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y()I 8. SEWARD, ALASKA, TUESDAY EVENING, APHIL 28, 1914 NO. 172
THE PRESIDENT
IS VERY ANGRY
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Washington, April 28. — The presi
dent and Secretary Bryan are greatly
incensed over the treatment which
Consul-General Hanna received in
Monterey. The American consul was
drug through the streets and thrown
into prison by the federals.
Washington, April 28.—It was an
nounced here today that all Americans
in Mexico City were safe.
Washington, April 28. — The state
department announces that there are
seven hundred American refugees en
route from Mexico City to Vera Cruz.
POPULATION OF !
LARGER CITIES
Seattle, April 28 —The federal cen
sus bureau estimates the population of
Seattle at three hundred and thirteen
thousand, Portland »Jt two hundred and
sixty thousand* Jae^m^at one hundred :
and three thousAmC &an Francisco at
four hundred and forty-eight thousand, j
Los Angeles at four hundred and thirty
eight thousand, Chicago alt wu million,
three hundred and ninety-three thous
and, and New Yoi k at live million, j
three hundred and thirty-three thou?*- «
and.
STEAMSHIP CO.
HOLDS MEETING!
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Seattle, April 28. — The Alasna 1
Steamship compauy held its annual
meeting in this city to*lay. All the
old directors were re-elected. It was
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announced that the* company was in a
prosperous condition and the business
of the past three*months had been the
heaviest for these months in the histo
ry of the company.
Big Juneau Mine Is Sold. ,
Boston, April 28.—Chapman, repre- j
senting the committee of bondholders, I
today bought in at bankruptcy sale the
Ebner mine, located at Juneau, Alaska.)
The price bid was two hundred and j
twenty-five thousand dollars.
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Rifles Smuggled Into Ulster.
London, April 28.—Premier Asquith j
today told the house of commons that
that the smuggling of forty thousand
rides into Ulster was an unprecedented
outrage.
Meet meat the Branch.
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Dishwasher wanted at the Seward
Bakery. _
Ask about board by the week at the
Seward Cate. i
BREAD BREAD BREAD
Full weight. 15 loaves or tickets
for $ 1. Doughfi^ts 15c per doz., and
<iakes of all kinds at the Commerce
Cafe.' Open daynand night.
Long distance telephone booth at the
Branch. *
ROCKEFELLER IS
TOLD TO ACT
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Washington, April 28. — President
Wilson today notified John 1). Rocke-1
feller, senior, that unless lie rook ira-!
mediate steps to end the strike in Col- j
orado he would send government troops '
there and take charge of the mines. j
Rockefeller has regretfully declined, j
The miners have also asked the presi
dent for federal soldiers, declaring
that they would never submit to the
militia.
Canyon City, Col., April 28.—A mob
of strikers today routed the guards of
the Chandler mine and dynamited the
buildings.. Four guards were killed
and a dozen are missing.
Denver. April 28.— State officials
here declare that the miners broke the
truce and that the militia is now justi
fied in using energetic means to restore
peace.
Louisville, Col., April 28. — Guards
are defending the Hecla mine with
machine guns.
Walenbsurg, April 28.—Strikers to
day attacked the mine here and killed
seven guards.
PREACHER GETS
DIVORCE ‘NIT”
Tacoma, April 28.— Reverend Barn
hisel, a.Presbyterian minister of this
city, looses his sensational divorce con
test, which he has waged against his
wife for months, in which lie charged
her with ruinous extravagance due to
to her social ambitions. In the deci
sion, just hand down, ihe court holds
that extravagance alone is not suffi
cient ground for a divorce.
CONVICTS TRY
TO MAKE ESCAPE
Walla Walia: April 28.—Mike Don
nelly, a desperate convict, and two
other prisoners today overpowered a
turnkey and escaped from thecellhouse
of the penitentiary into the yard. The
prisoners, however, lost their nerve
when the guards began tiring on them
and surrendered.
Railroad President Dies.
Philadelphia, April 28. — George
Baer, seventy-two years of age, presi
dent of the Reading railroad, died here
today of paralysis.
Margaret Still Champion.
Toronto, April 28.—Margaret Owen,
the champion typist of the world, to
day wrote one hundred and twenty-six
words a minute for four and one-half
hours. This is the world’s record.
New York, April 28.—'The widow of
the late Secretary Hay died in New
York today.
Budweiser beer at the Branch. *
Field glasses at J. L. Graef’s. *
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CITY DADS HOLDS
SPECIAL MEETING
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The town council met last night in
special session to take up the matter of
establishing a street grade in the town.
There was a full attendance of mem
bers, but no definite action was taaen.
The street grade matter was brought
up and the chair ordered a reading of
a proposition from Messrs. Tozier and
Pilger, who offered to establish astreet
grade from the two north corners ot
the town, together with a complete set
of maps showing the cut or (ill neces
sary for each lot and maps and profiles
for the same for the sum of (ive hun
dred dollars, the work to be completed
in ninety days. Chamberlain, who is
in a measure fathering the movement,
spoke in favor of accepting tiie propo
sition. Noon wanted to know if the
price mentioned included the estab
lishment of a hub or proper place to
tie to when running out the lines of a
lot, and Chamberlain stated that in
his opinion it did not, and then Noon
wanted to know what the extra cost of
establishing such a point would be,
and quite a jangle ensued, with Noon
and Chamberlain as end men. The
chair ordered the marshal to go out
and find Tozier and bring him before
the council. When Mr. Tozier arrived
lie stated that the extra cost of estab
lishing a hub to tie to would be very
small, but that it would be necessary
to get another engineer to act for the
owners of the townsite in order that
both sides would accept the hub as an
official mark and to prevent disputes
in the future. There was considerable
discussion over the matter, after which
it was postponed until the next meet
ing.
A petition from the volunteer fire
department asking for the immediate
purchase of an additional chemical and
that an ordinance be passed compelling
owners of buildings of two or more
stories in height to provide the same
with ladders and that the members of
the fire department be paid the sum of
one dollar for every fire that they turn
out to, and that the sura of one dollar
per month be paid to the members
each month, whether there was a fire
or not. This was referred to the com
mittee on lire protection, as was also
a proposition by Chamberlain to draw
a fire protection and building ordi
nance.
The matter of allowing residents of
Seward to dig cellars and have their
houses connected up with the water
mainsL then came up and caused a great
deal of discussion. The council finally
agreed to allow the street committee
to grant permission to residents to dig
cellars and trenches for water pipes,
provided they dump the grave) and
soil on the streets designated by the
committee. In order that there be no
misunderstanding it was ordered that
permission slips be printed and fur
nished to the committee, and that these
slips be signed by both members of
the committee.
One action went through without a
mishap. This was the appropriation
of $250 for the clearing and grading of
Washington street from Fifth avenue
around past Crawford’s blacksmith
shop and Boe’s machine shop into
Railroad avenue, and along the rail
road track to Seventh street. The
street committee were empowered to
hire what men they deemed necessary,
after which the council adjourned.
Meet me at the Branch. «
LATOUCHE WILL
LIKELY TOW HER
Messrs. Hickman and McKay o! the
Admiral Evans spent yesterday in wir
ing to the home office of the Pacific*
Alaska Navigation company to have
! the matter of getting the disabled
Evans hack to Seattle arranged. The
freighter Latouche is now at Cordova
discharging oil, and General Agent
Tracy, of the Alaska Steamship com
pany, is trying to arrange to have the
big freighter pick up the Evans when
her cargo has been discharged at Port
Graham and tow the crippled ship to
Latouche while the Latouche takes on
her cargo of ore, and then tow the
Eyans on to Seattle. The added bur
den of towing tiie Evans will not delay
the Latouche a great deal, and in this
manner a saving of from seven to ten
days will be effected over the time
that it will take to send a tug from
Seattle to pick up the evans. This
will probably be the course adopted,
although no detinue arrangements
have been made so far.
COMMERCIAL
CLUB MEETS
The Seward Commercial Club met
last night at Brown & Hawkins’ hall
and talked over plans for the good of
the town. '
There was not a large attendance.
The leading business houses of Sew
ard were represented, but the crowd
that should have been there was not
present. The meeting was called to
order by President Graff, and after a
short talk on the work that the club
had done in the past and a brief outline
of the future work, an adjournment
was taken, subject to the call of the
chair. __
Bank Embezzler Arrested.
Seattle. April 28.—William Ferguson
was arrested in this city today on a
charge of embezzling fourteen thous
and dollars from a St. Louis bank.
Committee Evenly Divided.
Washington, April 28.— The senate
committee, which is hearing the canal
tolls proceedings, is said to be evenly
divided.
Tetrazina Sued
New York, April 28.— Arthur Ham
raerstein has sued 'Jfetrazina for seven
thousand dollars overpay.
Meet me at the Branch
Asbestos lined mattresses at J. L.
Graef’s. 4
Snow glasses of all kinds for sale at
J. L. Graef’s t
Pabsts blue ribbon beer at The
Branch. *
For Sale—Five-room house and two
lots. Inquire at this office. 4.
Complete steam laundry plant for
sale. Apply to Wayne Blue. $
First-class job printing atthe Gate
way. We do it right.
I should worry. Chicken dinner
every day and short orders at all
hours at Commerce Cafe.
E. Levin, Prop