the ac
tion of the grand jury was believed to
be final. It has been suggested at
various times that the agitation
against the Tilicum Club was started
by an opposition band which was
either jealous or politically opposed to
the members. It has also been sug
gested that a certain prominent offi
cial has made it the object of his ex
istence, almost, to “get” the members
of the Club, but so much of an agita
tion has been created about it that
from this distance it is impossible to
make sure of telling the real facts.
FARRAGUT LAST NIGHT
SEATTLE, Dec. 6.—The Admiral
Farragut arrived here last night.
SHIP SCHEDULFS
Alaska Steamship steamers will
leave Seattle on the 10th, 20th and
30th of each month hereafter. This
schedule will apply for the winter
months.
DORA LEAVES AGAIN
The good ship Dora arirved last
Saturday night about eleven o’clock
from Cordova, where she underwent
some repairs to her machinery, which
broke down near Seldovia while she
was on the west bound voyage. She
| sailed at three o’clock Sunday morn
ing for the west,
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CONGRESS IS
IN SESSION
CHAMP CLARK UK-KLKCTKl) \M»
WICK KUSH AM WANTS COM
MISSION GOVT. I OK l S.
WASHINGTON, Dec. 6.—The se.
gion of congress opened today. The
senate was in session forty minutes.
The proceedings in both houses wen*
of perfunctory nature. The presi
dent's message is ready and will prob
ably be delivered tomorrow. It is
estimated that the expenditures for
the nation next year will be one bil
lion two hundVed and eighty-five mil
lions. The expenditures for this year
were one billion one hundred and
fifteen millions. Champ Clark was
re-elected speaker of the House.
Delegate Wickersham offered a bill
providing for a commission form of
local government for Alaska.
(Note: The above short notice that
Wickersham has introduced a bill for
some sort of commission form of local
self government for Alaska is all that
had been received. The wording here
is exactly the same as the wording in
the cable dispatch from the United
Press. Until the text of the bill is
received we must be satisf’ud merely
to ponder over that famous phrase
“Commission form.")
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SAN FRANCISCO, Dec. r».-Tho
attendance at the Panama-Exposition
on the last day was four hundred and
sixteen thousand. This makes a
record.
THREATENS TO ROCK THE
STATE OF WASHINGTON
Gillies of the Industrial Commission
Cannot Get Bail and Issues
the Threat.
OLYMPIA, Dec. 6.—J. F. Gillies,
claim agent of the Industrial Insur
ance Commission, made a threat to
day that he will divulge information
! that “will rock" the whole state of
Washington. He was released Satur
day to secure bail but he was unable
to do so and he has been taken into
custody again. It was after his fail
ure to secure bondsmen that he made
the threat. There is a feeling that
this threat is not an empty one and
that the state will yet be furnished
with a sensation in connection with
the Commission funds and others.
NOT A CITIZEN AS
SHE MARRIED BRITISHER
WASHINGTON, Dec. 6.—Mrs. Gor
don McKenzie, wife of the noted
Scotch singer, has been declared by
the supreme court not to be a citizen
of the United States because she has
married a British subject.
A SEATTLE JAPANESE
FIGHTS THREE ROBBERS
SEATTLE, Dec. 6.—A Japanese
drug clerk drew a gun on three rob
bers who attempted to hold him up
last night. He fired several shots and
the reports brought up policemen in
time to capture two of the highway
men. The robbers put up a fight with
the Japanese but he was not injured.
BANDITS SHOOT AND
ROB SEATTLE AUTOIST
EVERETT, Dec. 6.—Thomas Moore
was shot and robbed by bandits last
night while he and his wife and an
other woman were returning from
Seattle. He is seriously wounded but
neither of the women was molested.
ALAMEDA AT SEATTLE
SEATTLE, Dec. 5.—The Alemeda
arrived here today.