Telegraphic News
Of The Week
London, June 1—A plot hae
‘been discovered to assassinate
Alfonso as he was leaving church
after his wedding today. Fifty
anarchists Ironi points in Frame
and Spain were engaged in the
plot and had gathered at Madrid.
Madrid, June 3—The authorities
have been notified of the arrival of
the [dotting anarchists here and
are taking every precaution. The
liotcls here are all filled and the
iriH>erial wedding is the cause of a
^reat gala week.
Borgan, Caucasia June 1—Two
bombs were lwrled at General
Alakahanoff governor of Kutais as
be was taking a train. He was
•eriously wounded and several
Cossacks were killed. Tl»c general
■is considered the most tyranicali
annn in Russia. The Cossacks fired
into the crowd killing many. They
then burned a number of tl*e
houses m tbe vicinity. #
San Francisco. June 1—All re
building here has ceased. The in- j
eurance companies are noi paving
losses, and there is no information i
j
-as to the probable date of settle
ment of claims. Thousands of
workmen have been discharged on
account of lack of funds.
■Seattle, June 1—Elsie Mill Huff
an eleven year old girl of Renton
went out looking for the cows Tues
day and did not-return, so vester-;
day a searching posse was organ-!
ired and after a few hours search ‘
■found the body of the girl ip aj
shallow grave in the brush. She!
•had been ravished and her throat;
cut. There were also ten cuts on j
the breast. Toni Xelligan, aged'
15 years, has been arrested on su*-j
picion of committing the crime.
Dublin, June 1—Michael Davitt i
died yesterday of blood poisoning j
which started from a toothache. J
Davitt was one of the most promi
nent of tlee Irish politicians.
Seattle-, June 1—Postmaster
Clum, of Fairbanks arrived yester
day from Washington. He will
sail on .the first boat to inspect all j
Aieska postoffices.
Washington, June 1—Senator;
Foraker forced the Senate to con-,
side the Wickersham matter for1
two hours yesterday. At the roll
call for executive session Nelson,!
Hansborough, McCumber and
Peters were against considering the
matter. The session lasted till five
o’clock when they adjourned with-,
out taking a vote. Foraker is de- j
termined to force the question. He I
claims that four-fifths of the Sen- j
ate favor the confirmation.
Seattle. June 1—The Alaska- j
Yukon Exposition board had a
meeting last night and set the date
for the fair from June 6 to Septem
ber 30, 1909. Tlte governors of
Alaska and Yukon territory will
be asked to appoint an advisory
board of twenty-five members from
•each district. Tlie site for the fair j
has not been decided on.
Caldwell, June 1—The trial of the
miners accused of the Steunenberg ;
murder has been postponed and
frill probably r.ot come up until1
ithe December term.
Washington, June 2—Bailey »nd
Tillman declare that they will de
feat the amendment to the rale
hill which provides for elimina
tion of lumber product* from the
common carrier clause, permitting
owners to transport same. Hie
House retains the Senate amend-'
inent appropriating 1179,000 for |
extension of the Alaska cable.
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Madrid, June 2—As Alfonso’s
wedding procession turned towards
the palace a bomb was thrown from
the balcony of the only house in
Madrid owned by thequeeu mother,
at the kings carriage. Telegraph
wires deflected the explosive and it
fell near the carriage of the Grand
Duke Vladimir who, howevar, was
uninjured. Sixteen were killed:
including Gapt. Jlarrosea, com
manding the kings escort, Marquis
Colusa ami daughter and several
officers, citizens and soldiers. Two j
horsee attached to the kings car
riage were killed. Their majesties j
alighted from the carriage and
took another to the palace. Both !
showed calmness during the ex
citement on the street and pro
ceeded with their wedding which
was performed by Cardinal gancha
at the church of San Jeronimo Del
Real. The assassin escaped and
there is no clue to bis identity.
Portland, June 2—A recent ar
rest here reveals the fact that there
is a nihilist society in Oregon which
has been raising funds to send a
man to Washington and kill tin
president. Detectives have cap
tured the jiroceedings of all the
meetings. Wholesale arrests have
been ordered.
Seattle, June 2—The Senator i
<=ails for Kerne at noon today with
.">00 passengers. The Mackinaw
sails'for tit. Michaels Sunday car-t
rying Fairbanks freight hut no
passengers.
Kamloops, June 2—Bill Miner
was toelav convicted of train rob
bery and sentenced to imprison
ment for life.
Washington, June 2—Senator,
Bailey has introduced a resolution ,
calling for the expelling of Senator;
Burton of Kansas, from the;
Senate.
Maco, Mexico, June 2—Striking
Mexicans vesterdav attacked and '
I
killed 45 Americans who were!
working for the Green Consolidated \
Copper Mining Co. at La ‘Cananea.!
Col. Green escaped. The troops j
have been called out but have not j
reached here yet. The strikers are!
now burning the town. They de- ,
clare that no Americans shall work
in the mines until their demands j
regarding wages are granted.
Washington, June 2—The bill ,
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for the relief of the Alaska Central
railroad which was defeated a few
days ago failed to pass merely be
cause there was no quorum present.;
It will be brought up again and
will undoubtedly go through.
Washington, June 2—The Sen- j
ate again devoted two hours to the
matter of the confirmation of Judge
Wickersham. Senators Nelson and
MoCumber continued the fight
against the .judge and the matter
was laid over again.
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Seattle, June 4—The Excelsior
left yesterday for Valdez. The
Pennsylvania and Senator sailed
for Nome yesterday and the City
Seattle for the same place Satur
day.
Philadelphia, June 4—President
Cassatt, of the Pennsylvania Co.,
has returned from Europe for the
purpose of investigating the testi
mony of employees that they re
ceived stock in coal companies. He
says that if this is true the em
ployees will be immediately dis
charged.
Sacramento. June 4—The Legis
lature passed five relief measures
yesterday suggested by the Frisco
committee.
Madrid, June 4—Latest reports
relative to the attack on the King’s
carriage Saturday are that the car
riage was completely demolished.
Part of the bomb tOTe from the,
breast of the king a chain holding
an insignia of the Order of Santi
ago. The fetes have been post
poned, as the people are down
hearted over the attack upon the j
King,'who hae won their sincere
affection.
Madrid, June 4—The assassin
who threw the bomb at the carriage !
of King Alfonso during the wed
ding procession Saturday was Man
uel Morales, son of a merchant at
Barcelona. A guard at Torre Jon
Deardos identified him from the:
description published, and attemj>
ted to arrest him. Morales drew j
i revolver and shot the guard dead j
and then put a bullet through hi*
»
own brain. The people of the j
town refuse to bury him, and his j
father, who cast him ofi about the ;
lirst oi March for misconduct, re- j
fuses to receive the body. Alfonso !
informed the American minister;
that he expects another attack at j
inv time. j
El Paso, June 4—A battle oc-!
j
,-urred between the Mexican troops '
uul the strikers at the Cananea
alines in which five of the latter
were killed and fourteen were:
!
wounded. All is quiet now. .The j
women are being guarded at the j
riome of Col. Greene.
Kansas City, June 4—Genera!
Vliies says that he tried to inform j
he administration as to the condi- :
dons at the.packing houses in 1898.
lie declares that thousands of
loldiers were killed by the em
balmed beef supplied by these es
.ahlishments. as <were ako many
livilians.
Washington, June 4—The Lake
Washington bill has passed the
senate and it is expected will pass j
he House to-day.
Washington, June 4—The'Sen
ite committee has decided that;
imoot is not entitled to a seat in i
he Senate. Foraker, Dillingham,
Hopkins, Beveridge and Kuo*
voted to support 'Smoot.
Washington, June 4—Congress
nan Robert Adams, of Pennsyl
vania committed suicide by shoot
ng himself in the mouth at his
•oom in the Metropolitan club Sat
urday. He had been acting very 1
jueerly of late.
Portland. June o—Election re-!
i
:urn? are coming in slowly. Indi
cations are that Chamberlain, dem
ocrat, hits been elected governor;
Bourne, republican, senator; Word,
iemocrat, sheriff. The hardest
light of the campaign was over the ,
sheriff.
Topeka, June 5—Senator Pur
ton, who is under sentence of im
prisonment for malfeasance in of
fice, has sent in his resignation.
Sovernor Hoch has appointed Fos
ter Dwight Coburn, of Kansas City,
to succeed him. ,
TACOMA
I* the natural outlet and the best mar
ket for the product* of Alaska.
The TACOMA SMELTER reduce* more
ore* of gold, silver, lead and copper
than any other smelter on the 1’acltfc
t'oast.
The West Toiuit Grocery Company of
Tacoma receive* on romipumrat and
sells at public *alc the largest share of
Alaska ft»r*‘ handled by any vipgle
house.
The fisheries of Tacoma ship million*
of pound* of Alaska fish—fresh, frozen,
cured, dried, smoked amt pickled—to
the markets* of the Pnitcd States and
Europe
Tacoma wholesaler* and jobber* sup
ply a large and constantly increasing
trade in Alaska,
Tacoma Is the western headquarter*
and chief Pacific Coast terminus of the *
Northern Railway and tlic headquart
er* and western terminus of the Tacoma
Eastern Railroad.
The Chicago. Milwaukee«ad 8t. Paul
Railway, the I’nion and Southern Paci
fic and the Gsrat Northern are now
bul'ding tc Tacoma.
The population of Tacoma has in
creased from 3T.714.1« 1000 tc -85.000 in
19V
Tar oma real estate i* the -safest and
iure*t investment on the Pacific Coast.
Watch Tacoma Grow !
For further information and descrip
tive literature, address—
Secretary of Tacoma Chamber of
Commerce and Board of Trade.
28 TACOMA, WASHINGTON
lieattle. June 5—The Olympia
sailed laat night for Nome with
three hundred passengers.
San Francisco, June 5—A slight,
earthquake shock was felt in this
city last-night. No damage.
Washington, June 5—As a re- j
suit of tests made of the product of
the salmon packers of Alaska, the
pure food bill will be amended eo |
a? not tq require stamping the
quality on tins already packed.
Chicago, June 5—Eight packers
have issued a signed statement de
1
nying the charges against them.
They say the meat is inspected'
and only ^perfectly healthy cattle*
are used. They claim that their j
loss on cattle thrown out amounts *
to more than a million a year.
Seattle, June 5 — The trial of,
Adams, the assay office embezzler,
is set ior November-'iOth.
Washyigton. June 5—The gov
ernment report on the packing
house industry submitted to con-1
gress says that the conditions ex- j
isting in these plants arc se revolt-:
ing tlv'.t in the interest of common j
decency they-should be changed at |
once. The reports of Commission
ers Reynolds and Neill say that
disease germs are shoveled up
with tire meats for canning, andj
that the expectorations of em
ployees afflicted with tuberculosis
are on the fioore and in contact
with meats everywhere.
Washington, June 5—The time
for the withdrawing of troops from
St. Michael has been extended to
Nov. 18, 1807.
Seattle. June 5—Major Richard
son, of the Alaska Roads Couimis
iion, leaves for the North on the
Jefferson tomorrow. He will take
charge of the construction work on
the Valdez-Fairbanks road.
New York Life Insurance
Company
Ordinary Tife, Annual Divi
lend or Endowment Policies
W. H. CRARY, Agent
Phone x Valdez, Alaska
Copper Center
Blacksmith
Shop.
HorseStioeing
and Repairing
-a Specialty.
CHAS. ORAIG, MANAGER
For Assays'Send Your Ore To
Ellaraar’Mining Co
Gold, Silver and Copper 13.50
Gold and Silver - 1.50
Coniier - 2.00
Lead - - * 2.00
F LLAM A a, Alask*
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Str. txcelsior j
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StL Santa Ana
Str. Dora \
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Five Day Fx press Service direct between
! Valdez and Seattle. Sailin^E^ from Seattle
May 30 and every 20 days thereafter.
Sails from Seattle 1st of each mouth fo'
Juneau, Sitka, Kayak, Yakutat. Valdez,
Seward, Cook Inlet and way ports. Sails
from Valdez for Seattle «)ii wav porta,
Itith of each month.
Sails from Seattle on lfithof each month
for Jnneav, Sitka; Kayak, Yakutat Valdez,
•Seward, Cook -Inlet and way ports. Con
nects at Valdez with Str. Dora for al’ jvrrt*
between* Valdez and Cnalnska. .Sails from
Valdez for Seattle and wav ports, 1st of
each month.
From Valdez to Una task a and way )>orts
2f>th of each month, connecting st A'aJdex
with*S.-S. Santa Ana
'High! to change steamer* or slate of sailing is reserved.
Agents for all kinds of Steam or House Coal
J. F. TROWBRIDGE, Gen. Mgr
618 First Ave., Seattle, Wash.
W II BUSH, Agent
■Phone 16 Valdez, Alaska.
Alaska Qjast ConPAWT.
(“Successors to Alaska Commercial Co )
Carrying U. S. Mail and Alaska Pacific Express,
C C U tli \ ^rom ^cattle May 25—From Valdez for
® / Seattle, via Inside Route about June 10.
S.'S. Portland Sails for Seatt+e aW.it Mar 2t‘
•■Connecting with steamers at ."eldovia for Kenai Tyoanoit,
Hope and Sunrise-City.
Right is reserved to clkang.; steamerortailing witlioul notice
General Office:
14 <Vesler Way, Seattle.
J. C MA-RTiN, Agent,
Phone 17 Valdes
VALDEZ LIGHT & TELEPHONE CO.
Incorporated.
We have on hand a large assortment of Electric Fixtures,
Plain and Fancy ■ Shades. (Jail Bell® and Annunciators.
Eetimates.given on all kind.® of electrical work. Phone 89.
Wines,Liquors and Cigars.
The Senate,
T. A. COBB * CO., Prope
Gold Dust Exchange.
•'Family Liquor Store.
Bottled Goods Best Brands Whiskey Port Wme
Sherry Riesling Angelica Sauterne
Blaokoerry Brandy ('laret by the Bottle oi'Gallon
Rainier Bottled Beer
Order By Phone Delivery Free Phone B
Fob Printing at the Prospector Shop
ST. CHARLES j
EVAPORATOR CREAM
tnaktt an excellent cream for fruit,
especially for such as contain a
large proportion of acids. It is
better than ordinary cream because
it will not curdle. For the same
reason it is snort digestible aud
healthful. It can be used by per
sons with whom dairy cream does,
not agree.
St. Charles Cream is equal to the
best ordinary cream for any pur
pose. In using ilyoulaitrno c/ittvces.
Sold by Sm« Cwrtw i
w6*r*.
ST. CHARLES CONDENSING CO.
St. Charles. III.
Dock Baths
Open
AH
Night
Dock Baths
SEATTLE
Nkw Management Popular Prices
European Plan Central Location
Finest Cafe and Bar In The City
Wtlaon A White Co., Piopa. Cbaa. Parry, Ml'
Quartz and Placer -Localise
Blank* at Proipect<rr.