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GERMAN SHIES SINK j
MANV AND ARE SUNK
Submarine \\ ar Becomes More
Furious ami Americans
Are Hurt.
LONDON, May 3.—Yesterday was
the worst day of the war against Al
lied shipping. Many vessels of dif
ferent nations were sunk by German
submarines and other sorts of vessels
ami one of the ships seat to bottom
was an American. This was an Amer
ican oil tanker that was pursued and
sunk otF the Scilly islands by a Ger
man submarine which undoubtedly
was aware of the nationality of its
victim but, probably, considered its
action justifiable because the cargo
was intended for England. On the
day before yesterday an important
naval tight took place in the North
sea when two German torpedo boats
MAY LEGALIZE I
HIGH SALARIES
ORDINANCE WILL BE INTRODUC
ED TONIGHT AT CITY
COUNCIL.
That the city council will introduce
a new ordinance at the meeting to
night to legalize the increase of sal
aries of the newly appointed officials
is now practically cetain. The coun
cil at its last meeting raised the sal
aries of about all the officials but, as
this paper pointed out, this increase
was illegal and a violation of the ex- j
isting ordinance which governs such
matters.
Other important business to come
up will be the report of the street
committee of the council on the esti- s
mated cost of the proposed street im-1
provements. Tho general opinion
prevailing now seems to be that the
council will have to slow up consider
ably on the fast pace with which they
took up the financial running in the
beginning. This can be so done that
no harm will result.
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BODY OF SAILOR
NOT RECOVERED.
The U. S. revenue cutter Manning,
in command of Capt. F. G. Dodge, ar-1
joit from Sitka this morning
on a business call, and reports that
the body of Frederick Engleman, the
sailor who was drowned in Sitka har
bor about a week ago, as reported at
the time in The Emrpire, has not
been recovered.
The story of the tragedy as related
by the Manning’s crew today is prac
tically the same as appeared previous
ly in this paper. Engleman, together
with two shipmates, were out from
the cutter in a canoe which became
overturned. His companions reached
shore all right, but Engleman was un
able to make land and sank. He was
about 100 yards from shore at the
time. The water at this point is very
deep and the crew’ were unable to lo
cate him with grappling hooks.—(Ju
neau Empire.)
LICENSE GRANTED TO
ANDERSON AND MURPHY.
Judge Brown Accedes To the Request
Of the People After the
Census.
The license in the Terminal bar has
been transferred from Anderson and
Weimer to Andreson and Murphy.
This transfer is the result of the cen
sus taken of the people of Seward
when a huge majority voted in favor
of the granting of the license.
WARNING ABOUT WHARF.
Several people have suggested that
the Gateway ought to remind the peo
ple *hat crowding on the wharf while
steamers are docking may result in
injury. Without at all saying any
thing about the condition of the wharf
itself it may be brought to memory
that on many occasions accidents
have caused steamers to bump into
w’harfs and smash them. Such an ac
cident while the wharf is crowded
might have very serious consequences.
Our new stock of Wall paper just
in at Brown <& Hawkins. “Quality
First.”
sunk a British destroyer and a trawl-;
er. The Germans were pursued, how
ever, and sent to the bottom by four,
British destroyers that arrived in the
nick of time. A French steamer was'
also sunk in the English channel yes- j
terday and another British steamer
was sent *o the bottom off the coast
of Ireland. It is now admitted that
the French city of Dunkirk was bom-1
barded by the German fleet and the
greatest dis-satisfaction is felt that
the enemy was able to come out and
perform such an act with impunity.
The bombardment has now ceased but
the damage inflicted was probably
very severe. j
SEWARD TEAM BEATS
THE FORMER VICTORS.
Home Bunch Wins By a Score of
Thirteen to Eight.
It was a wierd exhibition of the;
national passtime that was staged at
the Bay View Park yesterday when
Hoben’s Pets put a crimp in the
championship aspirations of Admiral
Ennis's Fish Grabbers. The game
replete with sensational plays,,
stolen buses and extra canvas clouts. |
Take it by and large it was a good
game. There was plenty of thrills for
the novice and every once and awhile
there was something pulled off that
gave the real 3rd degree fan the idea '
that if one team could be picked in
Seward and piayed together, any
team in Alaska corning into Resur
rection Bay looking for some easy
money would be doomed to a run of
hard luck.
Seward has this year, more good
base ball material than ever before
in the history of the camp, and is in
a position to give any contending ag- j
gregation the time of their lives in <
a match game. It is to be hoped that
the fans will have an opportunity of
seeing the local aggregation in action
against Valdez, Cordova and Fort
Liscum, about the Fourth of July.
The above named teams have been in
vited to come over and will doubtless
accept.
Seward: Finnegan, c; Haasch, 1st;
Hickey, l. f.; Reed, 3rd.; Poehlman.
2nd.; Kline, ss; Taylor, c. f.; Nicker
son, r. f and p Manthey p and r f.
Federals: Campbell, 1st; Kacero
sky, ss; Carrington 3rd. Burley, c;
Lucas, p.; Ennis, c. f.; Blake, r. f.
Rainey, 1. .f; Nord, 1. f.; Kreidler ss.
Innings 1 2 345678 ‘J
Seward 2 0 0 2 0 1 0 6 2
Fed's. 1 3 0 0 2 0 0 1 1
2 base hits, Campbell, Haasch, Tay-1
lor, Nickerson 2; 3 base hits, Reed;
stolen bases, Kline, Hickey 2, Fin
negan 2, Nickerson, Campbell 3,
Kaeerosky 2, Lucas, Poehlman 2.;
struck out, Lucas 13, Manthey 7, Nick
erson 8; Hits off Manthey, 5 in 5 in
nings, off Nickerson 2 in 4 innings;
Base on balls, off Lucas 3, Manthey
1, Nickerson 3; hit by pitched balls
Nickerson 2, Lucas 2; Wild pitch,
Manthey; Double pays, Poehlman to
Haasch, Kreidler to Kaeerosky.
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REVENUE BILL MAY
NOT BE PASSED.
The direct revenue tax bill introduc
ed in the territorial legislature was
defeated in the house at the end of
last week and the territory seems to
be facet! with an inability to meet its
expenses. Owing to the interruption
! of the cable service no word has been
received from Juneau as to whether
the bill finally failed of passage or
as to whether the legislature has ad
journed or been prolonged by the gov
ernor.
VALDEZ AND SEWARD .
The Valdez newspapers, for some
strange reason, seem to forget Se
ward until they find something to say
about us that does not show much de
sire to be friendly. In writing a rig
marole about a recent case filed
against Seward people one Valdez
paper winds up with the remark, “The
effect of this explosion on the real
estate boomers of Seward is awaited
with interest.” The story itself might
have carried some weight if it were
not that the malevolent windup show
ed the paper’s hand.
♦ VANCOUVER PEOPLE STILL ❖
♦ SEE GERMAN ACTIVITY. ❖
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VANCOUVER, May 3.—The burn
ing of more bridges in this neighbor
hood has revived the belief that the
destruction of the bridges is the act
of German residents of the province
or of Germans who cross the line from
the United States for the particular
purpose of destroying Canadian
property.
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BAY VIEW ADDITION SOLD.
Only four lots are left for sale in 1
the Bayview Addition although Romig !
and Wood only sold the first lot in the
addition ten weeks ago. In that time
an enormous sale has been made while!
buildings are now going up there fast- |
er than in any other part of the city!
with the exception of the main busi-!
ness part. Some of the lots there ■
have been purchased by government
officials.
NATIVES ARE CITIZENS.
The governor has signed the bill
passed by the legislature and which
makes the natives full citizens of the
territory and entitled to vote at all
elections.
❖ BUSINESS IMPROVEMENT *
❖ BECOMING GENERAL. *
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. WASHINGTON, May 3.—The Fed
eral Reserve board reports that the
general business conditions are im-1
proving all over the country and show
every sign that they will continue to
improve.
KEEP DOWN TAX RATE.
The proposed law which would have
allowed the taxing of property at a I
greater rate than 2 per cent and!
would have done away with the pres-;
eat license tax was defeated in the;
legis’ature and the committee was ap
pointed to draft a special license law
in order to raise more funds.
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❖ PREACHER TAKES POISON *
❖ AND KILLS HIMSELF. ❖
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LOS ANGELES, May 1.—The Rev.
John Jenks committed suicide here
yesterday by taking poison. He left!
word stating that he had been black-J
mailed and that he could not continue
to suffer as he had been made to
suffer.
JAP CABINET
TALKS ON CHINA1
MATTERS BETWEEN TWO NA
TIONS FAST REACHING
A CRISIS.
TOKIO, May 3.—The Japanese cab-1
inet is in session today considering the:
refusal of China to accede to the de-;
mands of the Japanese government!
and matters are said to have reached a
serious crisis. The general opinion
here is that the result of the meeting
will be the declaration of this
country’s intentions with regard to
her neighbor. Even immediate war is
looked for in some quarters and the
most optimistic can hardly see any
other way out of it if China persists
in her refusal. There are rumors of
army* mobilization in both countries
but nothing official has been given out
on this subject.
BOATS ARRIVE ON THE
WAY TO WESTWARD, j
The tug Columbia, having in tow
the big barge Sperm on which is the
sternwheller motor boat Jane and the.
barges Knik and Susitna belonging to
the Susitna Transportation company,
the motorboat Islander, belonging to
a party of fishermen from Puget
Sound, arrived here yesterday on their
way to Ship creek. Capt. T. L. Har
riman of the Columbia was compelled
to call here to replenish his supply of |
coal, obtaining a few tons from the |
Alaska Transfer company. This
fleet sailed from Port Angeles April
13. Because of bad weather they
were compelled to stop two days at
Dundas and four at Yakutat. Capt
Harriman said that a heavy sea near
Cape Spencer carried away the stern
bulwark of the tug and another stove
in the bow of the Sperm. This latter
accident compelled the stop at Yaku
tat, whose temporary repairs were
made.
WANTED.
Smart boy at the Gateway office.
Job printing of every description at
The Gateway.
DARDANELLES
FIGHT RAGES
TURKS CLAIM WARSHIPS IN
JURED BUT ALLIES ALSO
MAKE CLAIMS.
CONSTANTINOPLE, May 1.—
Three battleships of the allied fleets
have been badly damaged during the
lighting in the Dardanelles during the
past couple of days. Two of the bat
tleships are British and one is French
but their names have not been pub
lished. The military authorities here
deny all the claims of success made
by the Allied generals and admirals
and declare that everything is pro
ceeding most satisfactorily.
ATHENS, May 1.—One thousand
Turks have been killed in the fighting
on Gallipoli peninsula in the past j
forty-eight hours and the Turkish
forces are now being driven back
ward. The fighting is bitter for the
possession of the sho/es of the Dardan
elles as both sides are fully aware 01
the importance of holding the road to
Constantinople and are using every
available means to defend it.
WATSON BRINGS MANY
AND TOOK AWAY SOME.
Big Steamer of the Admiral Une
Had Three Hundred Tons
For Seward.
The Admiral Watson arrived last
night with about seventy passengers
and three hundred tons of freight for
Seward. The stampede to Ship creek
for the first railroad work took away
sixty-five from Seward for that quart
er, most of whom were working meni
going to seek employment. The fol
lowing is the list of first ciass pas
sengers for Seward:
J. S. Sterling, H. Hamburger, H. H.
Hildreth, R. W. Frctham, A. C.
James, T. P. Lindsay, Mrs. Parks,
Mrs. Williamson, J. T. Boyle, A. P.
Long, W. E. Sauodros, W. M. Gothy,
V. L. Gray, J. J. Grundy, Jas Manion,
F. Robinson, C. J. Robinson Mrs. Lilly,
Mrs. Koscoe, J. B. Goustrin, R. Walsh,
W. R. Polk, R. W. Shenn and wife, G.
D. Miller, Wm. Stevenson, H. Bird, C.
W. Elwell
MISS LEONA BRADSHAW
HAS PASSED AWAY
Sad Event Sincerely Regretted By
Everyone In the Com
munity.
Miss Leona Bradshaw, daughter of
Mr. and Mrs. T. J. Bradshaw, passed
away this morning at 5 ofclock, hav
ing succumbed to tubercular periton
itis from which she had suffered for
some time and which necessitated an
operation that was performed in Seat
tle by prominent physicians, but with
out effect. The sympathy of all the
people of Seward for her bereaved
father and mother and the other
members of her family was generally
expressed around the streets this
morning when the sad intelligence be
came known. The young lady was
only eighteen years of age. To all
those who had the pleasure of her
acquaintance she was known as a
talented young lady of the most pleas
ing disposition. During the winter
months, it may be said as a proof of
her splendid characteristics, she vol
unteered to teach the children of the
public schools in bookeeping, and the
lady principal of the schools with all
the rest feels that in her death Se
ward has suffered the loss of a most
graceful presence.
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BUY LOTS FOB 23 CENTS.
The city council of Valdez has just
held a sale of lots on which taxes had
not been paid and some of the lots
were sold for 23 cents each.
MTR. SEIFFERT FILES SUIT.
The case of Joanna Seiffert vs. J.
B. Stull has ben field by Attorney L.
V. Ray for the plaintiff. The property
involved are two lots in block 14
which the plaintiff alleges were
bought but not delivered.
HAWKINS VS. WELLS.
T. W. Hawkins is the plaintiff in a
suit filed against Napoleon Wells for
the possession of lot 12 in block 10.
L. V. Ray is for the plaintiff.
BAND MEETS TONIGHT.
The members of the Seward band
will meet this evening at 7:30 o’clock
in A. B. hall. The instruments have
arrived for the band and nothing now
remains but a little final organization
and practic#.
FRENCH ATTACK
METZ FORTRESS
9
HAVE APPROACHED CLOSE
ENOUGH TO FAMOUS CITY
TO SHELL IT.
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LONDON, May 3.—The French are
now bombarding the city and fortress
of Metz and inflicting much damage.
The chief importance of this informa
tion is that it shows our Allies to have
proceeded far enough into the German
territory to shell the place in sp.te of
the fierce opposition from St. Mihiel
all the way to the northeast.
Many unimportant attacks and
counter attacks have been reported
from the west today but nothing of a
significant nature has been recorded.
Tho fighting around Yprcs has ap
parently been lulled. The Allies are
believed to be preparing for an attack
on the positions lost during the big
battle but greater reinforcements will
probably be required to effect their ob
ject.
SAYS UNITED STATES NAVY
IS IN BAD CONDITION.
Some of Our Ships Are Entirely Ob
solete Says Former Navy
Secretary.
BOSTON, May 3.—That the Ameri
can navy is in a rotten condition is
the opinion experssed by former Sec
retary of the navy Meyers. He de
clares that the people of ths country
who regard the navy as adequate to
defend our interests are living in a
fool’s paradise. Many of the ships
are positively obsolete, he asserts, and
are not fit to meet the ships of any
of the great powers.
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NEWS NOTES
Ronald Harris, general superintend
ant of the Gold Bullion mine, passed
through with crew last night to Knik
to begin the season’s operations. E.
A. Morrison who had charge of the
mill work in the mine has also re
turned.
The horses and outfit of Charles E.
Herron left this morning overland for
Sunrise.
Charles Brown of Brown & Hawk
ins left for Ship Creek, or, rather,
vVoodrow Creek, last night to look
over the situation with a view to
establishing business there.
R. E. Chastain, a well known
travelling man of Tacoma, has return
ed to Seward.
John Gilpatrick has bonded his,
mines to Felix Brown of Seattle. I he |
property consists of seven claims.
Dave Hathaway, the man who had
the first contract for clearing the
right of way for the rairoad here, has
returned after a long absence. It was
reported some time ago that he was
dead but, as Mark Twain said, the re
port was exaggerated.
Guy B. Whitehead will leave on the
next boat for the outside where he
has some business to transact.
Judge H. H. Hildreth who returned
last night is one of the real pioneers
of Seward. He landed here in 1898
while Seward was still in the womb
and now he has come back to settle
here or in the neigborhood after a
winter in southern California. He
started the first newspaper in Sitka
and also was one of the founders of
the Valdez Prospector.
Mrs. Baldistone and the other mem
bers of the family of the new cashier
of the Bank of Seward will join Mr.
Baldistone here.
The pettiest thief in the United
States is now in Seward. He stole
the tar paper and laths off the dog
house of W. A. McNeiley last night. |
To do it he had to pull out the nails.
The robbery was quite unecessary as (
the owner would probably have let
him live in the kennel if he had only
asked.
Leon Urbach of St. Joe, Idaho, has
come to enter business here. So sure
had rumor made him that no room,
could be obtained here that he only,
left the steamer when he found the
stories to be untrue.
Mrs. Jack Ronan and her baby will
leave on the Alameda for Kansas
City to visit her people.
Mrs. Ed. Whittemore leaves on the
Alameda and may not return for the
summer. Even a short summer may
sometimes be welcome.
Horace Leach, formerly well known
resident of this city arrived last night
on the Watson from Chitina where he
has been in the hotel business.
Father* Vanderpol is still at Pendle
ton, Oregon. The latest news coming
from this mosl popular clergyman is
that his hands have become swollen
and his return to Alaska is delayed.
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❖ GERMANS ARE FIRING *
❖ THEIR GAS BOMBS NOW. *
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LONDON, May 3.—It is announced
this morning that the Germans are
now using a tremendous quantity of
gas bombs in the fighting in Cham
pagne and along the Aisne line.
These bombs, it is assorted, render
unconscious the troops against whom
they are fired but do not kill. Their
effects are being watched with extra
ordinary interest.
PRESIDENT IS GODFATHER.
WILLIAMSTOWN, Mass.. May 3.
—President Wilson became the god
father of his grandson, Francis Wood
row Sayres, here today. The child is
the son of the president’s daughter
who was married last year.
W. C. T. U. UPSET.
TACOMA, May 2.—A lively mix
up occurred today at a meeting here
when W. C. T. U. workers charged
that the punch recently served at a
charity ball was “spiked”. The meet
ing was compelled to adjourn to pre
vent a disgraceful scene.
MUCH DAMAGE BY STORM
NEAR SAN FRANCISCO.
Gale* Raged For Two Days and In
flicted Half a Million Worth
Of Injury.
SAN FRANCISCO, May 2.--Thc
terrific storm that raged here for two
days has now subsided.. It was the
worst storm in the history of the
coast. Several accidents to shipping,
etc. occurred and the damage inflict
ed on the bay cities is estimated at
half a million dollars. The small
steamer Victoria, from Mexico to San
Diego, sank near the latter place and
eleven were drowned. The liners
Northern Pacific, Pennsylvania and
Harvard were helpless during the
storm but are now safe.
FEDERAL AGENCY GETS
WORK FOR THOUSANDS.
WASHINGTON, May 2.—During
the month of March the Federal gov
ernment employment agency handled
thirty-seven thousand applications for
work. The agency has now proven it
self to be most beneficial in every
way and the plan will probably be
adopted all over the country.
TURKS DEFEAT
FRENCH ARMY
THE ATTEMPT TO LAND SOUTH
OF THE DARDANELLES
IS REPULSED.
ATHENS, May 3.—The attempt of
the French to land an army on the
Asia Minor side of the Dardanelles
has been repulsed by the Turks. This
is about the only information of the
fact which has been received here but
it is assumed that the French must
have lost heavily owing to the secure
positions of the enemy and their own
exposed situation. It is stated that the
French had succeeded in landing a
large force when the lurkish army
attacked but this is not known as a
certainty. The news from the other
side of the Dardanelles seems to be
more favorable to the Allies but noth
ing new has been published about the
events in that that quarter today. As
the chief aim of the Allies was to at
tack both sides of the straits by land
while the fleet covered the advance
the repulse of the French is a serious
setback.
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man found dead on
THE R. R. RIGHT OF WAY.
Commissioner and Deputy Marshal
Will Leave to Hold An
Inquest.
The body of a man whose full name
is unknown was found dead last night
near the railroad track at Mile Fifty
and Deputy Marshal Ike Evans was
notified of the fact by Frank Roy
croft. All that is known of the dead
man is that his first name is Steve
and that he came here from Cordova.
He took out Miss Kane some days ago
to a point near her roadhouse at Mile
Fifty-two. The body was not ex
amined by those who found it so that
the cause of death cannot even be
guessed at. Commissioner Conroy
and Deputy Marshal Evans will go
out, probably tonight, and hold an in
quest.
The best roofing paper in the world,
The Gcnasco at Brown & Hawkins.
“Quality First,"
GREAT SURVEYS
BY GOVERNMENT
ALL ALASKA COAL FIELDS TO
BE CAREFULLY MAP
PED OUT.
WASHINGTON, May 2.—The gov
ernment has now laid out for itself a
far greater amount of surveying of
the coal lands of Alaska for this year
than ever before. The Matanuska,
Bering River and Nenana coal fields
will be exhaustively surveyed in order
io determine what and how much will
oe reserved lor the government's own
use. Much ditlicuity is now being ex
perienced b> tiie administration in de
. ismg tin* proper form for the com
mercial leasing of the coal lands. The
Uepurtmcnt admits to be seriously
puzzled but some plans are now being
wonu*d tnat may relieve the situation.
ANOTHER BIG STRIKE
STARTS IN CHICAGO.
Twelve Hundred Structural Iron
Workers Were Refused the
Raise Asked For.
CHICAGO, May 1.—Twelve hun
dred structural iron workers struck
work here today because the employ
ers refused a rise in wages from sixty
cents to seventy cents an hour. This
walkout may once more cause general
trouble in the building trades. The
iormer strike had been practically
settled.
WOODROW WILSON SHAKEN.
NEW YORK, May 2.—President
Wilson received a bad shaking up yes
terday when his train’s airbrakes jam
med while on the way to Williams
town.
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* RUSSIAN STEAMER *
❖ SUNK BY GERMANS. ❖
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LONDON. May 2.—A Russian
steamer was torpedoed and sunk by a
German submarine ofT the coast of
Ireland yesterday. Some of the crew
are reported to have been drowned
but the full facts have not yet been
ascertained.
GERMANS MARCH
ON THE BALTIC
BERLIN REPORTS ADVANCE
CONTINUES AND THREAT
ENS RUSSIANS.
BERLIN, May 3.—The German ad
vance into the Russian Baltic pro
vinces continues without check and
the German military authorities are
now convinced that we have at
last chosen the right road as our ad
vance in that direction brings us near
er to Petrograd and to the center of
the Russian empire, so enabling our
armies to threaten the main communi
cations of the Russian forces that are
operating around Warsaw and even
further south. It is regarded as cer
tain that to stop this new invasion the
enemy will be forced to draw huge
forces from Galicia and Poland and
will so weaken their lines in those
parts that we shall be able to reach
the goals for which we have striven
during the winter. It is even deemed
possible that with the aid of our fleet
in the Baltic we may threaten Petro
grad itself from sea and land. Furth
er information today is to the effect
that the Allies have failed completely
in their attacks on the \ pres road and
we continue to hold the positions
captured by us in the battle of last
week. We have also captured several
lines of trenches in the Argonne dis
trict.
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* SEATTLE FISHERY ♦
* MEN IN TROUBLE. ♦
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SEATTLE, May 2.—The April
Booth fisheries have been charged
with a violation of the anti-trust lav\ s
and the trial wlil begin here next
Tuesday. The result of the case is
expected to have a far reaching ef
fect on the fisheries interests gener
ally.
FUNERAL WEDNESDAY.
The funeral of Miss Leona Brad
shaw will take place on Wednesday
at 11 a. m. from the Catholic church.
The body will be shipped on the Wat
1 on for burial outside