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ALASKANS TO BE EMPLOYED ON RAILROAD WORK
PERSIA STARTS
THE JjOlY WAR
AMERICAN CONSl’t AT TIFLIS |
CONFIRMS THE
REPORT.
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TO GIVE AID TO TURKS
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SDK 10VS DEVELOPMENT OF AF
FAIRS IS NOW AS
SVKED.
WASHINGTON, March 24.—The
American consul at Tiflis, in Trans <
Caucasia, officially confirms the report
that ine Persians have risen in holy
war against the Christians and especi
ally against Russia in the effort to
throw off the Christian yoke placed on
Persia b> thi Russian empire. He al
so states that thousands of Christians
have fled to his consulate from the
Turkish ami Persian Mohammedan ad
vance and that the most serious con
sequences may come from the new
development. Persia has a population
of ten millions and is three times the
size of France in area so that its
entry into the war may well mean an
important aid to Turkey in its war
against Russia. According to the re
port by the American consul at Tiflis
the uprsing of the Persians is **ather
against the Christians than against
Russians particularly although Rus
sia is hated because of ;ts enforced
suzerainty over the country. The
proximity of Persia to India is re
garded as a serious menace as it may
have the effect of creating an upris
ing of the Indian Mohammedans.
The British forces which hav? been
operating at the head of the Persian
gulf may also be endangered by a
flank attack by the Persians win
can march to the British positions on
the Tigris with comparative ease.
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GOING TO IDITAROD.
The following arrived this morring
on the way to Iditarod:
James Haley, Bob Griffis, Harry j
Yeager, E. J. Uhl, Mrs. McKenzie, j
James Farrel, M. H. Marston, Dave j
Edwards and Mrs. Bates.
GERMAN SHIP
TO BE LIBELLED
CAPTAIN WHO TRIED TO STEAL
FROM PORTO RICO MAY
BE PROSECUTED.
WASHINGTON, March 24.—The
German steamer Odenwald which
tried to steal out to sea will probably
be libelled by the United States gov
ernment and her captain will likely be
prosecuted for attempting to get away
withojt any clearance papers. Two
American destroyers have been order
ed to guard the Odenwald to prevent
her from trying again to reach the
open ccean. Her effort to steal away
makes it almost sure that she was on
the way to take supplies to some Ger
man cruiser that is preying on allied
shipping.
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❖ SANTA ANA BELIEVED ♦
❖ TO BE SAFE AT KODIAK. *
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Fred Tracy and other officials of
the Alaska Steamship company have
heard nothing about the Santa Ana
that would indicate that she has met
with any serious accident. As far as
they nave learned the trouble was due
to an accident to the boilers. She
tried to anchor in deep water and
dragged, evidently. The latest in
formation is that she is safe in
Kodiak.
MRS. J. D. JOHNSTON
HAS PASSED AWAY.
Lady From Six Mile Who Went Out
a Short Time Ago Dies
I'nder Operation.
S. L. Colwell received a telegram
this afternoon requesting him to in
form J. D. Johnston of Six Mile that
Mis. Johnston died in Seattle this
afternoon at three o’cock. Mrs. John
ston went out about two weeks ago
on the Mariposa to undergo an opera
tion and it is to be assumed that she
died from the operation’s effects.
MANY TO WORK
KENAI RIVER
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STREAM IS DECLARED NAVIG
ABLE AND OPEN TO ALL
FOR MINING.
Dan Rice has recently received word
fp>m the department of the interior
that Konai river is a navigable stream
and this decision means that all peo
ple can now go and work the ground
within sixty feet of high water as
thiy can work the sea beach. Kelly
Oleson who arrived last night says
that several men arc expected to take
advantage of the ruling and start
mining work along the stream this
spring. The ground is good in sever-,
al places and at low water the work
is made especially easy. During the •
winter he and his partner recked out
a hundred and fifty dollars without
any difficulty. The climate is such
that work can be curried on in winter
just as well as in summer wi.h the
possible exception of a few unusual
ly cold days. Frank E. Youngs says
the ground has the pay on the surface.
On the bar which he owns this na>
runs about two dollars to the yard.
Mr. Oleson will go back in a few days
for the summer’s work.
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❖ AIRSHIPS FIGHT A *
❖ GERMAN SUBMARINE. •>
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LONDON, March 24.—British aero
planes attacked a German submarine
at Hoboken on the river Scheldt near
Antwerp yesterday and dropped sev
eral bombs with such accuracy that
the submarine was badly damaged.;
The discovery of the submarine at j
that place goes to show that the Ger
mans intend to use the Scheldt as a
submarine base although it is evident
that they cannot reach the open sea
from the river without violating
Dutch neutrality.
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❖ JUDGE BROWN UPHOLDS *
❖ THE ALASKA NORTHERN. *
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In the case of the United States vs.
Poland and Low, involving the home-j
stead known as the Sheffler tract at,
the head of Resurrection bay, Judge;
Brown has sustained the demurrer to!
the plaintiffs complaint holding that
the government had no right to cancel
the patent of the Alaska Northern
railroad.
NEWS NOTES
Father Shepherd S. J. arrived on
the Alameda and will probably be
here to hold sendees during holy week
and Faster.
Alf W. Wilson has arrived all the,
way from Australia to take part
again in an Alaskan stampede. He
came to Dawson in 1898 but has been
at home in Australia several years.
In the Melbourne Age of last Decem
ber he heard of the strike in the
Broad Pass and got the northern
fever once again.
Bill Devine has won the pillow in
the raffle at the Palace of Sweets.
H. W. Vance who arrived on the
Alameda is said to fce the representa
tive of large money interests.
Kelly Oleson hrs arrived from
Kenai river where he holds some \ery
i promising miring Droperty.
Mrs. Stevens has returned to the
city and is preparing for a fine sum
mer’s business.
W. Bean who was injured yesterday
by a falling log is getting along finely
under the care of Dr. Romig. No
permanent injury will result.
One of the oldtimers who returned
to get in on the rush is William P.
Henry' who came back from Valdez.
M K. Marston of the mining firm
of Marston and Riley arrived on the
Alameda and will proceed immediate
ly to the Iditarod for the summers
operations.
Bernie Hettel has bought e
sample movable house that was erect
ed on the corner opposite the Bank
of Seward. It will be placed on a lot
j near the city jail.
I. J. Crabtree arrived on the Ala
meda this morning and will remain
with a view to be in on whatever is
coming. He was formerly a well
known resident of Candle.
JUNEAU.—James Russell’s gun
store on Front street was the scene of
a burglary Sunday morning about 3
o’clock, during which several ineffect
ive shots were fired by D. Fales who
was sleeping over the store room.
Chairman Edes of Engineering
Commission Makes Statement
Seattle Chamber
Again Directs
Alaskan Affairs
Warns People Against Coining Here
and Wants Them to Stay in
Seattle.
SEATTLE, March 24.—The Alas
kan Bureau of the Seattle Chamber
of Commerce issued a statement yes
terday warning people against going
to Alaska unless they have jobs or
business there. The bureau declares
that development in Alaska will be
slow and the conditions will be hard.
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❖ SECOND BECKER APPEAL * j
❖ TO BE HEARD TODAY. •>
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ALBANY, March 24.—The second ;
appeal by Lieutenant Becker will be |
heard today. The result may not be
known until this evening or tomorrow. ,
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* ALL DOUBT HAS PASSED *
* SA*S ED. WHJTTEMORK. *
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No one in Seattle any longer doubts
that Seward is fixed upon as the term
inal of the government railroad. This j
' is the statement of Ed. Whittemorc
who returned on the Alameda after
1 quite a stay outside. He says that
, the recent reports from Washington.
private and public, have absolutely
i convinced the business people o 'tside
that the question has been settled in
our favor. A clipping received on the
Watson mail from a Seattle paper
tells that Mr. Whittemove and three
J other prominent Alaskans were rc
j cently the guests of the executive
j committee of the Seattle Chamber cf
I Commerce at dinner
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❖ FRENCH REPORT MINOR..
i * REVERSES FOR GERMANS. *
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i PARIS, March 24.—Several obser
I vation points have been captured ac
■ cording to the official reports issued
i today. It is also officially reported
that several German trenches north
of Arras have been taken but that it
is comparatively quiet along the rest
of the western front.
terreIaute
HEADS JAILED
SHERIFF, CITY JUDGE AND IN
SPECTOR TAMPERED
WITH WITNESSES.
INDIANAPOLIS, March 24.—The
sheriff, city judge and inspector of
works of the city of Terre Haute were
jailed last evening on the charge of
trying to tamper with witnesses in
the hearing of the election fraud
cases.’ The men jailed are involved
in the original chages of election
fraud. Owing to what the testimony
showed as to their character they
were carefully watched during the
progress of the trial and were dis
covered in the act of trying to get
witness to prejure themselves. The
trial of the fraud cases is still going
on. Almost innumerable witnesses
are being heard and several more days
will probably be occupied before the
hearing is concluded.
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❖ DECLARE THE SEIZURE *
❖ OF DACIA IS VALID. <*
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PARIS, arch 24.—The French prize
court has declared that the seizure
of the American ship Dacia by a
1 French mar. of war is valid. The ves
sel was formerly a German ship and
was taken over by the present Ameri
can owners. The cargo of cotton for
Germany will go to the prize court.
JUNEAU.—W. G. Beattie, for the
last four years superintendent of the
divisional bureau of the Federal edu
cational service, has resigned his posi
tion, to take effect in June, it was
learned today. Mr. Beattie is offer
ing his home for sale, and with his
family will move to Oregon.
To Get Supplies
Out Here Also
MOVEMENT SUGGESTED BY
GATEWAY ALREADY
BRINGS RESULTS.
❖ SEATTLE, March 24.—Chair- ❖
❖ man Edes of the Alaska engine- ❖
❖ eritig commission announced to- ❖
❖ .day in Washington, according to.*>
❖ the Seattle Daily Times, that Al- ❖
❖ askans will be cmployedl almost ❖
❖ .exclusively on the work of con-.#>
❖ s true ting the government rail- >
❖ road in the territory. This an- ❖
❖ nouncement was made in answer ❖
❖ to agitation that was started in ❖
❖ Seward and, later taken up by ❖
❖ public bodies in other parts of ❖
❖ the territory. Mr. Edes declares ❖
❖ that thousands of applications ❖
❖ have been received from all parts ❖
❖ of the United States for employ- ❖
❖ meat on the railroad work but
❖ he assures the Alaskans that v
❖ only a few outsiders will he plac- ♦
❖ orl on the payroll. He also states.❖
❖ that mo3t of the supplies will be ❖
❖ bought in Seattle and Alaska. *•*
❖ This announcement is expected ❖
❖ by Alaskans here to have the ef- ❖
❖ feet of turning a great crowd of ❖
❖ Alaska laborers to the Alaskan ❖
❖ coast this spring instead of to v
❖ the camps of the interior where ❖
❖ they were formerly employed. It ❖
❖ is also expected to bring men for ❖
❖ grubstakes from turious camps ❖
❖ in the territory.
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2,400 CANNON
TAKEN IN CITY
RUSSIANS NOW REPAIRING THE
FORTRESS OF
PRZEMYSL.
ADVANCING IN POLAND
MUSCOVITES WILL DELAY
FURTHER OPERATIONS
IN GALICIA
PETROGRAD, March 24.—The
Russian army captured two thousand j
four hundred guns when the city of
Prezemysl surrendered. The fortress
is now being repaired by our troops
for possible use later when the time
I comes to advance further against the
Austrians. In the meantime the oper
ation i will be delayed in Galicia tem
porarily until the decision has been
reached in north Poland where our
troops continue their olTensivo again
st Hindenburg. We also continue to
progress in the Carpathians from the
San river to the Dukla pass. The
Austrians have made determined of
fensive movements at the Uszok pass
but they have been repulsed with
severe losses and all operations in
other quarters are equally favorable
to our arms. This city is now' cele
brating the sunender of Prezemysl
which is the first great fortress of
the enemy in Europe to fall into our
hands. The expectation is strong that
the next will be Constantinople and
then Cracow which will open the w^ay
for tlie invasion of Silesia.
TWO STOKES LEASED.
Frank Mitchell and partner have
leased from Robert Ashland the store
just south of the Palace saloon. The
store next door has been leased by
a Chinaman for a noodle house
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WENT ON ALAMEDA.
The following passengers went out
on the Alameda:
Mrs. T. A. Campbell, Miss R. V.
Murray, J. W. Schnierle, Edwin E.
Anderson, D. H. Dutton, F. H. Tascher
J. E. Fitzpatrick, J. M.tyeherin, J.
M. Leonardt, B. Augenon, J. Koss,
Pat Regan, Wm. Meyers and L. W.
Turner.
See us before sending outside hr
your iob printing.
Colonel Swanitz
Writes [jetter
About Railroad
Says the Road was Let Go to Wreck
and Ruin by Those Con
trolling It.
In a letter from Colonel A. W.
Swanitz he states that the Alaska «
Northern railroad has been let run
to such a condition that the control
lers are foolish if they think they can
receive anything like the price it cost
to build. He says he has no idea as j
to the intentions of the government ,
with respect to the building but he
would certainly favcr the building ot
the road through this place, to Mat
anuska, into Broad Pass and on to
Nenana. He also favors as second
choice the Cordova route.
On his letter head Colonel Swanitz
is described as “Consulting Engineer,
853 Laurel Street, Alameda.”
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❖ NINETY-TWO PEOPLE *
❖ COME ON ALAMEDA. *
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Ninety-two passengers arrived on
the Alameda this morning. Thirty
nine first class passengers came from
Seattle. Ten first class came from
way points and forty-three of the tot
al number were steerage. The follow
ing is the list:
From Seattle; R. E. Carlson, M. H.
Marston, P. H. Williams, M. J. Mc
Kenzie, I. J. Crabtree, E. L. Whittc
more, J. W. Farrell, J. M. Haley, R.
H. Griffis, H. A. Robinson, J. C. Kil
patrick, N. Hickey, R. H. Foster, S.
Irvine, Mrs. W. H. Rates, Warren
Freund, M. S. Mell, E. J* Uhl, K R.
Phelps, F. McKenzie and wife, Mrs.
Geneva Hardy, Mrs. Anna Shunce,
Mrs. R. G. Foo.te, Mrs. H. Maumae, J.
S. Copley, R. W. Dial, J. L. Taylor,
R. M. Redpath, D. Edwards, M. Gul
anti, A. Gulanti, C. McNammara, J.
T. Davidson, H. W. Vance, Ike Rosen
thal, Harry Yeager, J. W. Gillich, J. J.
Campbell.
From way points: J. J. Wilson, J.
H. Ackers, B. A. Wickstrom, H. C.
Emery, Alvah Fames, Morrison Baker
Vivian Sherman, Robert Scott, Elmer
Kane and wife, and F. B. Tracy,
and forty-three steerage.
WIFE MURDERS
ERRING HUBBY
HE WAS CO-RESPONDENT IN DI
VORCE SUIT AND WO
MAN IS JEALOUS.
ST. LOUIS, March 24.—Richard
Randolph, a prominent business man
and politician, was murdered in his
office here last evening. His wife has
been arrested and charged with the
crime and the general opinion is that
she cannot escape. Randolph was re
cently made co-respondent in a divor
ce case and the charge was pretty well
brought home that he had been un
faithful. It is assumed that Mrs.
Randolph committed the murder in
a fit of jealous rage on discovering the
facts that brought about the divorce.
She has made no statement yet re
garding the affair.
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❖ COMES TO SETTLE *
❖ THE SEATTLE STRIKE. *
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SEATTLE, March 24.—Rowland
Mahany, representative of the de
partment of labor, has arrived in this
city and is new conferring with the
striking longshoremen with the v.ew
to settling the strike. The efforts to
arrange matters are proceeding in so
commonsense a manner that the
trouble will probably be overcome
soon.
PULLMAN PORTERS AND
CONDUCTORS COME FIRST.
CHICAGO, March 24.—The com
plaints of the Pullman porters and
conductors will be the first considere
ed when the Industrial Relations com
mission meets here on April fifth.
INTRODUCING
MANY BILLS
—
LEGISLATORS STILL DISCOVER
ING NEW THINGS TO
WORK ON.
JUNEAU, Mrrch 18.—Thc legis
lature has had many new bills und
many resolutions introduced already,
me number, indeed, promises to be
almost as great as it was u. the lust;
session. Much time has been wastedJ
on some bills which never had a'
cnance ol passage and some bills j
seem to have been introduced that
»
are nardly required. The members ot
uie legislature all show a decided in
terest in their work and are certainly
actuated only by the best motives,
the vital statistics bill was killed,
this bill was intended to govern
records of deaths, marriages etc., of
course, and was the cause of a warm
debate. An election law has also been
introduced but it will probably be
radically amended. The senate pass
ed a resolution, or ,rather, initiated
me work on a resolution asking that
Alaskans be thc first employed on
government construction work. The
bill to give city magistrates jurisdic
tion in civil cases involving amounts
less than $500 was killed. Daly of
Nome has introduced a bill to enable
municipal governments to regulate
public utilities and their prices in
towns of over two thousand five hun
dred population. Aldrich wants to
give all old pioneers who are disabled
twelve dollars and fifty cents a month
allowance. There are several other
bills and resolutions, amongst which
is one relating to the granting of
greater powers to the legislature, but
the chief work of the body will come
later.
SEATTLE DOCK
STRIKE FIXED
men agree to go back to
WORK ON OLI)
CONDITION.
SEATTLE, March 24.—The strike
of longshoremen here was settled lhi*i
afternoon and the men have agreed to
go back to work under the same con
ditions that prevailed before the strike
was called. The settlement is due to
O’Connor, president of the Interna
tional Longshoremen’s union, and to
Mahany of the department of Labor,
both of whom have been in conference
with the men and the employers all
day.
BELIEVE CANDLE MAN
COMMITTED SUICIDE.
Hat of Captain J. Eduards Found in
Manner that Suggests Self
Destruction.
SEATTLE, Marc 24.—Captain J.
Edwards, formerly of Candle and an
oldtime resident of Alaska, is believed
to have committed suiede in Lake
Washington last Sunday. His hat
was found in a sail boat on the lake
and this and other circumstances com
bine to create the belief that he end
ed hu life wilfully.
McADOO RECOVERING.
WASHINGTON, March 24.—Secre
tary McAdoo of the treasury is re
covering from his illness and will be
ready to take up the business of his
office within a few days.
TAKE MONEY TO MOVE
MEXICAN HEMP CROP.
WASHINGTON, March 24.—An
American warship will soon leave with
25,000 dollars which will be
used in moving the hemp crop from
Yucatan to Galveston.
BUILDING NEW HOUSES.
At least half a dozen new residences
of all kinds are going up now in Se
ward. Dr. Romig and Ike Evans are
each building one near the railroad
buildings. Mr. Reese is building a
neat little cabin further down. Sev
eral new tents have also been erected
on the beach and the tert colony is
constantly growing.
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Finch’s Golden Wedding Rye at The
Branch.
LAND TROOPS
ON TURK SOIL
ARMY ANI) NAVY WILL COMBINE
IN DARDANELLES
ATTACK.
NOBRITISIIAMMMJION
K ITCH EN ER L'RG ES GOV ER N -
MENT rO SEND SUPPLIES
AT ONCE.
LONDON, March 24.—British
troops and also, probably, French
forces are now being landed on the
Gallipoli peninsula between the gulf
of Savos and the Dardanelles and will
co-operate with the allied fleet in the
attack on tne remaining forts. The
weather is moderating aid the bom
bardment will likely be resumed to
day but it is believed that the British
lack ammunition there and elsewhere.
It is known that Kitchener has declar
ed that the British armies are short
of ammunition and that this fact
handicaps them in their operations.
He is urging the government to keep
up the supply even at the expense of
everything else. How much the oper
ations of the fleet ate affected by this
lack in not known as Kitchener alludes
to the supply of the army almost en
tirely. The shortage is supposed to
be due to the unprepared ness of this
country to equip so great an army at
such short notice. It is iearned that
the difficulty of getting out equip
ment and ammunition Is far more
than that cf supplying men. Rus
sia is said to be suffering from a simi
lar drawback but the openir.g of the
Dardanelles is expected to give her
the opportunity to secure full sup
plies. Not only is the shortage
noticeable in ammunitior but in war
munitions generally. Turkey is said
to be gathering a large army to op
pose the allied field forces and the
battles for the posscssior of Constan
tinople will be tremendous on^s un
less all signs fail. It is reported but
not officially that two more British
super-dreadnaughts have been cent to
reinforce the fleet bombarding the
Dardanelles.
CONFERRING ON
CONSUL AFFAIR
GERMAN AMBASSADOR TIKES
UP MUELLER’S ARREST
AT SEATTLE.
WASHINGTON, March 23.—The
German ambassador and the counsel
lor of the United States department
of state are now conferring on the
arrest of the German consul, Mueller,
at Seattle. It is stated officially that
the report of the searching of a Ger
man steamer at Seattle is without
foundation. The statement that the
steamer was searched was made by
Mr. Mueller himself and it seems to
be apparent that he acted hastily in
that matter. It is felt here that the
accusation against the consul of con
spiring to bribe employees of the
ship building company will be drop
ped.
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❖ PURCHASES THE BOYLE - *
❖ BUILDING AND LOT. *
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John Sherman Haynes has purchas
ed the building and lot owned by Dr
Boyle and occupied by the store of S.
L. Colwell. The price is said to be
$4,500. Mr. and Mrs. Haynes ar
rived here some time ego from I'ort
Fraser, Canada, and w?ll leave again
on the Watson. They will probably
return to Seward in a short time
STEAMER SINKING IN
THE ATLANTIC OCEAN.
NEW YORK, March 24.-—The
steamer Denver is sir king in the
Atlantic ocean thirteen hundred miles
out but the passengers and crew have
been laved by other ves sels that heard
the call for aid. The cause of the
sinking of the ship i3 unknown at
present but it is supposed to have
come from some internal circum
stance.
Chop Sucy and Chinese Noodles at
the Commerce after 7 p. m.