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^ ^ SEWARD, ALASKA, FRIDAY EVENING, -II N E 26, 11H1 ___
OVER 10,000 PEOPLE
HOMELESS-SCORES OF
FACTORIES BURN
Salem. Mass.. June 26—Halfj
of this eitv was destroyed b\ fire
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which started last night just after
the breaking of a city water main.
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(.her 1.000 buildings, includ
ing scores of factories, over two
hundred store buildings and sev
eral office buildings were burned.
The loss is estimated at 820,000,
000.
W hen it was found that the water supplv
could not ho depended upon, explosives
were sent for and whole blocks ol buildings
in the path of the Haines were dynamited,
hut the lire could not he stopped, and prae
lieallv burned itsell out.
Over l H> tin* engines and several thousand firemen were sent
ftami 1 k»ton and nearby towns in response to call for aid.
Many historic “witch buildings'* on “gallows" hill, where
persons convicted were confined before beintf burned as witches,
were destroyed.
NEW RULING BY
JUDGE BROWN
ON LICENSES
Judge F. M. Brown has signed an
order of court directing that no more
licenses he issued to applicants for
saloon privileges at towns, camps or
roadhouses not the headcjiiat t**is
of a resident United States deputy mar
shal. The order lias been made nec
essary because of the abuse of the
privilege by many liquor dealers at
out of the way places, who have been
reported to have sold Pqnor to natives,
resulting in great suffering to the
Indians and their families.
Under the order the application of
Andrew Groswold for a license at Sand
Point was denied, also one requested by
John F. Clark, in the Nizina, and thar
of Hitchcock & Weirmao, at Susitna,
Buck Hoyt, the saloonkeeper at Gul
kana, and Cowells at Copper Center,
w ill have to shut up shop on July 1 un
less the Department of Justice allows
the appointment of a marshal at those
camps.
CATHOLIC CHURCH SERVICES.
Kev. W. A. Shepherd, S. J., arrived
from Valdez on the Alameda, and will
remain until it completes its trip to
the westward. He announces that
Mass will be held at S a. m. tomorrow,
and vespers in the evening at 7:30. It
is probable that he will not be here
for Sunday services, bein# odlitfed to
proceed to.luneau on the Alameda.
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. first. B. A H.
CABLE TO STAND
EXPENSE WHEN
BREAK OCCURS
Washington. Jure 20—Orders have
h*-»*n issued that in ease of any future
breaks in the Alaska cable, messages
will be turned over to the radio naval
service for transmission, the cable ser
vice to assume the expense.
GETS A “BLACK”
FIRST DAY OUT
J. Newton, who lives on Second ave
nue, killed a small black hear near
Mile 40 yesterday, and sent the hide
and fore quarters in on the car for Mrs. i
Newton. He is a bridge builder and
structural iron worker, who aided in
repairing the dock, and has just been
sent out the line to he'p repair the
bridges beyond Mile 29. Evidently,
*‘Newt” can also use a gun, for he
landed his tirst bear the same day he
left town.
—
William Kyser brought in a black
bear cub from Mile 18 last night. It
is being cared for by George Sexton.
Steve Whitehead, brother of Guy,
arrived on the Alameda, lie says Sew
ard is going to boom soon.
Wm. De.’ine, who wili open the Pal
ace saloon with Joe Morris, arrived on
the Alameda. Their stock of liquors
and interior furnishings arrived on the
same b< at.
Curtain rods at J. L*. Graef
UE SOON
—
Washington, June 2<». I‘resident
Wilson issued an encouraging state
ment unlay in a conference with West
Virginia editors, in which he said
everything pointed toward an immedi
ate business boom. He said that
“bumper crops'* reported throughout
the country and the passage of sane
trust bills now before congress would
relieve the present tent ion.
NEW ADDITION
LOTS IN DEMAND
(». Henjamine I'oindexter, who has
charge of selling Kobert Ashland s
lots in the Luuboer addition, reports
r,h«* sale of thirty lots as a result of the
ijrst atl vertisetnent placed in the
tjJateway, at prices ran^in^ from
to
INdnUexter is an enthusiastic hmster
for Seward, and he says Uie out too* is
better every day.
] Tracks On
•• Krone hy" and bust* the fishermen
haw a 1.>I pound halibut in <!old stor
age at C’arstetis’ market. Itis the big
gest of its kind seen here for some
time.
Mushers just in from Sur.r5*e report
that t he tv are no ;kocoinad;stion there
now except in private homes, and that
travelers will do well to take pro
visions with tIk*m. or try l»a make it
through to Hope,
“KilT Small, formerly proprietor of
a meat market here, returned ou the
Alameda this morning, be has not
entirely recovered from his recent ill
ness.
The Seward hail players turned out
last night and spent a few hours m
slashing down the brush in tike outfield
of the new ball park at Lke foot of
Washington street.
Samuel I. Silvermann sailed west ou
the Alameda, eu route to Kahiltoa river
district, where he will examine several
mining properties in whUh he is inter
ested, with a view to putting in a
plant.
The regular monthly meeting of cho
Seward volunteer fire department trill
be held tonight in the fire hall.
Meet meat the branch
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Washington, June ‘JO.- All diplo
matic correspondence between the
l*uited States and Japan over the Cal
ifornia alien land bill, was published
both here and in Japan today. The
letters contained but little that had not
already leaked out.
No settlement of the question has
been reached. No further act ion will
be taken by t he state desartment un
less Japan renews her demands.
NOME BULLION j
ON VICTORIA
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Seattle, dune 2*»—l he Nome liner j
Victoria arrived today from the Jier-,
ir.i; sea camp with a (jnat ter of a mill- J
ion in ifohl. }
'i'le* liner was delayed a little l»y ice |
on the trio north, hut reports an easy
trio compared v'ith many lit previous
y eats.
FINE BRIDGE
BUT USELESS
The Alaska U *ad commission has
performed x cre» lit able work in the
construction of a suInstant in 1 w a iron J
bridsre across the Nrzina river. It is |
said to I** one of tin* best structures in
Alaska, x«<i will prove of untoW udvan- i
taife in the saviour of life in the cross- !
injr of one of the most treacherous
streams of Alaska. l>ut while the
bridge is complete, it is still practi*!
rally worthless so far as traffic is coo- ;
cerned. The approaches? are steep
that even a [rack horse finds it imp os- |
sible to ascend from ekber side. I'he
operators and prospectors who have
necessity for crossing the JStcina to
valuable placer £old and copper quart* !
properties beyond are still compelled ;
to cross over Sourdough bill *nd re-1
.ceive no benefit from Ahe new struc-1
lure.—Cordova Alaskan.
New line of gun*, ammunition, sport
ing goods. Builder’s hardware and
tools. Brown & Hawkins Hardware
and Furniture department. Quality
tirst.__
you’ll find everything in the Pi.*try
IAae at Cooner’s Cafe.
Staves, Ranges, Camp Stoves, Win
dow Glass, Paints and Oils. Brown <fc
Hawkins, Handware and Furniture
Hept. (Quality First).
EASTERN DR Y GOODS HOUSE
GOES UNDER FOR 35 MILLION
New York, June 26—The H. B.
Olaffiin Dry Goods company failed for
*35,001),000 at the close of business yes
terday. Its assets are tfiven as *40. ~
000,000.
The company owns a chain of 30 re
tail stores.
Three thousand banks throughout
the east hold the company’s paper.
On each of the affiliated companies
$500,000 in bonds had been issued, but
these are not affected by the failure.
No reason is tfiven for the crash as the
present time, but it is understood that
the directors found themselves unable
to meet mort^a^es no« due and that
the creditors diu not feel that the bus
iness outlook of the company war
runted an extension of time.
One friendly and one unfriendly re
ceiver hav^been appointed.
Western Stores Affected.
Seattle. .Tune 26-Receivers were ap
pointed today for McDnutrall, South
wick & Co-, of this city, The People’s
Store, of Tacoma, and the Whitehouse
store of Spokane, all of which are sub
sidiaries of H. B. Clafflin & Co., of
New York. These stores are each
financially solvent and the receiver
ship is merely a matter of formality.
AVIATOR FLIES
OVER WHITNEY
Independence, Cal., June 26—Avia
tor Chri9tofFerson of Portland, Hew
over Mount Whitney early thi9 morn
ing. His barometer showed that he
at one time reached an altitude of
16,000 feet.
LOSES TOTAL 6279
Juarez, June ii(i—The ariui/ of Chihuahua,
lend er Genera / 1'illa., captured Zacut aras last lues
da if night, according to belated messages received,
here from, the front tod a if.
The citif rras taken after the hardest fought
battle of the present cu n pa / g n. the tidal casual*
ties fid loir:
Hebe! dead 5 / a,
lxebcl wounded JAO
Fed era/ dead d J did.
Federal iron tided A ,210.
Villa had the ei/j/ complelehj surrounded and
mdig a feu* fed era I troopers escaped,,
Jfuerta's officers realized that it teas a fight to
fhr death so far as they irere concerned, and put
ap-tt great resistance, hat mere h a n d / cui/petl bij the
neght attack. \'iHa announced before the attack
trial his usual policij of cxecuIinga 1/ federal officers
would be carried oat. His men are rctcruns m
nigh/ campaigningas the rebel trade/' has used
this method of attack in erenj battle since the tak
ing of Juarez.
REPORT STRIKE
NEAR HAINES
Skagway. June 20.—There is great
excitement at tins place and Elaines,
by reason of a report of a new placer
strike. The location is Pleasant Camu,
north of Haines. Gold lias been found
in the black ruby sand, 25 feet to bed
rock, that from a ton of sand has weld
ed $1,800. The matter was reported
here this afternoon and everybody is
talking of the big find and already
many have departed on small boats.
iHaines was practically deserted today,
as every man who could possibly get
away joined in a stampede to the new
camp. Although it is yet too early to
say, still tnere is a feeling that another
big strike has been made that will re
sult ,in thousands of people Hocking
from the states to this section.
The.tirst bananas reaching Dawson!
on the steamer from Whitehorse sold:
readily at $1.25 per dozen.
j SAMPSON AND
! NORTHWESTERN
ON WAY HERE
i Seattle* June2t» -The Admiral Samp
1 son and the Northwestern sailed for*
i Southwestern Alaska and way ports
j last night.
The passenger list of the Sampson
includes the following for Seward:
| Judge Murane, E Hall, George Mar
ries and wife, Miss Anderson, W. G.
Nerly and wife, L. Clapp, William
Hawkins, Tom Man, A. Eldreage, S.
Fisher and four steerage.
Knik Anchorage—L.Thompson, Mrs.
Martin, Mrs. VVoolver, I^oms Peterson,
Frank Gardner, Joe Gardner, Fred
Schefer and H. Lutche.
Kenai—T Latlin, Allen Laflin, Mrs.
Laflin, Philip Larmon, general super
intendent for Libby-McNeil and wife.
Se Ido via—Mrs. Anderson.
Passengers for Seward on the North
western include E. Bussey, Mrs. Coe,
C. Birkhoff, L. Clay, A. Leander, J.
McGrath, J. Bridgeport, J. Sherlock
and one steerage.
Knik Anchorage—A. Galenice, wifs
and child.
MILES mu.
BE AN ALSO RAN
Boston, June 26—General Nelson A.
Miles predicts that Theodore Roose
velt will make the tijrht of his life for
another presidential term, and that he
will be the nominee of the republican
party, and that he will be overwhelm
ing defeated.
Try a box of Ramer’s Eastern Can
dies: Seward Candy Shop. Tempt
ingly delicious.