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SKWAKIh ALASKA. MONDAY EVENING, JULY 90, 1914 NO* 240
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UNITED STATES OFFICIALS BERING SEA SUSPENDED
NEARLY ALL PRIBILOLL
POPULATION PRISONERS
WASHINGTON. July 20.—Practi
cally the entire population ot the
PribilotT islands are now prisoners,
charges of the most serious kind hav
ing been made against several of
them including some officials. Hr. K.
Lester Jones. UnPed tSates deputy
commissioner of fisheries, has already
telegraphed to Seattle to the agent
there to have an entirely new set ot
officials sent to the islands pending a
probe into the affair. 1.. Tonpue and
|\ McLenry, the wiioless operators or
the island, have been suspended from
duty as well as others in the pay of
the government. I’ho charges include
that of permitting the killing of seal
pups and also the debauchery of na
tives. As far as i. can be learned at
present the people are accused of vio
lating all law espenally during the
past winter.
Instructions are «aid to have been
sent from here to have a thorough in
vestigation into th<- affairs in the ill
amis end the men accused will prob
ab'y be tried under He criminal laws
should the investigations prove what
has been charged.
Dr. Jones arrived at the islands the?
month and it is sup;>osed now that he
vent there to look in o charges which
had been sent to Washington about
the conduct of the officials and others
MANY NINLRS
MAKING MONEY
SUCCESSFUL OPERATIONS LA
THE RULE ON THE VAR
IOUS CREEKS VLL
OVER
HOPE, July IT.—A very good sea
son is being experienced by the min
ers ail over the different creeks in
this part of the territory.
White and Fish tit working on
Lynx Creek with considerable satis
faction. White is running a road
house at Sunrise.
Hob Shaw and Scott Wolliver have
taken a lay on Sixmile on the Law
son property.
Mike Connolly is working ground
on Sixmile with excellent results. He
has two pipe lines.
Postmaster Martin of Sunrise is
piping his ground at present but is
just now getting rid of the dead work.
Bill Harmer is working on Falls
Creek.
Jack Kenner and Louis Lauritsen
are getting splendid results on Mil's
Creek and are also working a quar.z
property on Colorado Creek which is
showing up very we!«.
Mrs. X. 1\ White will soon open a
roadhouse at Mile lo of the Johnson
Pass and will be reached from Mile -M
of the railroad.
John (Jilpatrick has had his proper
ty recently examined by Mr. Hughes,
an expert of the United States Smelt
ing and Refining company. John Sla
ter, Robbinson, Higgins anti Pell *irt
* orking with Mr. (Jilpatrick.
(Jus Seitfert is installing a very fine
hydraulic plant. It will have 10,000
feet of pipe line, and a ditch three
quarters of a mile long to replace the
barge load of pipe which sank. He
has a model camp arid employs 10
men. The property has been thor
ughly prospected ard fne results are
expected. Nothin^ icsa than *»0 c**nts
a yard has been ^ound on th * ground.
There are also a i nwinill <*o i electric
plant on the property. Mr. SeitTert
will ho piping b\ August l »• d about
that time his family will come in.
The Mathewson outfit is working
on Sixmile Creek be’ov SeiiTert s and
has worked up to iho SeiiTert lino.
This is most helpful to the ScifTert |
operations as it will enable Mr. Self- ;
fort to begin from tha* point without
bother. The Mathe\ sou work *Bsd i
shows the richness of the creek up t< ,
the SeiiTert boundary.
Joe Wilson is hydraulicking » a ■
Canon Creek just below Mills t reek ;
and with very fine results.
The Reynolds roadhouse at th*' ;
mouth of Mills Creek is busy and is a j
splendid stopping place.
Fred Metz and a irew are shoveling
in on Mills Creek i hove Renner and
are making money.
Herman Smeezer *> still further
above on Mills. H * is digging a mile
ditch to get a pipe in. This pipe was
shipped to the ground over the snow
and was bough from the Weible es
tate.
John Slater is wo king on a quartz !
property near Fresno Creek ami i';
taking out $40 a ton by means of a
small Arrastre.
Higgins and Bachman are running
open cuts in good l*' -king quartz near ,
Pass Creek.
Louis Laritsen, w;'o was badly hurt
by a slide last winter is getting pret- <
ty well recoveretl. 'I he accident oc- j
curred during some piping operation- ;
and he was complete'.' covered up for j
a time.
Jim Robertson and S. L. Colwell of :
Seward are working below Bachman
on Pass Creek. Ti e.v have sunk a
, shaft in good looking rock.
Judson C. Hubbard, an expert min
ing man who is representing Seattle
’ capital, has been around Hope looking
at some properties
(». B. Conaway ami Walter Bus*
have property on the north side of
Tumagain Arm near Bird Point
t\here they have uncovered some very
rich leads.
PASSENGERS ON MARIPOSA
SEATTLE, July 20.—The steam
ship Mariposa has sailed from this
city for Seward with the following
passengers: W. Waters, W. Waters,
Jr., Professor Newsom, T. Williams,
W. Best, W. Cooper, Elsie Baldwin
and Mrs. Levin.
Charles K. Herron, Chairman Republican
Territorial Committee, Opens
the Hall
The first move in the Republican
ranks of the territory in the coming
elections was made today by Charles
E. Herron, the chairman of the Re
publican territorial committee, when
he dispatched telegrams to all parts
of Alaska to secure news as to what
the Republicans intend to do in con
nection with running a candidate for
congress. The telegrams are meant
to get the feeling of the leading mem
bers of the party in the various sec
tions and answers Must be awaited
before Mr. Herron can give out an/
further information. He has just re
turned from an extended tour through
the mining districts of this section
and has not had the time to look into
the matter before, but, although he
has not said so, it is safe to say that
from this time forward the members
of the G. 0. P. in the territory will
not let the grass grow under their
feet. Some Seward Republicans
agree with others that a candidate
should be put forward if for nothing
else than to keep the party organiza
tion in good, live trim.
ALTAR SOCIETY
GIVING DANCE
CATHOLIC LADIES WILL BE HOS
TESSES AT PLEASANT
AFFAIR NEXT SAT
I'RDAY NIGHT
The Catholic Ladies Altar society
will give a dance in the Railroad
building on Saturday evening, August
1, and one of the most pleasant times
ever enjoyed in Seward is assured.
Refreshments wd! be free and the
music will be the best that can be se
emed. All the other features of the
event will be also the very best that
care and energy can make them and
not a soul in the city will miss the op
portunity of participating in the fun.
Tickets are only 75 cents each and
Si.50 for couples. Thes prices are
merely nominal considering the ef
forts which are being made and the
glorious time which is in preparation.
Everyone will be made to feel at home
and help to spend a royal evening,
whether they are oidtimers or not.
1). $. MAY HAVE
TO INTERVENE
ACUTE SITUATION IN HAYTl
AND SAN DOMINGO THREAT
ENS VERY SERIOUS
COMPLICATIONS
WASHINGTON, July 19.—That the
United States government will have
to intervene to settle the troubles
which are now causing San Domingo
and Hayti to have almost as bad a
time as Mexico is the belief among
.he members of the administration.
The situation in both these coun
tries is acute at present and, accord
ng to the reports which have reached
Washington, some serious work is
taking place. The bitterness between
the combatants is deep and executions
and plain murder is common. All the
combatants on all Sides in both coun
tries have succeeded in keeping the
most important news from the out
side as each seems to be as anxious
as the other to prevent intervention
from anyone.
BRINGING KEYSTONE
DRILLS TO SEWARD
Major French and Charles Herron
Have Taken Options on Several
Properties
Major L. H. French and Charles E.
Herron returned to Seward last Sat
urday after a month’s absence. They
spent part of the month in examining
properties on the iio**tli of the Kenai
peninsula. They have taken options
on numerous properties and have now
several large prospecting parties and
surveying parties in the field. They
will be in Seward until Friday when
they will return to the scene of their
activities. While heie they have wir
ed for Keystone drdls to Nome and
expect them to arrive here on the
steamship Victoria which will come to
Seward. The drills will be used to
follow up the prospecting operations.
WASHINGTON FEARS FOR
THE PEACE OF MEXICO
WASHINGTON, July 20.—Instead
of having all fears set at rest concern
ing Mexico there is probably more ap
prehension felt today here about the
immediate future in that country than
for many months owing to the report
that Zapala is marching on Mexico
City. The news has already arrived
that he and his forces are nearing the
capital. The greatest reason for fear
is that the Zapatistas will not be re
strained by any of the rules of warfare
as they usually carry on their cam
paigns rather in the manner of bandits.
Information as to the size of Zapa
ta’s army has not been secured but it is
believed to be large as the famous ban
dit chief would hardly venture into the
capital without an army sufficient to
hold it against either the present hold
ers of power or the force which the
rebels might have at hand.
But the real uneasiness is due to the
opinion that Zapata will take the reins
of government into his own hands and
that within a very short time he and
; Carranza will be fighting for the upper
hand in the disturbed republic. He has
taken sides against Huerta during the
i recent rebellion but he has never for
1 mally accepted the claims of Carranza
although the latter was glad to have
the Zapatistas keep the Huerta forces
! in the south busy while he was in the
l north.
It is not at all considered improba
ble that the next trouble in the republic
will come between Zapata and Car
ranza, however.
i SHIPS ON THE WAY
HERE ONCE AGAIN
Northwestern, Sampson and Mariposa
Are All Now Headed
Sewardward
The Northwestern left Skagway for
the westward at 2:40 p. m. yesterday
and the Sampson left Juneau for the
west at 4 a. m. the same day.
The Mariposa i3 also on the way
but is only in the beginning of the
journey.
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Finch’* Golden Wedding Rye at The Branch.
The name •’GamblcV ia a Trade Mark and
wherever seen ia a guarantee of Wholeaome
neaa and Cleanllneaa.
BUILI) ROADHOUSE
Joe Richards and Julian Schalk,
who have the mail contract from Kern
Creek to Old Knik on the Iditarod
mail route, are building a roadhouse
at Indian Creek for the accommoda
tion of the traveling public this com
ing winter.
For bread, pies, cakes, cookies and
ice cream try Cooper’s Cafe.
You’ll find everything In the Pastry Line at
Cooper's Cafe.
I*ong distance telephone booth at the
Branch. •
Meet me at The Branch.
GOVERNMENT MAY START
SUIT AGAINST NEW HAVEN
McReynolds Gives the Directors of
the Busted Concern Another
Chance
WASHINGTON, July 10.—Attor
ney General McReynolds has agreed
to meet the directors of the New Ha
ven railroad on Monday but he de
clares that if they fail during the con
ference to agree to sell the road to
the Boston Maine people the govern
ment will start a trust suit against
the company immediately.
You tret local Ranch Ktrtre with your Ham
and Bacon at Gamble's Restaurant.
ICE TOILS EEEORTS
TO SAVE SCIENTISTS
NOME, July ID.—After having
made the most desperate efforts to
reach Wrangell Is1 ind and rescue the
members of the Steffanson party who
are believed to be marooned there, ’f
they are alive at all, the ice breaker
Kit has returned to this port and an
nounced its failure to fulfd the task
owing to the unprecedented ice condi
tions which now prevail there. The
Kit was unable to approach nearer
than 120 miles to the island althougn
it was specially built for the purpose
of bucking ice and the gravest fears
are now entertained for the safety of
the party.
When the failure of the Kit became
known the revenue cutter Bear re
oived orders to sail as soon as possi
ble for the island in the hope that the
trusty old vessel will succeed in doing
K'liat the supposedly great ice breaker
ould not accomplish. The Hear will
got away today it is believed.
Much comment has been made on
the fact, by the way, that the K it
>;o :ght hack 960 walrus hides and
’ic agitation against the slaughtering
,i* the animals has again been set on
u it is pointed out that walrus
on be extinct if some stop is
,« to their wholesale murder.
HARVEST WILL
SAVE COUNTRY
BOOM IN BUSINESS BEGINS AL
READY ALL OVER THE
UNITED STATES
ST. PAUL, July 10.—Once again
business has begun to boom all over
the United States and even within the
past few days the change for the bet
ter has become decidedly noticeable.
This is due in a great measure, f
not entirely, to the bumper wheat and
other crops which will be harvested
from this week forward. The har
vesting begins this week and seldom
has the outlook for the crops gener
ally been so promising. The regula
tions for supplying the fanners with
sufficient money to aid them in mov
ing the crops is expected also to have
a most beneficial effect on conditions.
The wheat crop in the northwest is
•err.avkably fine and for the first time
a long while the business people
il others stl* a bright period ahead.
You’ll find everything In the paatry line
nt the Seward Cato.
COUNT BIRDS
OVER STATES
TWO BILLION AND TWENTY MIL
LION BIRDS, EXCEPTING
SPARROWS, EAST OF
MISSISSIPPI
WASHINGTON, July 19—The firs)
real attempt has just been made to
take the census of the birds in all the
states east of the Mississippi and the
census takers have declared that the
:i:iber, exclusive of sparrows, is
wo billion and twenty million. The
.aking of the census can be regarded
< .ay partial until an attempt is
made to figure on the sparrows.
The number of robins is estimated
at one hundred millions and a partic
ular effort was made to make the
count of them as ebse as possible.
The count can, of course, only be re
garded as an estimate but the takers
of the census say that they can make
a fairly good estimate by methods
which have been discovered after
ears of study of the subject.
>•* oral men were employed in the
■ o;* doing the cHinting and it is
'-aid that the count m each place was
-o carefully taken that each seems
!o be a pretty good estimate, judging
by the proportion of birds supposed to
be in each locality.
CHOLERA RAGING IN
RUSSIA; MANY DEATHS
ST. PETERSBURG, July 20.
Cholera is raging in southwestern
Russia and many deaths are occur
ring. The epidemic made itself evi
dent only a few days ago but in the
short time which has since elapsed it
has made frightful headway. The
government has now taken steps to
eradicate the disease but many more
deaths are looked for within a few
days.
Men's fancy cotton and ’.isle thread
socks in 50c and 75c qualities; special
at 35c, 3 pairs for $1.00. Brown &
Hawkins, “Quality First".
GREAT STRIKE
WILL NOT COME
THE ENGINEERS AND FIREMEN
AGREE TO HA \ E TROUBLE
SETTLED UNDER NEW
LANDS ACT
CHICAGO, July *20—The employees
of the railroads \\ho have been
threatening to strike have finally de
cided to accept the offer of mediation
proposed by the companies and the
great threatened walkout will proba
ne.er happen. There are 55,000
engineers and firemen and 07 rail
roads involved and the strike would
mean the dislocation of business all
over the west. The companies asked
the government to mediate but in the
)eginning the men refused to join in
the request. Now, however, the em
ployees have agreed to mediation and
the strike talk is dying.
The question can be settled under
the Newlands act and arbitration
need not he resorted to. Roth sid< s
express themselves as confident that
a settlement will bo arrived at and a
,igh of relief, figuratively, has gone
ip from all the people who would be
;ure to be affected.
MRS. AXEL RAUTI DIES
ON RESURRECTION CREEK
Suddenly Passes Away and Leaves
Two Young Children
_
Mrs. Axel Rauti, who was working
for Gus SeifTert, died last week in the
camp on Resurrection creek rather
suddenly. She awakened her hus
band early in the morning and com
plained of being very sick. Every at
tention was given to her but sno
passed away in a snort time. She
leaves two little children, aged 4 and
2 years respectively, but they have
been taken in charge by Mrs. Oscar
Plowman and will probably be adopt
ed by that lady. The funeral sendees
were conducted at Hope by Mrs. How
ard, wife of the Rev. Mr. Howard.
THREE DROWN
NEAR_SEATTLE
Christofferson Rescues Four Others Peo
ple From Lake Who Were in
Serious Danger
SEATTLE, July 20.—A sad fatal
ity occurred yesterday in Lake Wash
ington when three people lost their
lives by the capsizing of a power boat.
The event would have been much
more disastrous were it not for the
splendid work of ChnstofTerson, the
aviator, who was fljing in the neigh
borhood at the time, and who man
aged to save four people who were in
the boat.
When the accident occurred Chris
toff erson flew in his hydroplane to the
place where the four weie still cling
ing to the upturned boat and he suc
ceeded in getting them aboard and to
the shore.
The accident was caused when n
ferry boat ran into the power boat.
Curtain rods a' J. L. Gracf's.
New line fancy candies, box choco
lates and hard candies at Martin’3
Candy Kitchen.
Special Sale of watches, jewelry
and diamonds to reduce stock. George
the Jeweler, lw