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NEWS HAPPENINGS
ALASKA TOWNS
A movement is on toot In Fair
banks to form an auto club.
Forest fires are reported to have
occurred in the vicinity of White
hores.
Thirty-third degree Masons at Ju
neau held a banquet recently.
Capt. Henry Polis a Yukon steam
boat captain, died recently of heart
disease at Anacortes, Wash.
Seven plants are reported to be
working on Tenderfoot, in the Ten
ana district, all of them in the pay.
The Treadwell band is treating
the citizens of that place to open air
concerts.
In an eleven-inning game, Juneau
Bartenders defeated the Traveling
men by a score of 10 to 7.
Fairbanks papers report that the
Gold Hill section is going to have a
banner year.
Noah Roulx, an old-timer in the
Circle country, died recently in St.
Joseph’s hospital at Fairbanks.
The first tourists of the season
are reported from southeastern
Alaska points. The steamer Spo
kane brought them north.
Mrs. Cornelia Templeton Hotcher,
territorial president of the W. C. T.
IT., is touring Alaska talking pro
hibition.
George Steven, a miner, has filed
suit against the .Chicagof Mining
company for $1,000 damages as
compensation for injuries alleged to
have been received through negli
gence.
R. L. Vining, the Fairbanks mov
ing picture man, who has been ne
gotiating for a site for a picture
house in Juneau, has abandoned the
project and loft for the interior.
Mrs. T. V. Connors, president of
the Douglas Island Woman s club,
is attending the big convention of
the General Federation of Women’s
clubs now being held in New York
city.
High water in Skagway recently
washed out the approach to the
bridge. A large crew of men were
employed to fill in. the washout.
Charles Gleason, a well-known fis
tic artist of early Dawson and Yu
kon days, is among the recent arriv
als at Anchorage.
Harold F. McCrocken, scientist of
the Ohio state university, is on his
way to McCarthy to ascend Mt. Lo
gan for scientific purposes.
Dawson citizens are kicking
against careless bicycle riders who
rid® on the sidewalks of that city
regardless of the rights of pedestri
ans.
Andy Hart, former chief of the
Dawson fire department, is now a
scout in the Legion of Frontiersmen
serving in east Africa.
Recent storms off the coast of Un
alaska and westward points, have
been playing havoc with small ships
and gasoline launches. ,
Capt. LeClere, Joe Morris and
Chas. P. Lindfors left Seward re
cently for the Broad Pass country,
where they are interested in mining
property.
Seward people are planning a
huge celebration on the Fourth of
July. The affair will begin July 2
and will continue for three days.
The Alaska Gold Mining and De
elcpment company has been formed
In Juneau with a capital of one hun
dred million. The incorporators
are Carl E. Lund and Ray H. Ste
vens, of Juneau, and John McWil
liams of Douglas The company is
authorized to acquire, develop and
operate mining property wherever
found.
Southeastern Alaska towns have
received invitations from White
horse to visit there and help in the
celebration of the king’s birthday,
June 3. Rock drilling, baseball,
tennis and other contests will be
pulled off for handsome prizes.
Mrs. Harry Garlock, wife of the
master mechanic at Thane, has the
distinction of being the first grand
mother at that place, a daughter
having been born to Mr. and Mrs.
Fred Robinson, daughter aud son
in-law of Mrs. Garlock.
|fe C. D. Eschelman, special deputy
afeernal revenue collector from
P'-tshlngton, D. C., and Charles F.
spe^al deputy from Tacoma,
:Vv/•piaking a tour of Alaska to
the dealers making returns
-the Internal revenue laws,
iwsfrhe Lituya Gold Mining & Dredg
ing company has been formed by
Juneau men to develop and work i
mining property at Lituya^ bay. The i
^company has a capital ‘ stock of j
$400,000 and was incorporated by i
Harry H. Williams and Roland Wil- i
line drill to prospect the ground.
Hams, of Juneau and Frank P. Cook, i
of Spokane. '
The territorial board of medical
examiners will hold a semi-annual
lamination at Seward in July for 1
Purgoae of examining any physl- i
cians who may wish to practice in (
the territory. 1
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SEAM WOMAN
HAS THROAT CUT
SEATTLE, June 17. — Mrs.
Blanche R. Coleman, a recent di
vorcee, was found dead in her apart
ment this morning at the Christie
hotel. Her throat was cut and |500
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.
PRODUCING 1
LONDON, June 17.—The death of Imperial Fiknz Josef
emperor of Austro-Hungary, is reported by a neutral who hat
just returned from Vienna. This traveler further averts thal
the embalmed body of the monarch has been shown to crowds
on patriotic occasions.
Emperor Franz Josef was oldest reigning monarch oi
Europe, having been on the throne since before this Franco
Prussian war. Age about 90. Of the family of Hapsburgs
His greatest work has been ruling Austria and Hungary witl
an iron hand, keeping the empire together in spite of wars
and intrigues of all kinds. He has had a life full pf 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 lis deatl
would lead to alterations in the map of Europe wl ich woulc
result in war. His death at this time may have a ijjarked ef
feet on the conduct of the war. it
i COPENHAGEN, June 17.—Following a prolonged can
i nOnading in the Baltic sea last night, two German steamships
; we\e sunk, according to a fisherman who witnessed the battle,
i 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.
i SEATTLE, June 16.—The Germans of this city have, begun
; a campaign to forward supplies for the relief of the German,
• Austrian and Turkish prisoners of war in Siberia.
, PETR.OGRAD, June 16.—The Austrians are evacuating
■ Lemberg,'before the Austrians’ offensive movement, accord
• ing to advices received here.
i PETROGRAD, June 16—It is officially announced that
1 15.0,000 men and 2,467 officers have been captured by the Rus
tians during th^ offensive movement on the Volhynian and
Galician frontier.
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NOME, June 17.—W. W. Johnson
and associates are preparing to open
the Lost river tin mine on a big
scale. A 50-ton Ball 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
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
as the season is very backward, yet
there is considerable interest in the
extensive seheelfte deposits, upon
which much prospecting is being
done.
A San Francisco man, who repre
sents considerable capital, is here
looking after the development of
large graphite deposits, and there is
every indication that there will be
much development work along this
line.
The first boats from the outside
arrived on June 10, and brought
two dredges ttmrtt timber of auto
mobiles.
RAILROADER OPERATED OX
FOR ATTACK APPENDICITIS
Dr. C. W. Driesbach, who h^s
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 this 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
and that he is getting along nicely.
EUREKA, June 16.—Sixty-two
survivors of the Bear are coining
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 occifpants have per
ished.
EUREKA, Cal., June 16.—A spe
cial train left today for San Fran
cisco with twenty-five of the /bodies
recovered from the wrecked steamer
Bear. A number of the survivors of
the ill-fated vessels were also taken
to San Francisco.
EUREKA, Cal., June 16.—Five
more bodies of drowned passengers
on the steamship Bear, which was
wrecked 15 mile^ south of Eureka,
were washed ashore sear the Men
locino lighthouse early today. There
were one hundred passengers and a
;rew of eighty-two aboard at the
Jme of the disaster. Eight lifeboats
were put out from the Bear, but only
me has thus far been accounted for,
ind it is feared that most of these
>eople have been lost. The battle
ship Oregon and merchantmen are
(earthing for the missing boats.
Capt. Louis Nopander was*in com
nand of the vessel, which was on a
oyage from Portland to San Pedro.
The steamship Bear was owned
>y the San Francisco and Portland
Steamship company,' a branch of the
>regon - Washington Railroad and
Navigation company, and was oper
ated between Portland, Astoria, Sai
Francisco, San Pedro and San Dieg<
in connection with the Rose Citj
and the Beaver. She was a vesse
of about 3,000 gross tons, and 2,001
net tons, and had accommodation!
for . about 300 passengers. The
Bear is a sister ship of the Beaver
and during the Spanlsh-Americat
war both steamers were used a!
transports by the government. Tb«
S. F. & P. steamers enjoy a liberal
patronage during the summer tour
ist season and are very populai
packets.
RIVER STEAMER OMINECA
AT JUNEAU ON WAY HERE
The Skeena river steamer Omi
neca has recently reached Juneau
and is waiting th arrival of the com
mission tug Crosby which left An
chorage several days ago to bring
her back to these waters. The Om
ineca was purchased by the Alaska
Engineering commission and will be
overhauled and repaired for her
summer’s work. ''The career of the
Omineca has been varied and she
has experienced many famous trips
and passed through many hands be
fore becoming the property of the
government. The Omineca is a flat
bottomed, stern-wheel river boat
137 feet long, 39 feet in width and
drawing two feet of water. Her
power is derived from a large ma
rine boiler set forward with twin
engines of 198 horse power which
drive the large paddle wheel.
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MOOSERS ENDORSE
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NEW YORK, June 17.—Judgi
Samuel Seabury, of the New Yorl
Circuit Court of Appeals, and i
prominent Democrat, was endorse:
for governor of this state by thi
New York county committee of th<
Progressive party. A resolution wa;
also passed declaring that if Roose
velt does not accept the nominatioi
of the Progressive party for the pres
idency they should select anothei
candidate.
CHIHUAHUA CITY,I June 16.—
General Trevina, companding the
Carranzista’s army in ihe north of
Mexico, today advised General Per
shing that any movement of Ameri
can troops from the mint of the
lines to the south, qast
wouldvbe considered at
and a signal to commence warfare.
Trevina said that he wfs acting up
on specific instructions
za.
or west
a hostile act
rom Carran
-The follow
EL PASO, June 17.
ing statement issued bjr Trevina to
Pershing, and given oult at Chihua
hua today, has been officially veri
fied here:, "Am instructed to inform
you by my first chief, Catranza, 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 fhe signal for
hostilities.”
The ultimatum'receded by Geft
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.
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ELLENSBURG, Wash., June 16.
5 —Mrs. J. B. Ryan, wife of the pur
’ chasing agent of the United States
i reclamation service at Lake Keeche
. lus dam, was burned to death at
. her home this morning, together
with her baby, leBS 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 tp a question of
age; she has this time-honored priv
1 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 field. In mentioning the num
1 her of candles placed on the cake
1 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\—Cdl.
Roosevelt’s condition continues seri
ous. Besides suffering from strained
muscles of the heart he is also a
victim of pleurisy.
From Selkirk, at the Junction of
the Petty and Lewis rivers, which
form the Yukon, comes the report
that the natives have adopted white
man’s methods, and recently elected
a new chief by secret ballot.
Captain J. Donovan, mining re
corder in the Frtymile, reached
Dawson recently after an 120-mile
mush, carrying his snowshoes, which
he was compelled tp use for only a
mile and a half.
ARMY WILL GEL
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
1157,000,000.
DELICATE OPERATION
SUCCESSFULLY PERFORMED
Drs. Reedy 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.
OUTLOOK CACHE CREEK
IS VERY PROMISING
Dr. D. L. Carmichael returned to
Anchorage Wednesday after spend
ing several weeks at Cache creek
where he has been on professional
business, in connection with the
birth of a bouncing baby boy born
to Mr. and Mrs. C. R. Harris. Dr.
Carmichael reports considerable ac
tivity in the Cache creek mining dis
trict but returns with the same
complaint common* to all, very poor
roads in the Cache creek country.
He is very optimistic in regard to
the future of Cache creek, but says
the crying need of this country is
better roads. The doctor says the
creek beds are producing anjl that
with thorough experiment on the
bqnch lands with a Keystone drill
good results will no doubt be ob
tained. Among other interesting ac
counts of his trip Dr., Carmichael
spoke of seeing several black bear
on the Yentna and said that several
had been killed in that section this
season.
The gas boat Chase will leave for
Lewis and Theodore rivers Monday
carrying a cargo of freight and five
passengers.
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Bomb for Governor
Wrecks Mail Cat
4 BUTTE, June 16.—A de- 4
4 cided sensation was created 4
4 when it became known that 4
* a mail car wrecked on a 4
4 transcontinental railroad 4
4 was the result of an explo- 4
4 sion of a bomb contained in 4
4 a package addressed to the 4
4. governor of Utah. 4
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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.
ST. LOUIS, June 17.—Among the
planks in the platform adopted at
thfe democratic convention was one
declaring in favor of a full territor
ial form of government for Alaska
and that all officials should be full
fledged residents of that riorthland.
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 polities; 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
at 3:11 o’clock this afternoon.
'WASHINGTON, June 16.—Vance
D. McCormick, of Pennsylvania, has
been named to succeed McCombs as
chairman of the democratic national
committee. The selection was made
by Candidate Woodrow Wilson.
ST. LOUIS, June 16.—While the
democrats may not be superstitious
it is .a noticeable fact that their pres
idential ticket was completed Just
four minues before Friday. f
ST. LOUIS, June 19.—A straight
federal amendment proposal for
woman suffrage was carried by the
MARIPOSA COMING;
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^fork. She
will be put on the Nome run this
summer and later be added to the
fleet sailing to southwestern Alaska.
FIRST CLEANUP
FROM CROW CREEK
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 clean-up and will
be shipped to the Union Savings and
Trust company at Seattle on the
steamer Northwestern. The clean
up amounts to approximately 65,000
and is only a forerunner of others to
follow.
The Crow Creek Mining company
employs about 12 men and is doing
considerable hydraulicking. 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
gopd producers. ; t
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HOME GROWN 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 Anchorage
housewife can prepare a menu that
will be good for a touch after the
Sunday dinner.
TERRITORIAL
MBIT FOR AIM
resolution committee of the Demo
cratit convention, leaving its adop
tios or rejection to the slates.
•army and navy people
ARE rXITEIf IN MARRIAGE
SEATTLE, June 16.—Col. C. M.
Perkins, commander of the marine
barracks at Bremerton, and Mrs.
Stella Woodruff, widow of the late
Lieutenant-Colonel Woodruff, of the
United States Army, were mhrried
today at the Hotel Washington.
OIL COMPANY’S DOCK BURNS
AND EMPLOYE LOSES LIFE
SEATTLE, June 12.—The Stand
ard Oil company’s dock at Richmond
Beach was burned today and Claud
Farmer, an employe, perished in the
flames.
JOSLIX WILL INSPECT
KATALLA OIL FIELDS
Falcon Joslin, president of the Ta
nana Valley railroad, and well
known interior mining man, also the
promoter of the proposed Alaska
Midland railroad from Haines, is on
his way to Katalla, where he will
make an inspection of certain oil
and coal property in which he is in
terested.
LAREDO, Jane 12,—One of the
three Mexican bandits killed today
in a chase of the outlaws.who raided
the Coleman ranch, wore * Carranza
uniform, bearing the insignia of a
Carranza lieutenant-colonel. A pris
oner identified the body as that of
Lieutenant Colonel Villareal, of the
Carranza army.