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N„, „ SEWARD, THE GATEWAY TO ALASKA, MONDAY, APRIL 19, 1915. _Ton Cents the ( »1>J
MARIPOSA IS CRAMMED WITH PASSENGERS; TURNS
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MANY AWAY. IS SEEN OFF BY CROWD AT SEATTLE
BIG RUSH IS
NOW STARTED
CROWDS LINE SEATTLE DOCKS
AS MARIPOSA PI LLS
OCT.
MANY ARE TURNED AWAY
EVERY INCH OF PASSENGER
SPACE IS CRAM
MED.
SEATTLE. April 19.—When the
Mariposa pulled out last night for
Alaska five hundred people crowded
the dock to see her get away and
never since the rush to Dawson or
Nome has such a* sight been witness
ed. Every berth on the vessel and
every inch of steerage room was tak
en up while many others who wished
eagerly to travel to the country where
the new railroad is about to be built
were turned away. The total number
of passengers aboard is two hundred
and seventy but another hundred
would have gone were it not for the
fact that the great quantities of
freight that had to be shipped compel
led the company to take up with mer
chandise the places reserved for pas
sengers. Of the two hundred people
aboard two hundred and five are for
Southwestern Alaska. For Knik
Anchorage there are seventy-three
first class and eighteen steerage.
Amongst these are Lieutenant Mears
and his party of forty-five. By far
the largest number of the passengers
are bound for Seward. They number
jover eighty.
The following is the list for Seward:
W. Martin, Miss L. Lohr, G. Cant
rell, N. Anderson and wife, J. Swak,
H. Robertson, Henry Pope, J. Small,
E. Woolley, Ellie Davis, W. James,
H. Oliver. E. Nord, Wm. Cole. Patrick
Shafer, C. Speer, Norman McKay, B.
Anderson, Mrs. Mable Wilson, E..
Brewster, Matt Reich, Conquist,
Sidney Drake. Mrs. J. Stewart, B.
Gardner, John Peterson. Chas. Woln
asky, John V. Lasse, Patrick Gorman,
and fifty-six steerage.
MORE THAN TWO HCNDRED
PEOPLE ON THE WAY HERE.
Three Ships Now On the Ocean Will
Bring First Big Crowd to
Seward.
Two hundred and twelve people are
now on the way to Seward from Seat
tle alone. Th© actual number sailing
at this moment from Seattle to Se
ward is two hundred and twelve.
Eighty-six are on the Mariposa,
eighty-five on the Evans and forty-one
on the Northwestern. These are ex
clusive of the passengers bound from
Seattle to Knik and to them will be
undoubtedly added a large number
from different Alaska cities touched
at on the way if the vessels have room
to accommodate them. It is not too
much to expect two hundred and fifty
people to land here this week, not
counting the people on the way
through to the anchorage.
McMullen on edith.
JUNEAU.—The freighter Edith of
the Alaska Steamship company’s line,
Capt. C. B. McMullen, arrived in port
last night by way of Nanaimo with a
general cargo for Thane and other
Gastineau points, timber for the
Moore wharf at Skagway and explo
sives. for Altin, B. C.
Capt. McMullen, her commander,
was formerly master of the famous
steamer Dora, “the ship of romance,”
noted for its thrilling rescue and nar
row escapes on the west coast of Al
aska.—Empire. March 30.
TENNIS CLUB TO MEET.
The Seward Tennis Club, will hold
a meeting tonight at 8 o’clock at the
U. S. Marshal’s office, for the purpose
of electing officers for the ensuing
year. All those interested in Tenms
are cordially invited to attend.
Libby’s Milk three cans for twenty
five cents. Brown & Hawkins.
♦‘Quality Fir«t.”
SUPREME COURT TURNS
DOWN FRANK APPEAL.
.Man Convicted of Mary Fagin Murder
Must Hang Unless Wilson
Saves Him.
| WASHINGTON, April 19.—The
United States supreme court today re
fused the appeal applied for by Leo
Frank who was convicted of the mur
der of Mary Fagin and also refused
the application of a new trial of the
case so that Frank must hang unless
the president himself intervenes to
save his life.
• MAYOR ROBERTS HA1)
TO GO TO JAIL.
TERRE HAUTE, April 18.—Mayor
Roberts and thirteen others of the
convicted grafters have been unable
to find bail for their appeal from the
verdict and they have started for
Leavenworth to serve their terms.
1 Roberts was sentenced to six years.
J SIX THOUSAND MEN
FIGHT CHICAGO POLICE.
Building Trades Strikers Agree to
Submit Trouble to Arbitra
tion Board.
CHICAGO, April 18.—’The building
trade strikers have agreed to submit
their difficulties to the arbitration
board. A fierce riot occurred last
night around a bakery where non
union people were employed. A crowd
of six thousand men gathered and
fought the police so that for a time
matters assumed a very serious as
pect. Peace was finally brought about
and no lives were lost.
MATANt SKA FARMERS
ASK FOR ROADS.
The Matanuska Farmers Associa
tion held an enthusiastic meeting on
Sunday April 4, at which strong reso
lutions were passed calling for the
building of roads which are badly
needed for opening of the district’s
agricultural possibilities. More than
fifty homesteaders were present at
the meeting.
FIRST CENSUS
UF SHIP CREEK
SHOWS EXACTLY HOW THE
FAMOUS NEW TOWN
STANDS.
The first census has been taken of
I Ship creek by Keith McCullagh who
| has evidenty grasped a knowledge of
the fact that people everywhere want
I to know exactly how the now famous
I town is coming out. Mr. McCullagh
I says that numerous good sized log
I buildings are nearing completion but
I most of the homes are tents.
The following persons have located
j and built cabins at Ship creek up to
j April 1st, 1915:
A. G. Dickenson, A. Jonsen, C. L.
j Cole, Ike McCullough, T. J. Robert
| son, Jake Young, Chas. Pinkston, A.
Morlette, Thomas Patterson, Murdock
McCle&n, L. N. Markle, Tex Jones,
Robertson Matheson, Louis Jensen,
Alex Frazer, Robert Small, Ray Lin
ton, Geo Wagner, Robt. Speck, Mr.
and Mrs. Frank Dixon and daughter,
Mr. and Mrs. Fred McCullough, Mr.
and Mrs. Chas. Jones, Mr. and Mrs.
Jack Brown, Mr. and Mrs. J. D. (Bud)
Whitney, Mrs. White, Fred Kincaid,
A. Wise, Joe Curtain, Morton D. Mc
Mahon, Hank O’Connell, Joe Prairie,
John Oleson, Wm. W'orkman, Edward
Krause, Peter Sennatt, Billy Murry,
Fred Carlson, Thomas Blackburn,
W\ H. Kirkpatrick, W. S. Perkins,
Elmer Dortt, Geo. Bales, Fred Wright,
John Collins, Paul Klams, Ralph
Smith, Al. Carlson, James Dunphy,
Ed. Taggart, Albert Clamo, Charley
Gilbert, Garence Atkinson, H. Molen,
Henry McKinnon, Edward Nichelson,
Al. Ainsley, Mike Reilly and partner,
A. Beet, George (Skookum) John
| son, Keith McCullagh, P. S. Barbay,
j Frank Srandell, Steve Bismark, David
C. Mahony, A. H. Madsen, W. M.
Johnson.
Business Property 5th Ave., $4,200.
Terms, brings 25 per cent on the in
vestment. B. R. Laberee & Co.
BERLIN CLAIMS
SOMTSUCCESS
SAYS BRITISH AND FRENCH
HAVE MET RE
PULSES.
BERLIN, April 19.—The official
news this morning states that the
British have been driven from the
trenches which they captured some
time ago south of Ypres and have lost
all the fruits of their success at that
time. It is also claimed that the Brit
ish have been repulsed between Ypres
and Comines. Nothing is transpiring
near the Meuse and Moselle rivers
but artillery duels which have been
without any decisive result to either
side. The attacks by the French at
Combres and the Vosges have been
repulsed also and the offensive of the
allies has been apparently brought to
a standstill. No changes has occurred
in the eastern theater. As stated be
fore the Russian advance towards
Hungary has been halted and at any
time the Austrians may again take
the offensive.
SHIP CREEK HAS A
GOVERNING BODY.
Miners’Meeting Takes Matters In Its
Own Hands and Will See
Right Done.
Advices from Ship creek are to the
effect that a miners’ meeting was
called at the beginning of this month
and an organization was effected to
take the place of the government
authorities until the government is
represented by officers in that place,
the first step taken was to remove a
woman of a certain class from the
business part of the town. A miners'
court was established with L. N.
Markle as judge.
WAR AUTOS FOR RUSSIA.
SEATTLE, April 18.—One hundred
and seventy-five war autos are here
on the way to Russia. It is expected
that fifteen hundred more will be
shipped this way during the summer.
CLERK OF THE COURT
COMING TO SEWARD.
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First Step of Government Officials
In Direction of This City
Made.
Judge S. 0. Morford received a
cable from Judge Brown Saturday
evening stating that Arthur Lang,
clerk of the court, will come to Seward
on the next boat with the necessary
books to receive filings and natural
izations. The judge states in his mes
sage that arrangements will be made
later for the sending of an assistant
to Mr. Lang. It is impossible to send
the assistant now as the approval of
the attorney general is necessary.
FLEET ARRIVES
IN SEWARD HARBOR.
Three members of the fishing fleet
arrived at Seward yesterday bound
for canneries out to the westward.
The gas tugs Hero, Captain Chas.
Hayes, and Little Tom, Capt. Oswald
“Olson, came in together about 2 p. m.
for water and are to serve as tenders
for the Deep Sea Fishing company’s
new cannery at Goose Bay, and the
big steam tug Shelikof of the North
western Fisheries company arrived
three hours later. The latter vessel
will remain here until after the ar
rival of the Northwestern, in order
to convey Supt. P. H. McCue to the
Nushagak cannery. Chas Olson, fore
man of the Uyak cannery, came up on
the Shelikof, which towed from Seat
tle to Cordova the company’s new
sternwheel tender K. L. Ames.'
The Shelikof sailed from Seattle
April 6 and the two smaller vessels
April 9. Their trips were uneventful.
ALAMEDA IN SEATTLE.
SEATTLE, April 19.—The Alameda
arrived here last night from Alaska.
Long distance telephone booth at
The Branch.
2nd. Ave. lot, 45 by 100, house, 3
rooms, fine view, $2,000.00 Terms. B.
R, Laberee & Co.
! EXPECTS SMELTER FOR
CITY OF CORDOVA.
SEATTLE, April 19.—George
Hazelet of the Cordova chamber of
commerce states that a large smelter
will be built at Cordova soon. He de
clares that the coal of the Bering
River fields will be made available for
the work of the smelter. He is on his
way back from Washington where he
went to take part in the effort to
prevail on the government to purchase
the Copper River and Northwestern
railroad.
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❖ ALL QUIET IN *
•> THE CARPATHIANS. ❖
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LONDON. April 19.—The official
news of today indicates that every
thing is quiet in the Carpathian
mountains. This is by no means re
garded as good news here and it
seems to confirm the assertion of Ber
lin that the attempt of the Russians
to penetrate to Hungary has failed.
Should this be so it would be hard to
tell what the outcome in that region
will be. The Germans have apparent
ly drawn troops from northern Poland
and dispatched them to aid the Aus
trians in the mountains. The Rus
sians are so far away from their chief
bases and the task of moving great
armies through the mountain districts
is so great that it is quite possible
they might have been halted.
SIX YEARS FOR ATTEMPT
TO BLOW UP CATHEDRAL.
NEW YORK, April 19.—Frank
Arbano and Carmine Carbano were
each sentenced to six years in the
penitentiary today for having at
tempted to blow up St. Patrick’s cath
edral with bombs. They are the men
at whose arrest the statement was
published by the police that a huge
conspiracy existed to destroy public
buildings as well as the home of the
rich. The prisoners pleaded innocence
and charged the police with planting
the bombs but the evidence was too
strong against them and their guilt
was plainly established.
FIRST LICENSE
CENSUSTAKING
APPLICATION OF WEIMAR
AND ANDERSON IS *
CAUSE.
The first vote of the people of Se
ward with respect to the granting of
liquor licenses is now actually under
way. Weimar and Anderson of the
Terminal saloon have applied for a
license and. according to the ruling
made by Judge Brown, the “census”
of the residents is being taken with a
viewr to ascertaining whether or not
they are in favor of granting a
license. Under the regulations the
United States commissioner is empow?
ered to appoint tw'o census takers to
be paid by those applying for the
I license.
In the case of Weimar and Ander
son, who are applying for a renewal
of the license of the Terminal Bar,
Commissioner Conroy has appointed
Frank E. Youngs and Charles Shel
don to take the census. Should the
majority of all the people over the
age of twenty-one within tw'o miles
of the place for which a saloon is ap
plying for a license vote against the
granting of the license no further ap
plication will be considered in that
district for the space of a twelve
month. It is optional with people to
sign against the granting of a license,
for the granting of a license or neith
er way. Their names are entered in
a book and the manner in w'hich they
voted is kept a strict secret. The
census taking for Seward started in
today. The result will not be known
until it reaches Judge Brown to wrhom
the book will be sent sealed.
Laubner Addition lots, w*e have
them, $25.00 Cash, Balance like rent,
B. R. Laberee & Co.
Finch*8 Golden Wedding Rye at The
Branch.
Tents, Tarpaulins, Camp Stoves at
Brown & Hawkins, “Quality First
KING GEORGE
TAKESPLEDGE
TEN THOUSAND CHURCHES
CELEBRATE AND OTHERS
GO DRY.
LONDON, April 19.—Ten thousand
churches of all denominations
throughout the kingdom yesterday
celebrated taking of the pledge by
King George who has bound himself
not to taste alcoholic liquor of any
I kind until close of the war. Later a
' mass meeting was held in the center
of Iiondon at which two thousand peo
ple followed the example of the king
by pledging themselves to sobriety.
The meeting was addressed by several
! prominent advocates of temperance
1 and may be regarded as the beginning
of a campaign that will spread over
the whole country.
BARON DE REUTER
COMMITS SUICIDE.
LONDON, April 19.—Baron de
Reuter, manager of the world famous
Reuter Telegraph company, commit
; ted suicide here last night because of
grief over the death of his wife "’bo
passed away last Thursday.
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❖ OREGON GOVERNOR *
I ❖ WINS HIS SUIT. ❖
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BAKER. Oregon, April 18.—Gov
ernor West, former head of this state,
has won the verdict in the suit
brought by former Copperfield saloon
keepers for five thousand dollars
damages. The damages were sought
as compensation for a raid made in
1914 on their places by the orders of
West.
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❖ ROME TO MAKE PEACE. ❖
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LONDON, April 18.^-It is reported
here that Sir Edward Grey, foreign
minister for Great Britain, has left
for Italy on a peace mission. This is
the whole story so far as the public
are concerned and there is much spec
ulation as to what his mission could
really mean.
COMMERCIAL CLUB ASKS
FOR MORE P. O. HELP.
W'ants the Staff of the Local Office
Increased to Handle Big
Business.
The Seward Commercial Club has
wired the postmaster general request
ing an increase in the force of the
local post office to enable the post
master to meet the larger demands
that will be made on the office from
this time forward With the large
crowd about to come the staff of the
post office is believed to be entirely
inadequate and a congestion is bound
to occur unless steps are taken im
mediately to prevent it.
NORTHWESTERN TOMORROW.
The Northwestern is scheduled to
leave Cordova for Seward at six
o’clock this evening and will there
fore, probably not arrive until later
tomorrow evening than had been ex
pected.
NEWS NOTES
The Iditarod Pioneer of the latest
date to hand says that J. E. Riley ar
rived there with his sevepteen hun
dred pound piece of machinery after
making the trip from Seward in forty
days.
Mrs. Ellsworth has added a new de
partment to her store to provide room
for her stock.
it is estimated that hardly less than
a hundred lots were staked on the
government property between the
Ballaine and Laubner additions yes
terday. Most of the stakera seem to
be taking a chance. They have a sort
of hope that the government will not
displace them. “It might do us good
and it can do us no harm” is about
the phrase that would best sum up the
reasons for the staking.
Hot waffles at the Commerce Cafe.
SWANITZ EXPECTS PIG
IRON*PLANT UP HERE.
Says Iron Deposits at Seldovia
and Nome Will Be In
vestigated.
SEATTLE, April 19.—Colonel
Swanitz, formerly of the Alaska
Northern railroad, states here in an
interview that the iron desposits at
Seldovia and Nome will be investigat
ed with a view to establish a pig iron
industry at both places should the in
| vestigation prove satisactfory.
FRENCH CAPTURE POSITION.
LONDON, April 19.—It is ofiieially
reported that the French have captur
ed an important position in the Vosges
mountain but particulars have not
been given.
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' ❖ TWENTY-TWO OUTFITS *
' ❖ IN THE BROAD PASS. *
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Twenty-two outfits have already got
busy in Broad Pass according to the
Knik News. The names of all the
parties are published in the News of
April 10. Mushers declare that the
Susitna will be open for anvigation
early in May this year so that men
can go by water tc a point within
forty miles of the big gold fields.
OUTLAWS BEAT HOME
TEAM IN THE LAST.
Exciting Finish Marked a Good
(lame Yesterday
Afternoon.
When the Federals went to bat in
the last half of the ninth yesterday
afternoon Seward was ahead by a
score of six to three but the home
bunch crumbled and in theii last ef
fort the outlaws got over the plate
four times and left Seward dazed and
wondering what happened. The new
man, Lucas, pitched when Seward
went to bat und the first ball wa?
sent out for a double by Finnegan
who got home later when Reed singl
ed. Campbell touched for the Feder
als, kept going when Carlson hit and
finally evened the score. In the second
Haasch let Smith home. The home
team ag^in put in a notch through
the work of Campbell but again the
Federals evened up when Burley stole
two and got home on a two bagger.
In the first of the fifth Poehlman
dragged his team again to the front
when Hickey hit and once more the
federals might have pulled the even
ing trick if Carlson had not been nip
ped at the plate. Seward was held
down in the sixth by good work by
Carrington and in second half a balk
by Smith gave the foreigners another
tally. In the seventh Carrington re
lieved Lucas and pitched fine ball but
Reed nearly got there. In the second
Carrington hit for three but was cal
led back and later called out. Taylor
got second and third by outlaw muff
ing in the eight and drew blood when
Smith singled. In the first of the
ninth Poehlman got across when Reed
sent a lightening two bagger, leaving
the 9core six to three, when the Out
laws went in for what looked like a
dying effort. But they didn’t suc
cumb. Lucas walked, stole second.
Campbell walked, Carlson hit and
Smith, with a bum leg, fumbled until
the bases were full. Carrington fan
ned. Burley hit letting in the three
that tied the score and the winning
run came when a nameless outlaw’
singled.
Batteries: Lucas, Carrington and
Burley.—Smith and Finnegan. Teams,
Seward: Finnegan, c.; Haasch, 1st.;
Poehlman, 2nd.; Reed, 3rd.; Hickey,
L f.; Nickerson, s. s.; Taylor, c. f.;
Tolman, r. f.; Smith, p.
Federals: Campbell, 1st.; Carlson.
1. f.; Carrington, 3rd. & p.; Burley, c;
Dial, 2nd.; Ennis, c. f.; Allen r. f.;
Kreidler, s. s; Lucas, p. & 3rd.
Summary.—2 base hits Campbell,
Finnegan; 3 base hits, Reed. Struck
out by Smith 15, Lucas 5, Carrington
3. • Base on balls, off Smith 5, off
Lucas 2, Carrington 1. Balk, Smith.
Hit by pitched ball, Haasch by Lucas.
Double play, Dial to Campbell to
Burley. Hits off Lucas, 8 in 7 innings,
off Carrington 2 in 3 innings. Passed
ball, Finnegan, Burley. Stolen bases.
Reed 2, Nickerson, Hickey, Poehlman,
Smith, Taylor; Campbell, Lucas 2,
Ennis, Carlson, Slreidler.
1st. Ave. Resident, $1300.00 Terms.
This is good. B. R. Laberee & Co.
FEAR EPIDEMIC
IN WAR AREA
WARM WEATHER COMES AND
THOUANDS LIE UN
BURIED.
LONDON, April 19.—The most
horrible possibility of the war men
aces northern France and Belgium in
the shape of an epidemic due to the
coming of the warm weather while
j thousands of bodies lie all over the
plains unburied. It has even been
stated that signs of the epidemic have
already made themselves apparent in
; some parts of the western war theat
er. The sun now shines out every day
1 with brilliant warmth and the stench
of decomposed bodies pervades hun
dreds of square miles of thickly popu
| lated countries while great hordes of
j armed men add to the danger of in
I fection. Owing to the tremendous de
mand on all the doctors available for
the wounded soldiers the chances of
combating an epidemic would be re
duced to a minimum and the most aw
ful catastrophe in all human history
may yet result.
WILL NOT ELECT THE
CITY OFFICERS TONIGHT.
Applications Handed In M ill Be Read
and Some Other Matters
Mill Come Up.
As the present city officers have
been maintained in office for a month
the election of new officers cannot
take place until April 10 so that no
election will take place tonight at the
meeting of the council. The council
men held a caucus Saturday night to
prepare. It has been decided to read
out all the applications for positions
this evening. Another matter which
will come up this evening is that of
purchasing a site for a new city hall.
It is likely that nothing will be done
but to discuss the business relating to
it. The mayor will appoint commit
tees this evening and the new council
will then be in full swing.
au$tr¥and
ITALY YET OUT
REPORTED THAT GERMANY HAS
FAILED TO MAKE
PEACE.
LONDON, April 19.—It is report
ed her© on the best authority that
Germany has failed completely in the
effort to bring about a peaceful condi
tion between Austria and Italy. The
Berlin government has asked Austria
again and again to concede to the
Italians the territory asked as trie
price of peace but even with enemies
on every side of her Austria is still
obdurate and apparently defiant. If
the report is true, everyone believes,
Italy will at once declare war as it
is her only hope of securing anything
as a restfft of the general upheavel.
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❖ FLEET THROUGH CANAL ❖
♦ ON JULY FOURTH NEXT. ❖
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WASHINGTON, April 18.—It was
announced last ^vening that all ar
rangements are being made for V c
fleet to pass through the l’ar am i
canal on the Fourth of July. Goethals
| declares that at that time the way
will be clear without a doubt for a
passage without a hitch.
NORTHWESTERN AT SKAGWAY.
The Northwestern left Skagway at
4:30 p. m. Saturday. Agent Guptill,
when asked to make a guess, said he
thinks she will reach Seward about
3 p. m. tomorrow.
TAFT AS PALLBEARER.
PROVIDENCE, R. I., April 18.—
Ex-President Taft, Rockefeller and
other noted men were pall bearers
this afternoon at the funeral of Nel
son Aldrich.
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