The Weather at Seward — Maximum, 59, Minimum, 43. — Rain .59 — Southwest Wind.
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, sEWAHI), ALASKA, TUESDAY EVENING, 4UMi »0, 1914 _ NO. 1*24
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LINER CAIIfORNIA 1
WRECK (--TORPEDO
BOATS SAVE IOOO
London, June 30—The fifth acci
dent within a month in which trans
Atlantic liners have been involved oc
curred at an early hour today when
the Anchor line steamer California
went ashore in a fog on Tory island.
The vessel is in a dangerous posi
tion.
Torpedo boats maneuvering near
by were the first to answer her calls
for assistance and they removed 1,000
passengers and most ol the crew.
The California is one of the small
liners running between New York and
Cherburg, via South Hampton.
MUNITIONS
SHY, VILLA
inj - > march <*n Me' c 1
V ‘ - iun^r a i r j * * s - * * ’ i^tv *»\ re
turning her** from Zucatecn>. • le .a' e
U" a -oa> n *h«* ^hortaire *■>» hhiiu hi! ion
follow.!nif tilt* enforcement of the en;
bar. > or. am.-.
Follow in it I' > re* an. a* ranifeineiits
were made for a conference between
Villa and agentsof t*re>ident « arran/.a
who were s< nt bet * to take coarse fol
lowing Villa's threat to resign.
S STRIKE
TED CLOSE
TO FAIRBANKS
Fairbanks. June Preston,
pioneer miner of this ’district, has
•truck a big lead of gold quartz on
Vault creek, according to telephone
message from there received this
morning. The property is just above
the famous placer diggings on the
creek and is believed to be the source
of supply of the placer gold. Several
samples are on their way to town
which show plenty of free gold.
The news has revived interest in
quartz prospecting, and several men
are preparing to leave for the scene of
the discovery.
FOG SIGNAL
SILENT NOW
information has been rece ved by
Wayne Blue from the liifht hou>e ser
vice that t lie foiT signal at Scotch tap
ijrht on i’nimak pass > temporarily
oat of commission. All mariners are
w arned not to depend on this signal
mil further notice.
USE GUNS
TOPREV :nt
\ t1-r.r .»d. ts u * ' <■
v *d oh’.ay • \ the navy department
that • he j ’ ’* at Much ins. now n Sat -
ta l h> * : j.u waters. wa> f *rc*U ’ • re*
> * i i armed interference to prevent
a bombardment of the rebel city of
i’ a t ’ap ata by Prt > dent IJordu>. i he
Mac*.ia> ' ted several >hot> before the
bombardment ceased.
UNION MEN GO
BACK TO BUTTE
Butte. June JO—The Western Fed
eration of Labor reopened it> office \
here today under guard.
No demonstration was made by mem
bers of the seeeders union, the police
having issued a warning that any i
gathering of men iu the vicinity of
union headquarters would be dealt
w it h rigorously.
OFF AGAIN FOR j
PORTAGE BAY;
Major John E. Ballaine, Herbert
Tossier anti Harrv V. Hoben started on
their second attempt to reach Portage !
bay today. They were forced to turn
back Monday on account of high water
on The flats at Mile 01.
Just receive!, a shipment of Hills
Bros. Blu»* Cun Coffee, selling at 40
rents the pound B. *V H. Quality first.
Kelt mattresses at J. L. Great s. #
Kor bread, pies, cakes, cookies and
ice cream try the Seward Cafe.
Finch’s Golden Wedding Bye at 1 he ;
Branch.
Budweiser beer at the Branch. *
SEND MEN
TO CLEAR
i
Arranged eats for the opening of the
Alaska Northern clear through to the
I'lacer river were comp'eled today.
Men were sent out to clear the tunnels I
beyond Mileo-t. Phis work is lor the
benefit of t tie Alaska Engineering com
mission.
Surveyors under K. lireck and i.
W. Secest are s»ill busy on the relo
cation work tietween the second sum
mit and Turnagain Arm.
Addit:onal men for the bridge repair
gang were sent out this morning. 'Hie
heuvv rail sol the past week, together
with the fact that no work lias been
done on the line beyond Mile -!* tor
over a year, marie** tb*- repair worn
more d!Iticult.
LIGHT-FINGERED
MAN GETS $15;
LOCK BROKEN
U**por?s of of.** theft and an attempt
at hueiriary hav» h**en made to Mar
shal Guest within tie* pas? \1\ hours.
Some nervy person entered the Over
land hotel while Me* !'o\er was unoccu
pied and help* '; h tn>**lf to about d*».
An attempt was n.aue to break into
Mr**. K!U vvort h*> dr\ ifoods store wliih*
th** proprietress a ;*,s absent Saturday
evening Th** 1 h**< on th** lurk door
was broken l» s’ th* stun* wa> not en
t end.
RATE DECISION
IS POSTPONED
Washington, .I ini'* i» • ! h* int**rstate
commerc*-* eomtnissi'Ui postponed airaiti
it> decison in tie* famous rate ease ,
which has already caus' d, a comrres- 1
«, onal investi^ation.
SELLS MILL AND
MINE EQUIPMENT
Charley Bern sold the mine equip
ment of the Brewer A laska syndicate
at the mine located four miles north
west from Mile 7 yesterday, under the
terms of the lien law. 1 he property
was bid in for $890.24.
IT MIGHT KEEP
BILL AT HOME
Washington, June 30—Lecturing on
the Chautauqua circuit by cabinet or i
other high officials of the government
would become an offense punishable by
a fine of $10,000 or imprisonment for
two years should congress accept a bill
introduced today by Representative
Free A. Britten of Illinois, a republi
can. Pay for lectures other than trav
eling expenses during their terms of
office would be forbidden. The bill
also would apply to senators and rep
resentatives except that the delivery
of lectures would be prohibited only
while congress was in session.
Wizard Round and Triangle Polish
mopsand Furniture and Floor oil. Re
moves the dusf, gets in the ^coiners.
Lightens house work. Price $1.50.
Brown tV Hawkins. Quality first.
Belmont Olive Oil, made from choice,
carefully selected olives. Its srooth
and delicate flavor makes it delicious
in mayonnaise and French dressing.
Pure Olive Oil. Quality first. B. & H.
HANSEN IS
-
Vald**/.. .1 une .‘in- O. 11. Hansen of
Milwaukee, who recently financed the
Skeen-Cechner mine to the extent of
$.>o,oon, was appointed receiver tor the
compai y, temporarily. by .1 udffe Crown
today.
Hansen said that the mine wa> uu to
expectations, but that there was some
fault in the construction of the mill
recently installed, the values were
not he in if saved. < he that had run
from $40 to $1- under ttieoUi "tamps
trave 1*"" than half tlint value, amt Hie
company had !»• en ui able to meet its
obligations.
He said * hat t iiei * was not the s 1 trht
es’ «■ ou 1»t that as soon as the mill could
he put in shape ’he creditors would he
paid oft in lull.
LIFE IN WILD
ATTRACTS THIS
SOCIETY MISS
Sun Krar c-co. .June -10-- I irinir of
th»* conf inual round of social activ:ti*s
in Alameda. t Midland and San Liar-,
cisco, Miss Pauline Painter. Alameda
society eirl, today i- enroute tot
A uska. where dm will hunt hi if iram<
• e,\hi,* « or’lis.i A’ Seattle Miss:
Paii ter will he joined i»y several rela
tives. including Mrs. Webster Nor
cross, a society leader ot ’ha* l* ')•
Miss Pnint* r i'one of the most popu
lar helie> of the Sar. Francisco hay r**
e’ion. To her Ir ends dm s aiYect !on
atelv k own as "Teddy * Paiu'er.
Seattle. .June do -Tie* F. S. army
transport llntord will go direct to S’.
Michaels this year instead of taKing
the inland passage north. Men from
tile Thirtieth regiment whowili be re
placed by detachments from the Four
teenth will be taken aboard and the
Buford will proceed south, calling at
Fort Lijcum and Fort Seward.
COST $10 TO SAY
‘PAT MURPHY”
Two men arrested last night by Mar
shal Guest for being drunk and disor
derly were fined $10 by the town clerk
today. One drew his fine because he
is an old offender and Clerk Needham
was about to let the other man go, it
being his first offence here, when he
noted that he did not have the man’s
name.
In answer to the ouestioi the pris
oner replied:
“I bane a vera g-o-o-d faller and my
name bane Pat Murphy long time.”
“Enough! Ten dollars,” said Need
ham. “I was going to let you go,
but you can’t come in here and insult
the Irish flag like that.”
San Francisco, June 25.—Judge C. S.
Hannum, formerly a practicing lawyer
cf Nome, was granted a divorce from
his wife yesterday on the ground of
desertion.
You’ll find everything in the Pastry
Line at Cooper’s Cafe.
New line of guns, ammunition, sport
ing goods. Builder’s hardware and
tools. Brown & Hawkins Hardware
aod Furniture department. Quality
first. _
Meet me at the Branch
First quality Miners’ Rubber Hip
boots $7.50 pair at Brown A Hawkins'.
Quality first.
Vienna, June 30—Rioting and anti
Servian demonstrations occurred in
many cities along the frontier today
as the result of the assassination of
Archduke Ferdinand at Serajevobnia
yesterday.
The bodies of the archduke and
his wife Duchess of Hohenberg are
being brought here on a special funeral
train and are due to arrive tonight.
Wreck Servian Shops.
Aeram. t'roat.a. June Jo-l’iot* fol
lowed the announcement, of tin d» ath
i)\ Ferdinand here las! : il'ht. < roa!
jans paraded the street* cr\in_f "down
with the Servian murderers’* and
wrecked all tie* shops they cund ’.rid
owned by Serviat
Declare Martial Law.
Saranmevo. June .10 Servian hotei-.
shops and even house* where Servians
res/Jled were wrecked by mob* la*’
niii'ht. The police were pmverles* to
cope with the *ituation and maria!
law wa> declared at midipulr. 11 on*
deeds of rioters were arrested. I’*1**
lore the mob* were subdued a mar.
earning a portrait of ’to* kaiser wa*
killed.
READY TO HELP
FARMERS AGAIN
Washington. June JO -Secretary of
the Treasury McAdoo issued a not idea-,
tion to T.ooo national banks in atiricul
tural districts today* that the govern
ment was aifain ready and willtnjr to
aid in tire movement of crops, lie said
the fundsof tin* treasury department
would be available until the reserve !
hank system had been put into opera
tion. _
LOSES OUTFIT
IN SHUSHANNA
Cordova, June 29-R. L. Reed, a re
cent arrival from the Shushanna,
brings the news that II. II. h ields, the
well known mining engineer, had lost
his entire outfit by the destruction of
his cabin by fire.
Fields was recently married in Cor
dova and went to the Shushanna with
his bride. The cabin was located on
Wilson creek, near the mouth of Kldo
rado, in which was stored his outfit for
the season’s work, consisting of about
five tons of provisions.
COURT UPHOLDS
RED-LIGHT LAW
Olympia. Wash., June 30 -The Wash
ington supreme court upheld the Iowa
red light law for the abatement of dis
reputable houses in a decision handed
down yesterday. 1 he law which gains
its name from the fact that it was first
tried out in Iowa was adopted b} the
last legislature.
Beds, Mattresses, Furniture, Wall
Paper and House Furnishing at Brown
& Hawkins, Hardware and Furnituie
Dept. (Quality First).
DEAL WITH
San Kr:t::*00, .lum* Former as
* star/ S* et Har\ of State Loom * is
sued a **a*enienr !«uiu\ denouncin'/
Secretat’> It van's proposed t nuity ' th
< olombia a* a *f ipendoiis bunder.
** i1** i’i a' was fat hi n o by \\ ash
in if!«*r obb. *’*. st d la; mils. "< >ne
intermition ; 1 law attorney has made
the **a;etnei/ that lie expects a mini*
mum »*e on tie payment of *iib,obO,ooo
indemnity.
•*< 'oioeibin has no validclaim a/ain*t
the I’nited Sta’e* She ha* been un
able to govern i’annum for year*.
Bryan Says Its a Plot.
Washington, .him* .’{0 \\ . .1. Ih*yan,
! secretary ot state, declared today that
the reports given out concerning tHe
proposed treaty with Colombia an!
comments thereon were merely part of
a conspiracy to discredit him.
CAUGHT UNDER
HIS OWN AUTO
The Dalles, Or., June 27.—Judge A.
S. Dennett, while on his way home
from his ranch at Antelope to The
Dalles, was caught, under his auto,
: which turned turtle near Moro, and
held under the machine for an hour in
imminent danger of death. Gasoline
' leaked into his face and the motor kept
running, threatening every moment to
set (ire to the leaking gasoline, but be
fore any damage was done the motor
stopped of its own accord. Judge Ben
nett was held under the machine for
an hour, until a party on the way to
Moro came along and released him
from his predicament. They helped
him in turning,the machine back onto
its wheels, and as it was not seriously
injured, he drove it into this city.
Judge Bennett was bruised and cut by
broken glass from the windshield, but
he is otherwise unhurt. Judge Ben
! nett was a candidate in the recent pri
| maries for the nomination for governor
; on the Democratic ticket.
New line fancy candies, box choco
lates and hard candies at Martin’s
Candy Kitchen.__
Men’s Boys’ find children’s athletic
outing shoes, just the thing for sum
mer wear, soft, light and comfortable.
Brown & Hawkins. Quality first.
You’ll find everything »n the pastry
line at the Seward Cafe.