EUROPE AWAITS EXPLOSION
VOLUNTEERS MARCH UNMOLESTED THROUGH DUBLIN
AUSTRIA B :GINS THE WAR
- BRITISH NAVY MOVING
(Germanv Rejeets Mediation. Latest Repoits
Are Thai Servian Capital Has Fallen
Before the Enemy.
Vienna, July 28.--Later--Austria
declared war formally this afternoon,
and her great army is now on the
move toward the Servian border.
Rejecting England s offer of med
iation, immediately the Austrian gov
ernment ordered the troops in Bo
hemia to entrain and across the Bo
hemian plains thousands of soldiers
are now moving to begin the war that
may mean the uprising ol all the
powers ol Europe. It was not nec
essary for Austria to make the formal
declaration of war, but she has done
so to avoid misunderstanding.
London, July 28.-Later-Orders
were received today for the mobiliza
tion of the British navy, and the whole
country is in a ferment as most people
believe that this country cannot escape
being embroiled in the general confla
gration. On one hand the govern
ment is said to be almost pleased at
the prospects of war, as it will prob
ably put an end to Ihe difficulties which
have arisen in Ireland by giving the
British people something else to think
about.
It was reported this afternoon that
Germany has officially rejected the
proposal of Sir Edward Grey for med
iation, and this report is given general
credence. This imparts a still graver
aspect to the conditions, as it shows
Germany’s determination to stand by
the Austrians.
Paris, July 28. —(Later)—1 he
report *^as current here this af
ternoon that two Austrian army j
corps have already occupied Bel
grade, but there is no confirma
tion of it. It is quite possible,
however, as it is supposed that
the Austrian troops be#an to
move secretly yesterday and that
they were ready to pounce on the
Servian capital when the formal
declaration of war was made.
St. Petersburg, July 28—(La
ter).—The mobilization of the
Russian troops has commenced,
although so far as can be learned
the czar and the government are
trying to maintain a calm atti
tude.
The czar, for once in his life,
gave out a statement last even
ing. He declared that for seven
years he has stood for the threats
of Austria and Germany and for
their high-handed proceedings in
world politics, and that he has
stood it long enough.
This is the most serious of all
the indications that the time has
at last come for the supreme
trial of strength between the!
great powers.
—
London. July 28—Austria is
reported to be ready to strike
today*
There is a hope yet that the
war can be conlined to Austria
and Servia if it is found to be
! inevitable. ‘ It is fully known
that Servia can hope for noth
ing but a crushing defeat, but
for the sake of general peace the
! powers may be willing to let
her b«‘ sacrificed. It is believed
that Greece will come to her aid.
There is a rumor alllover Lon
don this morning that Sir Ed
ward Grey, the great liberal for
eign minister, will propose me
diation to the powers to prevent
the greatest conflict since the
Napoleonic era. It is hoped
that France, Germany and Italy
will accept the proposal and
that even still the calamity of a
European war may be avoided.
Paris, July 28—'This city was
the scene last night of the most'
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violent rioting for many years.
The trouble was caused by a
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great demonstration by the anti
war people who started by pa
rading the streets singing revo
lutionary songs and demanding
that war be prevented, The
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ARREST PEOPLE
ON PRIBILOFF
Deputy Marshal at Unalaska
Ordered to the Island (or
That Purpose
Washington, July 28—Deputy Mar
shal Scanunel of Unalaska has been
ordered to proceed to the PribilolT
islands to place all the ofllcials there
under arrest on the charge of robbing
the seal and debauching the natives.
The wireless operator on the island is
already under arrest and is being held
for the arrival of the deputy.
The accusations against the ofllcials
are very serious and a special inquiry
will be made into all the circumstances.
CITY COUNCIL
MAY ADVERTISE
Appoint* a Committee to Meet
With Com inereial Club With
View to Publicity
The chief work accomplished last
night at the meeting of the city coun
cil was the appointment of a commit
tee to meet witn a committee of the
Commercial club for the purpose of
devising ways and means by which
the truth about this section could be
made known, particularly at Washing
ton.
Mr. Whittemore as chairman of the
Commercial club waited on the coun
cil and addressed it. He asked that a
committee be appointed bv the coun
cil and that the council give $400 or
$500, and the club would raise an
equal amount for publicity pur
poses. He reminded the coun
cil that the Valdez and Cordova coun
cils had done so for a similar purpose
and he pointed out that men who live
outside and have property here would
by this method have to pay their
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Huerta Makes Big
Cleanup on Land
Carranza Refused to Recognize the
Transactions of Former
President
Tampico, July 27.— When Carranza
heard yesterday that Huerta had made
half-a-million dollars before leaving
the country by selling a great tract of
land in Lower California the constitu
tionalist leader reiterated the state
ment that be will not recognize the
transactions of the former president.
The cleanup was made by Huerta from
the Rothschild mining company to
which he sold an immense tract of land
in Lower California at one cent an acre
: just prior to his escape from the re
public. For this land lie received half
a million cash and so managed to leave
the country with a fortune. It is de
clared that he made several similar
deals, and that he stepped out of the
presidency as a very wealthy man.
Some of the deals were made with
subjects of other countries!; and much
ditliculty is looked for if the coming
government refuses to recognize them.
During the negotiations for peace
which are being carried on by the
peace delegates at Saltillo, both sides
are resting on their arras and no en
gagement has taken place for some
time.
You’ll find everything In the paltry line
at the Seward Cafe.
MURDERS WIFE
FOR BARE FEET
Was Demonstrating Corn Cure
and Drove Her Husband
to Kill Her
Duluth, July 28—Henry Johnson
killed lifs wife in this city today be
cause she insisted in sitting in a win
dow barefooted to demonstrate a corn
cure. When she accepted the position
of demonstrating the cure Johnson ob
jected strenuously, but she insisted and
her obstinacy seemed to drive him
mad.
When he tired the shot there was a
large crowd around the window. They
pursued Johnson for a long way,
threatening to lynch him, but he man
aged to make his escape.
Take a look at the new jet jewelry
at George the Jeweler.
TROOPS CALLED OTT AND
IRISH BOSS THE CAPITAT
Dublin, July 28—The capital
of Ireland was once again in
the hands of the Irish national
ist volunteer army last evening
and not a regiment of British
troops was permitted outside the
barracks.
A regiment of six hundred
nationalist volunteers, heavily
armed and ready for business,
formed at one end of the city
and marched right through the
heart of the capital through the
principal streets. As they
inarched in military form a mob
of four thousand people fell in
behind them singing Irish patri
otic airs, but not a soldier ap
peared and it is now believed
that the minister of war and the
members of the liberal govern
ment generally realize that a
serious mistake wss made when
the friends of that government
were charged by troops while
the Orangemen were permitted
to inarch armed through Belfast.
The Irish parliamentary party
will take the matter up at once
with the government, but the
people are rather glad as a rule
that the tight took place, as it
has served to show once for all
that Ireland must have home
rule or a quarter of a million men
will know the reason why.
While the volunteers marched
through the streets last evening
the mob which followed seemed
to be so desirous of another j
scrap that they began to stone
the street cars. The volunteer
soldiers themselves marched in
a most orderly manner and
obeyed the officers like veterans,
so that they cannot be held re
sponsible for the rioting which
accompanied the march. How
ever, they had the city under
their control aud Dublin is wild
with enthusiasm.
The lord mayor issued a furi
ous protest yesterday to the gov
ernment for ordering out the
troops without consulting him
self and other authorities of the
city. This protest will be pre
sented in the house of commons
and will be the cause of a warm
debate.
The future intentions of the
government are not known, but
it is hoped that parliament will
be established in Dublin before
any similar cause is given for
more fighting, On the whole
the battle which took place is
accepted as a striking lesson of
what may be expected. John
Redmond, leader of the Irish
parliamentary party, has man
aged to secure an equal share
in the control of the volunteer
army by getting permission to
name half of its leaders and the
reputation which lie lias for
calmness and cool headedness is
taken as a promise that the vol
unteers will not reopen hostili
ties. Some of the leaders of the
volunteers are men who favor
total separation from Great
Britain and it is feared that they
might be the cause of creating
civil war.
In the meantime this city is
watching and waiting.
GOVERNMENT FILES SUIT
AGAINST THE NEW HAVEN
Notorious Bunch Must at Last Show
Why They Should Not Be •
Dissolved
WASHINGTON, July 23.—The at
torney general today filed suit for the
dissolution of the New Haven railroad
company and so enters into a contest
in which it has the sympathy of the
whole country. The company was of
fered the privilege of selling to the
Boston-Maine company but iost its
opportunity through its own stub
borness and must now take its medi
cine.
This is the company in which the
committee of investigation found
criminal negligence at least to have
been the cause of disaster. Morgan
and Mellen were jointly blamed for
the smashing of the concern but the
committee declined to place the blame
on the shoulders of either particu
larly.
Dr. Daggett, Mrs. Daggett and
children, W. E. Root and Miss Root,
Miss Culbertson and the Misses Romig
have returned from the Bungalow
where they enjoyed a pleasant outing.
CAILLAUX CASE
SAIWEJS WAR
With Europe Hying to Arms
Parisians Must Have Their
Little Sensation
Paris, July 28—With Europe sup
posed to be on the verge of a general
war the Caillaux case still causes the
greatest excitement. The taking of
testimony was completed last evening,
but Cailaux himself announced that as
the Figaro accused him of suborning
witnesses lie will present documents
proving that the Figaro received huge
sums from the Hungarian government
for boosting Hungary. He also read
the wi[l of Calmette which showed
that the editor who was killed by
Madame Calmette acquired half a mill
ion francs in a suspiciously short space
of time.
Paris, July 28—Following the ad
dress of Lawyer Chenu this afternoon
Madame Caillaux again fainted and
another great uproar occurred.
The court became the scene of the
greatest commotion and riots occurred
amongst the large crowds of people
outside. Finally a recess had to be
taken and the proceedings postponed.
The fainting of Madame Caillaux was
due to the frightful excoriation deliv
ered against her by Chenu.
A. M. Aten and N. II. Reed, who
have arrived in the city from Quartz
creek, report that the forest tire is now
raging all over the Island. Their
camp, known as Professor Parker’s
camp, has been totally destroyed and
a lot of other damage has been in
dicted.
Finch's Golden Wedding Rye at The Branch.
Gold Comes in From
Very Rich Quartz
With Rocker Alone Local Men Fake
Out Good Cleanup
From Quartz
The extraordinary richness of the
quartz found in this district has
been proven within the last few days
in a most vivid manner. John Gil
Patrick, for one instance, brought in
two gold bricks which weighed 19
ounces, and which he rocked out from
the rock of his ledge at Moose Pass.
From the top of this lead Mr. Gilpat
rick can rock out better than $10 a day
and the property is said to be almost
fabulously rich.
James R. Hayden also brought in
some very rich rock within the last
few days from the Grant Lake property.
An assay made of this rock shows five
thousand dollars to the ton, and from
a few samples weighing 5 or 6 ounces,
he took out quite a chunk of gold
which he has now in his possession.
The rock is beautiful and free gold is
visible all over it. They are down 12
or 15 feet now, and the ledge is looking
exceeding well. T. W. Mack took out
one pan which contained $4. Mr. Mack
has been here for the past two w'eeks.
He spant a week at the Kenai river
property and intends to go there again
with F. T. Newsom who came from
California on the Mariposa. Mr. Mack
has already made a preliminary inves
tigation of the property with Mr.
Hayden.
full crews working
ON SEVERAL CREEKS
Shortage of Grub However Causes
Many Men to Quit Working
Cache Creek, July 8.
(Special Correspondence)
The great difficulty expericenced
in this part of the country comes from
lack of provisions and the shortage of
provisions is due to the horrible con
dition of the trails. There is no part
of Alaska which has been so badly
neglected in this respect and the ques
tion ought to be taken up by some
public body in Seward or elsewhere.
Several men who have been lucky
enough to get in supplies are working
full crews. Your correspondent does
not mean the crews are full. Some
crews here couldn’t get full, even of
grub, when there is no way to get it
in.
On Willow creek McDonald has a
full crew. Hatch and Rice also have
a full crew and the same is true of
Nelson & Co.
Carlson on Peter’s creek is hydrau
licking with a full crew. Munroe,
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