The Weather at Seward — Maximum, 59, Minimum, 44. — Itainfall, .05 — Southerly Hind.
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v “ SEWARD, ALASKA. TI KI DAY EVENING, JUNE 16, 1914 NO.‘Jl
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BOB ASHLAND UYS
38 ACRES-Wl LL POT
LOTS ON TH: MARKET
Robert Ashland, old time Seward
man and more recently of Prince Ru
pert, purchased Fred Laubner s home
stead today tor $30,000 cash. Laub
ner had just completed a survey of the
land, which comprises 38 acres within
the incorporated limits ot Seward and
was about to place the property on the
market in lot form. This is the larg
est single real estate deal in the history
of Southwestern Alaska.
Ashland says that he will have the
tract staked, showing the location of
lots, and will put a limited number on
the market soon. 1
Several lots had been reserved
from Laubner by another party from
• Prince Rupert, but this deal was called j
off prior to the purchase.
Fred Laubner will go into the
stock shipping business at once andj
will leave for Seattle tonight on the!
Admiral Sampson to buy stock for sale;
as beef in Knik and in the Nelchina
placer camp. The stock for the Nel
china will be taken in via Knik.
MINISTER AN FAMILY
HAVE NARROW ESCAPE
i
RIOTERS BURN
TWO CHURCHES
Holosma, .Tune lti-The Hot which
wu* started by republicans and social
ly htre Sunday ended la^t niirh* after
the bun ini' of t"o churches. Tr ions
were ordered out and the streets
CORDOVA SAILS
FOR K012ER0E
Seattle, June 1«>- The freighter
Cordova nailed today with a full carjfo
for Kotzebue sound points.
Valdez. .June 16 I lev. Charles Price,
his wife and family had a narrow es
cape from cremation at an early hour
th > morning when the Congregational
church and parsonage were destroyed
by lire.
I lev. Price did not know that his
■ ve children had been* rescued and lie
'l ied repeatedly to dash into the burn
ing building, which would have meant
certain death. Four men were re
quired to hold him.
The parsonage and church were val
ued at £5,000.
PROBE OF FISH
TRUST ON AGAIN
—
Seattle, June 16.—The federal grand j
jury, which is examining the tuh trust,
i reconvened today. j
CAN'T PICK
SUCCESSOR
TO HUERTA
Niagra Falls, June lb. — Mediators
between the Fniteil States and Mexico,
struck another snug today, when it
came to naming a successor to Huerta.
Grave objections have been made
against every man whose name has
been brought up for consideration.
FLOCK TO SEE
VOLCANO AND IT
GETS ANOTHER
lledding, Gal.. June lb Great
crowds flocked up the slopes of Mt.
Lassen yesterday to see the sights and
another Midden enuuion of the vol
cano r» Milled in tin* almost fatal injury
of Floyd I’ipple, and a hundred sight
seers who ventured too near were
forced to run tc safety. People seem
unable to realize that the mountain is
really an active volcano, and excur
sions are being planned in distant
towns as though it was a county fair.
STEAL PAPERS
IN GRAFT CASE
Seattle June lt>—Papers in the case
of J. K. Brock way, road supervisor,
who was convicted of misconduct in
office, were stolen from Just ice Brown’s
court last nitfht. Brock way may es
cape punishment as a result. There is
considerable public indignation, as the
affair ha> been branded a frame-up.
EVANS SAILS
FOR SEWARD
The Admiral Kvans sailed for Sew
ard la*t niifht with eleven passengers
for Seward and seven for westward
points.
The list includes ('. Harlon, Mrs.
Doesberjf. B. Palcher. F. Boud, O.
Hansen, it. Wrijfht, Mrs. Anderson,
Paul Moore and three steerage.
Knik T. Alice, II. Bennett, (luy
Woodward, P. Hendricks.
Kodiak Miss Play, J. Winter. Dor
othy Davis.
SCORES DIE IN
PARIS STORM
Paris. June 16.—Scores are dead, and
tlie property loss is over a million as
the result of a terrific storm which
flooded this city. Several buildings
were demolished by lightening, and in
one live occupants were killed. So
great was the rush of water, that the
sewers caved in, and in one place a
taxicab with its occupants were en
gulfed when the ground gave way.
One block of houses was destroyed by
fire following the breaking of the gas
mains.
Seattle, June 10.—This has been the
hottest day of the year, the mercury
registering 87 degrees.
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San Francisco, June 16.— Japanese
cruisers which are paying a visit to
the Pacific coast, sailed north today.
I
MAN STOPS
TAX REPEAL
Washington, .linn* 1<». -I)-legate
Wiekei-sham's attempt, to secure the
repeal ot the ❖1<U> per mile railroad
tax now in effect in A aska, was
thwarted today by Representative
Walter Klder of Louisiana. Unanimous
consent is necessary to secure a con
sideration of the repeal, and Klder
objected.
This is a serious hlow to private
railroad development in Alaska, as
there are few sections where a good
road could »>«• huiit to advantage which
would jive siitti -ient returns at tirM
to in**.*! the ta.\.
DEATH OF
SAMUELS
Seattle, June H>. Reporting that
they were unable to fix responsibility
the coroner's jurors who listened to
the testimony in the case of D. M.
Samuels, have recommended further
investigation. Samuels was killed oy
a bullet tired into his head and “New
York Blanche,” a woman with whom
he was living declared that be shot
[himself. The prosecuting attorney
will ho’d Blanche pending further de-,
velopments.
SELLS SIX LOTS
FOR $600 QUICK
Al. Dickerson of Seattle, who owned
six lots in block 3t>, sent power of at
torney to H. Leonard on the last boat,
authorizing him to sell them for $100
each. Leonard announced that they
were for sale at that price while in the
Coleman hotel last evening, and sold
them in exactly three minutes.
Miss Sylvia Sexton, daughter of the
proprietor, bought two and Kd. Craw
ford, the teamster, who happened to
ho delivering a load of goods to a near
by store, heard about the deal in time
to grab the other four.
TURKS GETTING
READY FOR WAR
Constantinople, June 16 -War prepa
rations are under way here today as a i
reply to the ultimatum issued by
(Jreece. The Government has an avail
able force of .V>0,000 men of all arms to
resist the Greek invasion. Itis under
stood that Greece will attempt to fake
('onstant inople, a feat which the Hul
ifarian and Servian troops were unable
to accomnlish during the recent Hal*
kan war._
KILLED III PIT j
AT SPEEDWAY;
Portland. June 16.—Walter McKay
was crushed to death at the speedway
here last nitfht when he was caught
between two cars in the repair pits.
Washington, Juno lb President Wilson issued a statement
today in which he blamed the big business interests for attempt
ing to cause a business depression :ts they did during tie* Cleve
land administration.
The president refused to Ivoprosentative CnderwoodV- p! tu to
adjourn congress till after election time, but insists t lat to • anti
trust legislation now under consideration be passed, thus ending
the uncertainty which big business is usyig ;in ;•n ‘ov* s« * > !o>i *r
bard times.
The president declared that condition^ thr > j » t'i •■•;>: ‘r
are healthy and that all financial difficulties cow exist ng !ir e
been produced on purpose.
Washington, dune H‘> President Wilson tod t.v > gne I the bill
repealing free tolls 1 <>i* coast wisc* siiips throug11 t a * 1 *nna:ua t . 11.
“REFUGEES”
SAY THEY WERE
SHANGHAIED
Washington, June 10.—Many foreign
ers have been taken out of Mexico
against their will by the United States.
Secretary Bryan admitted today
that many refugees not Americans,
had complained after being brought to
the United States, that they had not
intended to leave and did not wan* to
It is expected that a number of suits
may he til id as a result of the zeal of
the United States officials in removing
foreigners other than Americans from
the country.
ALBANIAN KING
HOLDS CAPITAL
Vienna, June 16—William of W eid,
king of Albania, with 9,000 men, is re
sisting an attack of $27,000 insurgents
on the walled city of Diazzo.
N*»\v York, June It). The American
liner York, which was in collision
with the Hamburg American liner
Pretoria, arrived here today and im
mediately landed her passengers. The
vessel was badly damaged and the
officers admit that for a time they
doubted whether or not she could
react) port. The passengers held a
thanksgiving service on the dock.
GOOD TIMES
AT SKAGWAY
Seattle. June >♦>. O. K. Dickeson,
president of the White Pass A Yukon,
pred'cts the best season at Skagway
for \ears. He says most of the inter
ior freight has been routed that way
Hist* ad of via St. Michaels.
CHIEF OF LOCATORS IS
AGREEABLY SURPRISED
After making a trip to Mile 41, C. K.
Breck assistant to the Alaska Engi
neering commission who is in charge
of the work here, stated today, that he
was a most agreeably surprised man.
lie had been led to understand that
there was a3,000 foot summit outside of
Seward and another one as high be
tween the tirstone and Turnigain arm.
He found that the first summit was
less than 700 feet, and the second less
than 1500..
‘•The scenery beats anything in the
United States for grandure, said he.
But the engineering problems I have
looked at so far, do not equil those
overcome by the engineers who built
through Oregon and Washington.”
Anot her thii g that surprised Breck
was the degree of civilization to he
found in Southwestern Alaska. He
said that he expected to find a lot of
skin houses and Alieuts or Eskimos
standing around.
The men under T. W. Secrest, who
will resurvey the Alaska Northern,
went to Mile 12 this morning. They
will make this*their headquarters for
three weeks and then move on to Mile
29.
SULPHUR DUST
FALLS HERE
There was a light fall of sulphur
dust or sulphur colored pumice in this
city last night, following the unusual
we:tther of the past hours. There
was no wind yesterday, and the cluods
were very high and unusally dark, the
under surface wavy, and appearing at
times like the ocean during a storm.
No reports of volcanic eruptions have
been recived, but it is evident that
some crater to the westward was in
act ion.
Shock at Valdez.
Valdez. June 16—There was asevote
earthquake shock here last night.
Seattle, June 16 — Word was received
here today of the drowning of Andre .
Jensen, a fishermah on the scheme.*
Liberty, in Hecate str.jit, on June 5.