Telegraphic News
Of The Week
Odessa, June, *2il—The mutin
ies crew of the Kuiaz Potcnikine
T>ombariie<l the ••*'ty for a few luin
♦ites last night. 1 he governor or
•deked all the lights out. and as the
*city became dark the tiring ceased.
It has developed that the mutiny
was precipitated by the murder of
one of the sailors by the name of
Omiltchuk. by the commander of
♦he vessii. The crew being dis
satisfied with tlv. rations isstnd to
them had drawn up a petition
praying for better food. Omilt
•cliuk, acting as spokesman, pre
sented the petion to the common
■der, whoso reply was a shot from
tis revolver which instantly killed
the sailor. This so incensed the
Crew that they attack upon the of
ficers, klfl'e them and seized the
Vessel.
Omiltchuk is to Is* buried at
Odessa by the mutineers witii full
military honors. The governor of
the city l as been notified that if
the funeral procession i« interfered
willi tbs twelve inch guns of the
Potcnikine will be turned on the
city and the plnco completely de
stroyed.
The striking workmen, in sym
pathy with the sailors, are gather
Uiuler tin; revolutionary flag, and
disorder reigns throughout the
city.
The Czar lias issued a proclama
tion declaring Odessa to he in a
state of war, and troop have been
ordered there to qutdl the insurrec
tion.
Xo move lias been made by the
other vessels of the fleet, to capture
the Potemkide, and it is doubtful
if tiny move will he made until
after the arrival of troops, as a gen
eral revolt of all the crews o! the
licet is feared. The crew of one of
the vessels mutinied today, but the
name of the vessel ami none of the
particulars can be obtained.
Seattle, J"tie 2'J—The town of
Mctlakahila, on Gravina island, is
entirely surrounded by forest tires,
and the destruction of the town is
threatened.
Washington, Juno 29—It is
leu rned that the resignation of
Chief Engineer Wallace, of the
Panama Canal Commission, was
not voluntary, but was handed in
at the request of Secretary Taft,
who charges Wallace with chang
ing views of the canal enterprise
“for mere lucre.”
Seattle, June 29—Advices have
reached here that natives have
made a raid on the Northwestern
Commercial Co.’s store at Plover
bay, on the Siberian coast. The
ow ners made a desperate fight to
repulse the natives, hut were over
come and the entire stock was car
ried away.
Portland, June 29—The jury in
(he Mitchell land fraud case has
tiot yet reached a verdict.
New York, July 1—John D.
Rockefeller has added ten millions
of dollars to his previous endow
ments to the University of Chicago.
Washington, July 3— The war
df|tartment has issued orders to
the Alaska Road Commission to
make their rpports to the Military
Secretary and not to the Secretary
■of War.
Odessa. July 1—Without firing a
shot or mnking any resistance, tire
mutineers ot the Kniaz Pot^mkine
hauled down the revolutionary llag
and surrendered the battleship le
Admiral Kruger's squadron late
yesterday afternoon Tire five ships
of the squadron steamed into tie
artwrr wi*h decks cleared foraetinnj
and flying signal “yield or !>e sunk.” j
It was an anxious moment for
Odessa, hut the mutineers instantly
complied with the summons. Riot
ing on shore slid continues.
Seattle, July 1 —The Chamber of
• 'ommeree and the Alaska Club
nave begun concerted action in tlie
matter of tlie projtosed exposition
in this city in lJtOtt. in celebration
of the fortieth anniversary of the
purchase of Alaska.
Stockholm, July 1—War lictwecn
Norway and Sweden is imminent.
Norway is moving Tts entire army ,
toward tlie frontier of Sweden, and
it is doubtful if a collision between
tin* two armies can he averted.
Practically all attempts at a peace
fal settlement of t lie difficulty have
been abandoned.
Newburg, N. H., July 1—Secre
tary Hay died very suddenly this
morning. Last night, upon retir
ing, lie expressed himself as feeling
bettor than for many days past,
lint, this morning was seized with
a sinking spell and died in a few
minutes.
Secretary Hay was liorn at
Salem, 111., Oct. 8, 1889. From
1 SOI to I860 he was private secre
tary to President Lincoln. He
then entered the diplomatic service
being charge d’affairs of the
United States embassy in Paris in
1866. In 1867 he was charge d’af
tairs at the emhassy in Austria.
He was appointed ambassador to
(ireat Hritain in 1897 by President
McKinley, but resigned in 1898 to
accept the portfolio of state. He
was reappointed by Roosevelt in
1901, and again received the ap
pointment in 1905.
As a writer lie was possessed of
marked ability, and lias published
several volumes af prose anu poet
ry.
Washington, July 1—John F.
Stevens, late vice-president of the
Rock Island railroad, lias been
appointed chief engineer of the
Panama Canal to succeed Wallace,
resigned.
St. Petersburg, July 3—Notwith
standing reports from Odessa to the
contrary, the Kniuz Poteinkine did
not surrender to Admiral Krager,
but is now cruising in the Black
sea. The admiral, with five ships
of his squadron, steamed into the
harl>or of Odessa and demanded
the surrender of the Poteinkine,
hut instead of submitting the mu
tineers prepared for battle, and the
admiral, fearful of precipitating a
mutiny aboard his own vessels,
withdrew to Sevastopol without
making any attempt to capture the
vessel. The crew of the battleship
Georgi Pobiedonosetz, mutinied,
seized the vessel and joined the
Poteinkine, hut later disarmed and
surrendered the vessel, begging the
forgiveness of the Czar. The crew
of the Catherine II were disarmed
and dismissed from the service for
mutinous conduct.
Topeka, July 4—The First Na
tional hank closed its doors yester
day. C. J. Devlin, president of the
institution and a prominent mine
operator has borrowed the funds of
the hank to the extent of nearly a
million to forward his mining prop
ositions.
Seattle,July 4—Edward J. Lewis,
formerly a broker at Wheaton, III.,
charged with forgery and the em
tazzleuient of fifty thousand dol
lars, has lieen arrested ill this city.
Wikide’s -
- 'Restaurant
(Old Postoffice Building.)
jRegular^Dinner 35c.
Private Apartments Open Bay and Night
Portland, Lily 1—Tli*« jury in
the Mitchell case have returned a
verdict oi ; uiltv. The spcciiic
C targe was i util .»i, ichell, oeeupring
a high jiosition. accepted prcuuinv
compensation tor pr:u tiemg^i.-for
the federal o. p.iri..ienis at Wasii
ington.
Ode-t? i!y 4—i" e Ru“s’at»
torjK'du boat Smetlivy, manned by i
a volunteer crew, muled today u>
attempt to torpedo ibe Uit:.<ship
Kniaz Potemkin*. The latte/ is
re|K>rtrd to be a. Kus'endje, R u
mania.
Chicago, July 4—The Daily News
has received a cable from its Peter*
hoff correspondent which states'
tnat the Czar is in a serious pre-'
dicament. He refuses to sign the1
ukase declaring the whole country
n a state of war, as he fears tti ■
army will rebel and join the peo
pie. He fears equaliy to promul
gate a constitution as liable to lead
to a revolution of the nobles and
his fate he tout of l‘al'1 I.
Christiana, July 15—The hostile,
feeling between Norway nd Swel- '
en is growing more intense, and j
war is a question of hours rather '
than of days. Both countries are
rushing their armies toward t'-ie
frontier, and a clash is likely 1o oc- i
cur at any moment. Orders have
been issued to the commander of
the Swedish squadron to attack
Norwegian ship pin:;.
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Draying Co.
Power of attorney blanks at this
oilice.
Plymouth Landmarks.
The landmarks, which draw an
ever-lengthening procession of vis
itors to Plymouth, are all within
the compass of an hour’s ramble.
North street, running parallel
with Leyden, leads to Plymouth
rock, formerly on the water’s edge,
but now several rods from the
shore, and shielded by a granite
canopy. Close by are Pilgrim wharf
and Cole’s hill, where the first
douses of the colonists were set
up, and where were buried those
who died in the first disastrous
winter, the ground above their
graves being plowed and sown by
the survivors, in order to conceal
from the Indians the large number
who had fallen.—Criterion.
Getting Strict.
Custom officials in Switzerland
will in futureexamine passengers’
luggage in the trains.—N. Y. Sun.
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PAPERS WADE BY THE JAPSi
They Can Be Used for Well Coverings.
Heal SacK-. and Tobacco
Pouches.
Prom the hark of trees and
shrubs the Japanese maki score
of papers, which are far a.. ! of
ours, k.t's the National dengruph
ic ii.iga/.iue.
The walla of the Jnpanesei
houses aiv wooden frames entered
with tl.in palter, whirl keeps onr j
the wind Imt lets in the light, end
when oue computes these pu,
walled “doll houses” with the
gloomy bamboo cabins of the in
habitants of the island of -la va or
the small windowed huts of our
forefathers, one realizes that,
without glass and In a mint ell
niate, these ingenious (ample have
solved in a remarkable way the
problem of lighting their dwell
ings and. at least in a measure, of
keeping out the cold.
Their oil pn{iers are astonish
ingly cheap uuddurable. Asa cov
er for his load of tea when a min
storm overtakes him. the Japan
esc farmer spreads over it a tough,
pliable cover of oiled pa|»‘r whir
ls almost as impervious as tarpau
tin and its light as a gossamer, lie
has doubtless carried this cover
for years, neatly packed away
somewhere about his cart. The
“rickshaw” coolies in the large
cities wear rain mantles of this
oiled paper, which cost less than
18 cents and last for a year or more
with constant use.
All oiled tissue paper which is us
tough ns writing pnjiercnn tie h i
at the stationers' for wrapping u|
delicate articles.
tlrain and meal sacks are al
most always made of hark pnpe.
in Japan, for it is not easily pen
etrated by weevils and other in
sects.
Kilt perhnps the most remark
able of all the papers which find •
common use in the Japanese
household are the leather pajs-rs
of which the tobncco poucltesund
pip** cases are made. They are ul
most ns tough ns French kid. so
translucent that one can nearl
see through them, and as plir.hl*
and soft as calfskin. The n-.nteri
of which they are mad** is as thick
ascardboard. but as flexible as kid
Ten Roman Soldiers.
An interesting arelieologieal ,
find has been made in a field near
Mitcham, England. A group of i
seven skeletons, with spearheads
near by, was discovered, nt •' '<» .
at hand three more skeletons in a
fairly good state of preserv- tion
were found. Tin- skeletons were
found about four feel U*low the
surface, carefully laid on their
backs, feet toward the east, in
septirate graves made in the
gravel. They were apparently oltl
cers of superior rank, herb <1 with
some ceremony in their martial at
tire and with their weapons at
their left sides. One skeleton had
spurs at the heels, and in the grave
was the blade of a two-edged
Roman broadsword about 13
inches in length.
Ho Good for Flying.
The penguin’s wings are useful
only under water.—Nature.
Wi^s.Liqucr j and Cigars.
The Senate.
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Copper River
Draying Co.
Freight and Passengers to
all parts of the interior
General Trucking.
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McKinley St. Between Broadway and Keystone Ave.
PIONEER LAUNDRY
Hobart St on Reservation.
Does the very finest of Hand Work. Special attention
given to family washing. Clothes Cleaned, Pleased and
Repaired.
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Jnnenn. Si ka. Kayak. Y .Hint. Valdes*
Seward, Cook Ini.-, ; mi war ports. Suits
from Valdez, for Seatile and wav forts,
Hith of each month
Sails from Seattle on 16th of each month
foi .!; iieuv, Si.ka; kayo. . \ i.litat Valdez,
S. ward. Cook Inlet and waj j ->ns. Con*
neets at Valdez with Mr. l»ora lor all f orte
letwot-n Valdez and Cnalnskii. Sails fron
Valdez for Seattle anti wav ports, 1st of
carh month.
Fr< m Valdez to Cnnlnska and way port"
26th of each month, connecting at Ynlde*
with S. S. Mmi.i .tti.i
Right to change steamers or date of sailing is reserved.
Agents for all kinds of Steam or House Coal
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Stam and Dom Stic Coal
Lighter and tug service on hand to insure speedy delivery. Fresh
water without charge. Order? received and tilled at Coal Harbor, by
Tidewater consolidated coal co.,
Coal Harbor. I'nga Island, Alaska
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Plain and Fancy Shades, Call Bells and Annunciators.
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