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resign Sewar) Daily Gateway
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Butte, June 24— Hostilities between
seceding miners and officials of the
Western Federation of Miners under
President Moyer resulted in a battle
at union headquarters last night in
which one man was killed, one fatally
hurt and dozens injured. I he head
quarters building was wrecked by 23
charges of dynamite.
A meeting had been called by
Moyer to effect a reconciliation of the
factions. Instead of sending repre
sentatives the seceders made an at
tack on the hail. Moyer and the union
officials escaped by the back door and
the mob was fired on and driven off
by 80 deputies who had been stationed
in the hall by the sheriff to prevent vio
lence.
The miners retreated shouting tnat th \v w >ul l have revenge.
\ d ‘legation was sent to the mines on the run tor dynamite, and
when tie* sheriff saw’ the men a Ivuneing again carrying sticks of
dynamite with short fuses attached, lie abandoned his position.
Stick after stick was hurled into the building and when the riot
ms tinulls’ dispersed it was a total wreck.
The sheriff has notified the governor that a state of war ex.
ists and has asked for troop* t<> handle the situation.
SPEER HAS
SNIUDG: ON
HIS RECORD
| Washington, June 24—The senate
committee refused today to recommend
the impeachment of Judge Ktnory
Speer, of Macon, Ga. The committee
men decided that they coulil not clear
him of the charges made and announced
that he “traveled close to the limit of
liability.’ It is reported tint Speer
will resign within a few months.
OHIO SWEPT
BY TORNADO
—
Cleveland, June 24—Central Ohio
was 9wept by a tornado last night, the
center of violence being around Quincy.
No loss of life has been reported, but
the property damage is great.
JACK TWO TO
ONE FAVORITE
I‘ iris, June 24 Jack Johnson, who
will tiifht Owen Moran here Saturday,
i> u two to one favorite in the helling.
Curtain rods at .1. L. Graef *s.
MARINE 1$
Vera Oul, .lime 24 I (enrich Thobe,
an American marine is missing, and it
is feared that be has baen killed by
Mexicans. Inquiries made along the
lines by American sentries disci' sed a
new attitude on the part of tin* Mexi
can troops under Huerta. Instead of
replying they jeered at the troopers
and insulted them. Special orders to
avoid trouble have been sent out by
(Jeneral Funstun.
M a/at lan. June 21 Hebei forces
captured the town of Zapotlan last
night.
BRAVE OFFICER
SAVES $20,000
Vancouver, June 24. Fighting oil
three yeggmen after they had blown
the door from the hank vault at Mis
sion, Officer Clarkson prevented the
I hefi of $20,01H) last night.
VANCOUVER IS
AGAINST HINDUS
Vancouver, !>. C., June 21-Follow
ing the mass meeting of Hindus Mon
day , a meeting was called by Mayor
Baxter last night, which took the
other side of the question and de
manded that the Hindus now held here
aboard the Jap liner Komagaia Marti,
be returned to India.
WELCOME FOR
WRECKED MEN
Seattle, .June 24—The Northwestern
arrived last night with the 45 seamen
from the wrecked ship INiramita. Del
egates from seamen’s unions at all Da
citic coast ports were on the dock to
greet them
Cordova, June 24—The Alameda,
westward hound, arrived here at noon
t oday._
Just received, a shipment of Hills
Bros. Blue Can CotTee, selling at 40
cents the pound. B. & H. Quality first.
BLAME CITY
FOR LOSS OF
two ia :s
;
Seattle, .June 21 --Maine for the trag
I etl\ which occurred in the receiving
cell at the city jail, where two men j
j were kicked to death and two injured ;
hy a temporarily crazed man is laid on j
the city authorities hy the coroner’s!
ijtiry. The injured men will recover, j
Nicholas Marcott, the slayer of the
two men, will probably he charged
with murder.
The receiving cell is being altered j
M)that the inmates may he seen and
heard hy the chief jailer. The cell
ha> been sound proof.
NELCHINA BAD
BUT HOPE 0. K - I
SAY MUSHERSj
.
Harry Lundy and his brother, who;
spent tin* winter in the Nelehina. ar
rived last night via Hope and Sunrise. ,
Thev bring discouraging reports troni
Nelehina. but say that the Hope dis-I
triet is booming with activity.
(»us SeitTeri will he ready to operate
in dO days.
The Mathieson Mining company has
made the biggest cleanups litis season
since they started work.
The\ passed .lack Kdmiston, who is
on his way back to the property being
worked hy Col. Sapp on Hear creek, j
They have shipped one and a half tons:
of ore for a smelter test and are driving
a prospect tunnel.
FIND BODY OF
GIRL IN RIVER
I
Schenectady. June 24—The body of a 1
well dressed j.firl with the head and
limbs missinjr was found in the river
near here yesterday. All efforts by
the police to identify it have failed
MILITANTS STILL
AFTER CHURCHES
Rending. Kn£., June 24—A bomb
was exploded in the local church last
niirht Militant suffrtfj'ettes are sus
pected.
Reports that the Alaska Engineer
ing commission would build a tele'’
phone line from Ship Creek to connect
with the line along the Alaska North
ern to Kern Creek have been confirmed
by statements of the commissioners.
The line will be built as soon as
possible after the headquarters camp
has been completed. This will enable
engineers at the field headquarters to
keep in communication with Chairman
Edes here and also in touch with
Washington.
Headquarters of the relocation ex
pedition under C. K. Breck and his as
sistant T. W. Secrest were moved to
Mile 4o yesterday. They commenced
work today on the survey of a nev\
route for the road from tin* second
summit at Mile 40 to Mile tiO, which
will irive the road a one per cent grade.
The camp of Kugene Cnderwood s
appraisal party 1ms been moved to
Mile 8.
MINER KILLED
AT ELLAMAR
Bon Panato, a miner employed at
Kllamar copper mine, was killed Mon
day afternoon when he dropped 70 feet
down the chute at the mine. He and
another workman were together at
the time and the other miner did not
see him disappear, but upon looking
around missed Ids partner and a search
revealed tlit? missing man at the bot
tom of the chute.
Panto landed on his head, which was
crushed, causing instant death. His
legs were also broken. The report of
the accident was immediately wired to
the mine inspector’s office at Juneau.
Try a box of Hamer's Kastern Can
dies: Seward Candy Shop. Tempt
ingly delicious.
Portage Bay Talk Holding Seward
Says Hansen—Predicts Boom
<>. H. Hansen, of Milwaukee, one of
tin* Alaska Northern bondholders who
is also interested in the Skeen-Leehner i
mine, stated in an interview to the i
; Gateway today, that the selection of j
Seward as a terminal for the govern
ment’s road is practically assured.
Hansen is here on a business trip, and
will remain for some time.
In discussing the finances of the
road, Hansen said:
“The Alaska Northern has for the
past five years, been controlled by a
syndicate of three men who have look
ed after the interests of the bond
holders. These men include; W. E.
St avert, a Canadian banker, J. H, Jem
ment and W. J. Boland.
“Recently Stavert and Jemmet re
signed, and at bresent the control of
the road is vested in W. T. Clarkson,
who represents the interests of the;
combined banks of Toronto.
•‘The old bondholders, who are the
present stockholders of the road have
been so heavily assessed that they re
fused to contribute anymore toward j
the operation of the line, but so far as
I can learn, the fact as to whether or
not the road is operated at present
will have no bearing on the selection
of the route, so*far as the government
is concerned. The men who hold the
road’s bonds for $4.5000,000 have been
assessed 19 per cent of the par value, so
there is some foundation to their ob
jections to putting up any more money.
“Seward would be the scene of the
biggest boom Alaska has ever known,
right now, if it were not for the Port
age bay bugaboo. The people below
have heard so much Portage bay talk,
that they are afraid to take a chance,
but it is only a question of time, when
things will get going bere, and then
there will be a big rush for property.”
SINGER TAKES
| DOSE OE POTASH
Seattle, .Tune 24—Helen Hersberg,
an entertainer in the Hofbrau cafe, at
tempted suicide last night by swallow
ing potash tablets. She thought they
were bi-chloride of mercury. She is a
very sick and repentant girl today, but
will recover.
KILLS S AN)
INJURES 40
Sioux Kails, S I)., Line 24 Nine
people were killed am; 40 inj r d by a
tornado which swept Watertown near
here last night. The wind storm rut
a swath through the residence section
from southwest to northeast, a (juarter
of a mile wide and unroofed houses
on both sides.
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The Seward Commercial club met
i last night and voted to guarantee the
payment of $400 for the improvement
of Seward's baseball park. Hoben Sc
Davis have been instructed to com
mence work at once cleaning up the
grounds.
Local business men have already
subscribed $2N5 of the $400 guaranteed
for ttie ball park and the rest is as
sured, as no general canvass has been
made.
The club bylaws which bad been
adopted subject to change at the first
meeting under the reorganization were
read and adopted. The membership of
the club is limited to 100 resident and
50 non resident members, not includ
ing army and navy officers, who will
be admitted without initiation fee on
the payment of nominal dues.
For bread, pies, cakes, cookies and
ice cream try the Seward Cafe.
Belmont Olive Oil, made from choice,
carefully selected olives. Its stnoth
and delicate flavor makes it delicious
in mayonnaise and French dressing.
Pure Olive Oil. Quality first. B. Sc H.
Evinrude motors, with magneto, at
J, L. Graef’s.