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~ SEWARD, ALASKA. TUESDAY EVENING, JUHE 23, 1914 NO._ls
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INJURES TWO MORE
IN SEATTLE JAIL
JAILED AS IRUNK
Seattle, June 23—Nicholas
Marco tt. arrested for intoxication,
-ran amuck* in the receiving cell
of the citv jail yesterday afternoon
and killed two and seriously in
jured two others. He wore heavy
shoes and kicked his victims to
death.
The dead are Arthur l\. John
son, butcher, and Perlev (dines,
bookkeeper.
Ml lour men were asleep on the floor
sobering up alter their arrest for intoxica
tion. Marcott was put in the cell at 4:10
p. in. and at 4:30, when the door was opened
to admit another prisoner lie was found
covered with blood, kicking at the bodies.
Xo outen from the men could have been
heard because the cell is sound proof.
CABIN BURNS
AT MOOSE PASS
OWNER AWAY
Henry Collier, who arrived from
Moose Pass last nitfht, report * the K»n
of his cabin with all of his outfit by
tire. Collier was at Mile 2k at the
time, and his partner, Alek Beaderd.
said that it started in the roof. Alek
was afraid that the two cases an* a
half of dynamite stored in the cabin
would explode and made no attempt to
save any of their iroods.
Collier says that $500 would nor re
place his property. He lost aliout $200
worth of groceries and a new $85 robe,
mining tools, tfuns and a quantity of
clothing. Two nalamute pups in a
do£ house near by were also burned.
NAVY COAL IS
AT BREMERTON
Seattle. .Tune23—The Admiral Samp
son arrived last nijrht with 450 tuns of
coal mined for the na\y department in
the Matanuska coal fields. It will be
taken to Bremerton today.
$20,000 CASH
IN COLLECTION!
Seattle, June 23—At a bi*r meeting j
of Dunkards last nitfht a collection of
$20,000 in cash was taken up for the j
furtherance of their work.
BALL PLAYERS
WILL MEET-NOT
TO PLAY VALDEZ
There will he a meeting of the Sew
ard baseball team at the tire hall at 8
o'clock this evening. All baseball
players are invited lo attend.
The Seward players have a program
of their own In view for the fourth of
July uud will not accept the challenge
to play at Valdez.
SPOKANE WINS
RATE DECISION
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Washington, June 23—Spokane won
a victory today in the intermountain
rate case when the interstate com
merce commission’s ruling was upheld
by the sapreme court. Under the old
rates SfKjkane was discriminated
against and charged on eastern freight
the rate to Seattle plus the return rate
! to Spokane.
Tacoma, June 23—The Savoy motion
picture theatre burned here last night.
Loss $5,000.
Seattle, June 23 -An experiment in
collecting all mail from boxes with
automobiles will be tried here.
New line fancy candies, box choco
lates and haid candies at Martin's
Tandy Kitchen.
Bring your job urinting to the Gate
way. We can do it right.
Long distance telephone booth at the
Branch. * ,
UNCLE SAM
IN ANOTHER
WARTANGLE
_.
Washington, .June 23—With prepa
! rations for war being rushed by both
i Turkey and Greece, tlie scene of ac
1 tivitv was transferred to the state de
i
part men t here today.
Diplomats from Greece called today
and urged haste in turning over to
Greece the American battleships Idaho
and Mississippi, the sale of which has
been authorized by congress.
Turkish diplomats also called and
protested against the sale at this time.
The Greeks replied that these ships
would give them the balance of power
and would prevent a war.
President Wilson favors the sale.
The $12.0d0,000 to he paid by Greece
will he used to build a superdread
naught,
START WORK ON
WEST APPROACH
Work was commenced today on the
west approach to t he Se ward dock I ui>
will complete the side am Ik improve
ments on Fourth avenue, and will tfive
tiie entrance to Seward a much Letter
appearance than it lias ever had.
LIFE TERM FOR
CAR ROBBER
Seattle, June 23— William Sears,
who held up an interurban car on the
Tacoraa-Seattle line, was sentenced
today to life in state’s prison.
DIVER DROWNS
IN EMPRESS OF
IRELAND WRECK
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Rimouski, Can., June 2*{ A deep
sea diver in the employ of the Ca
nadian Pacific sieamship company was
drowned today while searching for
bodies in the wrecked Fra press of Ire
land. ___
SEATTLE IRISH
WILL GIVE AID
Seattle, June 23—Local Irishmen are
organizing to raise funds for the Irish
Nationalists in the “ould country.*'
HINDUS HOLD
< • • .>* V C M V vV
MASS MEETING
■ r <l*,‘ «• » 'H
Vancouver, June 23—Fight hundred
Elindus attended a mass meeting here
yesterday to protest against the hold
ing of their countrymen aboard the
.Japanese liner Kmogata Maru.
'
Belmont Olive Oil, made from choice,
carefully selected olives. Its smoth
and delicate flavor makes it delicious
in mayonnaise and French dressing.
Pure Olive Oil. Quality tirst. B. & H.
Excellent Japanese cook wishes po
sition. P. O. box 84.
F. W. Sakamoto.
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Evinrude motors, with magneto, at
J. L. Graef
OCTOPUS IS
WINN I OF
BIG OIL SUIT
Washington, June 23-The Southern
Pacific’s hold on 200,000 acres of oil
lands included in its right of way
grants through California, is cinched
today through a decision of the su
preme court. The lands are estimated
as worth $500,000,000. The land office
sued to have the land returned to the
public domain.
SEATTLE HAS
LITTLE BOOM
Seattle, June 23—There is a boom on :
in land in the district around West
lake market, which is apparently des- ;
tined to he the new business center. |
The Poston drug company has pur
chased a lot near the block taken by
Ki t »i» tick and Nelson f« r $1.>0.0»'0.
KILL A BLACK i
CAPTURE CUB
Oil Toleman and Wm. Kdmands re
turned last night from a trip to Bear
glacier with two pelts and a black
bear cub. They shot the old bear, and
were forced to kill one of the cubs,
but managed to capture the other one,
although it is the scrappiest bear cub
for its size seen here for a long time.
A third cub escaped.
SECEDERS IN
CONTROLE AT
BUTTE MINES
I
Rutto, .Tune 23—Seceding miners art
in control of the labor situation here
today. No strike has been declared
but many of them have refused to go
to work.__
ANOTHER NORTH,
POEE EXPEDITION
Copenhagen, June *23—Knud Ras
mussen is planaing an expedition into
the Arctic ocean next summer to in
vestigate the seas in the vicinity of
the North pole.
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WAGE* AT $8.71
Boston, June 23-The minimum
wage commission has set SS.71 as the
lowest wage on which women can live
properly, who are employed in the
brush making industry.
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Budweiser beer at the Branch. *
You’ll find everything in the Pastry
Line at Cooper’s Cafe.
Pabsts blue ribbon beer at The
Branch. _______
First quality Miners’ Rubber Hip
boots $7.50 pair at Brown Hawkins’.
Quality first.
Goldendale, Wash., June 23—War
between the sheep and cattle men is
on again after several years of peace,
with the cattle men victorious in the
first fight.
One sheep man was killed and two
wounded on the range east of here
early yesterday morning. The cattle
men rode up to the sheep camp before
daylight and shouted to the herders to
come outside, and as they emerged
from the tent half dressed and unarmed
they were shot down. I he sheriff,
who has been protecting the rights of
the sheep herders, was called in a
similar manner, but he realized what
it meant and escaped. Other clashes
are expected today.
FEAR MISSING
MAN MAY HAVE
TAKEN POISON
Col. Logan Star Grey, of Virginia
and more recently from Kennecott
has been missing since last Friday and
his acquaintences have fear that he
has committed suicide. He is said to
have been short, and had wired for
money but received no reply.
Col. Grey is a cripple and has not
been well. He has been taking* “six
tieth grain” strychnia tablets for his
heart, and just before he disappeared
he bought 12 tablets.
HIS CONSCIENCE
COST: $3.0001
New York, June 21-This is a story
of love, engagement, conscience, breach
of promise and a jury. Dr. Florentine
R. Smith, a Jersey City dentist, met
Mrs. Lydia R. Hose, also of Jersey
City, on OcvOber 20 last.
Thirteen days later Dr. Smith pro
posed and was accepted, lhirty-eight
days later the dentist broke the en
gagement. Mrs. Rose promptly sued
him for $25,000. The case was tried in
the circuit court and the jury has
awarded Mrs. Rose $5,000.
Dr. Smith told the jury that his con
science would not allow him to marry
a divorcee and he broke the engage
ment because he had found out Mrs.
Rose was one. _
Fishing tackle at J. L. Graef s i
For bread, pies, cakes, cookies and
Ice cream try the Seward Cafe.
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ROBIN'S PALS
NOT WORRYING
! OVER SENATOR
Friends of Senator Henry Roden in
Juneau do not fear for his safety. Ac
cording to letters received from him
he started overland from llliamna for
the Kuskokwim and Iditarod, and got
! caught in the breakup of the ice. and
j encountered swollen streams. It is
regarded as likely that he had to wait
for more settled conditions, and that
he will show up at Iditarod before
long.
A letter received in Juneau from
| Senator Roden was dated at Lake
Clark, April 27 or 28, and posted at
llliamna .May 18. Senator Roden said
he was stuck there by the trad condi
tion of the roads and trails and could
neither “geeor haw.”
AFTER INCREASE
IN SCHOOL FUND
Washington, June 23.—Senator Jones
ottered another amendment to the
civil sundry hill today, in which he
asked that an appropriation for educa
tion of natives in Alaska be increased
from $200,000 to $250,(XK).
Yoii’ll find everything in the pastry
line at the Sew’ard Cafe. * 0
Meet meat the Branch
Felt mattresses at J. L*. Creaf’s. f
Beds, Mattresses, Furniture, Wall
Paper and House Furnishing at Brown
& Hawkins, Hardware and Furniture
Dept. (Quality First).