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Washington, January 15, 1916
“Gateway,” Seward
“1 hope that we. shall reeeive emergency appropriation by February First. House committee
will report it out next Tuesday.”—Franklin K. Lane.
OPPOSITION OR NOT SECY. OE
INTERIOR EXPECTS THE MONEY
Washington. Jan. 15, 1916.
Gatew ay, Sew ai d:
I hope that we shall receive emergency appropriation
by February first. The House committee will report it
out next Tuesday.
FRANKLIN K. LANE.
The above cable was received direct this morning by
the Gateway from the secretary of the interior who was
requested by this paper to tell the people of Seward what
the status of the appropriation is and what the chances
were to get the money.
The following is the cable forwarded by the Gateway
to Mr. Lane yesterday, to which the secretary's cable is
an answer:
Franklin K. Lane. Washington.
Would you kindly rush wire collect for publication
status railroad emergency appropriation.? Is it certain?
Is there opposition ?
GATEWAY.-'
It will be noticed that the Gateway asked Mr. Lane to
say w'hether or not there is any opposition but the secre
tary of the interior ignores the question. He probably
regards it as sufficient to say that he hopes for the emerg
ency appropriation immediately as this would show that
even if some opposition were shown, as so very often hap
pens for political reasons, it would be powerless to prevent
the granting of the money. As the House committee will
report out next Tuesday Mr. Lane undoubtedly knows
that it will report favorably or he would never have ex
pressed the hope of the granting of the appropriation so
quickly.
No Opposition in Open
The Gateway also wired special instructions to the
manager of the United Press for the Northwestern states
to keep it in close touch with the matter and to advise it
if any opposition had shown up. The answer was that'
no opposition has been reported in the west, that no op
position has been reported in Seattle and that none of the
Seattle newspapers or their Washington correspondents
had mentioned any opposition unless what has been
spoken of all the tiirte since the construction of the rail
road was first proposed. The United Press Northwest
information seems to be, in other words, that if there is
any opposition it would be the opposition of the political
or academic kind which might be expected on every bill
under the sun but which would be removed probably if it
endangered the measure.
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Direct From United Press at Washington
This morning the Gateway received direct from the
United Press at Washington, D. C., a cable saying that no
opposition has yet come into the open. The great press
association was asked specially by the Gateway to go in
to the matter thoroughly at the national capital and to
advise this paper of all the facts connected with the mat
ter. The following is the cable that resulted from these
instructions:
Washington, Jan. 15.
Gateway, Seward.
No opponents of the appropriations for the continua
tion of work on the Alaska railroad have yet brought their
fight into the open. Some opposition is expected, how
ever, but this opposition will come from men who have al
ways opposed the railroad. Senator Knute Nelson of
Minnesota is spoken of as being the leader in the opposi
tion and there will be some others but no one but Republi
cans have so far been mentioned as opposed so that the op
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position is looked upon as political thunder. Secretary
Lane declares that the House appropriations committee
will not delay .the matter.
Absolute Confidence
It is said that the opponents have secured affidavits
alleging faults have been discovered in the work and mis
takes in the selection of the route but nothing is positive
ly known and the friends of the measure are absolutely
confident that congress will authorize the granting of the
emergency fund by February. Lane is urging the quick
granting of it. It is necessary, he says, because the work
is far ahead of schedule and delay might wreck the whole
plan. The friends of the measure also say that whatever
opposition might show up will be /ust to serve selfish in
terests} and that this fact is so well known that it will have
no effect
TENSION IN MEXICAN
AFFAIR LESSENING
WASHINGTON, Jan. 15. — The j
tension in congress over the Mexican (
affair is lessening as Carranza has
given strong assurances to Wilson
and Lansing that the bandits who
murdered tho eighteen Americans will
be run down and receive the fullest
punishment. Owing to this assurance
members of congress seem inclined to
give him some more time. All the
railroads leading into Mexico are
guarded.
TWENTY DROWN
NEAR TACOMA
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PASSENGER LAUNCH CAPSIZES
NEAR POINT DEFIANCE,
MANY ABOARD.
TACOMA, Jan. 15.—It is reported
that twenty people were drowned to
day at noon when the passenger
launch Victor capsized near Point De
fiance. This is the first information
coming of the occurrence and further
intelligence is being awaited. The
boat was on the way to this city and
a high wind prevailed with heavy
seas, the report states. Eight of the
survivors have been brought ashore
but about a score have not yet been
accounted for and it is feared that
they would have easily been heard
from if they were still alive.
KILLS WIFE
EL CENTRO, Calif., Jan. 15.—A.
L. Bell shot and killed his wife and
seriously wounded two men today in
the hotel owned by Mrs. Bell.
Jealousy was the cause.
In the case of Rassmussen vs.
Griffiths a settlement was effected to
day whereby judgment w?as entered
for the plaintiff for $175 and costs.
| EL PASO, Jan. 15.—It has been
virtually confirmed that the eighteen
miners who were murdered near
Chihuahua were refused a military
escort by the Mexican authorities.
The Carranza government is regarded
as responsible for this.
EL PASO, Jan. 15.—It has been
learned that Villa’s whole personal
following has been reduced to forty
men. His whole force has dwindled
down to a few hundred.
YUKON SENDS
MORE TO WAR
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SERBS IN DAWSON JOIN COM
PANY TO BE COMMANDED
BY GOVERNOR BLACK.
DAWSON, Jan. 15.—A volunteer
company of Yukoners is now being
formed here for service in the war
under the command of Former Gov
ernor Black who resigned his place as
.overnor to enlist in the ser.i
the empire at the front. Included m
the new company of Yukon soldiers
will be a hundred Serbians and
Montenegrins who have been engaged
here in mining and other pursuits.
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Black is now undergoing training at
Victoria and the new company will be
sent out as soon as formed.
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DANCE TONIGHT
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The Seward Entertainment Club
will hold its regular weekly dance to
night at the A. B. Hall.
WOMEN’S CLUB MONDAY
The next meeting of the Woman’s
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Club will take place Monday at
Pioneer hall at 2:30 p. m. A reading
by Mrs. Balderston will be a feature.
EXPLOSION AT
DUPONT’S AGAIN
EIGHTH BLOW OUT IK COM
PANY’S FACTORIES IN
f THREE MONTHS.
PHILADELPHIA, Jan. 15.—The
acid house of the Dupont Powder com
pany at Gibbstown exploded last
night killing five people and injurying
more or less seriously a very large
number. This is the eighth explosion
in the works of the company in three
months and no one now believes that
they were accidental. The authorities
hardly hesitate to express the opinion
that pro-German conspirators are
responsible and the arrests of the
German sailors working in the fact
ories have strengthened the belief of
The general public to conviction.
❖ KEPT PANKHURST *
.> FROM LANDING *
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NEW YORK, Jan. 15.—Mrs. Pank
hurst, the notorious suffragette, has
been sent to Elljs island after an at
tempt to land this morning. She will
probably he deported to England but
she has made an appeal to Secretary
of State Lansing for a special per
mission to stay in America. She is
held as an undersireable citizen.
EXPLOSION OCCURS
ON AMERICAN SUB.
One Man Killed and Three Fatally In
jured by Explosion Caused by
a Defective Battery.
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NEW YORK, Jan. 15.—One man
was killed, three were fatally injur
ed and several others received lesser
injuries by an explosion aboard a
submarine in the Brooklyn navy yard
this afternoon. A defective battery is
supposed to have been the cause.
The vessel was wrapped in flames
after the explosion and a number of
men were so badly burned that some
may die.
VON PAPEN’S PAPERS
CAUSING SENSATION
VON PAPEN PAPERS CONDEMN
WASHINGTON, Jan. 15.—The latest London reports
regarding tne papers seized from Captain von i'apen, tne
former military attache of Germany at Wasmngton, are
causing a tremendous sensation as tney declare tnat high
German ollicials tooK. a direct part in causing tne outrages
uorptupsap 041 uoj lJaLuIl J° luaaej^ip u;
ox property, une of tne letters seizeu is said to snow mat
iviuener, former German consul at Beattie, made a pay
ment ox money to Werner Borne just previous to tne ex
plosion of tne dynamite barge at beattfe, and London sa>s
tnat the United btates autnonties ougnt to nave no tinn
cuity in showing that this money was paid for the barge s
destruction. Another letter found m the papers 01 von
i'apen, Londoi> declares, was one from Mysenburg, the
German consul at New Orleans, predicting tnat "a day of
reckoning would come with this country aiso, the uaj of
recKoning presumably to be brought about by Germany -
declaring war when her struggle 111 Europe has been
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GERMANY TO PROTEST
WASHINGTON, Jan. 15.—The seizure by the BiTtish
authorities of the papers of Captain von Papen is declar
ed by the German representatives here as violation of in
ternational law as Great Britain had given safe conduct
to the recalled attaches and an interference with their
possessions was an interference with their personal and
political liberties. It is pointed out by members of tne
uerman embassy that if von Papen believed he was not
•xree from molestation he would never have carried any
tnmg that could be construed as incnmmating with him
when he touched at a British port. The London reports
regarding the contents of the papers have caused a sensa
tion and it generally thought tnat if the attaches of the
embassy can be proven to have been directly concerned in
the outrages there ought to be no trouble to prove that
the ambassador himself had a direct hand in tne matter.
Confirmation of the news is awaited anxiously.
THE NEGRO MAY CLEAR
MRS. MOHR OF CHARGE
PROVIDENCE, Jan. 15.—It Is
rumored that the negro chauffeur is
about to make a new confession ex
onerating Mrs. Mohr of the murder
of her husband while he was driving
with another woman.
SEWARD AVIATOR BETTER
N. H. Reed the Seward aviator who
suffered severe injuries by a fall
from a French aeroplane while scout
ing at the front, is now rapidly recov
ering at Manchester, Massachusetts,
and expects to return to Seward next
Spring. Bill Fairman has received
the good news from Reed. They knew
each other while both were out near
each other in the section where the
Herschel-Parker property is located.
It was reported that Reed had broken
his back.
NORTHWESTERN LEFT
JUNEAU LAST NIGHT
The steamship Northwestern left
Juneau at 7:30 o’clock last night and
is due at Cordova tomorrow morning,
Sunday.
SPANISH SHIP MINED
LONDON, Jan. 15.—Twenty-five of the crew perish
ed and only one w’as saved when the Spanish steamer
Bayo was mined last Tuesday id the. Bay of Biscay.
GERMANY REJECTS PROPOSAL
BERLIN, Jan. 15.—The German government has of
ficially rejected the proposal of the British that the ac
cusation of the murder of a German crew by the British
be submitted to a court of United States naval officers for
arbitration. The Germans declare that a British warship
flying the American flag managed to deceive the German
commander and that every member of the submarine crew
was murdered in cold blood. The rejection of thfe proposal
to submit the case to American officers is regarded here
as the first indication of the belief that America is not
neutral.
BERNSTORFF IN TROUBLE
WASHINGTON, Jan. 15.—The general belief here
is that Ambassador von Bernstorff will have exceeding
difficulty in explaining away the disclosures made by the
seizure of von Papen’s papers by the British. The ambas
sador admits that he gave von Papen money but he in
sists that the attache accounted direct to Berlin for it.
AUSTRIAN LOSS HEAVY
LONDON, Jan. 15.—The Austrian losses during the
recent Russian offensive amounted to more than a hun
dred thousand men, ten Thousand of whom were made
prisoners. Very little information has come for the past
few days but it is assumed that a lull in the Russian move
ment has taken place.
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