Telegraphic News
Of The Week
Washington, Feb. 2—Congress
has now under consideration me
matter ot appropriating one and
orte-hnlf millions lor const met ing
a wagon road front Value* to Fori
Egltcrt. The project has sonic
warm supporters, hut it may la
killed by those favoring assistance
to railroad construction over the
same route. The Coidfoot trail is
also under consideration. Its cost
will be about $6,000.
Olympia, Felt. 2—The bill pro
viding for the removal of the cap
ital from Olympia to Tacoma will
come up in the senate tomorrow.
The bill has strong support and
will probably pass
Seattle, Feb. 2—Mitchell Gil
lian, corporation counsel, is to he
named as the sixth judge for King
county.
Seattle, Fed. 2—Public senti
ment bus been greatly aroused hv
the Charges made by Rev. Mat
thews, and the citizens in general
favor a grand jury investigation of
the city council
St. Petersburg. Feb. 2—Tile
strike situation is gradually im
proving. Yesterday a deputation
of workingmen was received by the
Czar, and a more amicable feeling
among tie* lower classes has result
ed from the conference. The em
peror promised to pardon.the strik
ers who participated in the recent
riots, and to improve the condition
oi the lower classes. He strongly
urged the men lo return to work,
and assured them that the gov
ernment would lose no time ii.
making the desired changes in fa
vor of the workingmen. The dep
utation proposed and drank tin
health of the Czar with cheers.
Odessa, Fob. 2—An attempt wu
uiade to-day by workingmen to as
sassinate Chief of Police Golovin*
Several shots were tired at him, on
of which penetrated his shoulder
The wound is not serious. The as
sassins were captured.
Paris, Feb. 2—Placards were this
morning found posted in front o.
the workingmen’s exchange urg
ing tint avenging of the victims o:
the shooting during the recent
riot at St. Petersburg.
Mukden. Feb. 2—Notwithstand
ing the cold weather, a movement
js now under.way by the Japanese
forces south of Tainkhetchen. Rus
sians are concentrating troops to
meet the attack.
Warsaw, Fib. 2—The police
have taken the bodies of these
killed during the recent riots from
their relatives, and seroius trouble
is expected to-night as a conse
quence.
Warsaw, Feb. 2—The city is rtow !
quiet, and a few stores have reop
ened. The strike has extended t">
the sugar refineries, and many are
closing down.
Washington, Feh. 3—At a cabi
net meeting to-day it was decided
to reduce the commercial tolls on
•cable messages, via Valdez, to all
Alaska points, to fifty cents for ten :
words, <>r one dollar for twenty-1
live words. This action was taken
;iis a result of the continued agita-1
'•I ion on the Pacific coast for a cheap- •
•er rate to Alaska.
feeder, Poland, Feh. 3—There
Was a tierce eonfiict between sol
diers and strikers here to-day, in
which six were killed and 48 wound
ed. The trouble is continuing this
afternoon and shooting can be j
heard in all directions.
Copper Center. Feh. 3—C. H.
Taylor and M. J. Smith, eliief op
i Tutors for the wireless telegraph
system in Alaska, arrived last
night on their way to Valdez. The
mail sub-contractors Gibson end
Kdwards left this morning for town
Deputy surveyor Meals arrived
yesterday. Grand opening at
Cowell’s Club Room last night.
Tsinkhetchen. Feb. 3—The Jap
anese attack fourteen miles south
of here was beaten back by the
Russians after a fierce engagement
The battlefield is strewn with bod
ies, which froze solid almost imme
diately.
Beattie. Feb. 3d—P. C. Sullivan;
will he appointed district attorney
of this -late to succeed Frye, May
1st.
I Seattle, \\ ash.. Feb. 3*1—Senator
! Allison promises to support the
! Alaska Delegate Bill which passed
the house last year and is now on
tin- senate ealemlar. Nelson, Bev
eridge and others also promis'd to
bring the measure to vote. The
President and Secretary Tat'l arc
outspoken in iavor of the delegate
proposition. "It is disgraceful”
says I aft. that Alaska lias not had
l oe bciieiil ion* la lore tin.- of a
broad, comprehensive scheme of
legislation.
Mukden, Feh. 3—The Russians
during the past engagement stif
fen'd a loss of 14,000 men.
Olympia, Fell. 3—The capital
removal came up to-day on a sus
pension of rules in the senate, and
was passed without debate. The
hill, which provides for moving the
seat of government front here to
Tacoma, has the endorsement of
the Seattle chamber of commerce
and many other towns in the state.
Wash ngton, Feh. 3—Assistant
Secretary Darling lias resigned,
hut will hold office until Decem
ber, after which lie will in- appoint
'd collector at Burlington. Vi r
HIOlll.
.Mukden, Feh. 4—The shipments1
"i munitions of war from Russia i
have decreased considerably lately. |
and fears are expressed that the
opening of hostilities will iiml Ku-|
ropiitktn poorly supplied with am
munition. i
Washington, Feb. 5—R. Cush
man, a brother of congressman
Cushman of tlie State of Washing
ton, who is new assistant U. S.
District Attorney here, Inis been
appointed by Attorney General
Moody as his assistant, with head
quarters at San Francisco.
London, Feh. o—A dispatch
from St. Petersburg says that Em
peror Nicholas received yesterday
i! Tsarskoe. He was visited by a
ieputatioii from the government
printing works, who asked that
‘hey lie paid by the hour. The
Jzar expressed satisfaction with
villi the bearing of the delegates,
and ptomised to visit their estab
lishment and make needed reforms.
Minister of Finance Kovokskoff
and Prince Solzine accompanied
die Czar. Later the delegates were
entertained at dinner at the pal
ace.
Fairbanks, Feb. 4—A1 White,}
proprietor of the California saloon, |
left Thursday for Valdez.
Seattle. Feb. 5—Arthur Ansorge.1
who for the past two iears has'
been cashier of the Alaska Fisher
ies I nion. lias been reported to the
bonding company as short $7.tXH>.
He left lie re about a month ago
and nothing lias been heard irom
him since. His protracted absence
caused alarm, and an inspection of
bis accounts revealed the deficien
cy. The Pinkertons are now try
ing to locate Inm.
New York, Feb. 5—A coupe con
taining J. Picrponi Morgan and
wife ran over a woman in Nassau
street yesterday. The spectators
tried to stop the driver, but could
not, and an infuriated mob chased
the vehicle for several blocks, but
the driver was finally arrested by
the police. The officers prevented
the crowd from injuring Morgan
after a free use of clubs, and final
ly sent the magnate home.
Washington. Fell. 5—The secre
tary of the interior has sent a rec
ommendation to congress that
#10i),0(X) is* appropriated for the
care and education of the natives
of Alaska.
Washington, Fell. 5—Senators
Ankeny and Foster are not on
bpeakfng terms now. Foster
blames Ankeny for bis defeat by
Piles, and a bitter personal feud is
result.
Berlin, Feb. 6—Three thousand
striking miners have returned to
work. The emperor intervened in
the trouble and lias promised that
the government will provide a
remedy for the evils complained of
of by the strikers.
Chicago, Feh. 6—Slavs of this
place have organized to raise mon
ey in aid of their countrymen who
have started a revolution in Aus
tria. They declare the people are
unable to bear the financial wrongs
inflicted upon them by the govern
ment any longer.
Seattle, Feb. 6—Upon entering
the pulpit yesterday, Rev. M. Mat
Wikidel’s
- 'Restaurant!
(Old 'Postoffice Building.)
|
“Regular Dinner 35c.
Private Apartments Open Day and Might
thews, oi the First Presbyterian
church, was given a Irvunui.ous
ovation, i'hi* was .Matthews tirst
appearance since charging the
council with grill ing. The slan
derous statements made regarding
Matthews by Presiidcnt (till are
declared Unfounded Ringing res
olutions were adopted l»v tile
church in commendation ol Mat
thews.
New York, Feb. 6—A bigamist
named Johann Hoch. who has Ireen
married to ovei thirty women, has
been discovered here. He poisoned
at least a dozen of his wives In-fore
being detected, hut is now under
urrest, and is positively identified
by two of his intended victims. He
will be taken to Chicago for trial.
Helsingfors, Finland, Feb. fi—An
officer giving the name of Alexan
der Uadil, entertsl the house of
Htate Prosecutor Jolinsson to-day,
and drawing a revolver shot the
prosecutor, killing him instantly.
Jolinsson had decided pro-Russian
tendencies, and the k.Iiing is at
trihuted to this fact. (iiuld was
immediately arrested.
Warsaw. Feb. (5—The situation
in this city ts very serious, the mob
having entire control of ilie streets.
The entire working imputation of
the town has joined the strikers,I
and the soldiers are unable to cope
with the suj»erior number of riot
ers. Yesterday an intonated mob
drove a eomj any of soldiers into a
bmid.ng. wlmh was so; .Wire and
the soldiers were shot down ns
they attempted to escape. Resi
dents and business moil have ail'
onnrded ami latrr.cadcd their hous
es and are wailing harlullv lor tin
conclusion of the trouble. Manv
soldiers have been lieaten lo death
with clubs.
Pans, Feb. 5—A squadron of fif
teen American warship? sailed re
cently from Manilla to the south
ern water? of the Indian archipel
ago. presumably to enforce Japan-]
esc-Russian neutrality there.
Warsaw, Feb. ti—The munitions
of war factories have been closed
since the rioting Itegnn. and it is
feared that the stopping of ship
ments of ammunition to Kuropat
kin mnv cause that commander
serious trouble.
Seattle, Feb. 7—A cougar on
B.iinhridge island attacked six1
year old Adolphe Peterson, while
the child was walking along a path
twar his home, and nearly killed
him. The chillis fingers were hit
ten off anil his eyes put out. A '
yar ago little Tret a Baker disajt-j
pea red at ill tout the same place. A
party is out trying to kill the ani
mal.
Liquor licenses in Fairbanks are'
now *1500.
Wines,Liquors and C gars.
The Senate.
COBB & SMITH, Props.
Copper River
Braying Co.
Freight and Passengers to I
all parts of the interior
General Trucking.
W. S. AMY. ED. WOOD
McKinley St. Between Broadway and Keystone Ave.
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. OWL DRUG COMPANY
Pure Fresh Drugs
MEDICINE OUTFITS FOR THE TRAIL
Stationery Phone 40 Newspapers, Magazines
European Plan "Rate Reasonable
HOTEL 5T. ELMS
(Only First Class Hotel in Valdez.)
Headquarters for Mining Men
and Commercial Travelers|
DEBNEy & POOT, Proprietors.
Keystone Ave. Va Idez, Alaska.
SSBS5B CONVENIENCES
Hotel Phoenix,
S. KLEVE, Prop.
Comfortable Rooms Single or In Suite
Rooms by the Month
at Reasonable Rates.
KEYSTONE AVE. VALDEZ
PIONEER LAUNDRY
Hobart St on Reservation.
Does the very finest of Hand Work. Special attention
given to family washing. Clothes Cleaned. Pressed and
Repaired.
Phone 68Mrs. W. M. Kirk
C. C. BOQARDUS
Assayer and Chemist
Gold and Silver $1.00 Gold Silver and Copper $2.50
HO Columbia St.. Seattle. Wash.
HYDRAULIC
Giants Water Lifters,
Elevators Pipes
Derricks, Gates
Questions in regardto HYDRAULIC EN INEERING PROB
LEMS freely answered.
THE BOUSE CO.
Cable Address “Bonseco.” Bedford McXeUl Code.
Alaska Pacific
Carrying U. S. Wail and Express.
Str. Santa Ana .
Str. Santa Clara
I
Str. Dora <
I
Sail- front Seattle 1st of oath mou lt for
inm-itu, Sitka, Kayak. Yakutat, Valdez,
Seward, look litttt aoi wax jmr s. Sails
from \ aider for StulUe and way ports,
i. 1 *»t 1» of eaeh month.
Sails from Seattle on Kith of each month
for Jlinenv, Sitka; Kayak. Yakntal Valdez,
St ward, Cook ln!i ■ ant' way jorts. Con
nects at Vaitiez with Str. Dora for all jorts
between Vtihlez ami Cnalnska. Sails frore
Valdez for Seattle anil wav jiorts, 1st of
each month.
From \ tilth'/ ■ Cnalnska and way j orts
litith of et b iiiontli. connecting tit Vuulez
with S. S. Santa Ana
Right to change steamers or date of sailing is reserved.
Agents for all kinds of Steam cr House Coal
E. E. CAINE, President. J. F. TROWBRJDiiE. lien Mgr
016 First Ave„ 6. attic, \\ ash.
C. W. MILLER. Ass’t M--r.
Phone lf> Valdez, Alaska.
ALASKA COnnERCWL CO.
Steamer
Sails from Seattle via. Juneau lot It of each mouth.
Sails from Valdez via. Juneau 2.">tli of each month.
Due Notice will he given of future sailing dates.
IIk Passaftr Me Is MM
For Rapid Delivery of Freight and for
Passenger Rates and Berths. Apply to
San Francisco Office,
310 Sansome St.
Seattle Agency, 84 Yeslei Way.
James Carroll, Seattle Agent.
J. C Martin,
McKinley Street,
Opposite (Sold Dust Exchange
Home Restaurant : •
Keystone Ave. upp. tit. Elias Hotel.
Meals At All Hours From <1 O’clock A.'\
to 9 O’clock I’.M. Regular Dinner From
5 to 7. Sunday Dinner A Specialty.
Ice Cream Parlor
MRS. L- H. ALLEN.
VALDEZ LIGHT & TELEPHONE CO.
Incorporated.
We have on hand a large assortment of Electric Fixtures,
Plain and Fancy Similes. Call Bells and Annunciators.
Estimates given on all kinds of electrical work. I hone .>9.
McKinley Hall
Cor. Reservation Av. and Hobart St
Suitable for Balls, Parties,
Receptions, Banquets, etc
Dates Hooked With
A. M. EDWARDS, White Block.
I will wake'von a Cheap Rate on
STORAGE
at approach to Keystone Wharf in
THE IRON WAREHOUSE
L. ARCHIBALD,
Office oil McKinley and Keystone.
Buy mm DC! FLOOR
At LEVY’S.