May Move To Tacoma
Seattle, Sept. 28—Reynolds has
presented a proposition to Tacoma
to move the headquarters of the
Alaska Coast Co. to that city if
$100,000 is subscribed to the Alas
ka Home Railway by the citizens.
He also promises to divert all of
the trade which he can control at
Valdez and Sound points to Taco
ma. Nineteen thousand dollars
was subscribed by Seattle peoph
towards the Home Railway fund
yesterday.
Washington. Sept. 28 — Presi
dent. Roosevelt announces that lu
has consented to receive the state- ^
ments of the striking telegrapher?
if they are presented in document-:
ary form.
Washington, Sept. 28—The war
department has been advised that
the entire Bogoslof group of islands |
in Bering sea has been joined to-j
gether by a volcanic eruption. T1 e;
southeastern side of P« rry peak,
which was thrown un last season,
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has collapsed, Hut tin* rest of the
ish nds are joined as one. A new
peak, called McCulloch, lias been ■
thrown up close to Perry peak.
Seattle, St pi. 28—I he Yucatan!
sailed for Valdez, last night with I
20 passengers and her lull capacity
of freight.
San Francisco, Sept. 28— Consul 1
Itnai arrived here this morning,
j
from Honolulu, enmnte to Yan
eouver to investigate the .Japanese;
1iofs.
San FramHeo, Sept. 28—The
Asiatic squadron of the American
battleships arrived yesterday after
noon.
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Washington, Sept. 28—Owing to
re j orted -de adage of coal at Dutch
Harbor the government lias asked
the companies having contracts for
suppiving that section to ru.-h a
supph north immediately.
New York, Sept. 28—The fierce
storm along the Atlantic coast is
subsiding. There are reports of
! many small crafts being wrecked
| at several ports but no loss of life.
i Ottawa. Sept. 28—The govern
| ment will send a commissioner to
tli*- Orient to investigate the mat
ter of Asiatic immigration to
Canada.
Seattle. Sept. 28—Congressman
Sulzer says he believes the poly
will never he reached except by
wav of Nome, taking advantage of
die Arctic current, which Hows
northeast from Bering strait. Me
is strong in his belief that land ex
ists in the polar regions. The con
gressman has also allowed him
self to he interviewed regarding the
ciiff dwellers of King island, Ber
ing sea. and «avs that lie believes
thev antedate tin* Arizona cliff
d wel' t i s.
San Francisco, Sept. 28—die
federal grand jury has indicted
the Pacific Mail and Pacific ( oast
Steamship officials on a charge of
rebating on shipments to Japan.
#
liarTinian is included among those
indicted.
Washington. Sept. 28—President
Roosevelt announced last night
that, lie had just received the resig
nation of .James \\ ickersham as
judge of the Third Judicial Divis
uii of Alaska. The resignation is
to take effect immediately upon the
appointment of his successor. The
judge will engage in practice of
law at Fairbanks hereafter. It R
uiuhi s’oud that the successor !»>
Judge \\ ickersham will lie ' anted
hv tie* President in October when
lie re. urns to Washington from tie
South.
Seattle. Scot. 27—The Bertha
sailed for Valdez vosterdav fore
noo'.witii a full < atgo of freight
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Savings Departments Pay Pour per cent.
| Interest on Deposits
J anti thirty passengers for Valdez.
Seattle, Sept. 27—Congressman
Sulzer, who just returned from
Alaska, is enthusiastic over the
pOSSi bilities of the country. He
<avs Seward peninsula will .pro
duce tit: in commetcial quantities. ; (
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He will urge the erection of more ;
lighthouses between Seattle and!.
Skat:way on the inside passage and i
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will also introduce a hill in con
gress prohibiting the killing of fur
i seals for 2o years. He believes i
: \
j that the government should act
i promptly and prevent the total
extermination oi these animals.
New York, Sept. 27—The demo
eratsare starting to boom Lieut, j
(iov. Clianler for the presidental
nomination.
Seattle, Sept. 27—TheStefansen
! Mikkels mi expedition arrived to
day from the north. 1 hey have
■ made a number of discoveries of
interest to geographers, details of
wide'- will soorn he published.
They report that JJeaufort sea, in
stead o. being a shallow basin as,
supposed, is a large deep sea Cop
per was tound on Prince Albert
Land and unmistakable evidt nee
that in early days a trade r ute :
existed across this country In t\ve< n
the 1 nds of the lariats and Mon
gols. ,Probably the most interest-!
ing d sen', ery made by the party
is the finding of evidence that the1
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Alaskan natives of the present-1
day originated with a race of peo-!
! pie who inhabited Prince Albert
Led and tlu- surrounding country
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1 tiumsands of years ac<>.
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Powder, Caps, Fuse,
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Prices Reasonable.
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Merchants and Miners
Should keep pert, of their fund.'
in tins strong, up to date b u w
We jay 12 per cent, int. iest on
checking balances, and yon can
save the high exchange charge
l.v paying your San I’Yanei-c
lulls ny check on this hank. W*
pay 4 per cent on Savings Ac
counts. Send for Booklet ••.V —
Banking bv Mail—-it will show
yon how to make more money
Capital and Ft rplus over S3,003.0. J
Total Assets ever $J2,CCO.CCO
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