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The Seward gateway., 1915-05-03
JAP CABINET
 TALKS ON CHINA
MATTERS BETWEEN TWO MA TIONS FAST REACHING
 A CRISIS.

TOXIC, May 3.-The Japanese cab met is in session today considering the refusal of China to accede to the de- mands of the Japanese government and matters are said to have reached a serious crisis. The general opinion here is that the result of the meeting will be the declaration of this country's intentions with regard to her neighbor. Even immediate war is looked for in some quarters and the most optimistic can hardly see any other way out of it if China persists in her refusal. There are rumors of army mobilization in both countries but nothing official has been given out on this subject.
The Seward gateway., 1915-05-03
MAY LEGALIzE
 HIGH SALARIES
ORDINANCE WILL BE INTRODUC- ED TONIGHT AT CITY
 COUNCIL.

That the city council will introduce a new ordinance at the meeting to- night to legalize the increase of sal aries of the newly appointed officials is now practically cetain. The coun- cil at it's last meeting raised the sal aries of about all the officials but, as this paper pointed out, this increase was illegal and a violation of the ex- isting ordinance which governs such matters.
 Other important business to come up will be the report of the street committee of the council on the eSti- mated cost of the proposed street im- provements. Tho general opinion prevailing now seems to be that the council will have to slow up consider ably on the fast pace with which they took up the financial running in the beginning. This can be so done that no harm will result.
The Seward gateway., 1915-05-03
MUCH DAMAGE BY STORM
 NEAR SAN FRANCISCO.
Gale Ragged For Two Days and h. fiicted Half a Million Worth
 Of Injury.

SAN FRANCISCO, May 2.--The terrific storm that ragged here for two days has now subsided.. It was the worst storm in the history of the coast. Several accidents to shipping, etc. occurred and the damage inflict- ed on the bay cities is estimated at half a million dollars. The small steamer Victoria, from Mexico to San Diego, sank near the latter place and eleven were drowned. The liners Northern Pacific, Pennsylvania and Harvard were helpless during the storm but are now safe.
The Seward gateway., 1915-05-03
FRENCH ATTACK
 METZ FORTRESS
HAVE APPROACHED CLOSE ENOUGH TO FAMOUS CITY
 TO SHELL IT.

LONDON, May 3.-The French are now bombarding the city and fortress of Metz and inhicting much damage. The chief importance of this informa- tion is that it shows our Allies to have proceeded far enough into the German territory to shell the place in spite of the fierce opposition from St. Mihiel all the way to the northeast.
 Many unimportant attacks and counter attacks have been reported from the west today but nothing of significant nature has been recorded The fighting around Ypres has ap- parently been lulled. The Allies are believed to be preparing for an attack on the positions lost during the big battle but greater achievements will probably be required to effect their ob- ject.
The Seward gateway., 1915-05-03
TURKS DEFEAT
 FRENCH ARMY
THE ATTEMPT TO LAND SOUTH OF THE DARDANELLES
 IS REFUSED.

ATHENS, May 3.-The attempt of the French to land an army on the Asia Minor side of the Dardanelles has been repulsed by the Turks. This is about the only information of the fact which has been received here but it is assumed that the French must have lost heavily owing to the secure positions of the enemy and their own exposed situation. It is stated that the French had succeeded in landing a large force when the Turkish army attacked but this is not known as a certainty. The news from the other side of the Dardanelles seems to be more favorable to the Allies but noth- ing new has been published about the events in that that quarter today. As the chief aim of the Allies was to at tack both sides of the straits by land while the fleet covered the advance the repulse of the French is serious setback.
The Seward gateway., 1915-05-03
BODY OF SAILOR
 NOT RECOVERED,

The U. s. revenue cutter Manning, in command of Capt. F. G. Dodge, ar
 u ort from Sitka this morning on a business call, and reports that the body of Frederick Engleman, the sailor who was drowned in Sitka har- bor about a week ago, as reported at the time in The Empire, has not been recovered.
 The story of the tragedy as related by the Manning's crew today is prac- tically the same as appeared previous ly in this paper. Engleman, together with two shipmates, were out from the cutter in a canoe which became overturned. His companions reached shore all right. but Engleman was un- able to make land and sank. He was about 100 yards from shore at the time. The water at this point is very deep and the crew were unable to To- cate him with graphing hoOks.-(Ju- neau Empire)
The Seward gateway., 1915-05-03
MAN FOUND DEAD ON
 THE K. K. RIGHT OF WAY.
Commissioner and Deputy Marshal Will Leave to Hold An
 Inquest.

The body of a man whose full name is unknown was found dead last night near the railroad track at Mile Fifty and Deputy Marshal Ike Evans was notified of the fact by Frank Roy croft. All that is known of the dead man is that his first name is Steve and that he came here from Cordova. He took out Miss Kane some days ago to point near her roadhouse at Mile Fifty-two. The body was not ex- amined by those who found it so that the cause of death cannot even be guessed at. Commissioners Conroy and Deputy Marshal Evans will go out, probably tonight, and hold an in- quest.
The Seward gateway., 1915-05-03
GREAT SURVEYS
 BY GOVERNMENT
ALL ALASKA COAL FIELDS TO BE CAREFULLY MAP
 PED OUT.

WASHINGTON, May 2.-The gov ernment has now laid out for itself a far greater amount of surveying of the coal lands of Alaska for this year than ever before. The Matanuska, Dering River and Nenana coal fields will be exhaustively surveyed in order co determine what and how much will pc reserved for the governments own use. Much difficulty is now being ex- perienced by the administration in de-
 using the proper form for the com mercial leasing of the coal lands. The department admits to be seriously puzzled but some plans are now being wor6ed that may relieve the situation.
The Seward gateway., 1915-05-03
REVENUE BILL MAY
 NOT BE PASSED.

The direct revenue tax bill introduc- ed in the territorial legislature was defeated in the house at the end of last week and the territory seems to be faced with an inability to meet it's expenses. Owing to the interruption of the cable service no word has been received from Juneau as to whether the bill finally failed of passage or as to whether the legislature has ad- iourned or been prolonged by the gov ernor.
The Seward gateway., 1915-05-03
BAYvIEw ADDITION SOLD.

Only four lots are left for sale in the Bayview Addition although Romig and Wood only sold the first lot in the addition ten weeks ago. In that time an enormous sale has been made while buildings are now going up there fast CT than in any other part of the city with the exception oi the main busi- ness part. Some of the lots there have been purchased by government officials.
The Seward gateway., 1915-05-03

LONDON, May 3.-Yesterday was the worst day of the war against Al lied shipping. Many vessels of diff ferent nations were sunk by German submarines and other sorts of vessels and one of the ships sent to bottom was an American. This was an Amer ican oil tanker that was pursued and sunk off the Scilly islands by Ger man submarine which undoubtedly was aware of the nationality of its victim but, probably, considered its action justifable because the cargo was intended for England. On the day before yesterday an important naval fight took place in the North sea when two German torpedo boats
The Seward gateway., 1915-05-03
VALDEZ AND SEWARD

The Valdez newspapers, for some strange reason, seem to forget Se- ward until they find something to say about us that does not show much de- sire to be friendly. In writing rig marble about a recent case filed against Seward people one Valdez paper winds up with the remark, "The effect of this explosion on the real estate boomers of Seward is awaited with interest" The story itself might have carried some weight if it were not that the malevolent windup show ed the papers hand.
The Seward gateway., 1915-05-03
DARDANELLES
 FIGHT RACES
TURKS CLAIM WARSHIPS IN JURED BUT ALLIES ALSO
 MAKE CLAIMS.

CoNSTANTINoPLE, May L. Three battleships of the allied fleets have been badly damaged during the fighting in the Dardanelles during the past couple of days. Two of the bat tleships are British and one is French but their names have not been pub lished. The military authorities here deny all the claims of success made by the Allied generals and admirals and declare that everything is pro ceeding most satisfactorily.
The Seward gateway., 1915-05-03
| ' < * < * < < < : ; < : VANCOUVER PEOPLE STILL < . SEE GERMAN ACTIVITY. *

VANCOUVER, May 3.-The burn ing of more bridges in this neighbor- hood has revived the belief that the destruction of the bridges is the act of German residents of the province or of Germans who cross the line from the United States for the particular purpose of destroying Canadian property.
The Seward gateway., 1915-05-03
GERMAN SHIPS SINK
 MANY AND ARE SUNK
Submarine War Becomes More Furious and Americans
 Are Hurt.

sunk a British destroyer and a trawl- CT. The Germans were pursued, how ever, and sent to the bottom by four British deStroyerS that arrived in the nick of time. A French steamer was also sunk in the English channel yes terday and another British steamer was sent to the bottom off the coast of Ireland. It is now admitted that the French city of Dunkirk was bonn barded by the German fleet and the greatest dissatisfaction is felt that the enemy was able to come out and perform such an act with impunity. The bombardment has now ceased but the damage inflicted was probably very severe.
The Seward gateway., 1915-05-03
KEEP DOWN TAX RATE.

The proposed law which would have allowed the taxing of property at a greater rate than 2 per cent and would have done away with the pres ent license tax was defeated in the legislature and the committee was ap- pointed to draft a special license law in order to raise more funds.
The Seward gateway., 1915-05-03
FEDERAL AGENCY GETS
 WORK FOR THOUSANDS,

WASHINGTON, May 2.-During the month of March the Federal gov ernment employment agency handled thirty-seven thousand applications for work. The agency has now proven it. self to be most beneficial in every way and the plan will probably be adopted all over the country.
The Seward gateway., 1915-05-03
ANOTHER BIG STRIKE
 STARTS IN CHICAGO.
Twelve Hundred Structural Iron Workers Were Refused the
 Raise Asked For.

CHICAGO, May 1.-Twelve hun dred structural iron workers struck work here today because the employ ITS refused rise in wages from sixty cents to seventy cents an hour. This walkout may once more cause general trouble in the building trades. The lormer strike had been practically settled.
The Seward gateway., 1915-05-03
NEWS NOTES

Ronald Harris, general superintend- ant of the Gold Bullion mine, passed through with crew last night to Knik to begin the seasons operations. E. A. Morrison who had charge of the mill work in the mine has also re- turned.
 The horses and outfit of Charles k. Heron left this morning overland for Sunrise.
 Charles Brown of Brown & Hawk ins left for Ship Creek, or, rather, Woodrow Creek, last night to look over the situation with view to establishing business there.
 R. E.. Chastain, a we'll known travelling man of Tacoma, has return ed to Seward.
 John Gilpatrick has bonded his mines to Felix Brown of Seattle. The property consists of seven claims. 
 Dave Hathaway, the man who had the first contract for clearing the right of way for the railroad here, has returned after long absence. It was reported some time ago that he was dead but, as Mark Twain said, the re- port was exaggerated.
 Guy B. Whitehead will leave on the next boat for the outside where he has some business to transact.
 Judge H. H. Hildreth who returned last night is one of the real pioneers of Seward. He landed here in 1898 while Seward was still in the womb and now he has come back to settle here or in the neigborhood after a winter in southern California. He started the first newspaper in Sitka and also was one of the founders Of the Valdez Prospector.
 Mrs. Blackstone and the other mem- bers of the family of the new cashier of the Bank of Seward will join MT. Blackstone here.
 The pettiest thief in the United States is now in Seward. He stole the tar paper and laths off the dog house of w. A. McNeiley last night. To do it he had to pull out the nails. The robbery was quite unnecessary as the owner would probably have let him live in the kennel if he had only asked.
 Leon Urbach of St. Joe, Idaho, has come to enter business here. So sure had rumor made him that no room could be obtained here that he only left the steamer when he found the stories to be untrue.
 Mrs. Jack Roman and her baby will leave on the Alameda for Kansas City to visit her people,
 Mrs. Ed. Whittemore leaves on the Alameda and may not return for the summer. Even a short summer may sometimes be welcome.
 Horace Leach, formerly we'll known resident of this city arrived last night on the Watson from Chitina where he has been in the hotel business.
 Father Vanderpol is still at Pendle. ton, Oregon. The latest news coming from this most popular clergyman is that his hands have become swollen and his return to Alaska is delayed.
The Seward gateway., 1915-05-03
|: {. [: 3. * :. |: * * * {: . : PREACHER TAKES POISON {: AND KILLS HIMSELF.

LOS ANGELES, May 1.-The Rev. John Jenks committed suicide here yesterday by taking poison. He left word stating that he had been black mailed and that he could not continue to suffer as he had been made to suffer
The Seward gateway., 1915-05-03
SAYS UNITED STATES NAVY
 IS IN BAD CONDITION.
Some of Our Ships Are Entirely Ob- solete Says Former Navy
 Secretary.

BOSTON, May 9.-That the Ameri- can navy is in a rotten condition IS the opinion expressed by former Sec retary of the navy Meyers. He de- clares that the people of ths country who regard the navy as adequate to defend our interests are living in a fools paradise. Many of the ships are positively obsolete, he asserts, and are not fit to meet the ships of any of the great powers.
The Seward gateway., 1915-05-03
|: (: < :. * (: < * * |: : |: :: SEATTLE FISHERY . {: MEN IN TROUBLE. |:

SEATTLE, May 2.-The April Booth fisheries have been charged with a violation of the antitrust laws and the trial will begin here next Tuesday. The result of the case is expected to have a far reaching ef- feet on the fisheries interests gener- ally.
The Seward gateway., 1915-05-03
BAND MEETS TONIGHT.

The members of the Seward band will meet this evening at 7:30 o'clock in A. B. hall. The instruments have arrived for the band and nothing now remains but a little final organization and practice
The Seward gateway., 1915-05-03

ATHENS, May Lone thousand Turks have been killed in the fighting on Gallipoli peninsula in the past forty-eight hours and the Turkish forces are now being driven back ward. The fighting is bitter for the possession of the shoes of the Dardan elles as both sides are fully aware ol the importance of holding the road to Constantinople and are using every available means to defend it.
The Seward gateway., 1915-05-03
.: :. [: z. :: :: {: :: {: z. .: (: {: GERMANS ARE FIRING {: (: THEIR GAS BOMBS NOW. .:

LONDON, May 9.-It is announced this morning that the Germans are now using a tremendous quantity of gas bombs in the fighting in Cham pagne and along the Aisne line. These bombs, it is asserted, render the troops against whom they are fired but do not kill. Their effects are being watched with extra ordinary interest.
The Seward gateway., 1915-05-03
LICENSE GRANTED TO
 ANDERSON AND MURPHY.
Judge Brown Accedes To the Request Of the People After the
 Census.

The license in the Terminal bar has been transferred from Anderson and Weimer to Andreson and Murphy. This transfer is the result of the cen sus taken of the people of Seward when huge majority voted in favor of the granting of the license.
The Seward gateway., 1915-05-03
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 (: BUSINESS IMPROVEMENT * BECOMING GENERAL.

, WASHINGTON, May 9.-The Fed eral Reserve board reports that the general business conditions are i'm proving all over the country and show every sign that they will continue to improve.
The Seward gateway., 1915-05-03
WARNING ABOUT WHARF.

Several people have suggested that the Gateway ought to remind the peo- pie hat crowding on the wharf while steamers are docking may result in injury. Without at all saying any thing about the condition of the wharf itself it may be brought to memory that on many occasions accidents have caused steamers to bump into wharfs and smash them. Such an ac- cident while the wharf is crowded might have very serious consequences.
The Seward gateway., 1915-05-03
MRS. SEIFFERT FILES SUIT.

The case of Joanna Seiffert vs. J. B. Stull has ben field by Attorney L. V. Ray for the plaintiff. The property involved are two lots in block IA which the plaintiff alleges were bought but not delivered.
The Seward gateway., 1915-05-03
: :. {: :: :: z. {: .: * {: % " :; RUSSIAN STEAMER :: SUNK BY GERMANS. .

LONDON, May PA Russian steamer was togpedoed and sunk by a German submarine off the coast of Ireland yesterday. Some of the crew are reported to have been drowned but the full facts have not yet been ascertained.
The Seward gateway., 1915-05-03
w. C. T. U. UPSET.

TACOMA, May PA lively mix up occurred today at a meeting here when w. c. T. U. workers charged that the punch recently served at a charity ball was spiked. The meet ing was compelled to adjourn to pre- vent 9 disgraceful scene.
The Seward gateway., 1915-05-03
PRESIDENT IS GODFATHER.

WILLIAMSTOWN, Mass. May g.. President Wilson became the god father of his grandson, Francis Wood row Sayres, here today. The child is the son of the presidents daughter who was married last year.
The Seward gateway., 1915-05-03
NATIVES ARE CITIZENS.

The governor has signed the bill passed by the legislature and which makes the natives full citizens of the territory and entitled to vote at all elections.
The Seward gateway., 1915-05-03
FUNERAL WEDNESDAY.

The funeral of Miss Leona Brad shaw will take place on Wednesday at il a. m. from the Catholic church. The body will be shipped on the Wat on for burial outside
The Seward gateway., 1915-05-03
BUY LOTS FOR 2S CENTS.

The city council of Valdez has just held a sale of lots on which taxes had not been paid and some of the lots were sold for 2S cents each.
The Seward gateway., 1915-05-03
WOODROW WILSON SHAKEN.

NEW YORK, May 2.-President Wilson received bad shaking up yes terday when his trains airbrakes jam med while on the way to Williams town.
The Seward gateway., 1915-05-03
HAWKINS vs. WELLS.

T. w. Hawkins is the plaintiff in a suit filed against Napoleon Wells for the possession of lot 12 in block 10. l.. V. Ray is for the plaintiff.
The Seward gateway., 1915-05-03

The best roofing paper in the world, The Genasco at Brown & Hawkins. Quality First"
The Seward gateway., 1915-05-03

Our new stock of Wall paper just in at Brown & Hawkins. Quality First"
The Seward gateway., 1915-05-03
WANTED. c,,ort how at the Gateway office.

Job printing of every description at The Gateway.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1915-10-28
SOME DIFFERENCE.

No better statement of the differ
ence between the conditions in Europe
and America could be made than
the following by Frank Crane:
Europe is true to the glorious ira
ditions of the past-America to the
glorious principles of the future;
Europe is thinking of her ancestry
America of her posterity; Europe is
shooting women-America is shooting
rabbits; European workingmen are
fighting for their kings-American
workingmen are getting far better wa
ges, their families, and the future;
Europe plumes herself on playing the
grandest war game in history
America knows she is playing the best
baseball"
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1915-10-28
AN APPRECIATION.

The sympathy, not only Of the en-
tire craft, but of the citizenry of Min
nesota generally, goes out to c. F.
Mcdonald, the veteran editor OF the
st. Cloud Times, in the loss Of his es-
Unable wife, who passed the boundry
line between time and eternity on
Thursday last.
To us it comes almost in the sense
of a personal bereavment, for we
knew her well and admired her great
ly. She was a warm personal friend
of our wife, who has also crossed the
river, with who she held much in COM
mon and she frequently visited US at
our summer cottage in Glenwood.
Mrs. Mcdonald was literary, talent
ed and public spirited, possessing in
a remarkable degree those qualifica-
lions that would have enabled her to
make her mark in public life, but
home was her kingdom where Love
reigne king.
AS a true and devoted wife and an
ideal christian mother. She will ever
live in the memories of those that
knew her and loved her.
Of such it is written: "Her children
arise and call her blessed; her hus-
band also, and he praiseth her."
F. M. E..
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1915-10-28

Sterling, Colo.-A train struck a
young colt near here and carried a
three miles on the pilot without injur-
ing it.
Coleman, Wisely the death, by
lockjaw, of Miss Emily Ennis, 10,
John Ennis, her father, loses the
eighteenth member of his immediate
family. Miss Erims' death followed
closely that Of her 21-year-old brother
who was accidentally shot. An older
brother was drowned two years ago.
Mrs: Ennis died recently, and sixteen
children have succumbed.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1915-10-28
BART.

tribution of the residue Of said estate
to the person thereunto entitled.
Therefore. You, And Each Of You. are
hereby cited and required to show
cause, if any you have before this
Court at the Probate Court Rooms in
the Court House in the City of St.
Cloud in the County of Stearns, State
Of Minnesota on the 10th day Of Nov
ember, 1915, at Nine o'clock A. NJ, why
said petition should not be granted.
Witness, The Judge of said Court.
and the Seal of said Court, this 26th
day of October, 1915.
(SeaD J. B. Himsl,
L. L. Kells, Probate Judge
Attorney for Petitioner. 22-4
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1915-10-28

San Francisco, Cal.-"My, how
cutew was the expression of society
girl who motored down to see the
"oldest tree" which celebrated its
three thousand one hundred and fif-
tieth birthday recently. A family of
five could have picnicked under the
tree when the Greeks were building