The Weather at Seward — Maximum, 59, Minimum, 39. — fair — Light Northerly Wind.
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SEWARD. ALASKA. MONDAY EVENING, MAY 25, 1914 NO* 195
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BUYS
HERE FOR A DAY
BUYS TWO CUBS
The Revenue (/utter Manning, (/apt.
Dodge, commanding, reached port Son
day afternoon after a week* cruise in
the vicinity of Kodiak. I he Manning
sailed from Seattle a month ago and
has been cruising westward from Sitka.
She called here for mail and supplies.
While ashore the sailor* learned
that two brown bear cubs had been
caught at Mile -*» and a collection w as
* taken up among the crew to buy them
for mascots. The owner ot tin* beat
cub* had not arrived when it wa* time
for tin* cutter to *ail but the sailors
were not to be denied.
"Dot o* ashore in a small boat, cap
tain, while you are cruising around in
search of smugglers over by Fourth of
July creek. w»- will go out the line and
meet th** man with the bears, was
their plea. Knowing how much it
mean* to a crew to have a mascot, the
captain agreed and the Manning
cruised up ami down tin* bay till l-t.id.
when ^h*- picked up tin* n»vn who had
arrived in the meanwhile with the
month old cub*.
H mi** co iking at the Vienna cafe.
Danville. III., Max Uev. I’at-;
n ,.nr, a |»romit.*T.t prohibition speaker,
x\ h.1 dts i| peared xxl.i'e conduct injr a (
can pa;cn beta* in March, \va**
t it'd today locked hi a dt seated farm
house, almost dead from s*.treat ion.
{ie x\ in horn. 1 hand and foot and
and when released xvas so far corn* that *
he vuulil not >poa<\. Later, abet* st im- j
nhints were adminD: tail, he >a d that
he had been kidnapped nearly two,
months ace ana had been fed about a !
do/,‘*n times >i:,ee. !!•• '\'s his cantors •
wan* mask** whenever they cine* in •*
! e room where he xv:»s routined, lie
has a ta;r chance to rec »ver,
\\ ilit111 i5*•'' . movie man, came*
b.tc v from tO' t rip down tin* hay for j
h ur p c ures i it s morn in*:. ' ’»iil re
1,, » *N hi OK* \, hut he N coirc to keep
at It u:n ;i In* !a: ds om*.
A YEAR OF LIFE ;
APPEALS CASE
New York. May ’do.—Lieutenant t
Becker, convicted f*»«* the second time
for tire murder of Gambler Kosenthal,
was given a veat > lease of life today
when his attorneys tiled notice ot ap-•
peal. Ordinarily tire appeal would be j
decided within six months, but so many J
eases are before the higher court that j
there can be no decision before the fall j
v.: Mo._
ON CITY LINE
j
Seattle, Wash., May Work was
started today *n Seattle’s $4.hiH),tH)0
municipal railway. I his line will con
nect with the Like Burien road re
cently taken over by the citv as a gift.
Pa nts.oils, window glass, wall paper,
building and rooting paper. Brown &
Hawkins Hardware and Furniture de
partment. Quality first.
rpr^mvii ih
i an Francisco. May Jo. Deputy
Fnited States Marsha! Warren is
hero in search of t he “f ’.luoherry Kid, >
a desperado wanted lor murder in
Alaska. W arren says that he has in
formal ion t hat the Kid was here last
week mid s.ivs In* expects to land his
man within a few days.
The Kid is wanted for the murder of
John llolmhvrir, “Dutch'' Marie and
ai >>' nor woman on the Koyukuk river.
KELP BEOS
Washington. May ‘Jo. The agricul
tural Mil ii cludinL' appropriat ions for
spjjtOO was passed ly tin S na e today.
\ » tii «. > jm >7,oo t w : i he used to map
w< p heiisalonjf the coast AIusku.
SURVEYORS FOB
MINA AND
KNIK ON WAY
Seattle, May 1N>. — The Mariposa
sailed for Seward and way points last
night with all accommodations taken.
Two parties of engineers and tield men
from the geological survey are aboard.
One will work in the Nelchina placer
district and the other in the Susitna
valley and in the vicinity of Knik.
Passengers for Seward include R. Ash*
land, Fred Berger, F.lla Drake, F. Pul
ver, Lillian Matthews, Olive Matthews,
Mrs. Hardy, F. Miles, Tom McKay and
two steerage.
“SWIFTWATER”
STRIKES IT RICH
Chicago. May -•*>. A Lima, Peru,
dispatch in the Mining and F.ngineer
ing World sa\>: “Swiftwater Bill”
Oates, formally a famous character
in Alaska, has made a rich strike in
t he Cotahambas places district.
MMBH——
tear of Rebel Victory Causes
Huerta’s Representatives to
Rusli Peace Conference—Waive
Small Claims.
—
Xiairara Kails, ( unada, May Jo.—
Alarmed b\ coni inued successes by the
rebel force* under Cieneral Villa, en
voy* from the Mexican federal iroverti
liient clmnjred tlie tone of their de
mands today, and unfed prompt action.
The\ told the mediators all imma
terial points would be waived. A
number of conferenct s were held be
l wtrii the mediators and * nvo\8 from
the Kniti-d States, and definite action
i«. t ppi eted w it bin Is hours.
I
PEACE MAKER
New York, May 25.—Judge Lindsay,
who has interested himself in the Colo
rado strike, gave up his etrorts to se
cure a conference with John D. Rocke
feller jr. today and will return to Colo
rado. He hoped to secure voting
Rockefeller’s consent to arbitrate with
the miners.
PUT DIRIGO
. IN DRY DOCK
—
Seattle, May 25.—The steamer Dirigo
of the Alaska Steamship company
which ran aground and later was dis
abled by the breaking of an engine
crank pin was more seriously damaged
in tlie first accident than was at first
reported. After a survey by the in
spectors, she has been placed in dry
dock and will be overhauled before
i sailing for the north again.
Bob Ashland, well known Sewardite,
is coming back on the Mariposa.
WASHINGTON
o
All Seward turned out Saturday af
ternoon to welcome the of ’lie
Pacific Alaska Navigation Pamnuny
who are making a tour of the Alask an
ports on the Admiral Simpson. The
par* v is made up of business men from
Seattle, Tacoma and a few from other
coast towns. As their stop here was
onlv for four hours, and they were
anxious to see the country back of Sew
ard. no attempt was made to entertain
them formally, but members of tie*
1 ’om me re i ai and l >e m oe ra tic c I u bs
acted as escorts.
Without exception every member of;
the party expressed surprise at the
climate, over the size of Resurrection
bav and at the natural beauty of the
townsite. “Its the first place we’ve
seen on the trip that looks like a *ood
place to live” was the universal com- i
meet.
The party left Seattle Friday May 1.)
and <>n the way here lias been enter
trined at many of the ports along the
coast. Stops were made at Ketchikan,
Petersburg, Juneau, Douglas, Gypsum,
Vakutat, Katalla, Ft. Liseum, Cordova,
Valdez and Latouche. At Petersburg
the citizens met the steamer with a
band and leu the way to a hall where a
dance was given. At Juneau the mem
ber* of the party were taken through
t he Alaska-Gastineau Mining Com
pany's properties. At \ akutat they
enjoyed a ride over the Vakutat &
Souchern railroad to Setuck river
where a call was made at the home of
Chief Setuck Jim. At Gypsum, V\ . K.
Nichols, president of tiie Pacific Coast
Gypsum company of Tacoma, who is a
member of the* party, conducted the
tourists through the gypsum mines. I
Orly a short stop was made at Cor-,
, I «p } i *,»j* l V «
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dova but on the return trip the party
will be taken for a ride over the Cop
per River Railroad to the Miles and
Childs glaciers. At Valdez the party
was entertained royally by the Tilli
cutn club- Leaving Valdez at 2 a. m.
a short stop was made at Latouche
Since the trip began the party has met
but one day of bid weather.
In the party from Seattle are: A. B.
Stewart, of the wholesale drug linn of
Stewart A’ Holmes; O. D. Fisher, vice
president of the Fisher Flouring Mills
Company;.! T. llelfernan, -president I
of t he l lelfernan Engine Works; A I* i
hert Rnodes, president of Rhodes Co. ,
Department Store: C. n. Clarke, pres- ■
ident of Kelley-Clarke Co., commission
merchants; E. C. Wagner, manager of
The Bank of California; G. V. Holt,
manager Canadian Bank of Commerce;
Charles H. Lilly, president the Chas.
H. Lilly Co., Hour, feed, poultry5 sup ,
j plies, etc.; Capt. Omar J. Humphreys;
M. A. Arnold, president First National
Bank: Hervey Bindley,capitalist Thos.
Carstens, packer. John Dreher, M. J.
Costello. Capt. J. S. Gibson, George
J. Danz, T. J. Dillon and George Al
bers.
Among the number from Tacoina
are: C. B. Hurley, president of the
Hurly-Mason Co.; George Scolield,
manager Savage-Scofleld Co., gia\el
and building material; A. F. Albertson
chairman National bank of lacoma,
P. J. Fransioli. Richard E. Hays, J. L.
Carman, L. F. Gault, Dr. Grant S.
Hicks, H. A. Rhodes, VV. H. Pringle,
VV. R, Nichols, J. W. Dempsey, John
S. Baker, Everett G. Griggs, A. V.
Love, F. S. Harmon. C. H. Hyde, John
B. Stevens and C\ A. Pratt.
Other cities: W. J. Patterson, Aber
deen; George P. Griffith* ^j0S Angeles;
J. T. Me Heaney, Everett.
Halifax, May 25.—The new Hali
fax lightship enroute from Scotland to
its station here was lost on Liscomb
sand with ail on board during the gale
of Saturday night. Fifty were
drowned.
Three bodies were recovered Sun
day.
The lightship was manned by a
; crew new to these waters and whether
she missed the course or became un
manageable in the heavy seas is not
known. She struck late in the after
noon and disappeared during the night.
It is believed that the high seas drove
her across the first reef and that she
sank in deep water.
Nome, May 25.—'Winter still holds
forth here and there is no sijjn of a
creak in the shore ice. Plans are
j beiny made to have the Corwin unload
over the ice as soon as she arrives, ice
has broken up in the creeks and sluic
ing lias commenced in spile of the
daily snow storms.
SEN. BRADLY OF
KENTUCKY DIES
Washington, May 25.—Sen. William
O’Connel Bradley, senior member of
toe upper house from Kentucky died
here today, following a short illness.
Bradley was horn at Lancaster, Kv , in
1 1847. He holds the unique record of
being admitted to the bar at the age
j of 18.
WHERE IS THE
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COIN PATRICK?!
—
San Francirco, May 25.—Patrick Cal
houn, former president of the United •
! Railways, was denounced in a sensa-;
j tional decision by the state railroad,
commission today, giving the road per
mission to buy new cars. Calhoun is j
charged in the decision with using j
$1,090,000 of the company funds for 1
private enterprises, and the directors !
still in office are accused of consenting j
to the deal.
Cleveland, Ohio, May 25.—When
shown a copy of the railroad coramis- j
sion’s charges, Patrick Calhoun made i
a general denial. ,
Meet meat the Branch.
i
i Washington. May 2o.—The split be*
(tween President Wilson and the lead
ers of organized labor was widened
• today when the president announced
that lie would veto any anti-trust legis
lation which exempted labor organiza
tions. Labor advocates claim that a
bill could be drawn to exempt labor
which would he constitutional, hut the
president refused to consider the plan.
CRUISER NOW
AT UNALGA
j The U. S. Cruiser Buffalo is now at
i the naval radio station at llnal^'a, nc
!cording to reports received here this
! afternoon. The Buffalo has a corps of
• civilian wireless constructors aboard
! who are making repairs on stations to
i the westward. The cruiser is under
1 orders to proceed to Seward as soon
}
as this work is completed.
! NORTH WESTEN
DUE TONIGHT
The Northwestern sailed from Val
dez at 10:30 tins morning and is due
here about 9 o’clock this evening.
NOTICE.
There will be a special meeting of
the town council tomorrow (Tuesday)
evening at 8 o'clock. All members are
requested to be present. The business
to come before the council at this meet
ing will be to pass on the protile of the
street grade on Fourth avenue, as laid
out by Herbert Tozier. Property own
ers are invited to attend and express
their views on the subject* ,, .
(Signed) G. G. Boe, Mayor.