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N i, Ni, ___SEWARD. THE GATEWAY TO ALASKA, SATt'RPAY, JANUARY 29, 1916, ___——
ALL WORK ON ALASKA NORTHERN
WILL BE DONE EROM SEWARD
That all the work to be done on the Alaska Northern
railroad, to make it a worthy part of the great govern-;
ment system, will be done from Seward is a statement
that can now be made with perfect knowledge. It has
been suggested so often that Seward would not be the
base for the work on the existing railroad at some dis
tance from the city that the Gateway has made enquiries
that have resulted in showing that this town will be the
entire beneficiary from the expenditure of the sum, ex-;
ceeding three hundrd thousand dollars, which will be re
quired and which has been allotted for the repair of the
present road. With a view to having this fact confirmed
questions have been asked some of the officials connected
with the Commission and it has been learned that the
work of construction is separated into “divisions,” that all
the Alaska Northern railroad is in the Seward division,
and that all the work on that road will be done through
the local office which will be the base of supplies in every
respect.
SEVERE FIGItriNG
PROCEEDS IN WEST
• SEVERE FIGHTING IN WEST
PARIS, Jan. 29.—After hours of fierce bombardment
the Germans have been repulsed south of the Somme
where they inaugurated an offensive yesterday. Their
losses were very severe. North of Arras they are attack
ing also and an important battle is proceeding there. It
has been going on for more than twenty-four hours and
no lull is promised. At several other points the enemy
is also attacking with some determination but his gains
have been little or nothing. Military experts are at a loss
to explain the reason for this German offensive at this
time and under the conditions but they believe there is
some scheme underlying the attacks.
U. S. AGAIN WARNS GERMANY
WASHINGTON, Jan. 29.—Indications are clear now
that the negotiations between this government and Ger
many over the Lusitania affair are again assuming grave
proportions and a serious aspect. The administration has
informed Berlin that a prompt disavowal of the sinking of
the liner by the German government is imperative if the
Teutons wish to avoid a break in the relations of the
two nations. The last note sent by Lansing yesterday is
said to have gone so far as to contain the statement that
the patience of the United States is about exhausted.
GERMANS CLAIM SUCCESS
BERLIN, Jan. 29.—It is officially claimed today that
the Germans have captured a mile of French trenches at
Neuvillle and that al rage number of French prisoners fell
into the hands of our troops. Satisfactory results are re
ported from other points where engagements are taking
. place. In all instances our troops are on the offensive.
SUES FOR A DIVORCE BUT
FINDS SHE IS TOO LATE
JUNEAU.—At Fairbanks, on Nov
10, 1906, a couple were married and
the next day the newspapers publish-,
ed a notice that Mr. and Mrs. George
Armstrong would shortly be at home
to their many friends.
Later Mr. and Mrs. Armstrong
• came to Juneau and took up their
residence here. In June, 1912, around
about the first of the month, Mr. Arm
strong according to his wife, disap
• peared. Later Mrs. Armstrong sued
in the local court for divorce, her
complaint charging that she* had been
deserted.
Today J. G. Heid, attorney for Mrs.
Armstrong, secured the granting of
the dismissal of the case. It appears
that Mr. Armstrong after leaving Ju
neau returned to Fairbanks. He later
applied for a divorce there and se
cured it. Several days ago he arriv
ed in Juneau and gave information
of what he had done and the case of
his former wife was dismissed. Mrs.
Armstrong is now in Seattle.—Em
pire.
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ELKS MEET TOMORROW
A meeting of the Elks will be held
tomorrov’ in the office of L. V. Ray
at 3 p. in. Business of importance.
IKE EVANS, President.
Dr. Schaleben leaves on the Ala
meda for a trip outside.
Farragut at 3 a. m.
The Admiral Farragut u due to
arci bare tomorrow at 3 a. ©.
WINTER GRIPS j
COLORADO HARD;
PEOPLE FLEE FROM AVA
LANCHES AND ANIMALS
DIE OF HUNGER.
DENVER, Jan. 29.—Southwestern
Colorado is now in the grip of the
fiercest winter ever experienced.
Blizzards have been raging since yes
terday and snowdrifts thirty to forty
feet in depth have been piled up so
that traffic has become impossible.
The transcontinental service is block
ed owing to the blockading of the Rys
Cumbres pass in the Rockies by thirty
feet of snow. The residents of Silver
ton are fleeing from their homes
through fear of avalanches which are
threatening. Wild and domestic ani
mals are starving and poor people are
suffering many hardships. The tem
perature over most of the state is be
low' zero.
ARIZONA IS AGAIN
THREATENED BY FLOODS
YUMA, Ariz., Jan. 29.—This dis
trict is again seriously threatened by
floods because of the great rains
which have been falling for the past
twenty-four hours.
Think Robbing of
Bank W as Politics
Police Say Chicago Men Used Rob
bers to Discredit New
Chief.
CHICAGO, Jan. 29.—The police
have expressed the belief that the
band of robbers who held up Stahl's
bank two days ago were brought here
from another city by politicians of this
city and by some members of the
police force, all of whom are suspect
ed of a desire to discredit the new
chief of detectives, Nicholas Hunt.
Hunt’s appointment was due partic
ularly to an effort to eradicate police
graft.
THE FIRST STAMPEDER
C. Huolstonk will leave on the Dora
to take a chance at the new strike at
Old Bay and is the first to go direct
from Seward. He thinks enough is
known about the find to warrant a
man taking that chance.
IMMENSE MAIL GOING
One of the largest mails that ever
left Seward will be sent out on the
Alameda. It wa6 piled in the post
office this morning from front to rear.
YOUNG COUPLE ARRIVE
Mr. and Mrs. E. A. Nord were
passengers from Seattle to Seward on
the Alameda which arrived last night.
They were married recently outside,
Mr. Nord having gone out for the
wedding.
MRS. RININGER SUES
FOR HUSBAND’S DEATH
SEATTLE, Jan. 22.—Mrs. E. M.
Rininger, wife of a Nome-Seattle
doctor who was killed two years ago
by a Puget Sound Electric Company
train, filed suit against the company
today for $300,000 in damages.
Gus Smalley arrived from his
homestead this morning.
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EXPECT FIGHT
OVERBRANDEIS
CANVASS INDICATES HE WILL
BE CONFIRMED BY A
SMALL MAJORITY.
WASHINGTON, Jan. 2b.—The be
iici auer a caretui canvass ol the
donate is that tne appointment 01
jutianUeis to uie supreme court wiii be
continued by the smauest majority
over given 10 any appointee. ihe
fact mat he is ol Jewish extraction
is expected to exercise an influence
but no one expects that any senator
will mention the fact. All those
who ought to know declare that a long
light will be made against the ap
pointment. The members of congress
and all others have hardly yet recov
ered from the surprise caused by the
selection. There is an inclination in
some quarters to attribute the selec
tion to political designs of the admin
istration.
HARRIMAN BANK TO
BUILI) ON FIFTH
The plans for the proposed new
building for the Harriman Bank have
been drawn and the site has been
chosen. This site is at the corner of
Fifth and Adams where the cabin of
Hugh Dougherty now stands. The
work of construction will probably be
commenced when the plans have been
approved by the outside founders of
the institution.
WANTS TO FIND NUMBER
OF IDLE MEN UP HERE
Juneau Dispatch Starts In Again Do
ing What Seward Did
Last Year.
JUNEAU, Jan. 29.—'The Juneau
Dispatch has begun to advocate that
Alaskan communities make a canvas
of all the idle men so that they
might be able to show the Railroaa
Commission how many will be avail
able for work in Spring.
In doing this the Dispatch is per
forming a service. At the suggestion
of the Gateway the canvass was made
here last year and, no doubt, it could
be done again with profit.
MRS. EIDSON FILES
SUIT FOR DIV9RCF
Mrs. Eidson, through Attorney J. J.
Finnegan, filed suit this morning for
divorce from John Eidson who is best
known by the name of “LongShorty”.
The couple w’ere married here in Sew
ard nine years ago but the defendant
is now in the states. Mrs. Eidson is
in the Shushanna.
GOING ON ALAMEDA
The following are amongst those
going on the Alameda: R. W.
Roberts, Nellie Bates, Louise Fletcher
W. J. Zwink, R. H. Koch, C. M. Bros
ius, Mrs. Rose Johnson and Mr. and
Mrs. Davidson.
CAME ON ALAMEDA
The following passengers came
to Seward on the Alameda, which ar
rived last evening:
F. C. Richardson, T. W. Jenkins,
C. P. Gregory, W. Mitchell, Joe Mor
ris, Grant Carlson, G. W. Crum, Miss
F. Furber, W. E. Root, G. N. Harlow
and wife, E. A. Nord and wife, W. F.
Rohrbach, W. D. Coppernoll, J. L.
Galen and three steerage.
TWO MILLION NOW ALL OUT
READY FOR THE COMMISSION
DUPONT PLANTS
AGAIN BURNED
NO LESS THAN FOUR FIRES OC
CUR IN PLANTS OF
EVIL FATE.
WILMINGTON, Del. Jan. 2d.—No
less than four fires occurred in the
Dupont Powder plant at Carney
Point, New Jersey, last night. Seven
men were burned badly, three very
seriously but no deaths have resulted
up to the present. Neither of the
fires was caused by an explosion, the
whole four beginning with what arc
known as “flares.” The flames were
tremendous ones that lit up the sky
for thirty miles. This time there
seem3 to be no suspicion that foul
play caused the fires and the foremen
appear to be perfectly satisfied that
they were accidental
HUNDRED FIREMEN ARE
OVERCOME BY FUMES
DETROIT, Jan. 29.—A hundred
firemen were overcome by fumes last
night while attempting to put out a
fire in tho Kinset drug store. The
chemicals in stock caused a suffocat
ing volume of fumes which prevented
people from going within a block of
the place while the fire was going on.
The loss by fire is estimated at two
hundred thousand dollars.
Labor Raises Half
Million For Fines
Three Hundred and Fifty Thousand
in One Day to Release
Prisoners.
DANBURY, Conn., Jan. 29.—‘The
append to organized labor to raise a
quarter of a million dollars to pay the
fines of the Danbury hatters who
were found guilty some time ago has
resulted in the raising of three hun
dred and fifty thousand dollars on the
very first day. The total will prob
ably reach half a million dollars as
the subscriptions are still pouring in
from all quarters and from all sorts
of workingmen.
J. D. FISHER MEETS
SERIOUS ACCIDENT
J. D. Fisher, an employee of the
Engineering Commission on the dock
met with a serious accident this
morning. While in a small boat do
ing some work underneath the repair
work a large piece of timber, 8x8, fell
and struck him on the head. Dr.
Sloan, who treated the case, says it
was a marvel the man was not killed
outright. As it is the injury is
serious.
' DINNER TOMORROW
An informal social dinner will be
enjoyed by the members of the Sew
ard Fire Department tomorrow even
ing at Cooper’s Cafe. The dinner be-1
gins at 6 o’clock.
BAND REHEARSAL
The Seward Band will have a re
hearsal at the Fire hall tonight.
H. F. Whitney, the mining man
from Hope who returned some days
ago, went out on the train this morn
ing to get ready for the season’s!
operations. He was accompanied by!
0. B. Judd and J. R. Willoughby, of
Watsonville, who have become his
associates in his mining work.
WASHINGTON, Jan. 29.—The urgency deficiency
bill, carrying two million dollars for the Alaska railroad,
passed the senate this afternoon and now goes to the
President for his signature.
After sending the above message the United Press
followed it with another message as follows:
WASHINGTON, Jan. 29.—(Correction)—The de
ficiency bill now goes to the house for concurrence. If ap
proved it will be adopted and then go to the president.
The second cable probably just means tnat some rule
of congress requires that a bill of the kind must go back
to the house as a matter of form after having been passed
by the upper house, and we may now consider the money
granted, and granted without any trouble. It may be said
in this connection that arrangements are already being
made for the work to be done with this emergency ap
propriation and that operations will start on the railroad
as soon as the climatic conditions are favorable.
FIFTY LIVES LOST IN
A SAN DIEGO FLOOD
SAN DIEGO, Jan. 29.—It is now
believed that not less than fifty lives
have been lost as the result of the
awful flood which accompanied the
bursting of the dam of the Mountain
Water Company last night. When
the dam burst it released the almost
inconceivable amount of eleven billion
gallons of water which rushed
through the valley in a wall thirty
feet high. The valley was swept
clean for fifteen miles in length 3nd
for two miles in width by what may j
be regarded as the most terrific flood
of the kind in history. Twenty-five j
farm houses were sw-ept clear away
and some of the bodies of the victims
were carried out to sea on the bosom
of the awful torrent. Those wrho wit-1
nessed the flood from a safe distance
declare it to have been terrifying.
The reservoir in which it had been
dammed was a thousand acres in ex
tent and the whole great body of the
water seemed to have been released
in one vast volume. The damage to
property by the flood is estimated at
a million dollars but the dam itself
cost four hundred thousand dollars.
The great rainfall of yesterday, was,
of course, responsible for the break
but the dam had been considered safe
up to the last moment. The reservoir
held the principal water suppiy of San
Diego city and its loss will cause
much inconvenience and hardship but
this fact is overlooked when the aw
ful loss of life is contemplated, it
will be quite a time before the exact
number of the victims is known.
Some of the bodies will never be
recovered fiom the ocean. From what
can be learned now it is safe to say
that not less than fifty people were
killed or drowned.
NEWS NOTES
Harry Hoben is now at Gagctown,
N. B. and wrote on the last mail to
say that the nearer he gets to the
front the more sure does he be
that Canada will win the war. He
asked Pete Ogle and Wayne Blue to
say hello to his friends.
Joe Hoffman has returned irom his
railroad operations but will go out
again in a few days.
W. E. Root came on the Alameda
but did not get off last night. 1 he
only two who disembarked last night
were Joe Morris and C. P Gregory.
Mr. Gregory is a contractor who has
come to make his home here. He ex
pects to send out for his wife and
family.
Grant Carlson was an incoming
passenger on the Alameda.
One of the passengers on the Ala
meda was Jim Galen, formerly a
prominent mining man of Nome and
more recently superintendent of
Glacier Park, Montana. He is the
brother-in-law of a United States
senator, or a former senator.
The government mail carrier from
Tanana to Ruby lost five dogs by
drowning, on a recent trip, the team
falling into a pothole in the river and
being swept away by the strong cur
rent.
Joe Morris returned last evening on
the Alameda after quite a protracted
sojourn in the dry city of Seattle. He
says that burg will hardly ever be
the same again. In a long interview
Mr. Morris spoke most optimistically
of everything else, or, anyhow, it
would be safe to say so. They all do.
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Arkansas Has A
New Flood Record
HUNDREDS HOMELESS, AND
RIVERS ARE STILL RIS
ING DANGEROUSLY.
ARKANSAS CITY, Jan. 20.—Seven
people have been drowned and hun
dreds have been rendered homeless
since yesterday by the floods resulting
from the rise of the Arkansas, White
and St. Francois rivers. Bad as the
results have been worse is still threat
ened as the rivers continue to rise and
greater territory' is being covered.
CORDOVA NOTES
E. F. Medley installed as president
of Eagles.
Judge J. L. Reed suggests to Dele
ate Wickersham that a supreme
court for Alaska should be establish
ed and the Delegate expressed agree
ment. The court would take up cases
which now go outside on appeal.
CUSHMAN NOT KILLED
Young E. E. Cushman, son of the
former judge, was not killed, after
all. The report that he had been kill
ed reached the Juneau Empire and
was published in it but that paper
later learned that the real truth was
that young Cushman ran over an
other person and killed him.
During the recent high winds
Heinie Haasch has lost no less than
three hats.