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LIEUT. WEARS
INJEATTLE
REFUSES TO DISCUSS THE
ALASKA RAILROAD
SITUATION.
SEATTLE, April 6.—Lieutenant
Mears of the Alaska government en-'
gineering commission arrive<l in this
city today from Washington to begin
the preparations for the summer’s
work. He says that Commissioners
Kdes and Riggs are expected to come
on April the twentieth but he refuses :
to discuss the matters relating to the
building of the railroad. It is ap-„
parent that some agreement has been
arrived at to keep the whole thing
secret, probably until the president
officially makes his announcemea^
NEW BOAT LAUNCHED.
UYAK, March 25.—The launching I
of the beautiful new boat, owned by
Mr. Albert Johnson of Uyak, took
place at the dock of the N. W. Fish
eries Company, at Uyak bay, Kodiak
Island, on the morning of March 25.
1915. Mrs. Stella Stumbaugh christ- 1
ened it.
THE SAME OLD STORY.
GREENVILLE. III.. April 5.—Seven
men were killed by an explosion which
occurred in the coal mine here today.
Ter. others are missing.
BIG STEAMER LOST.
NEW YORK. April 5.—It is believ
ed that the steamer Jefferson was lost
in the big storm that raged last Satur
day. She was due to arrive at Nor
folk, Virginia, yesterday morning but
she has not shown up. She has a
large list of passengers and there is
much anxiety felt.
YOC CAN VOTE WITHOl'T
HAVING REGISTERED.
If there is any person in Seward
who missed the chance to register for
the municipal election he or she may
go right to the booth ami vote. A city !
ordinance provides for ihis.
ELECTION MEASURE PASSED.
The Driscoll election bill and the
committee substitute for the Coombs
Sunday closing repeal bill, passed the
House of Representatives today. The
latter measure re-enacts the law to
apply only to saloons, and is said to
now be a cure for the situation at
Nome, unless the senate objects to
the measure.
The election bill went through in
the form agreed upon by the commit
tee of the whole. Registration is pro
vided for an election day, and a voter
from Juneau may vote at Wrangell,
or in any other precinct in his divis
ion, if called away from his home pre
cinct on election day. The official bal
lot is the Australian form, with the
names of candidates, party designa
tion, ami blank spaces for independ
ent candidates. The ballot also pro
vides for voting long and short term
senators.—Dispatch.
SMISER WANTS TO
BE AN ALASKAN.
New District Attorney Says He is
Favorably Impressed With
Us Folks.
JUNEAU, April 6.—In an interview
in the Juneau Dispatch, James A.
Smiser, the new district attorney, says
that he wants above all things to be
an Alaskan. He also declares that he
came here not with any new theories
of government but to become ac
quainted with the people and to learn
their needs and become one of them.
He further states that from what he
has learned of Alaskans he has found
them to be people of fine ideal?, high
aims and independence.
NO NEWS COMES FROM
THE DARDANELLES.
LONDON. Apri 6.—No news arriv
ed from the Dardanelles today. The
story of the sinking of the British
battleship Lord Nelson has not beer
confirmed by any statement from the
admiralty but it is believed to be the
truth. The loss of the three great
vessels is regretted but the people
have been Drepared for it.
Finch’s Golden Wedding Rye at Th<
Branch.
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❖ HOPE ABANDONED FOR *
❖ MISSING DUTCH SHIP. *
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CHARLESTON, S. C., April 6.—
Hope has been abandoned fop-the safe
ty of the Prinz Maurits, the Dutch
steamer which has been missing since
the fierce gale that raged over the
coast last Saturday. She had a crew
of fifty men.
❖ TURKS SINK TWO *
•> RUSSIAN GUNBOATS. «•
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CONSTANTINOPLE, April 5.—The
Turkish fleet today sank two Russian
gunboats in the Black sea. The
destroyed vessels were part of the
force that attempted to attack the
Bosphorus forts.
WHAT r. s. SAYS ABOUT
THE BRITISH BLOCKADE.
This Country Expects Reparation For
Every Act Against Inter
national Law.
WASHINGTON, April 6.—The text
of the note of protest sent by this
government to the British govern
ment relating to the declaration of
the British blockade against Germany
was made known last evening. It ad
mits the right of Britain to lay an em
bargo on German trade. This govern
ment, however, expects that repara
tion must be made for every act which
is regarded by international law as a
violation of neutral rights. The pro
test is not at all as sensational as it
had been expected to be. The request
of the British government to keep the
matter secret until April 5 had led to
the belief that the note contained
more serious expressions.
JFNEAU CITY ELECTION
PASSING OFF QUIETLY.
Registration is Twelve Seventy-Two
With Three Tickets in
Field.
JUNEAU. April 6.—The municipal
election today in Juneau is quiet.
Twelve hundred and seventy-two vot
ers have registered. Three tickets are
in the field. They are made up of the
old council, the, Valentine faction and
the socialists respectively. Valentine
was formerly mayor. Please rush the
first complete returns of the municipal
election at Seward.
MORE THAN 300
VOTES ARE SURE
STREAM OF PEOPLE MOVED
STEADILY TO POLLS
ALL MORNING.
Judging 4>y the way the people vot
i ed during tho earlier half of the day
nearly the full number of those regis
tered will cast a vote in the municipal
election. Between seven and ten
o’clock the number voting was about
fifty. At 11:30 the number was 109,
and at eight minutes to one the num
ber polled was one hundred and forty
one. That was just half of the day of
twelve hours during whch time the
polls are open but the earlier hours
are always less availed of for voting.
There is apparently no guide to lead
a person to a fair guess of the prob
able result. The belief that certain
candidates will secure the votes of a
certain collection of people in the
community seems to be well founded
but the chances are that the votes will
be scattered more than is generally
expected. As there has been no meet
ing held there is very little work on
for a guess. It is made still more
difficult to gauge the result by the in
| terest of the people in other matters,
! particularly the railroad, and by the
: lack of any great enthusiasm of an>
| sort.
During the noon hour twenty-six
| people voted. The polls close at seven
| o>lock p. m
❖ NEW COMMISSION *
❖ STARTS ENQUIRY. *
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CHICAGO, April 6.—The Industrial
; Relations’commission started its first
enquiry here today. The first mattei
i taken up is the question of wages fov
the Pullman porters. $om<' >* the
( porters were examined today.
Hot waffles at the Commerce Cafe
STAMINA WON
FORWILLARD
JOHNSON LEI) IN THE BEGIN
ING BUT FELL
AWAY.
HAVANA, April G.—'The latest ac
counts of the great fight here yester
day for the world’s championship
agree that the youth and stamina of
1 Willard won the day for him. In the
first twenty rounds Johnson led the
fighting and gave Willard a bad beat
ing but it seemed not to have the
slightest effect on the big white who,
as stated before seemed to huv * the
edge on his man even in the first half.
Jess was nervous at first and swung
wildly several times but in the nine
teenth ami twentieth rounds he settled
down and seemed to gain confidence.
As Willard found himself, Johnson
weakened perceptibly and in the
twenty-first the white man started the
aggressive which fie maintained in the
twenty-second. For 4 time after that
both men stalled but a little later
Willard’s awful blows began to take
effect. He rallied savagely in the
twenty-fifth and went after his man
like a wild beast. In that round he
drove in terrific blows on the black’s
face and body. At the start of the
twenty-sixth Johnson was nearly
gone. As he rose from his corner
Willard met him two thirds of the
way across the ring and smashed his
left into his face while he sent an aw
ful right to the body. Johnson stag
gered into the ropes and then the>
clinched. In that clinch or just as it
was breaking, Willard administered
his final punches. He sent his left to
the body and followed with the right
to the face. Johnson went down and
out.
Johnson came to all right after his
beating and appears to be a very mis
erable man. He has decided to go to
Martinique to raise chickens and pigs
and settle down to a simple life.
Willard is arranging to go on a long
theatrical tour and has been offered
an immense sum for his appearance.
GIFFORD PINCHOT TO
RELIEVE THE BELIANS.
Selected by Holland to Administer
to the Needs In a Special
Way.
THE HAGUE, April 6.—Gifford
Pinchot of America has been selected
for special relief work started by Hol
land for the Belgians. His selection is
chiefly due to the fact that his sister
is the wife of a former British minis
ter to this government. Holland is
now working hard to aid its sorely
stricken neighbor.
GERMANY PROTESTS
Against united states.
WASHINGTON, April 6.—Ger
many has forwarded to this govern
ment a protest against holding the
German steamer Odenwald at Porto
Rico. v
The Odenwald is the vessel that
tried to get away some time ago with
out clearance papers and was stopped
by gunfire from the fort. Germany
claims that her detention is nothing
less than a breach of the neutrality
laws.
CANNERY CREW FULL.
A full crew of men are now at
King’s Cove ready for the Summer’s
operations according to word brought
down by the Santa Ana. The Colum
bia river people at Chignik have their
boats in the water.
JUNEAU.—Senator Tanner has in
troduced a bill entitled “of the proper
ty rights of husband and wife.” In
all property owned by the husband
before marriage he is given authority
to dispose of it at will without her
consent.
The proeprty of married women at
the time of marriage i3 not subject to
the debts or contracts of the husband,
and she may dispose of, same or man
age it to suit herself independent of
her husband or his consent.
The husband shall manage the com
munity property acquired after mar
riage, but cannot dispose of it without
the consent of the wife.
228 VOTED 3 P. M.
The number of votes cast at* 3 p. m
was two hundred and twenty-eight.
CARNAGE GETS
WORSE IN EAST
| RUSSIANS CLAIM TO HAVE
REACHED HUN
GARY.
FIGHTING EVERYWHERE
SHIPS SINKING AND BLOOD
PLOWING ALL
OVER.
I’ETKOGKAD, April 6.—By dospcr
ate bayonet charges the Russians are
now gradually forcing their way into
Hungary in spite of the stubborn
resistance of the Austrians. Most of
the lighting in the Carpathians is now
being done on the Hungarian slope of
those mountains, in the northern bat-!
tiefields frightful carnage is taking
place. The Germans are trying des
perately to break the Russian resist
ance in northern^ Poland but they lost;
twenty thousand men in the battles 1
there last Saturday and Sunday. It is
reported that the Russian attacks in
that lield are succeeding. Fierce light
ing is also proceeding north ot Czerno
w’itz from which the Austrians Ad
vanced some time ago. Two thousand
of the enemy were-captured in battle
there yesterday and the Russian posi
tion seems to be most favorable for
continued successes.
SUBMARINE CAUGHT.
PARIS, April f>.—A German sub
marine was captured in a net oil" the
English coast near Dover yesterday.
This is the first instance in history of
such a proceeding. The net was
placed specially for the purpose of
preventing a raid on the harbor. AD
the other narborft are guarded by a
similar means.
MORE SHIPS SUNK.
LONDON, April 6.~The British
steamer Northlands was submarined
in the English channel today and a
trawler Was sunk in the North sea al
so by a submarine. No loss of life is
reported to have resulted but the peo
ple are becoming more and more
aroused by the constant occurrence of
such catastrophes.
FRENCH WIN.
LONDON, April 6.—The French
captured three lines of trencher yes
terday on the Meuse after a desperate
battle. They have also gained a most
important position northeast of St
Mihiel where they are striving to pos
sess the road to Metz.
FRENCH REPULSED.
LONDON, April 6.—The French at
tacks in the Argonne region have
been repulsed by the Germans. This
news has been received with the great
est regret as the operations were re
garded most important and large
forces have been engaged on both
sides in that quarter. It is said that
the Germans have gained no advant
age, however, and the French are
bringing up reinforcements to renew*
their efforts.
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BULGARIA SILENT.
PARIS, April 6.—The Bulgarian
government has made no statement
that could throw any light on its in
tentions. It was assumed that some
explanation would be made of the raid
oh Servian territory but there is none
forthcoming. It is known here that
the Bulgarian'^army is mobilized but
even still the French authorities be
lieve that the country will not enter
the war.
MORE EARTHQUAKES
OCCUR IN ITALY.
ROME, April 6.—More earthquakes
occurred here and in other parts of
Italy yesterday. Great alarm was
caused but the damage inflicted was
very slight. The result which the
former quakes had upon the nerves
of the people was made evident by the
scare in this one. Avezzano, which
was all but destroyed in the former
earthquake, was visited by this one
also and for a time positive terror
reigned.
COMMISSIONER
KILLS HIMSELF
THOMAS W. HANMORE OF
ILIAMNA FOUND
DEAD.
That Commissioner Thomas W.
Hanmore of Iliamna committed sui
cide on January 30 is the news con
veyed by letter to the Gatway today.
This letter was written on the day
following the finding of the body but
did not arrive until the Santa Ana
brought the mail this morning. It
was written by Fred J. Roehl. Ac
cording to the writer the commission
er left a note telling that he was los
ing his sight and not wishing to be
come a burden on others, he had de
cided to take his life. He also stat
ed in that note that he left his posi
tion and personal effects to a party to
whom he owed something. He took
stock of all the government's prop
erty. The body was found in a chair
at 10 o’clock on the morning of Jan
uary 30 by Alexander Flynn who went
to the commissioner’s house to have a
tooth pulled by that official. Han
moro was well known all over Alaska
of which he had been resident for
many years.
KING PROCLAIMS THE
PALACE PROHIBITION.
King George Sends Out Notice 'That
He Goes On the Water
Wagon.
LONDON, April 6.—King George
issued his prohibition order for the
royal household yesterday and never
until the war comes to an end will any
member of the royal entourage taste
liquor of any kind in any of the royal
households. The question is now be
coming the chief topic of conversation
all over the kingdoms. The authorit
ies are apparently waiting to secure
an idea as to the opinions of the peo
ple generally before launching prohi
bition positively but that the country
will adopt the prohibition measure
seems to be most likely.
CASE AGAINST ROOSEVELT
COMES UP APRIL 19.
SYRACUSE, APRIL 6.—The case
of William Barnes against Theodore
Roosevelt has been set for April 19.
Barnes claims fifty thousand dollars
from the ex-president for libel alleged
to have been committed during the
political campaign in this state.
FORMER GOVERNOR OF
MASSACHUSETTS DEAD.
BOSTON, April 6.—Curtis Guild,
jr., who was governor of this state
three times and a United States am
bassador to Russia, died here last
night. He was fifty-five years of age.
JACKLING MARRIED.
SAN FRANCISCO, April 6.—D. C.
Jackling, the prominent mining man,
was married here yesterday to Miss
Virginia JolifTc.
MAYOR AND POLICE
ALLEGED GRAFTERS.
Heads of Muncie Municipal Govern
ment Indicted by the
Grand Jury.
MUNCIE, 111., April 6.—The mayor,
chief of police and captain of police
of this city were indicted yesterday
by the grand jury on the charge of
extorting money from the keepers of
unlawful resorts. The evidence is
said to be strong against them.
SAYS BRITISH CRUISER
VIOLATING NEUTRALITY.
New York Collector of Customs De
clares She is Loading Out
side That Port.
NEW YORK, April 6.—The collect
or of customs of this port has filed a
charge to the effect that a British
cruiser is now loading up supplies
and fuel from vessels that leave this
harbor. The cruiser, according to the
collector stands outside the three mile
limit but waits for her supply vessels
to come out.
FIREMEN TO MEET.
A special meeting of the volunteei
fire department will be hdd tomorrow
evening. V
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❖ SWEDISH STEAMER IS *
❖ SEIZED BY GERMANS. *
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COPENHAGEN, April 6.—The Ger
1 mans have seized a Swedish steamer
| oft the coast of this country. It is
supposed that the seizure was made!
because of the belief that the steamer
was carrying supplies to England or
to British ships. Trouble is expected
over the event.
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❖ BIG FIGHT COMING *
❖ UP IN JUNEAU. *
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JUNEAU, April 5.—A big fight is
expected in the legislature tomorrow)
over the question of statehood and j
fuller territorial powers. The fight is ;
being led by Sutherland and Hubbard.
The fight will come on resolutions;
dealing with each proposal.
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STAGE ROBBERY TAKES
PLACE IN OREGON. I
Highwayman Gets Away With
Seven Thousand Dollars
In Bullion.
BAKER, Ore., April 6—A highway
man robbed the stage outside this city
last evening amt got away with seven
thousand dollars in gold bullion. He
performed the trick in the good old
way by coming out masked from the
side of the road and presenting a gun
at the driver. Officers have started
in search of the thief but no clue has
yet been secured.
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B. C. LUMBER TOWN
WIPED OUT BY FIRE.
Conipalix Burned Off the Map and
Loss is Three Hundred Thou
sand Dollars.
VANCOUVER, B. C., April 6.—
Compalix, a lumber town in this pro
vince, was wiped out by fire last night
or early this morning. The fiames
are reported to have simply run
through the streets and every effort
to combat them failed completely.
The loss to property is estimated at
three hundred thousand dollars.
ITALIAN SUNK.
GENOA, April 6.—It is reported
here that an Italian steamship has
been sunk by a German submarine.
There is every reason to believe that
the report is true and serious compli
cations may arise.
TERRE HAUTE
PEOPLE GUILTY
JURY FINDS ALL TWENTY
SEVEN COMMITTED ELEC
TION FRAUDS.
INDIANAPOLIS, April 6.—The
jury in the Terre Haute election
scandal cases has found all the twen
ty-seven defendants guilty of fraud.
The men found guilty are all officials
of the city government of that city.
No one is surprised at the verdict as
no one who has listened to the testi
mony could believe any other decision
possible. Sentence will probably be
declared today or tomorrow and it is
expected to be a severe one in mo*t of
the cases as the matter has gained
such notoriety that the court will
probably believe that a severe ex
ample should be made.
CACHE CREEK COMPANY
WANTS TO LEASE COAL.
First Mining Company to Try to
Secure Its Own Fuel For
Operation.
JUNEAU, April 5.—The Cache
creek Dredging company has applied
to the land office for a lease on the
coal on Cache creek and the Yentna
river. The company states that it
uses about two thousand tons annual
ly for its own operations.
CAME ON SANTA ANA.
The following came this morning on
the Santa Ana which arrived at 2:50:
F. H. Smith, N. Griswald, R. E.
Milnes, Capt. Johnson,, Mrs. Hibbert,
Mrs. M. Johnson and two children, A.
B. Rome, E. Mattson, H. Nelson.
The report came on the Santa Ana
that two men who were about to board
’ that vessel at a western port were
arrested on the charge of murder. The
details could not be learned.
SOON TO SPEAK
ON RAILROAD
DEFINITE PLANS WILL PROB
ABLY BE ANNOUNCED
IN A FEW DAYS.
WASHINGTON, April 6.—it is
learned positively that the definite
plans in relation to the government
Alaska railroad will be a mounted in
a few days. The general Lelief is that
the work of construction will start in
June if not earlier. Everything is
pearly to begin but the president is
delaying his official announcement of
the route for some reason which is not
evident but which may, probably, be
easily guessed. There is really more
silence maintained about the matter
now than previous to the announce
ment by the newspapers that Seward
had won but the site of tie terminal
is known publicly just as well as if
Mr. Wilson had given out his official
statement.
GAMBLED AGAINST THEIR
OWN COLO TED MAN.
JUNEAU, April 6.—The* colored
men of Juneau and Douglas cleaned
up several thousand dollars on the re
sult of the Johnson-Willard fight.
This fact has resulted in certain
suspicions.
PLAYGROUND FOR JUNEAU.
JUNEAU, April 6.—Manager P. R.
Bradley of the Treadwell mines pro
poses to establish a farm rear J mean
if a suitable location is found, for the
benefit and recreation of the em
ployees who work underground.
ELECTRIC FRANCHISE
MATTER POSTPONED.
At the city council meeting last
night the electric franchise asked for
by Poindexter and Anderson was laid
over and will probably net be acted
upon until the new council takes office.
Hewitt was the only man 'oting
against the proposal to lay the matter
over. City attorney J. Lindley Green
objected to the nature of the bonds
filed because, he thought, none of the
bondsmen hold property here which
could easily be taken. He also declar
ed that the clause in the proposed
franchise promising to pay the city
out of the net earnings was unsatis
factory, and that the term of the
franchise was too long. This term
was for fifty years but the city was
given the privilege to buy out the
company after twenty years. In other
respects the meeting was devoid of
interest.
MORE THAN FORTY
COME ON WATSON.
SEATTLE, April 5.—The W atson
left at noon. The folk wing are
aboard for Seward:
F. F. Lass, daughter and wife, Gert
| rude McLeod, Mrs. John McLeod, F.
I N. Dergen, daughter and wife, J. A.
Wright, Mrs. D. E. Cherbuium, F. G.
Beghimi, John K. Napp ard wife, I).
Eison, C. 0. Col grave, R. H. Bevins,
J. Sherlock, C. L. Ramsay, Lawrence
Bond, R. F. Alger and wife, Charles
De Monu, Louis Miller, W. R. Thomas,
P. W. Bishop and eighteen steerage.
SANTA ANA DII) NOT
LOSE HER ANCHOR.
Captain R. Hansen of the Santa
Ana says that the report cf the ship
losing her anchor was false. She suf
fered no injury in any way except
that to her boilers which happens once
in a while to every vessel.
LETTERS UNCALLED FOR.
List of letters remaining uncalled
for at Seward, Alaska, Pest Office,
April 1st 1915.
Harry Brown, Thos. Bourke (Mr. &
Mrs.), Mrs. J. C. Byard, Jac< Fleming,
Miss Jeanett Gibson, Terrence Glea
son, Geo. Flynn, Dan Hailey, Mrs.
Minnie Haslam (4), Walter S. Hun
saker, C. M. Hunter, Mrs. S. S. John
son (2), E. Likes, Miss Kate Lynch,
Pete McCarty, James A. McLaughlin
(6), H. Mehn Or H. Guchn, Miss Bes
sie Munson, R. H. Newman James A.
Paterson, Herman Petersens, Dan. W.
Quinn, Louis B. Rathbun, W. M.
Shaltey (3). In calling for letters,
please say advertised. On * cent due
on letters.
The Santa Ana will get away again
on the 14th or the 15th insk