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ANCHORAGE, ALASKA, SATURDAY. JUNE 17. 191(5.
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SHIRE WOMAN
HAS THROAT CUT
SEATTLE, June 17. — Mrs.
Blanche R. Coleman, a recent di
vorce^, was found dead In her apart
ment this morning at the Christie
hotel. Her throat was cut and 1500
in money and considerable jewelry
were missing.
John Soudas, a cigar dealer, who
was seen coming out of her room
with blood-stained hands and
clothes, was arrested on suspicion of
having committed the murder.
NOME, June 17.—W. \V. Johnson
and associates are preparing to open
the t^st river tin mine on a big
scale; A 50-ton Bali mill has been
installed and a large crew of men
put to work.
The first dredge started to handle
placer ground on May 24. There is j
only one other dredge in operation )
now, as the ice hinders the others
from doing any work.
There has been but little actual
summer mining here so far, as the
a3 the season is very backward, yet
there is considerable interest in the
extensive scheellte deposits, upon
whii^ji much prospecting is being
■ done.
A San Francisco man, who repre- j
Isents considerable capital, is here j
looking after the development of
large Aaphite deposits, and there is
every Kidication that there will be
much development work along this
line.
The first boats from the outside
arrived on June 10, and brought
two dredges and a number of auto
mobiles.
RAILROADER OPERATED OX
FOR ATTACK APPENDICITIS
Dr. C. W. Driesbach, who has
charge of the Talkeetna district,
came in last night on the Hazel B.
No. 2 from Talkeetna, with Wm.
West who was operated on for ap
pendicitis at the government hospi
tal tjjls morning. Mr. West has
been working in a station gang for
Anderson & Co. clearing right of
way on the railroad, in that district,
and his friends will be glad to know
.that the operation was successful
i and tljat he is getting along nicely.
LONDON, June 17.—The death of Imperial Franz Josef,
emperor of Austro-Hungary, is reported by a neutral who has
just returned from Vienna. This traveler further asserts that
the embalmed body of the monarch has been shown to crowds
on patriotic occasions.
Emperor Franz Josef was oldest reigning monarch of
Europe, having been on the throne since before the Franco
Prussian war. Age about DO. Of the family of Hapsburgs.
His greatest work has been ruling Austria and Hungary with
an iron hand, keeping the empire together in spite of wars
and intrigues of all kinds. He has had a life full of mourn
ing. Maximilian, executed in Mexico, was of the family. Max
imilian’s wife becoming permanently insane. His own wife,
the Empress of Austria, was killed by an anarchist in Switzer
land. His son and heir to the throne was assassinated in Ser
bia, the act leading to the present war.
For twenty years it has been predicted that his death
would lead to alterations in the map of Europe which would
result in war. His death at this time may have a marked ef
fect on the conduct of the war.
COPENHAGEN, June 17.—Following a prolonged can
nonading in the Baltic sea last night, two German steamships
were sunk, according to a fisherman who witnessed the battle,
in which the Russian squadron again scored.
LONDON, June 17.—The British torpedo destroyer Eden
collided with a merchantman in the English channel, and the
latter vessel was sunk, with 40 members of the crew missing.
SEATTLE. June 16.—The Germans of this city have begun
a campaign to forward supplies for tho relief of the German.
Austrian and Turkish prisoners of war in Siberia.
PETROGRA1), June 16.-—The Austrians are evacuating
Lemberg, before the Austrians’ offensive movement, accord
ing to advices received here.
PETROGRAD, June 16.—It is officially announced that
150,000 men and 2.407 officers have been captured by the Rus
tians during the offensive movement on the Volhvnian and
Galician frontier.
Democrats Want See
Alaska Developed
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¥ ST. LOUIS, June 1«.—Tlie *
* democratic national plat form ¥
¥ contains this plank: “it has *
* been and will he the policy ♦
* of the democratic party to *
¥ enact all laws necessary for *
* the speedy development of ¥
¥ Alaska ami its great natural ♦
* resources-” ¥
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MOOSERS ENDORSE
N. y. DEMOCRAT
NEW YORK, June 17.—Judge
Samuel Seabury, of the New York
Circuit Court of Appeals, and a
prominent Democrat, was endorsed
for governor of this state by the
New York county committee of the
Progressive party. A resolution was
also passed declaring that if Roose
velt does not accept the nomination
of the Progressive party for the pres
idency they should select another
candidate.
PRACTICALLY ALL ABOARD WRECKED
STEAMER BEAR HAVE PERISHED
EUREKA, June 16.—Sixty-two
survivors of the Bear are coming
on the steamer Grace Dollar, some
on a tug and two boat loads have
landed on the beach at Cape Mendo
cino. *
EUREKA, June 16.—An addi
tional five dead have arrived. One
life boat is still missing and it is
believed its occiTpants have per
ished.
EUREKA, Cal., June 16.—A spe
;ial train left today for San Fran
iisco with twenty-five of the bodies
•ecov#ed from the wreck'd steamer
3ear. A number of the survivors of
;he ill-fated vessels were also taken
o San Francisco.
EUREKA. Cal., June 16.—Five
nore bodies of drowned passengers
in the steamship Bear, which was
Wrecked 15 miles south of Eureka,
yere washed ashore sear the Men
locino lighthouse early today. There
rere one hundred passengers and a
rew of eighty-two aboard at the
(me of the disaster. Eight lifeboats
were put out from the Bear, but only i
one has thus far been accounted for,
and it is feared that most of these '
people have been lost. The battle
ship Oregon and merchantmen are
searching for the missing boats.
Capt. Louis Nopander was in com
mand of the vessel, which was on a
voyage from Portland to San Pedro.
_
The steamship Bear was owned j
by the San Francisco and Portland
Steamship company, a branch of the
Oregon - Washington Railroad and
Navigation company, and was oper
ated between Portland, Astoria, San
Francisco, San Pedro and San Diego
in connection with the Rose City
and the Beaver. She wras a vessel
of about 3,000 gross tons, and 2,000
net tons, and had accommodations
fbr about 300 passengers. The !
Bear is a sister ship of the Beaver,
and during the Spanish-American
war both steamers were used as
transports by the government. The
S. F. & P. steamers enjoy a liberal
patronage during the summer tour
ist season and are very popular j
packets.
CHIHUAHUA CITY, June 16.—
General Trevina, commanding the
Carranzista's army in the north of
Mexico, today advised General Per
shing that any movement of Ameri
can troops from the point of the
lines to the south, east or west
would be considered as a hostile act
and a signal to commence warfare.
Trevina said that he was acting up
on specific instructions from Carran
za.
EL f'ASO, June IV.—The follow
ing statement issued by Trevina to
Pershing, and given out at Chihua
hua today, has been officially veri
fied here: “Am instructed to inform
you by my first chief, Carranza, that
any movement of American troops
from their present lines to the
south, east or west will be consider
ed an overt act and be the signal for
hostilities."
The ultimatum received by Gen
! eral Lee a few moments later was
that every soldier in his command
be ordered to his regiment.
EL PASO, June 16.—It is assert
ed that Gen. Pershing is prepared
| for any eventuality and it now looks
, as though the situation in Mexico
had assumed serious proportions.
WASHINGTON', June 17.—Presi
dent Wilson and his cabinet have
approved the note prepared by Lan
sing to Carranza. It states that the
American forces will not be with
drawn until order has been restored
in Mexico, and the document will be
forwarded this evening to Carranza.
WASHINGTON, June 16.—Secre
tary of State Lansing has completed
his answer to President Carranza de
manding the withdrawal of Ameri
can troops from Mexico, which he
has submitted to President Wilson
for his approval.
WIFE ANO CHILD
BURNED TO DEATH
ELLENSBURG, Wash., June 16.
—Mrs. J. B. Ryan, wife of the pur
chasing agent of the United States
reclamation service at Lake Keeche
lus dam, was burned to death at
her home this morning, together
with her baby, less than a year old.
Three of the other children were
rescued from the flames and escaped
any injuries.
MRS. WARNER ENTERTAINS
AT BIRTHDAY' DINNER
A woman’s veracity is only doubt
ed when it comes to a question of
age; she has this time-honored priv
ilege and it is not right for any gen
tleman to try and usurp the power,
nor is it right for him to enter into
competition, for this is strictly wom
an’s Held. In mentioning the num
ber of candlps placed on the cake
made especially for his birthday
dinner party, E. J. Warner said 35
without a quiver of an eyelash. How
ever, the other fortunate guests
who were present at the dinner par
ty given last night by Mrs. E. J.
Warner in the honor of her hus
band’s birthday, failed to substanti
ate the number of candles, but did [
say the dinner party was exception
all yenjoyable.
The guests were Mr. and Mrs.
Tubby, Mrs. C. W. Driesbach, Mrs.
Rodman and Master Willis Rodman
Tubby.
ROOSEVELT SUFFERING
FROM PLEURISY ATTACK
NEW YORK, June 17.—Col.
Roosevelt's condition continues seri-1
ous. Besides suffering from strained
muscles of the heart he is also a
victim of pleurisy.
ARMY WILL GET
BIG SUM MONEY
WASHINGTON, June 16.—Chair
man Hay, of the house committee on
military affairs, today announced
that his committee had favorably re
ported on the army appropriation
bill, providing for the expenditure of
$157,000,000.
DELICATE OPERATION
SUCCESSFULLY PERFORMED
Drs. Reedv and Beeson performed
a minor operation on Mrs. Dr. Mc
Bride's neck yesterday afternoon at
the government hospital. It will be
remembered that in coming over the
trail from Seward last March Mrs.
McBride received very painful injur
ies to her face and neck when the
dog team ran the sled into a dead
tree along the side of the trail. At
the time there was no medical as
sistance available, and in healing
the wound left a bad scar which was
removed by the operation yesterday.
Mrs. McBride will experience no
particular inconvenience, as the op
eration was not serious.
MORE MACHINERY ON WAY
FOR THE DAILY TIMES
The Daily Times received a tele
gram yesterday from the American
Type Founders company stating that
a new Chandler & Price job press
and other printing material had been
shipped us from Seattle Thursday on
the steamer Mariposa.
CONTRACTS ARE AWARDED.
The Alaska Engineering commis
sion let two grading contracts yes
terday between Anchorage and
Campbell creek. Erickson & Co.
were awarded a mile of filling across
the marsh and Leakos given 3,500
feet of cut and fill work.
Bomb for Governor
Wrecks Mail Car
a Bl'TTE, June 10.—A rip- a
♦ elded sensation was created a
a when it became known that a
* a mail car wrecked on a -a
-a transcontinental railroad -a
a was the result of an explo- a
a slon of a bomb contained in a
a a package addressed to the a
a governor of Utah. a
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FAIRBANKS. June 17.—Louis
Klopsch has purchased the interest
of Roy Southworth in the Daily
Times and is the new editor of the
paper, which will hereafter be Re
publican in politics, having formerly
supported the Democratic party.
Klopsch's mother is the owner of the
Christian Herald, published in New
York, and his father, who recently
died, was a man of world promi
nence.
40 BOOKED HERE
SEATTLE, June 16.—The steam
er Mariposa sailed at 10 o’clock yes.
terday morning for Alaskan ports.
She had 40 passengers aboard for
Anchorage.
The Alaska Steamship company's
new vessel, the Bennington, arrived
this afternoon from New York. She
will be put on the Nome run this
summer and later be added to the
i fleet sailing to southwestern Alaska.
Dick Dawson, of the Crow Creek
Mining company, sent a shipment of
gold dust to Anchorage this morning
on the government boat in charge of
F. A. Hansen, superintendent of
railroad construction. This is the
result of the first cleau-up and will
be shipped to the Cnion Savings aud
Trust company at Seattle on the
steamer Northwestern. The clean
up amounts to approximately $5,000
and is only a forerunner of others to
follow.
The Crow Creek Mining company
employs about 12 men aud is doing
considerable hydrauliotring. During
the past week 100,000 feet of dirt
was handled and there is every in
dication that this season's work will
be satisfactory to the mine owners.
This company has been operating
on the Crow creek for the past six
or seven years, most of which
time has been spent in doing dead
work. Last summer the first re
turns were received from the claims
and in the future they will likely be
good producers
HOME DROWN VEGETABLES
GRACE LOCAL MARKET
The window display of the Shon
beck grocery store should settle the
time-worn question of ' what shall
we have for Sunday dinner,” as al
most every grown vegetable is avail
able; there are green peas, string
beans, asparagus, lettuce, parsley,
strawberries, apricots and different
fruits and as eating is largely a
matter of suggestion the Anchoragt
housewife can prepare a menu that
will lie good for a touch after the
Sunday dinner.
ST. LOUIS, June 17.—Among the |
planks in the platform adopted at i
the democratic convenXon was one j
declaring in favor of a full territor
ial form of government for Alaska
and that all officials should be full
fledged residents of that northland.
ST. LOUIS, June 17.—Today the
convention heard the platform read,
as revised, and adopted it by accla
mation. It decisively voted down
the attempt to force a woman suf
frage plank. The platform is em
phatic in setting forth the accom
plishments of the administration ;
and asserts that more constructive
legislation than ever before has been
accomplished. It reaffirms many of
the 1912 declarations and the party
commends Wilson’s European and
Mexican policies; lays particular
stress upon the establishment of the
federal trade commission and new
banking laws. It also advocates la
bor reforms and heartily endorses
woman suffrage for adoption by
states.
The convention adjourned sine die j
at 3:11 o'clock this afternoon.
WASHINGTON, June 16.—Vane ■
D. McCormick, of Pennsylvania, ha
been named to succeed McCombs a
chairman of the democratic nationa
committee. The selection was mad
by Candidate Woodrow Wilson.
ST. LOUIS, June 16.—While th
democrats may not be superstitiou ■
it is a noticeable fact that their pres
idential ticket was completed jus
four minues before Friday.
ST. LOUIS, June 16.—A straigh
federal amendment proposal fo
woman suffrage was carried by th
resolution committee of the Detiu
cratic convention, leaving its adoi
tlos or rejection to the states.
ARMV AM) NAVY PEOPLE
ARK UNITED IN MARRIAG
SEATTLE, June 16.—Col. C. .V
Perkins, commander of the marit
barracks at Bremerton, and Mr
Stella Woodruff, widow of the la
Lieutenant-Colonel Woodruff, of ti
1 nited States Army, were married
today at the Hotel Washington.