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tcxl.iv with s stack of ladies’ furnishings
an i w ill open .1 store in the North Star
restaurant building on A street.
Fairiunks: Subscriptions are coming
in steadily tor the I.ihertv Loan. bonds
for which are on sale at the First Nation
al Link. The aggregate amount thus tar
subscribed hv FairLmksans exceeds >70,
000.
The over-the-trail mail service, w hich
is to supple Fairbanks and Nenana with
first-class mail this summer, will not
commence until the first of July. I ntil
that date incoming and outgoing mails
will he dispatched by boat.
Chicago: Thirty-nine persons are re
ported dead ,-:id property damage amount
ing to several millions of dollars are
the result of tornadoes during the past
thirtv-sis hours which swept over the
states of Kansas, Missouri, Kentnckv and
Michigan.
The Heacock brothers arrived from the
Log Jam at noon today with their launch
Pornati. They brought one passenger,
Mrs. F. A. S.evens, and had the hull of
the gas boat Helen M ill tow. They were
two and a half davs making the trip and
report considerable difficulty on account
of low water.
Washington: While it was denied at
the Japanese embassy here this morning
that Japan and Great Britain are consid
ering measures to be Liken against Rus
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! sia in the event of her failure to carry
out her share of the war against the
j Central Powers, it is known in official
ciicles here that certain of the Allied
powers are holding themselves m read;- |
ness to deal with anv developments
which tnav lie adverse to their interests.
j London: The British offensive which
| opened simultaneously with the naval
| bombardment of Ostend is reported to
! have swept forward on a nine mile front
j during the night and to have captured
mativ important enemy positions. The
French and Belgian artillery cooperated
with the British forces during the attack.
Fairbanks- The Commercial club is
in receipt of a telegram from Washington
stating that the plan of supplying the
1 armv posts in Alaska with native veget
ables has received the indorsement of the
quartermaster-general and it is now con
fidently believed that local farmers will
have an opportunity to disposejof a
large proportion of their crops to the
government this season. The matter will
now be taken up direct with the head
quarters of the quartermaster-general in
■ San Francisco.
Washington: It was officially announc
; ed this morning that the American tank
er Silver Shell was the boat which sank
; the undersea boat as reported in yester
; day's dispatches Warrant officer Clark
i of the hattleship Arkansas was in charge
I of the gun crew which sank the diver
and is credited with the hit. Secretary
Daniels said this morning that ‘‘it was a
splendid piece of work and we are now
considering a promotion for Clark, who
well deserves it."
The Xenana Tennis association court
will be the scene of an entertainment
and dance on the afternoon and evening j
of June 16 for the benefit of the Ameri
can Red Cross and Belgian Relief funds. ;
The various committees were named at
an enthusiastic meeting of ladies held at
the residence of Mrs. Thos. Riggs, Jr.,j
during the week, and active preparatians
are now in progress. The ladies of Fair
banks are cooperating and will send a
large assortment of things to Xenana to
be placed on sale at the bazaar which will
lie held in connection with the entertain
ment. Mrs. J. B. Bickford is directing
the work in the upper town.
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FRIDAY'S BULLETIN
Tacoma: The number of men in this
city between the ages of 21 and 50 is
6620 according to the registration returns
made public today.
Fairbanks: T. J. Mahoney has taken
up a homestead near the government ex
periment farm and plans to prepare it
for cultivation immediately.
Seattle: The total number of registra
tions recorded in this eitv on Tuesday is
26,150, according to announcement made
this atteruoon upon completion of the
count.
Washington: The war department an-1
nouuced this morning that the collier \
Jupiter, the first of the new type ot elec- j
tric-dnven vessels to attempt crossing the j
Atlantic, has arrived in a French port
with a cargo of 10,500 tons of wheat,
Fairbanks: W. A. Yinol. for ten years
commissioner at Ophir, has tendered Ins
resignation, to take effect July 1st. Com
missioner Moody of Hot Springs will go
to Ophir and \V O. Young of Hot Springs
has been appointed to take Moody's place.
Fairbanks: The ball grounds will be
the scene ot an exciting game tonight l>e
tween the Business and Professional men
of Fairbanks. The gate receipts wall l>e
turned over to the Geo. C. Thomas Mem
orial library which is very much in need
of funds.
Seattle: The sum of £12,000 is needed
to finance the University of Washington
ambulance corps, which has been in
training almost since the beginning ot
the war. The company was readv for
service on the first of the month.
Paris: Survivors of the French sailing 1
ship Jeanne Cordonies, who arrived in
this citv last night, report that they saw
an American steamer torpedoed in the
English channel a lew davs ago, and also
! saw the submarine shell and sink the
small boats in which the crew had left
the sinking vessel.
San Tuan del Sur. Nicaragua: The
beautiful city of San Salvador, capital of
the South American republic ofSalvador,
with a population of more than 60.0tO, is
reported to have been totally destroyed.
The information received here is from ;
the city of San Miguel, but no ditailsare
available. The disaster undoubtedly was
the result of an earthquake.
Later report: A dispatch frcmTemul
cimalpas, Honduras, states that the en
tire country for a radius of 50 miles
around San Salvador, and including six
towns, is totally devastated. A moving
picture operator who reached the edge
of the destroyed zone reports that dense
clouds of smoke were seen rising from
a volcano in the direction of San Salva
dor. This crater has long lieen regarded .
as extinct.
London: Lieut.-Gen. Pershing, com-i
mander-in-chief ot the American forces
j in France, arrived in this city this after
noon anu was accorded one of the most
enthusiastic receptions ever bestowed on
a foreigner. The American general ar
rived at an unnamed British port, es
corted bv American destroyers, and his
passage through the streets was safe
guarded by the Royal Welsh fussiliers.
A British brigadier has been assigned as
aid to the distinguished visitor. Upon
his arrival Pershing said: “Our trip
across the Atlantic was delightful, par
ticularly through the latter stages, when
we were escorted through the danger
zone by onr own destroyers. Speaking
for myself and the members of my staff,
we are glad to be the standard-bearers
for America in this great war for civili
zation, and the opportunity of landing at
a British port gives us additional pleas
ure. The welcome we have received
is very significant and is deeply appreci
ated. We expect in a short time to be
plaving our part which, I hope, will be
a verv big part, on the Western front.
Commissioner Thos. Riggs, Tr., is in
receipt of an inquiry from Miss Gertrude
Stoddard, Box W0, Halifax, Nova Scotia,
regarding the whereabouts of her brother.
Palmer Stoddard, supposed to have come
to Alaska two or three years ago with a
survey party.
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According to word which reached Ju
■ neau on the Jefferson a short time ago
| the government lias ordered potatoes
j planted on tlie parade ground at Fort
Seward. The beautiful parade ground has
: already l>een plowed up ami, the work of
. planting is well under wav.
Thomas McLaughlin of Anchorage has
recently closed a deal for six claims be
tween Nugget and Gold creeks, in the
Cache creek district, recently owned by
Gage and Mack. lie will freight in a
large outfit of supplies and equipment
and work the property this season on a
large scale.
George Yause, river transportation
superintendent for the Alaskan Engineer
ing commission, who is an old-timer in ,
the country, states that the Susitna river
is later opening this season than an v oth
er season in his recollection.
George Roll of Cook Inlet according to
a federal agricultural report produced 750
bushels of potatoes per acre last year.
II. F. Alexander, president of the Ad
miral line of steamers, has purchased a
block of 75 lots in Seward and will hold
them for a rise. He expresses the great
est confidence in the future ol Seward
and considers his investment a good one.
Bobby Brown, the famous dog niusher
who had his leg cut off by a wood saw :
recently near Dime creek, died of his in- j
juries 12 hours after having been taken
to Nome lor surgical attention.
L. M. Churchill, a resident of Wran
gell, landed in that citv thirty vears ago
last month and has resided there contin
uously since. During that time he made
but one trip to the States.
Billy Witler, a well-known resident of
Eagle where ior some vears he conducted
the Chamber of Commerce hotel, died
there recently from dropsy. He came to
Alaska in 1900 as a member of the 7th
infantry.
While James Hume of White Horse
was driving a heavily laden wagon down
the Pueblo hill recently the whole outfit
went over the gr.»de and rolled to the
bottom. Hume saved himself by jump
ing. Strange to relate neither the horses
nor the wagon sustained any material in
jury.
The Chicago, Milwaukee & St. Paul
railroad has closed its Juneau office and
withdrawn from the Alaskan field. A.
E. Harris, the genial agent for the com
pany, has been ordered to report forduty
in the States.
■ Billy Williams, the lower LakeLcbarge
roadhouse man. while on his way from
Whitehorse recently, nad occasion to
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stop anti leave ln> team lor a short time.
Before his return his horses became rest
ive ami started on and were almost out
sight. He pursued diligently and tnaile
the 17 miles home in the remarkably fast
time of three hours, but the team beat
him at that.
The Admiral Evans on her last tup
south took thirty tons of iron ore from
Seldovia to the states for a smelter nst.
This is the first iron ore ever shipped out
of the Territory.
Charles Murray, a resident of Marshall
Citv, it is reported will lose the sight of
both eyes as the result of an insane man
discharging a shotgun at him through a
window. The broken glass and shot m
jured his eyes so badly that it is believed
he will never see again.
The hearing of the trick ling of a stream
ot water by a watchman at Treadwell was
all that saved the recent cave-in at the
Treadwell mines from becoming a tragedy
entailing the loss of hundreds ot lives.
The man on watch heard the water run
ning underground and thinking it a brok
en water pipe called a pipe-repair nun.
The latter, knowing there were no pipes
at that point and suspecting the true
cause, gave a general alarm that enabled
all the men to leave the mine in time.
It is estimated that 170.' people have
arrived in Anchorage from the Outside
and other places in Alaska since navig i
tion opened this spring. At least one
half these remained in town and the re
mainder have gone to work for the Com
mission or the various mining companies
or have taken up homesteads.
At the recent cavein of the Treadwell
mines which resulted in the flooding ot
the underground workings, about a doz
en horses and mules were drowned, one
ot the mules having been underground
five years without once having seen the
light of day. •
The gas boat Kutnhac arrived at An
chorage recently from Seattle, having
made the trip under her own p< vvtr. She
was 14 davs making the voyage and con
sumed 2000 gallons of distillate. 1 be
Kumbac is 57 feet in length.
Work of construction on the new rail
j road station at Seward has been started.
; Til e new station will be at the foot of
i Adams street.
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