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Washington, May 16,-President
Wilson issued a preemtory demand on
President Huerta today, for full details
concerning United States Consul Sill
man, who was arrested at the Mexican
dictators order at Saltillo. No word
has been received as to Stillman s
whereabouts since his arrest.
Secretary Bryan had informed
President .Huerta earlier in the day,
that the latter,s failure to give informa
tion to this country as to the where
abouts of Consul Si Hi m an, is a hostile
act in violation of the armistice.
GARRISON HOPPING MAI)
'I'll*, lirazilli.'tu Min r to Mex o wired W ilson late toda,\,
that lie was certain that Silliman had not been killed, but that
IVr. v Parks, captured and tort ured at \ era f ruz, is dead.
Harrison is hopping mad. and demands action, but
^ , Pr\ n ins>ts that no action be taken until mediators
Iliee). except a^ last extreme.
tor: a
KLLl
y \] ,, ; 1! saw Sutton, newspaper photographer
^ ’Posy who 1 ^ been in jail at Mexico city tor
a week, was released today oy Huerta
SAIL NORTH IN JUN ■
11 >, si, in <jt on .Man !<'•.— The II ’a sh in ;>'/ an uj)i re
if the Alaska e n d'i n eeri a a ram in issinn was closed
I ad a if. when Couim issi on e r Thomas It id os and D/s
barsind (Jj)ieer HarndoHar started for Seattle,
where the// will join the other commissioners.
The commission is scheduled to sail for Seward
about Jane I._
NORWEGIANS
CELEBRATING
Christiana, Norway, May 10.—King
Haakon today opened the exposition
in honor of the centenary of Norwegian
independence from Denmark.
IDAHO BUILDING
READY AT FAIR
San Francisco, May li>-—Idaho claims
the honor of having the first building
ready for the Panama exj>osition. It
was dedicated today.
Employees Blown Tliroujjh Wall
\\ hen Tire Compound Explodes.
Boiler lands Tltr'e Blocks
I rom Factory.
Detroit, May 10.—Kleven were killed
ami l»i injured today by an explosion
of automobile tire compound at the
Mexican crude rubber company's plant
at Delray, ,i suburb of this city 1 be
boiler in which the compound was In*.
iu_r heated was blown through the
roof ami landed three blocks distant.
Most of the dead and injured men were
blown through the walls t f the build
in ir.
t h’cken dinner Sumlays. \ it • .a
cate.
MASS MEETING
IS CALLED FOB
MONDAY NIGHT
A call fora mass meetim* of the cit
izens of Sc ward to he lied Mondav
11iof111 at the Seward Motion picture
show was issued today hy the Demo
crat ic club,
'] he meetinjr i> for tne purpose of
providin'.!* for no* reception o' promi
nent Seattle and Tacoma business men
now on route to Seward on the Admiral
Sa mpson.
ICE JAMS AT
DAWS0N.-FL000
Dawson, May lb. -'Pin* lower section
of Dawson, including all tin* wharves
al< i g > hr wafer front is under water
today, following a lh-hour ice run.
Mike Daves, a laborer from Lower
Lebarge, was drowned when the ice
jammed at tin* tommercial company s
RICHER THAN
WEYERHAUSER?
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Seattle, May lb.—Alfred Anderson,
timber owner whodied here last week,
left a *4,000,000 estate to bis widow.
Dis property consists for the most, part
i of timber lands in Oregon and VVash
j ington. Weyerhauser, the greatest
lumber king in America, whodied last
week, left an estateof less than a mill
ion, according to his law yers.
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Just received a new line of Building
paper, Booting, Tarred felt, Deadening
felt and Beaver board. Brown & Haw
kins Hardware Dept. Quality first.
Pabsts blue ribbon beer at The
Branch. _____ *
Bring your job urinting to the Gate
wav. We can do it right.
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Two Companies Ready to Spend
Big Sum if Coal Leasing Bill
Passes.—Guggenheims Would
Build Smelter.
Seattle, May lb. -Announcement was
made throuirh the chamber of corn
mem* that two companies were each
ready to spend #1,000.000 in develop
ment work in Alaska if congress will
pass the coal leasing hill.
One of these companies, "Inch is
controlled by the <iu^genheitns, will
build a smelter at the most convenient
point on Prince William sound to han
dle copper ore from Latouche and tin*
Bonanza mines, which is now trans
ported by steamer to I acotua.
STEEL MEN ARE
SPARRING FOR
ALASKA ORDER
4\Vw York. May Hi. The government
will soon <*:iiI for bibs for steel in the
construction of the Alaskan Kail road,
which will require .Vt.OOt) to 00,000 tons.
There are inquiries in tin* market for
about 11,000 cars, some of which " ill
probably be tilled in the near future.
St eel men are sparring for the Alaska
order.
TOURISTS SAIL
ON SAMPSON
Seattle, May 10. With 40 prominent
business men from all parts ot tin
Northwest, and a small passenger list,
the Admiral Sampson sailed for Sew
ard and points westward at b o’clock
last night.
The regular passenger list ini ludis.
(I. (Janssen. Dr. Spalding and wife,
r. Debney, Walter Turner, C. Carlisle,
C. Rannells, Dan Grunwald, Mrs. Stum
hough, Dr. Henderson and nine steei
a£e*
Seldovia — U. Lindquist and wife, r.
Munson, M. Holland, F. Met ullaugh.
Knik—Nellie Shea, Charles Hep
linger, I*. Morris, Miss Graham, Win.
Jennings, i’hristopher W oodhouse, H.
French. K. Carlson, Ralph Pearce, Roy
Jacobs, L. Herndon, Milo Kelly and
wife, C. Jacobs, D. Alden, George Eb
i erhardt, F. Schneider, O. Robinson,
j R. Matbeson, O. Ivrogb.
Kodiak—Mrs. Wallace, Frank Fil
loins. E. Tharson, H. Tharson, Mrs.
Blum, James Stone, Alfred Hangway,
Russell Smilh, John McIntyre.
Kenai—D. Braueh, wife and son, Ed
ward Frear, F. Manierre, Master Sven
son, Mrs. Svenson and two children.
The Northwestern arrived from Sew
ard and way ports today._
I should worry. Chicken dinner
every day and short orders at all
l hours at Commerce Cafe.
'E/Levin, Prop
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Fishing tackle al J. L. Graef’s '(
i a sir
JLAolv.
With the first of Jane all £
E subscription rates for the (iate =j
E way will be* payable in advance. £
E The carrier will present bills £
E for the May paper and the ail- £
E vance bill f r June at the same |
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BOY KILLS 3 |
WITH RAZOR
Chicago, May Hi. Harley Heard, an
'eighteen year old farm hand confessed)
j to a triple murder item today, follow
ing the discovery of hi> victims at
j I ronton. Ohio the scene of the crime.
Heard sa\s that he nuareled with the
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farmer who employed him at.d a tight
! started. The farmer's sister and
mot tier took his part and Heard killetl
all three with a razor.
NQRDICA LEFT
ALL TO HUSBAND
New York. Max Hi. —Lillian Xordica,
'the late prima dona h*ft her entire
estate including $1,000,0(10 worth of
i jewels and other valuable property to
her husband Loot ge Young. Her will
j was filed here today.
I BUN PiPE LIE
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Washington, May Id.—Federal con
trol of all oil pipe lines is urjfed hy
{Charles Wrighlsman of Tulsa, Okla
homa, who appeared before the house
* committee today. He j^ave details*)!
! Oklahoma’s battle with the oil trust.
ALAMEDA WEST
FROM JUNEAU
Juneau. May lb.—The Alaskan liner •
| Alameda sailed west from here for,
• Seward and way points at b o clock i
this morning. She has a big passenger 1
list for Seward.
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Washington, May 16.—Sen. Jones
is preparing an amendment to the
sundry bill calling for $200,000 for au
Alaska building at the Panama Expos
ition.
.1. It. I Jjiyden, of th * K* nai- \ '. .-I i
Hold company, who arid • o
Mariposa *ay> that m-aii wm k o the
mine tram, which a> dam;i$.r« a
%now slide la*t winter, wid he n v *d
lime 1. and that the stamps w i. he
dropping a^ain hy 11 *«• * u I ol •
montli.
A force of Jd men w ill 1m at work at
tin1 property on l*a!!s ci«< v thi* sea
son. and Ihiyden -a)** that the develop
ment work this wirier hy dim In -f t;,
has put the mine in Miape to pi* due*
more off* than in any pievioir* va* .
Havdcn wili also Mart work on h >
Grant Lake quart/ property t.ex
month.
TO BAR WORKERS
FROM DAWSON
Dawson. May l*i. Thron-d 'ear tl d
there will h** an dvi-u'i » dunce
workingmen in the Klondike tl n*n i
the comim;f season. "ten" an
taken to exclude "Otne ol tin* mosn t
who are headed this way. the* anad o
' authoritie* havr tnst moled tin moan *d
police on the White Kass s nnmit u
prevent tin- entry of th<"«- who have
h*"> t hart
Major Doodi**. in command «>f the
Koval Northwest Mount* tl police,
states that tin* order i> Mces>at \ to
prevent the tlooiliny *»t the country
with laborers.
The bij»- companies an* resiiminif
o|)erations on the usua settle, but the
men who are returning from the < hi
sana, together* with those who wintered
in the camp, wid prove sutlicier.t fo
supply nil the labor needed. ^
PROSPECT ON
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Paw Mm, May lb. —Flattering reports
have been received fro u Bowen creek,
a tributary of the Beaver river on the
Canadian side. Arrivals from the head
of the White report that good pros
pects have been found in several holes
and that those who are working on me
cfVek are hopeful of locating a tval
pay streak.
The latest arrivals from theChisana
claim to have mads the trip in six days,
ttie trail being in tine condition.
AUTO STAGE FOR
DAWSON GREEKS
Whitehorse, May lb.—I. P. Davis
started over the trail today with a big
automobile, which he will use later as
a stage operating between Dawson and
the adjacent creeks.
It is generally expected that he will
have considerable difficulty in reaching
the Klondikeon account of soft weather.
For bread, pies, cakes, cookies and
ice cream try the Seward Cafe.
Long distanbe telephone booth at the
Branch.