= = = SEWARD, ALASKA. SATURDAY EVENING, JULY 25, 1914_
MEXICANS ARE AT LAST ON THE ROAD TO PEACE
CARRANZA AND CARBAJAL
WILL CONFER FOR PEACE
MEXICO CITY, July S. .—Acting President Carbajal
and the Constitutionalist president. Carranza, have finally
agreed to hold a peace conference through the peace dele
gates at Saltillo and the feeling that peace is at last in
sight is general. Carbajal has told the representatives of
'"’arranza that he will retire immediately upon receiving
nromise that an amnesty will be granted to Huerta,
piet and some of the leading members of Huerta’s
and the only difficulty feared is that Villa will not
to the pardon of Huerta and will refuse to lay down
ms if Carranza makes such an agreement. General
, has not been consulted in this arrangement it is said
..id it is very much doubted that he will consent to remain
in the background as he considers himself as the chief
cause of the downfall of the Huerta government.
In dealing with Carranza, Carbajal has intimated that
he has a strong force at his back and that he could defend
Mexico City at least for a long time against any force that
the constitutionalists could bring forward. Many people
in this city believe that if peace comes it can only come
when Villa says so and there is a strong opinion that if
Carranza is not careful he will find Villa ready to jump to
the other side.
King Fails to Make
C1
Peace For Ireland
LONDON. July 25. -The fond hope
that the peace of Ire’and was about
to be effected was dashed to the
ground last night w .ien it was an- j
nounced officially that the king’s con.
ference had failed to bring an agree
ment among the ditfe ent parties and
l that the negotiations were at an end
In spite of King George*® own per
sonal work in the conference Sir Ed
ward Carson and John Redmond were
unable to meet each other half way
and this morning Great Britain and
Ireland feels that a }>eaceful settle
ment is out of the question and that
bad work is ahead. Carson insistc f
on the total elimination of the few
counties which have an anti-Home
Rule majority. He also proposed tha‘.
all Ulster be allowed u> vote as a uni*
on the question. To ihese proposals
Redmond refused point blank to
agree.
He offered instead that Carson
could have inserted in the bill any
clause whatever that would make it
impossible for the majority of the
Irish people to treat the Carsonite.
unfairly. He declared, however, that
he could only consent to the vote of
the separate counties in Ulster on the
question and to a temporary absence
of those counties from the Irish par
liament.
Prime Minister Asquith and Lloyd
George, chancellor of the exchequer,
stood by Redmond and the Iri-h view
of the question while Balfour, ex
prime minister, and Bonar Li- v, chiet
of the Tory party, were as *»olid on
the side of the Orangemen.
In the meantime the two opposing
volunteer armies in Ireland are
drilling and preparing for the worst.
The Home Rule army is now mor'
than a quarter of a million strong a no
is being kept in funds and arms from
America. They are led by trained
military officers most of whom are
Irishmen who served in the British
army. One of them is Captain White,
son of Sir George W'hite who defend
ed Ladysmith successfully against the
Boers. Captain W'hite is an extreme
Home Ruler and even wants to fight
for full independence. Another offi
cer is Colonel Moore, brother of
George Moore, the famous novelist
and a distinguished officer. The
Orangemen are commanded by Gen
eral Richardson, also of the British
army and by Captain Craig M. P. and
others. John Redmond’s brother, Wil
liam, is also an ex-military officer and
is taking a hand in the Home Rule
army. With all these preparations
going on the next few months are
looked forward to with anxiety.
ARMAGH, Ireland, July 26.—The
Ulster volunteers received orders to
day to prepare for mobilization and
the crisis is at hand.
Immediately after the failure of the
king’s conference the leaders of the
Ulsterites, so called, went into con
vention and it was agreed to preprae
to resist the establishment of the
Irish parliament. Many people still
believe that they are only bluffing but
they declare that they have received
offers of such strong aid from the
Tory party in England that they can
put up a good tight and will. The
great danger is expected to come
from a clash between the Ulster and
the Nationalist volunteers, both of
whom are strong in this county. Tne
pt»ople in this section are about even
ly divided and each party sends mem.
hers to parliament from this country
so that this will be the real danger
point.
Lloyd George, chancellor of the ex
chequer, declares that the Ulsterites
will have to knuckle down or demo
cratic government will be defeated.
WILSON JUMPS
ON DEMOCRATS
P R ESI DENT G ETS S A RCA STIC
ABOUT DEMOCRATS WHO
ALWAYS ACT WITH
REPUBLICANS
WASHINGTON, July 25.- -Presi
lent Wilson is once more nt logger
heads with some leading members of
his party because he referred in ratn
er sarcastic terms to that class of
Democrats who usually actwwith the
Republicans. This reference was
made during the hearing of the ques
tions arising from the nomination of
Jones for the reserve board and was
brought out by the fact thot many
strong Democrats opposed the efforts
of the president to force Jon a on the
board.
Reed Hitchcock in a strong state
ment today resented the president’s
reference to him and others vho in
insisted on Jones not being a member
of the board. He declared ‘hat be
cause he was a Democrat was no rea
son why the president should compel
him to confirm the appointment of a
man whom he regarded as unfittel
for the position.
Iron and steel, pipe and fittings,
plumbers* supplies at Brown & Haw
kins Hardware and Furniture Depart
ment. “Quality First”.
TITLED WOMEN
GET PINCHED
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NOBLE LADIES TRIED ID PETI
TION KING GEORGE AND
' LAND IN THE CAN
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LONDON, July 25.—Lady Barclay j
and Lady Edith Fitzpatrick were ar
rested last evening while attempting j
to present a suffragette petition to ;
King George at Buckingham palace ;
and are now in jail. They ure both
members cf some of the highest fam
ilies in Great Britain and have the en
tree to royal society almost at any
time. They trusted in this fact to in
sure their entrance to Buckingham
palace last evening but their object
was suspected and a watch kppt on
them with the result that they were
discovered to have in their possession
the petition. When they found that
they were caught they attempted to
force their way into the king ® pres
ence but a few big policemen who
were on guard dragged them away
struggling like a pair of Billingsgate
viragos.
ONE WOMAN DIES OF THE
PLAGUE IN NEW ORLEANS
The Work of Killing Rats By Whole
sale Is Now Going On
NEW ORLEANS, July 25.—Mrs.
Schmitt, a woman 7.‘> years of age,
died here last night of the bubonic
plague. The presence of the plagie
was discovered here some -days ago
and a war of extermination .vas be
gun against the rats in two of which
the plague was found. The death of
Mrs. Schmitt is the first to have oc
curred from this cause and it has
caused a renewal of the fears tl at tho
dread disease may spread.
FIRST PAYMENT MADE
ON THE SCHOOL LOTS
The first paytncn; was made today
on the school building lots through
ihe Whitehead company. The deed
will be put in escro-.v do vn in Seattle
until the final payment is made to Mr.
Hansen.
Finch'* Golden Wedding Rye at The Branch.
FORTUNES HERE
INJURIES
LOCAL FISHERMEN WHO KNOW
ALL ALASKAN WATERS
SAY SEWARD IS BEST
The fishermen of Seward declare
that the opportunities in these waters
for the establishment of large fishing
industries are greater than they are
in any other part of Alaska. They
express the belief that by the erection
of a cold storage plant near this city
an industry would be created that
would be as good as a big successful
mining industry and more sure.
M. J. Doyle has fished in Ketchikan
and other parts of Alaska and he
places the waters around Scv ard a-,
infinitely beyond those of the former
place. Halibut is found in greater
quantities within 30 or' 40 miles of
this city than in Ketchikan waters
and to get halibut fishing down there
one must go 300 to 400 miles.
John Rosnes, another expert at the
business, agrees with Mr. Doyle and
says there is no water near Alaska to
compare with these. Besides having
halibut here in greater quantities,
they say, we have fish that you can
not get below such as red snappers
and black bass. We also have hooli
gan and herring in great plenty and
we have them right here at cur doors.
In the waters down below the fisher
men must travel 150 miles for hooli
gan and at least 100 miles for her
ring. Right in this bay in sight of
the city, the local fishermen say, there
is more fish than in* some of the most
noted waters in the ocean and a coM
storage could be kept filled all the
time. They place the cost of a good
cold storage plant at $10,000 which
they believe would be .only a tmall
item compared to the tremendous in
dustry which it would enable to live.
Other great advantages are aUo pre
sented here for entering into the fish
ing industry on a large scale. At
Porcupine bay for instance, all the ice
necessary would be supplied by the
glaciers. There is also fresh \%atcr
convenient, also good timber and deep
water and everything else that aids
towards success for canneries or a
cold storage plant.
BILLINGS DEAD
SANTA CRUZ, Cal., July 25.—F.
Billings, the multi-millionaire of Mon
tana, died here this morning. He had
been sojourning in this placj for the
good of his health which had been
failing for some time.
Austria Threatens War
Once More Against Servia
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BERLIN, July — Once more a war between Austria
and Servia seems to be close at hand, the Austrian govern
ment having yesterday sent to Belgrade an ultimatum re
quiring the immediate punishment of the murderers of
the Archduke and Archduchess Ferdinand or the com
mencement of hostilities.
Since the murder of the royal couple the Servian gov
ernment has failed to bring the culprits to justice and the
feeling is abroad in Austria that the reason for this is po
litical. During the Balkan war Austria threatened Servia
and compelled the latter nation to withdraw from Al
bania. To this fact is attributed the hostility of the Ser
vians, the murder of the Austrian heir and the refusal to
bring the murderers to trial.
The Austrian reserves have already been ordered to
return home from Germany and from the other countries
to which they might have gone and the mobilization of the
Austrian army will'be carried out immediately. It is
feared that war is inevitable and that Austria is making
the failure to arrest the murderers an excuse for giving
Servia the beating which she has been only prevented
from administering by the other powers. It is argued
that the other powers cannot interfere when the cause of
war is founded on foul murders and that the monarchial
countries will be particularly in sympathy with a war
meant to punish the members of a reigning house.
WHITE SLAVE CASE MAKES
SENSATION IN JUNEAU
Found in Cabin Where There Were
Also Two Colored Men
JUNEAU, July 24.—Quite a sensa
tion was created here last night by
the arrest of Mary Cant, a white girl,
who was found in a cabin in which
there were also two colored men.
The girl, who is a waitress by calling,
declares that she was brought to Ju
neau by a woman named Carrie Han
son for white slave purposes. She
says that an attempt was made first
to force her into a crib after which
she was forced into the cabin and the
two colored men called in.
The Hanson woman and the two
men have also been placed under ar
rest and will probably have to stand
trial on the serious charge which
arises from the case.
MARIPOSA ALSO HITS
SEWARD TOO EARL\
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The Mariposa left Valdez at 10:30
o’clock this morning and is due to ar
rive in Seward at 4 a. m. tomorro /
morning. She will touch at Portage
Bay on the way here and once more
a ship will pass by Seward almost un
noticed.
REGIMENTS OF RUSSIAN
CAVALRY RIDE DOWN MOB
CUTTER BEAR
STARTS NORTH
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heads into the ice to res
cue SHIPWRECKED CREW OF
STEFFANSON expedition
NOME, July 26.—The revenue cut
ter Bear started north this morning
on its journey into the Arctic to res
cue if possible the crew of the Kar
luk who are now supposed to be ma
rooned on Wrangell island. The cut
ter goes on orders from Washington
when it was found impossible for the*
ice breaker Kit to make the resell'*.
We ice still surrounds the island an 1
the trip of the Bear will be one
fraught with danger and hardship. N »
news has been received from th
wrecked crew since the report was
spread that they bad reached the isl
and. It was also reported, however,
that they had been lost in their efforts
to reach the island and no one can
tell with certainty whether the men
are alive or not. All of them spen:
several weeks here last year and ai
well known There is also much cr*
ticism of -tefTanson because people
are inclined to think that he deserted
the vessel.
GOOD GAME EXPECTED
TOMORROW AFTERNOON
Grounds Have Been Prepared and
Players Will Get Down to
Real Work
The two teams which will meet to
morrow afternoon for another tussle
will be captained by Finnegan and
Buckley. Captain Manthey ha turn
ed over the team to Finnegan and
will play with the Buckley aggrega
tion which ought to be mj^ much
stronger by the change. Thi follow
ing are the lineups provided no
changes occur in the meantime:
Finnegan, c; Smith, p; Haauch, lb;
Phaleman, 2b; Alderman, 3b; Taylor,
ss; Hickey, cf; Tolman, rf; Martin, If.
Buckley, c; Manthey, p; Reed, lb:
McConnell, 2b; Carlson, 3b; Conroy,
ss; Bigford, cf; Ellsworth, rf; Chet
Tolman, If.
You jret local Ranch Ekk* with your Ham
and Bacon at Gamble’a Restaurant.
ST. PETERSBURG, July 25—The departure of Presi?
dent Poincare of France from St. Petersburg today was
marked by bloody scenes. The government waited until
the president was out of the city before taking any fur
ther measures of severity against the revolutionary strik
ers but the very moment the visiting head of Russia’s ally
was out of sight four regiments of cavalry were ordered
out and the streets of the city were soon converted into a
living hell of struggling demons. With almost fiendish
energy the cavalry charged again and again into the
struggling masses of people and the mob, driven to in
human fury by the brutality of the soldiers, retaliated.
Again and again the mobs were ridden down and tram
pled under the hoofs of the prancing cavalry horses until
the scene became one that was enough to turn the blood
cold.
After some frightful bloodshed the streets were suffi
ciently cleared and in the possession of the troops to ena
ble some of the street cars to be put in motion for the first
time for three days. Guarded by squads of cavalry the
cars moved slowly through the streets. In the meantime
the crowds of strikers began to reform in more remote
parts of the city and to make desperate attacks on the
troops. The" barricades were charged and carried by the
Cossacks and cavalry at the point of the sword, lance and
pistol and hundreds of the poor wretches who defended
them were crushed to pulp.
More than 200,000 men are still determined to fight to
the end but it is evident that their struggle cannot be long.
Troops are being poured in from surrounding garrisons
and are waiting for the word to get into action although
the troops now engaged may be sufficient unless the riot
ers can secure more weapons and ammunition.
Caillaux is Hooted
By Hostile Crowd
PARIS, July 25.—As a result of the
evidence of the first Madame Caii
iaux today her ex-husband wes jeer
;d and hooted by large crowds when
ne entered the streets after leaving
the palace of justice. The sentiment
has been completely changed since
his former wife gave her testimony
and even those who sympathized with
aim and his present wife, the pris
oner, have turned against him.
The evidence of his former wife*
Madame Gueydan Caillaux. showed
that he was unfaithful to her long be
fore he secured his divorce and that
he had been sending love letters to
the woman who is now his wife and
who is on trial for the murder of Edi
tor Calmette of the Figaro.
Madame Gueydan Caillaux made a
clever move today when she handed
the love letters which had passed be
tween her husband and his present
wife and which she had stolen, to the
lawyer for the defense. By tins move
she compelled the defense to read the
letters aloud in court or to show' that
they w’ere ashamed of them by refus
ing to read them. By the reading of
the letters Caillaux w'ould be dis_
graced for they show'ed that while he
was the husband of this woman in
name he w-as more than the husband
of another even when he was a min
ister of state in the cabinet.
The defense had depended much on
the sentiment which the story of the
stolen letters w'ould have produced
but the exposure of the infidelity of
Caillaux to his first w'ife has counter
acted this sentiment and turned it in
favor of the other side.
It is seen now' that the woman w'ho
in on trial for murder consented to
the betrayal of Madame Gueydan
Caillaux and while the threat of the
editor to publish the letter? is not
generally condoned it is regarded as
not having been so undeserved as had
been previously thought.
Take a look at the new jet jewelry
at George the Jeweler.
Curtain rods at J. L. Grsef’s.
Long distance telephone nooth at the
Branch. •
WILL NOT HEAR
COL ROOSEVELT
SENATOR STONE SAYS WHAT
HAPPENED DOZEN YEVRS
AGO DOES NOT COUNT
WASHINGTON, July 23.—Senator
Stone, chairman of the senate foreign
relations committee, is opposing the
idea of letting Theodore Roosevelt
testify before the committee'concern
ing the treaty with Columbia. He
says he would certainly offer every
objection to having testimony produc
ed relating to occurrences of a dozen
years ago as he believes that the
question which the committee will
have to decide depends to a very
great extent on matters which have
come up in recent times. In other
words Senator Stone considers the
evidence that Colonel Roosevelt could
give to be immaterial.
The opinion of the other members
of the committee has not been ascer
tained but they are believed to coin
cide in a great measure with those of
the chairman.
CLAFLIN WILL USE HIS
• FORTUNE 1*0 PAY
Creditors of the Bankrupt House
Promised to be Paid in Full
NEW YORK, July 25.—Five hun
dred creditors of the Claflin firm met
today to receive the announcement
that they will be paid in full. Claflin
himself declared his willingness to
pledge his private fortune clthough
he declares that he is not responsible
for the bankruptcy of the house which
bore his name except in so fr.r as he
is responsible as president. The an.
nouncement that all will be paid in
full has caused tremendous jelief ns
the liabilities of the firm amount to
many millions.