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The Ketchikan miner., 1915-03-11
THE MEXICAN SITUATION

President Wilson is confronted to- day with one of the most serious and perplexing developments tha thas ever arisen in inc Mexican situation. Mex leo City is on the verge of starvation. General obregon. the Carranza com aiander. refuses to permit an inter national relief committee, composed of wealthy members of the foreign colony, to suceor the needy.
 Mexico needs no foreign aid, - the general is reported to have said-
 All merchants who closed their stores have been ordered to reopen under threat of punishment. Three hund-ed Of them. all Mexicans have leen imprisoned. The people of the city are living in terror Of another evacuation. since Obregon has an nouneed that he will not prevent lsoting or pillaging for food or money.
 The situation is described as more intolerable than it has ever been since revolutionary troubles began in the southern republic. Talk of an allied expedition similar to that which went to the relief of foreign legations at Pekin during the Boxer uprising was again heard in official quarters. where II was generally ad- mlt.el that a grave condition of af- fairs had arisen.
 Just why the three hundred meT- chants were imprisoned has not been revealed. They were reported to have appealed to Obregon for relief from a heavy tax which he imposed on them. Secretary Bryan saii that 50 far as the state department had been ad- vise1. all the Mexican priests arrested for failure 10 contribute funds demand eI hy obregon were still in prison
 The international relief committee, which raised about 250,00o pesos, was not permitted to aid the poor, accord ing to official dispatches, because } Sen. Obregon declined to accept funds restricted to any definite use. He de sired that tie foreigners pay the tax recently levied, but revoked on representations from foreign govern meHt. without questioning how ii would be used,
 The latest decree put into effect by ebregon provides that all merchants not only must open their places of business. under threat of punishment bat that any person refusing to accept ] carrauza fiat money will be impris- oned.
 The difficulties of the situat tion | from the view point of the admins tration officials are numerous. Gen I Villa and his forces and the Zapata faction. according to official reports seem to be rapidly gaining ground in the military campaign, but their plans nave for their object al present the domination Of other parts of Mex ieO. particularly Tampieo and the northern part of of the coun,r.
 The presence at Vera Cruz Of Charles 1. Douglas, an intimate friend ef Secretary Bryan and legal ad wiser in Washington Of Gen. carranza it is believed in some quarters, may assist the negotiations which the state department has instituted to obtain 2 solution of affairs At Mexico City but officials were not optimistic. be cause of carranza's refusal heretofore to heed representations from Washing ton.
The Ketchikan miner., 1915-03-11
DOLPHIN MAY cuAE OUT

Tae.. is every probability that .As s7s-nes DslPhin EIll eele olf ol .as nsx, sailing dale ef inc Jeffer- s.ea. girirz .as latter vessel eAa7ee 1s tleaR IT sa4 prepare tor tse com ing tusy season Tas NsriAwe-tesa azd Da,Pasu are tosa> seAeiuisi te eozs back oz 1As r1n for The season s-s-riag sae l4ss asek n lis ngatk-
The Ketchikan miner., 1915-03-11

Seattle. March 10-The MarIposa sailed from this port last night her passengers for K etchikan being. Fannie Johnson, Andrew Johnson, A. C. Flames, Fred Munson, T. J. Nor tell, Edward Dorn, Henry Dom and J. E. Epperson She will arrive in Ketchikan Thursday afternoon or ev- ening. The steamer Humboldt will get away for the north on time to- night.
The Ketchikan miner., 1915-03-11

Amsterdam. March 9-nuieh fish ing vessels arriving last night repor; hearing heavy firing on ihe North Sea, the first since the big battle when the Blueher was sunk off Eeli- eoiana- The firing he fishermen state was long eon.iuuel and heavy. a-3 they believe that another engagement has been fought between ships of inc German and British fleets.
The Ketchikan miner., 1915-03-11

Seattle. March e-s0.oo9 Pounds of schooner halib1t sold in the market here yesterday at four and one-half cents Der pound. and the MsriP0sa boxed fish sold al the same figure Toslzy's arrivals are ss s0ao pounds of schooner fish and tbe boxed fish on board the HumbolIt. Three and .Aree quarter cents WAS bid for tbe sehosaer fish and two and three- qsaTers plgs fifty, 10 three cents is offered for tss bexed. No sales are reported except oae ies~ fl four -@@- boxes Ehieh went to an RTe-eis firm al fe-r eenss
The Ketchikan miner., 1915-03-11

Lozasa- March s--After .be hari- s.z saa saass obstinate fighting isa- agsrzhle sieay she entire eastern Iat.ssf-o-t- z4e Germans are sle7FlT heszz fefees tack from the region af the Nle1zzr river in East Prnssia- sa4 zrs nsT baking ug t0EarS Tsisis sa.i EoaszsbeFg. The t5gaf- jag has -os lssse5 almost q week a-4 is general zlesg ske whole of the I1r1ae-z l.rs.
The Ketchikan miner., 1915-03-11
NOTICE OF HOMESTEAD
 PROOF Application No. 0173f.

United States Land Office. Juneau, Alaska, Dec. 23, 1914.
 Notice is hereby given that Erik Forss of Ketchikan, Alas ka, has filed his homestead ap- plication and proof in support thereof for communication entry for the following described land under the provisions of te General Homestead Law and the Act of March 3, 1903. (30 Stats. 1O2S), t0wit:
 U. s. Survey No. 1oS0 in Lat. 5 deg, IS min., 50 sec, N. Lon. 13l deg, 35 min 20 sec w., about 3 miles south east of the town of Ketchikan on Tongass Narrows and ReviI- lagigedo Island.
 Beginning at Cor, No. 1, whence U. s. L. NJ. No. ,, bears N. 55 deg, 56 min, w. 39.30 chs, hence due E. 25.- o3 chs, 10 Cor. No. 9, thence due s. 1927 chs. to Cor. No. 3, thence due W. 12.2f chs, to Cor. No. i, on line of or dinary high tide of T'ongass Narr'ows, thence meandering along said line, (f) N. 21 deg, 45 min, w. 1.9G chs, (2) N. 62 deg, w. 3.49 chs, (3) N. 70 deg, ". 2.64 chs, (4D N. 47 deg, W. 7.4s chs, (5) N. 33 deg, 15 min., w. 2.71 chs. 10 Cor. No. , M. c. containing an area of 10. 58 acres. Mag. Var, 20 deg. 35 min. E.
 Any and all persons claim ing any portion Iof said land or desiring to protest said entry, are required to file their ad- verse claims or protests, under oath within the statutory per lod, or thereafter adverse claimants will be barred by tha provision of the statuts.
 c. E. WALKER, Register.
 First Pub. Dee. 31, 1911
 Last Pub. March 4, 1915.
 The Weekly Miner $3 pgr year,
The Ketchikan miner., 1915-03-11
REGISTRATIONS COMING IN SLOW

Up to last night but seventy-fiv, of the voters of ketchikan had regis tered to qualify them for the coming spring election. As there are fully 450 voters in Ketchikan. it is evident that many of them are forgetting to have their names enrolled to entitlt them to take part in the selection of the next city council.
The Ketchikan miner., 1915-03-11

Dover, March s-wora is received lere that the British collier Rem grove has been sospedoea hy a Ger, nan submarine off llfraeomto. The greater nunshoF os ee crew were s2vea
The Ketchikan miner., 1915-03-11

Mrs Eugene s. Willard, 65 years old, and one of the best known Alas kan pioneers, died Feb. 18th at her home in Chicago. Mrs. Willard was born in Newcastle, Pa, and with her husband came to Alaska in 1881, where they founded the first mission in the Ghileat country, at Haines. In 1886 they founded the first mission at Juneau. They stayed there 13 years and then went outside to edu- cate their children. As the author of Kinda shon's Wife," published in 1894, Mrs. Willard attracted consid- erable attention among ethnological experts, and her book received the first prize at the Alaska-YukonPacific exposition as an authoritive volume on the habits and characteristics of the Alaskan Indians.
The Ketchikan miner., 1915-03-11

Athens. March e-At the personal request of the King. N Gounzris ha. accepted 1Ae portfolio of Premier. aal will undertake the formation of a ne~ cabinet He is meeting with considerable difficulty in his efforts however. and al ,he last reports Il looked as though he wOrld te un- saeeesstul-
The Ketchikan miner., 1915-03-11
ARRIVES ON THE EPoKANE

Amoax sbe arrivals on The sF'afene sa4 nizas 1zs Mrs S7@nlsF Oak -.zzfss ee1ing dawn from Wrzngell -an her way hoze so Hsdley. sAe 5s aFgar~atly none The worse for 5e' zss-Isezs srip on tAe Honey Girl
The Ketchikan miner., 1915-03-11

Geneva, Harch 10-It is reported here that several Italian war vessels have put to sea of late, presumably headed for the Dardanelles. Italy has many interests in the eostal cities of Turkey, and it is probably that the vessels go to see that Italian rights are not violated.
The Ketchikan miner., 1915-03-11

The s@rara Gateway, 2 paper that .el1om gives way 10 abuse. says: The most amusing thing n the world F to see the powers that be as Wash ing-on sending oat half baked offic- iaIs D investigate us. Here we are after nearly score of years, and here we must rensaln while ninny- sarsraer after ninny hammer passesa forth and backward with nose in the sir and head inflated with inc gas eous nasnre Of sts emptiness to see $ and to size us np and . take notes of oar faiIings to he reproduced for the great ones Of the east as might 20 forth a man from some New York museum to study the flora and fauna aad bugs Of some remote region. The governmen. really like a1l govern. ments. has failing for picking th. most harmless specimens of all lhe human race 10 investigate us-iarln. less in Inc senee tAat f7ey are in- eapaeitated ty gonth, iaexpertenee and everything eIze but isapudenee te ,ee what essgtf te be seen CT to elose their eyes io the rest.--Hxehang@.
The Ketchikan miner., 1915-03-11

West Hartlepool March l0-The lone survivor of the crew of SS of the steamer Tangistan. sunk by a German torpedo yesterday arrived at this port last night. He states that the steamer was struck amidships without any warning being given, and sunk before the crew could get the lifeboats over the side.
The Ketchikan miner., 1915-03-11
LOADED WITH GYPSUM

The barge S7 James iz taE of he tug P5oneer arrived down sais morning. 4al Jeff t7r zAs soafa ss- 1w=xa ;ez sasl eIeven The large is loaded wish zgE<pm from The mine as ErFssua. and will discharge a' rTses--s-
The Ketchikan miner., 1915-03-11

Washington, March 10-Word comes from Havana that the Georgia and andother battleship ere on their way to Vera Cruz. each carrying full eonlplements of marines for land ing purposes. They will probably ar rive at their destination Friday or Saturday.
The Ketchikan miner., 1915-03-11
SUPPLIES FOE HApLEY

czVs- sanir Clark and .Ae go13
 ship s7sra4rl are taking E lead at supplies orsr so the Alaska Box and Lamlzr eanraey's sio.s ai Haalsy- (. N. Suank. ausl5tor fo- sAs raill eozE4ay. goes home ou The S.znslsrsl-
The Ketchikan miner., 1915-03-11

The sehoone- HelegelAud 3issaars- sl about fifteen iAouszana pounds of halilu, a- the hstehikan eall storage ps.ns today, 4sAiea was boxeel and psm be skipped south on The Despatch
The Ketchikan miner., 1915-03-11
WILL ENLARGE PLANT

Superintendent Reegls has q pile .g-svsr at work al iAe Pure Fooi Gan ne-v. u<sias preparsaiens for inereas- ing .he sine et the plant Among sAe iuarovemenss s9 le naasle are . aeW fish elevator suS bigger warehouse and loft.
The Ketchikan miner., 1915-03-11

New Orleans MSreh 9--wera comes from Campeehe, Mexico. that Gar ranaa troops have seized the British steamer wyviShrOak. on the elaiM, that she was silins Villa. The cap tain and crew of the vessel are held n prisen,
The Ketchikan miner., 1915-03-11

New York. March s-The seiession . sae jury ia ths Thaw trial Has fst t..aed last aighi- Every r.e1absf 7f the {nry with bat two es ihfef sgeeptions is x0nng marie. man Great interest is eenterea arsaad ihe ~aes. sAe court rom being psekesf-
The Ketchikan miner., 1915-03-11

Liverpool, March 1o-The Princess Victoria was struck without even seeing the submarine that caused her end. All the crew escaped and were picked up by the steamer Clan Me Rae, which in turn was attacked hy the same submarine, but managed to escape her by zigzagging on her course.
The Ketchikan miner., 1915-03-11

London. March 9-The government Aancaaeesi it's intention this morn ing ot holding ali the crews of Ger ma s1t@arines Ina. msy br eaPtursd 4s vrisoners of WAT until .he termin- 4tinn uf The present conflict and then TT them oa charge of piracy and murder
The Ketchikan miner., 1915-03-11
DESPATCH DUE TOMORROW

Aeeorsiins 10 wire received from
 Capt Brsana of Inc ssssmcr Despatch, that ve>sel will arrive here touorrow morning. She iS bringing s tig load ot empty oil 2ruus from variou. r-Aees io 7his point. and will take s,sssssr s,,sr,s and mail f-a-s here Saas.h-
The Ketchikan miner., 1915-03-11
MACHINERY ARRIVES
 FOR MINING COMPANY

The Dua1ea Gell Mining cemFaax uas n rzseips of considerable HzeAia- es-y er 1Als 1ao.aing's 5eftsrsaz- II .s sa- use oa their zaiaiag property ssa Eelz. Bar.
The Ketchikan miner., 1915-03-11

Fl Pssa. March e-It is reported aere that Czrranza- hearing of Villa 2 8e-@rm.zasi9a 10 attack the City of Mexico wlIl eraeuase she place If l= does ss, The European iiplomatie sHrsseaszstve5 who are blaming 10 lszve the country. will remain q. tbe ezyi.zI-
The Ketchikan miner., 1915-03-11

HavAna. March 9-The Johnsen- Willard fight has been srEansea 10 take place Tn sAiS city Saruralay- April 2r1 \ syndicate has hesn foFuse-s Se handle sae fleAt-
The Ketchikan miner., 1915-03-11
WHAT'S TO BECOME OF DUKE

The Revilla has had sanitary drinking fountain installed in the lobby. It is one of the latest models and will be appreciated, especially on Sundays, but the fact that no provision WAS made for Charley's dogs is a disappointment to all,
The Ketchikan miner., 1915-03-11

The Princess Mag1iana ot The Can- a a'Tfsu Pacific eomFaur, wAs in north bo1-a sher1ly after midnight last night She NH return early Friday E11-l12E-
The Ketchikan miner., 1915-03-11

London. March a-The government has taken over fifteen hunirel steam CTS in the past two moatas so be use.I as transports. This is taken io inlisate that some forward move n-ent is planneL
The Ketchikan miner., 1915-03-11

Mrs. Paul S7anaer,e, who has been visiting relasivss n this city reirrn- ea 10 he- hoz-a Ia Wrsagel 0z this raornl1g's Jefte-so2-
The Ketchikan miner., 1915-03-11

London March s-It is believed here that she Allies plan lie capture of smyrna 10 use that city as . tase for lhe attack on the Dardanelles and Constantinople- That place is in railroad communication with SeutiaFl. across the Posphorus from Consian- tinople
The Ketchikan miner., 1915-03-11

With : passengers oa board fhe Jef fe-soa made port lais morning between swo and three o'clock. and got away an her voyage couple Of hours later after disebsreiug r ions Of freight. her passeagers for this port were. Gus Green, E. L. yialng. M KIyato and (. ". sp.er. Jack Moulton anJ Mrs Paul stzahops took passage on her at this point for northern ports.
The Ketchikan miner., 1915-03-11

Three Fairbanks mushers recently reached Fairbanks from Seattle in 16 days. They averaged 30 miles a day on the trail from Chitina.
The Ketchikan miner., 1915-03-11

New haven. March 10-The captain and crew of the Blackwood arrived this morning in the sunken vessel < life boats. The captain reports that his vessel was struck during a snow storm.
The Ketchikan miner., 1915-03-11

Juneau. March 10-Senator Charles Sulzer has introduced resolution in the upper house asking that the Governor name an attorney to act as advisor to the Legislature on salary
 of s500.00 per month, to continue un- til such time as the Federal govern ment shall provide one. This is the fourth measure introduced on the subject of an attorney general. Mir suIzer has also introduced a bill compensating Dr. P Wilberforee to the extent of <50OOo for his sery- ices during tine small pox epidemic last
 year at Hoonah. and also one the same as the Hickman bill in the lower house. setting a bounty of Sl9.oV on wolves and s100 on hair seals.
The Ketchikan miner., 1915-03-11

The annual convention of tht Alas ka Medical association of the Third division will be held in Cordoys April 16th.
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 Word has been received in Cor tova that George ". sias, ao opefat IT cn valdez creek, will come north iE Su.y with a party of Boston capita Ists.
The Ketchikan miner., 1915-03-11

S. R. Sanderson has taken fFcn Cordova to Mccarthy Q carload oi machinery, to operate placer ground in the Nizina district
The Ketchikan miner., 1915-03-11

Job printing as the Miner.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1915-02-16
MAXINE ELLIOTT.

Miss Maxine Elliott, the famous American actress who is now in charge of the distribution of food supplies in Belgium. is native of Rockland. Maine. Miss Elliott was forty-two years old last week, as she was born on Feb. 5, 1878. Her fa.th- CT, Capt. Thomas Dermot, who died in Oakland, Cal, last month, was the commander of a large sailing ship, and, with her mother, Maxine frequently accompanied the captain on his voyages. Her sister Ger Fsorbes-R obertson, wife of the ce1e- brated English actor. Miss Elliott with the official recognition of the Belgian government and the Ameri- can relief commission, has been dis trIbuting food in an area in Belgium where the opposing fronts face each other, and where no relief organiza- tfons had operated until the actress went to the succor of the starving people. Miss Elliott was so i'm pressed with the terrible condition of the civilian population in that little corner of Flanders where the Belgian flag was still flying that she financed a. relief expedition at her own cost. Sface then, however, she has found her own resources insufficient, and has appealed to her sisters in Amer1- ca for aid. Miss Elliott has long uSof a town house m 110nd0n, and naturally sympathizes with the cause
 of the Allies. Her experiences in Belgium. have been such that she
 has gained a frst-hand Knowledge of the horrors of war. The comment
 on the conflict which most impressed
 her, she recently said, was that of
 Bishop Gaylor, who, upon being ask
 ed which side would win the war.
 replied, Who won the San Francis
 co earthquake?'' Miss E1liott's first husband was George A. McDermott, a 1 New York lawyer. In 1896 she df-
 vorced him and became Mrs. Nat c. | Goodwin, but her matrirn oniaI ex- l perience with Marrying Nat'' was | equally unfortunate and ended in the 1 divorce courts
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1915-02-16
ONE HUNDRED YEARS AGO
RELATIONS WITH AnGIERs.

RELATIONS WITH ALGIERS.
 The following report yesterday transmitted Do the House by the President of the United States was read:
 a~raa acting Secretary of State, to whom was referred the resolution of the House of Representatives of the 18th inst requesting the President tof the United States to cause to be llaAd before the House such informa- Ition as he shall deem necessary to kba communicated, touching the Estate of relations existing between 1 the United States and the Barbary E Powers has the honor to state that a according to the latest accounts from Morocco, Tunis and TripoHs our Ter E1atfonsN wieh those powers renamed upon their former footing, nor IS there. any particular reason to be- ' Iieve that any change has since taken place.
 It will appear by the documents accompauying the message or the President to Congress on the 17th November 1812, that the Dey of Algiers had, violently, and without just cause obliged the Counsel of the United States and all American citizens then in Algierss to leave that 1lace in a manner highly offensive to their country and injuries to themselves, and in, violation of the Treaty then subsisting between the two nations. It appears, moreover that he exacted from the Counsel, under pain of immediate imprison- naent, a large sum of money, to which he had no claim but what originate{l in his own injustice
 These acts of vioIeEaca and out rage have been followed by the cap tl1re of at least one American vessel, and by the seizure of an American citizen on board neutral vessel The unfortunate persons, thus captured, are yet hsld in captivity, with the exception of two of them, who have been ransomed. Every effort to ob- tain the release Of the others he's proved aborHve; and there Is some reason to believe that they are held by the ,Dey as a means by which he calculates to extort from the United States a. degrading Treaty.
 JAMES MONROE, Department of State, Feb. 1s. 1915.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1915-02-16
sHRovE TUESDAY.

The observance of Shrove Tuesday or Mardi Gras as a carnival season goes back to the early days of Chris tianity, which inherited the festival from-pagan times. The word learnt va1'' is derived from the Italian t'Carni va1e,'' meaning Flesh fare welIf" Mardi Gras, the French for .'F'at Tuesday, had it's origin in the middle ages and meant that this day was the last on which 'sfa4'' living could be indulged in until the arrival of Easter. Some historians believe that the custom of celebrating the day before the beginning of Lent was an adoption of a pagan festival, which preceded the observance of the ancient Roman fast of Februaria
 a fast of purification. The Roman
 Lent" however, lasted only twenty four hours, and was observed on the fifteenth of February. The name ''Shrove Tuesday, is derived from the ancient practice of the Church of Rome of confessing sins, and being shrived or shrove-obtaining abso1u- l tion-on this day. In England and Scotland the day was long observed by the youngsters, who went "a-shrovin,' begging food, fruit and | nuts from the wen-to-do. Pan cakes were consumed in large Quan- l titles on this day, and all sorts of | sports and amusements were indu1g- | ed in by young and old.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1915-02-16
MILLIONS OF BLACKS NOT BAPTIZED, SAY
 CATHOLIC PRIESTS
Eloquent Missionaries Here Gather Substantial Fund
 For Work.

According to Monsignor John E. Burke, director general of the Cath olic Board of Mission work among the co1ored people, and his assistants Rev. Denis J. Bustin and Rev. David J. Mountain who spoke at St. Angus tines. St Mary's and St, Patricks, respectively there are 1O,OO0,0OO ne groes in the United States, half of whom are unbaptized and have no religious training or education The three preachers made forcefuI pleas to the people at these churches to help aid the negroes and give them a religious training.
 Since 1907 when the board was or ganized, 40 new missions have been established and the number of. color ed children increased by 5000. It costs about $10O a day to support the
 missions and since the war the boards income has fallen as low as $20. At present there are 400 Catho- lie missionaries and 23 different orders of sisterhoods laboring to evangelize the blacks.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1915-02-16
ASH "WEDNESDAY SERVICES
 AT ST. JOHNS CHURCH.


 Theres will be three services at St. Johns church, Park and Fairfield avenues, on Ash Wednesday, Feb IT. The first will be at Celebration of the Holy Communion at T o'clock This is one-half hour earlier than was previously announced. The hour has been changed so as to enable men of the congregation to attend service before going to their places of business. The second service will .lbe at 10:30 and will consist of morning prayer, pen1tential office and sermon. The rector will preach The full choir will be in attendance. The third service will be at 5 o'clock in the afternoon. The Rev. Mir Bigelow will give the address.
 Daily throughout lent there will be o'clock service, with short ad- dresses on Mondays Tuesdays and Fridays On Wednesdays and Fri- days the litany will be read at 1o:30 o'clock. On Thursdays there will be a Celebration of the Holy Communion at 1O:3O o'clock. Thursday evenings during lent. Alvin BreuI, organ1st and choir-director of St. Johns will give an organ recital in the church from to g o'clock. to which all are in- vf4ed. Next Sunday afternoon the choir will render Maunder's cantata, tsPenitence, Pardon and Peace,'' al the 5 o'clock service. .