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BULGARIA STARTS WAR
AND ATTACKS SERVIA
NISH, Servia. April 4.—Like a bolt
from the blue sky came the news last
night that the Bulgarians had opened
an attack on Servian territory and no
other conclusion can be drawn from
the circumstance than that the Bul
garians have decided to declare war
as allies of the Teutonic powers again
st Servia and the allied powers array
ed on our side. The Bulgarians are
attacking all along the Servian bord
ers, cutting the wires and burning the
bridges. Servian bonier troops are
now pursuing the marauders but it is
feared that the action will precipitate
the war that had been feared in the
Balkans owing to the jealousies that
remain as the result of the Balkan
war of a few years ago.
PARIS, April 4.—The news of the
Bulgarian raid caused a profound sen
sation here when it arrived today. In
the opinion of the French authorities
it can mean nothing less than that
Bulgaria has decided to throw in her
lot with Germany and Austria in the
hope of wresting from Servia and
Greece the territories which she claim
ed as her rightful reward for her part
in the former war against Turkey.
The most serious fact in relation to
this event is that Servia will now' have
enemies on two sides of her. She has
four millions of people while Bulgaria
has five millions and an army that
proved itself very efficient against
Turkey. On the other hand Servia is
worn by her present conflict. Should
Bulgaria manage to overcome Servia
it will release an Austrian army to
meet invasion from Italy should the
latter enter the war. For all these
reasons the news is received here with
very great disappointment.
ROME, April 4.—The opinion here
is that the entry of Bulgaria into the
great war will precipitate a war be
tween Italy and Austria instead of de
laying it. The best authorities here
declare that Italy cannot afford to let
Austria and Bulgaria gain control of
the Balkan states, which control would
also embrace Albania and strengthen
the Austrian empire immeasurably.
Everywhere the opinion prevails that
the entry of Bulgaria will throw the
whole Balkans into the conflict.
LONDON. April 5.—Much interest
has been manifested all over Great
Britain in the news of the Bulgarian
raid on Servia. There is very* little
uneasiness, however, as the opinion
prevails that the government of Bul
garia will disclaim responsibility for
the attack and will lay the blame on
irresponsible haters of the Servians.
There is evidently some reason to be
lieve that Bulgaria has not decided
by any means to engage in hostilities
and further news is being awaited
eagerly. The whole truth will pro
bably be known today.
EIGHTY AT SHIP CREEK.
About eighty people were living at
Ship creek on March 23 and others
were constantly arriving. Nine or ten
places of business have been establish
ed. Trouble tcok place there over the
possssion of a lot last month and the
people are asking for the appointment
of a deputy marshal. They are sign
ing a petition to have L. N. Markle
appointed.
NOTICE.
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Juneau, Alaska.
Owing to the gradual increase in
travel, it has been necessary for the
management of this hotel to complete
ly renovate same.
This is now considered the leading
hotel in the Territory of Alaska.
Our rooms are modern in every re
spect and we are now prepared to
give the travelling public better ser
vice than ever before.
In connection with this Hotel we
have the best Cafe and caterer obtain
eble, Mr. A. T. Spatz. formerly of the
Butler Hotel in Seattle.
Our prices both in Hotel and Cafe
are as reasonable as car. be found any
where.
When stopping in Juneau we invite
you to make this hotel your home, and
we will extend to you every courtesy.
We give Special Rates to Travelling
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REGISTRATION
REACHES 351
M VN\ NEWCOMERS JUST
FAILED TO
QUALIFY.
ONLY ONE FOR SCHOOLS
POLLS WILL BE OPEN TOMOR
ROW FROM SEVEN
TO SEVEN.
Three hundred and fifty-one voters
\ ere registered for the city election
vvhen the books closed Saturday night,
making by fur the largest registration
int he histroy of Seward and exceed
ing the registration of last year by
just about one hundred. The number
of ladies registered is an e\en eig!.ty.
It is estimated that at least one hun
dred other citizens are deprived of
votes only because their time of resi
dence in the city is too short by a
few days* or weeks. The polls will
open at seven o’clock tomorrow morn
ing and close at seven p. m. It is
stated in connection with the ability
to vote that married women under the
legal voting age may cast votes.
When this was written this morning
the number of candidates still remain
ed twelve. In alphabetical order they
are: Boe, Borgen, Chamberlain, Chov
in, Crawford, Daggett, Myers, Kay,
Revell, Rudolph, Sawyer, Youngs.
Mrs. Frank Ballaine is the only can
didate for the school board to fill the
place made vacant by the retirement
of Mrs. Ellsworth. Mrs. Ballaine de
clined to run but the whole town
seemed to be bent on making her a
director of the school affairs and she
was prevailed upon to accept the can
didacy, which is an unique compliment
in Alaskan affairs.
No issue has come up in the election
and the voting will probably be in
fluenced by personal considerations
only, although these considerations
will probably partake to some extent
of commercial or social qualities.
There is apparently not the slightest
feeling of bitterness aroused by the
contest cn any side. Needless to say
there are some strong personal feel
ings but they are not only private but
they are being kept private and this
is something that Seward has good
reason to be proud of.
The Watson was scheduled to leave
Seattle this morning but the list of
passengers had not been received a*
press time.
OUTRAGES IN
MEXICO CITY
FUGITIVES TO STATES SAY
TWENTY-EIGHT FOREIGN
ERS MURDERED.
SAN ANTONIO, April 5.—Fugi
tives arriving here yesterday froir.
Mexico City declare that capital to be
in a state of chaos and disorder.
Twenty-eight foreigners have been
murdered there recently and the out
rages of other kinds have been in
numerable. The stores of thirty-six
foreign business men have been sack
ed and the goods stolen or destroyed
According to the story related the
foreigners now’ in the Mexican capital
are in a most dangerous position as
the Mexicans of all parties seem to
be growing more irresponsibe as the
changing of rulers proceeds
BAND FOR SEWARD.
A movement was set afoot last
night to organize a band for Seward
Seven or eight instruments are now
in the city and at the disposal of the
organizers and four more are requir
ed. The amount of money believed to
be necessary is only $150.
Finch's Golden Wedding Rye at The
Branch.
The Gateway can do any sort of
printing done in the states. Do not
forget that.
❖ ENGLISH PREACHERS <*
❖ ON PROHIBITION. ❖
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LONDON, April 5.—In most of the
churches of London yesterday prohibi
tion formed the subject of the sermons
All the ministers of all the sects spoke
strongly in favor of the proposal and
everything points to the probability
that the country will go dry during
the war at least.
WILL INVESTIGATE
RIOT IN PANAMA.
WASHINGTON, April 4.—It has
been decided to investigate the riot
at Colon, Panama and orders to that
effect were issued last evening. The
authorities on the canal under the
direction of Goethals will carry on the
investigation.
JAPANESE ADMIRAL
SAYS WAR IMPOSSIBLE.
The Famous l!ri Arrives in Seattle
and Gives Opinions
About U. S.
SEATTLE, April 5.—Admiral Uri,
the hero of the Japanese-Russian war,
has arrived here and in an interview
ridicules the idea that the United
States and Japan will ever go to war.
He declares that Japan has no inclina
tion whatever to antagonize this na
tion and has no ambitions in relation
to territories now owned by the Unit
ed States.
❖ AUSTRIAN AMMUNITION *
* SHIP IS BLOWN UP. *
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NISH, Servia, April 4.—An Aus
trian ammunition ship was blown up
yesterday on the Danube river by the
Servians and forty of the crew were
drowned. The feat was performed by
a few volunteers in a most daring
manner.
BELIEVE FIFTY PEOPLE
LOST IN GREAT STORM.
Much Damage Done and Dutch
Steamer is Said to Have
Been Sunk.
NORFOLK, April 5.—The reports
today indicate that a frightful amount
of damage was inflicted by the great
storm last Saturday. T he most ser
ious fears are entertained for the
Dutch steamer Prins Maruits which is
believed to have foundered with her
full crew of fifty men. Most of the
coast wires arc down and the full ex
tent of the damage has not yet been
learned.
MESS HOUSE AT SHIP
CREEK IS COMPLETED.
The Knik News of March 27 says
that the large mess house for the gov
ernment has been completed at Ship
creek and that the crew is now engag
ed getting out piling.
ADMIT RETREAT.
VIENNA, April 5.—The Austrians
admit that they have retreated in the
Beskid mountains but the authorities
declare that the retreat is merely a
strategical one.
BRITISH BATTLESHIP
SUNK IN DARDANELLES.
Berlin Reports Destruction of the
Lord Nelson by the Fire
of the Forts.
BERLIN, April 5.—The British bat
tleship Lord Nelson has been destroy
ed in the Dardanelles by the fire from
the Turkish forts. The facts as to the
loss of life have not been told. The
Lord Nelson was built in 1901). She
was of sixteen thousand tons displace
ment and carried twelve inch guns
She had four to twelve inches of arm
or belt and for that reason, probably,
was used against the forts. The naval
and military authorities here still
maintain that the forcing of the pas
sage to the sea of Marmora is im
possible.
Col. R. W. L. Stevenson, the min
ing engineer who came North recently
and rented a residence at Skagway
for the summer preparatory’ to spend
ing the whole summer in the North
searching for mining properties an(^
who was called South last week might
have to visit Washington before re
turning to Alaska. He went South or
the last trip of the Spokane.
Hot waffles at the Commerce Cafe
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❖ THREE MORE SHIPS *
❖ SUNK IN CHANNEL. <•
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LONDON, April 5.—Two British
merchant ships and one Russian were
sunk in the English channel yesterday
by German submarines or one sub
marine. There is a suspicion that
only one submarine was engaged in
the work. Tho crews are believed to
j have been saved by taking to the;
| small boats and rowing to the coast. I
ROME REPORTS RIOTS
IN AUSTRIAN CITIES.
Says News of Austrian Reverses is
Driving the Austrian People
to Anger.
| ROME, April 5.—The news of rc-j
verse3 to the Austrian troops in the
! Carpathian mountains has so incensed
the people against those responsible j
for the war that rioting has broker
out in several cities of the Dual King
dom. Serious rioting is reported from
| some of the larger cities and so gener
al is this disturbance said to be that
* it may compel Austria to sue for
peace earlier than had betn expected.
There is apparently no change in the
intention of the Italian government so
far. The country as a whole seems
to be divided on the question of enter
| ing the war but a few days will prob
ably decide the matter one way or the
other.
RUSSIANS*TOOK OVER
A QUARTER MILLION.!
Petrograd Puts the Number of Aus
trian Prisoners Since Jan
uary High.
PETROGRAD, April 5.—It is ofli
| cially announced this morning that
the number of Austrian prisoners
captured by the Russian armies since
last January is two hundred and six
i ty thousand. This includes, of course,
the number captured in Przemysl
when it fell. ®
BUFFALO LOOKS LIKE
TOTALLY LOST BOAT.
Has Several Holes in Her According
to a Correspondent from
Scldovia.
SELDOV1A, April 4.—When the
: Buffalo went ashore at Ship crock she
had several holes in her and she looks
like a total loss. Her skipper is Cap
tain James Denny. The Traveller ar-,
rived at Ship creek all right but hav
ing snow and ice on her. New mach
I inery is being installed in the Scldovia
cannery and the crew arrived on the
! Evans.
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❖ EITEL FREDRICH STORY *
❖ WAS A GRAND FAKE. *
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NEWPORT NEWS, April 5.—The
story that the German converted
cruiser Prince Eitel Frederich had es
caped to the ocean is not true. She
| is still here but is apparently ready
; for the attempt to steal past the wait
, ing cruisers.
DOUGLAS, March 9.—David Guies
! seppe, an Italian, aged about 45 years,
I committed suicide in a cabin, opposite
St. Ann’s hospital, at about 11 o’clock
yesterday morning, by shooting him
self in the mouth with a 32-40 r.fle.
When found, the dead man war lying
back on the cot in which he' slept
with a rifle leaning against the cot
betwen his legs. The muzzle of the
rifle had been placed in his moutl
and the bullet came out at the back
of the head. Death was instantan
eous.
Evidence produced at the coroner’s
inquest, conducted yesterday after
noon by Commissioner John B. Mar
shall, indicated that the dead man
had been despondent over his inabil
ity to secure work, and the fact that
ne had a family in Italy depending up
‘on his support.
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❖ STORM DAMAGES THE *
❖ COLON BREAKWATER. ❖
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PANAMA, April 5.—The Colon
breakwater has been rather seriously
damaged by the big storm which rag
j ed all along the coast on Saturday.
| The expense of repairing the injury
{ will be great but the storm’s effects
on the breakwater show that the
works will have to be strengthened
considerably.
Bill Devine sparred once with Jess
Willard at the Olympic club and you
can’t got Bill to believe that the big
six foot fiver ever knocked out the
champion. Bill himself says he had the
best of his own bout. “Of course, ' ov
know” said Mr. Devine “if I had stay
ed it out he would have beaten me.
You ask Cap Carlson He was there
at the time.”
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WILLARD KNOCKS NEGRO
OUE IN 26th ROUND
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* U. S. CLAIMS $228,000 *
* FOR SINKING FRYE. *
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WASHINGTON, April 5.—The
United States government has enter
ed a claim for $228,000 for the sinking
of the steamer Frye by the German
cruiser Prince Eitel h redrich. The
Gorman government has not yet re
plied but that the claim will be paid is
regarded ai a certainty.
AMERICANS IN FLIGHT.
WASHINGTON, April 4.—'Three
hundred Americans at Tampico, Mex
ico, have asked the government to
furnish a gunboat to take them away.
They appear to bo fearful owing to
the threatening conditions prevailing
there and their request will be prob
ably granted.
GERMAN SUBMARINES
DESTROYED BY FRENCH.
Paris Claims That Two Were Destroy
ed and a Third Damaged
by Airmen.
PARIS, April 5.—Two German sub
marines were destroyed and a third
was badly damaged in the air raid by
French aviators on the twenty-sixth of
March at Hoboken, Belgium. At the
time of the raid the particulars were
not fully ascertained but the destruc
tion of the submarines is fully proven.
The Germans are making Hoboken
one of their chief bases for the under
sea raids.
❖ TO FLY FROM THE *
> ATLANTIC TO PACIFIC. *
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NEW YORK, April 5.—The Aero
club of America is planning a flight
from the Atlantic to the Pacific coast
as part of the program for the sum
mer meet. Some of the most famous
flyers of this country have signified
their intention of taking partr
KETCHIKAN NOMINATES
SEVENTY-THREE CANDIDATES.
KETCHIKAN.—The mass meeting
called at Ketchikan to nominate can
didates to be voted for the at the
coming municipal election named 57
candidates for councilmen and 16 for
school director, making a total of 7r>
nominations. It is said many of them
will withdraw.
ALASKA PATIENT DIES.
Word was received at the Gover
nor’s office by the last mail, that A. A
Maxey, an insane patient at the Mom
ingside sanitarium, Ore., died in that
institution on March 18th of chronic
heart desease.
NEWS NOTES
Otto Bergstrom who since 1904 has
lived continuously on his homestead,
has applied the second time for his
patent. The second application has
been found necessary because of a
new ruling in the land office in refer
ence to surveyed lands in Alaska. He
was examined again last Saturday in
Commissioner Conroy’s court.
Seward is now receiving numerous
applications from young ladies who
wish to come to teach school. Curtis
Morford of the school board has re
ceived many and the same is true
of some of the other towfns of the ter
ritory.
No new' candidates have show'n up
and nothing new of any kind has de
veloped wdth relation to the municipal
electicn at the time this was w'ritten
which was 3 p. m.
The Knik New’s just to hand give*
the names of ill the people who have
claims in the Broad Pass region The
list occupies nearly a column of the
paper.
A big fight is now going on for the
experimental mining station provided
for by congress in Alaska. The place
w'here the government w'ill establish
that station is, most likely, the place
w'here they have placed the terminal
of the government railroad.
WENT ON EVANS.
The following went out on the
Evans this morning: Mrs. Fred
Bunce, L. W. Hagman, A. S. McDon
ald, N. J. Needham, Tom Nevill, Gus
Welke.
MARIPOSA LEFT JUNEAU.
The Mariposa left Juneau at 9 a. m.
yestorday morning.
MOUNTAIN WAR
RAGING STILL
IN SPITE OF MINOR SUCCESSES
THE TEUTONS
RETIRE.
TURK GUNBOAT SINK
NO NEWS REPORTED OF FIGHT
ING IN THE DAR
DANELLES.
LONDON, April 5.—The Carpath
ian fighting continues to rage fierce
ly. The Austrians arc putting up a
stubborn resistance and so far have
succeeded in holding the Russians
from Hungary. The Austro-Germans
have achieved minor successes but in
spite of this fact they have retired
south of the Carpathians and en
trenched to prevent the Russian} from
sweeping into the Hungarian plains.
No news from the Dardanelles was re
ported this morning but it is assumed
that the bombardment of the forts
continues although nothing of a de
cisive nature has occurred. The Ger
mans are said to have succeeded in
getting large guns to the shores of
the Dardanelles and those guns are
manned by some of the best German
gunners. News from Caucasia and
Persia is abo conspicuous by :ts ab
sence this morning. It is reported
that a Turkish gunboat bit a mine at
the Marmora entrance to the Darda
nelles yesterday and was sunk. It is
admitted that the Germans have made
slight advances on the Yser in Fland
ers but these advances will have no
effect on the campaign in that quarter
Bloody fighting is proceeding in the
Argonne but decisive results have ap
parently not been obtained by either
side. In that quarter the French and
the Germans are meeting each other
face to face in a battle which brings
out all the qualities of both and which
is waged with a determination that
would be w'orthy if the fight were to
be the decisive one of the whole war.
The Bulgarian affair continues to be
•.he chief subject of conversation here.
Should the Bulgarian government not
disclaim responsibility today it car
only be assumed that it has decided to
cast its lot with the Teutonic combina
tion. Bulgaria's aid to Turkey in the
Dardanelles at present would be ad
mittedly a serious drawback to the al
lied powers as it would mean to them
a powerful acquisition cf artillery and
land forces.
STORMING AND
SNOWING EAST
NEW YORK AND PHILADELPHIA
WHITE AND SEWARD
GREEN.
WASHINGTON, April 4.—The
storm which raged yesterday all over
a great extent of country was the
worst spring storm on record. Three
people were drowned near Lewis on
the Delaware when a schooner found
ered and three people were killed in
Richmond, from various causes due
to the storm. Nine ’nches of snew fell
in New York city and nine inches also
in Philadelphia while in many other
cities the fall was also great but vary
ing in depth. The rowing race be
tween Yale and Pennsylvania t«.ok
place in spite of the weather. The
last mile of the contest was rowed ir
a fierce blizzard and Yale won.
NEW YORK, April 6.—As the re
ports come in today from the various
places affected by the great storm of
Saturday it is made evident that at
least a hundred lives must have beer
sacrificed. At different points along
the coast the people were caught un
prepared and one here and another ir
another place were killed or drowned
Long distance telephone booth al
The Branch.
Chop Suey and Chinese Noodles al
the Commerce after 7 p. m.
HAVANA, April o.—Jack Johnson,
the supposedly invincible heavy weight
champion of the world, went down to
defeat today in the twenty-sixth
round when with a terrilic smash on
the face Jess Willard knocked him
clean out.
At the time the final blow was
struck Johnson was glancing over his
shoulder at his wife who sat beside
the ring. As his face was turned just
for a moment Willard let drive with
all his frightful might,and the colored
man dropped to the floor and stayed
i there while the fatal count was made.
Willard stood over him as the num
bers left the lips of the referee and
then he straightened up—a new cham
pion of the w’orld.
In the last five rounds Willard had
' the edge on his man and punished
him rather severely in spite of the
cleverness of the negro. But even
then no one could tell ‘.he outcome.
No one seems to be able to assign any
reason why Johnson took it into his
head to glance at his wife. He was
in a clinch at the time as he had been
several times during the struggle.
Earlier Accounts.
HAVANA, April 5.—The fight for
the championship of the world will be
gin at 10 o’clock a. m. Seattle time.
Johnson is now the favorite in the
betting at ten to eight. His rise to
the position of favorite is due partly
to a firm belief that his skill will over
come the difference in weight and
years in favor of his antagonist. Wil
lard has the advantage in height,
weight and reach and is ten years
younger than the negro. Never be
fore did the champion face a man of
sueh physical proportions and in this
fact rest the hopes of Willard’s back
ers. But Johnson is to some extent
to thank this confidence in Willard for
becoming favorite at the last mom
ent as so much Willard money had
been placed that it began to come for
ward more slowly. It is said that
Willard will enter the ring forty-five
pounds heavier than Jack.
HAVANA, April 5.—The fight be
tween Jack Johnson and Jess Willard
for the world’s championship began at
1:32 p. m. Havana time The arena
is packed with an immerse concourse
of people, many if not most of whom
are Americans. Both men entered
the ring apparently trained to the last
ounce and each looking dDbonnair and
perfectly confident. The great hulk
of the white man appeared less obvi
ous because of the perfection of the
training which he had undergone.
Both received a tremendous welcome
but the crowd appeared to be slightly
in favor of the white although, per
haps, more money had been placed
on the black. The battle opened caut
iously but at the end of the first round
Willard had a clear advantage and he
kept this up in the second so that the
first two rounds were dec dedly in the
white man’s favor.
HAVANA, April 5.—The first nine
rounds have ended. They were iought
with a savage determination that has
seldom if ever been equalled in the
pugilistic arena Apparently Willard
has the edge on his man and the star
of the colored champion seems to be
descending with every round while
the big paleface finishes each bout
fresh and comes up for the next ap
parently without a feathe* out of him
in spite of the clever work bv the
smaller man. Johnson is wild and
getting wilder as he takes punish
ment after punishment. His greates*
weakness is shown in his desire to
clinch at every possible chance. The
Willard admirers are going almost
crazy with excitement and the John
son money is going slower and slower
every round. The fighting is seem
ingly bitter and each mar is, without
the shadow of a question, bringing up
every resource and reinforcement in
his physical being.
WHITEHORSE, March 20.—The
Whitehorse Star says:
“No more gratifying news has been
received here for a long tine than was
contained in a telegam from Capt.
Sid Barrington to Capt. P. Martin to
the effect that ther was no truth in
the report circulated here last week
that he had lost one of his legs as the
result of an automomtile accident in
1 Seattle.
COUNCIL MEETS TONIGHT.
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The city council meets tonight and
ought to be an interesting session if
; for no other reason than to view the
last moments of a dying body