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Three Miners Entombed
Ely, Nev., Dec. 11—Three miners
were caught underground bv the cave -
in of a shaft on the Alpha mine. They
are being fed through a tube reaching
t > the tunnel in which they sought
refuge until such time as they shall be j
rescued.
Vancouver, B. C. Dec. 7—The Nemo
ami Dawson basket bail team t will
play a championship game here to
night. There is much rivalry bet wee n
the two teafns, and a good contest b
anticipated.
Washington, Dec. 7—At a conven
tion of these interested in tl.e im- j
provemont of rivers and harbors
James ,T. Hill, the railroad man, said
the traffic of the country was beyciui
th-1 capacity of the railroads to an
die, and urges the improvement o:
water way j to assls _• i:i moving the
. inmjrce of ihe country.
Washington, Doc. 7 — Reprcsmta
live Cushman of W ishingt >n i“'
r 1 probably bo named as a m mber
< the \va; s and means, appr-pria
t as and public lands < r. mittees.
A;i are important committees of the
i. use.
Monongih, va., DC’. U—xvcseucr
■' .v ■ l iken seventy todies uvm the
l ; meis anti shafts t f the cave 1-in
m
Fairmont coal mines, and repe ri
t. it hu. dreds of dead miners remain
t > be u&en out. Isiglii and day will
in- hauls arc tailing 1>j r c* ver the
c . ,<ses and possibly a-..in i who may
s.;;i survive. Saturday a ft erne or.
a.v .h r shaft caved in and einighi
th y men engaged in re tea r work.
S .me of these were alive when tuk
ui; . Es o.piny gases make the work
:u • danger aue. The explosion
\;• Hired by sport ancons ccmbus
l II.
Vf shin L>. c., D; 2. 0—The
l.* • u■ m* Hi uOiuii\;*ia i. s in t*'»•
< .*m lit es:j.b .‘toiiin;; <. |k t ..;.t
varriaon at that place.
(. LIU id, Dee. C—Two regimen:
*; Pliers from San Francioe o un-iv <
S I -y. and arc camped or the (tu
of ihc town. The favt at .. . i
o' : (11break win remit in i r.
to- v/n under martial Jaw. i
b . : 1, son of the mamrg at: rncy
c-cr.s lidcterl mines. va«
n< : . beaten to d ueh by mir. : • cr
'li 'ympathizorn, Sunday cvcni g.
His . ■ h were knock;:! out and :ev
ribs were broken, and \ lien
fou i . ..s in a precarious eo; dlilon.
!’• rd aroused the enmity «•!' the
ll!- •. • by hlj bitter..ess t/ivau's
th m.
Officials of vhe state and loacinf
inin- owners have received !♦», er:
' ning their lives by dyi m
ihc writers are suspected and arrest
will f llow.
* a ■ sheriff assisted b., ( went;
V; deputies sear .hod all night f«
■ ' hi • stolen by member of Ik
in.ion from one . f l’i mb ce .
ii: -arch w: h futile. It Is ftr.ic<
xplcsivc will be used in de.
lr h-n ; the property of some of th<
min.
John McKinnon has charge of the
miners’ campaign. He is a brother
in-law of Hayward, the secretary
treasurer of the Western Federation
of Labor, with which organization
the miners’ union of Goldfield is
allied. Thus far the miners have
made no outbreak, but their attitude
is regarded as threatening by the
officers of the law and the mine
owners.
Chicago. Fee. 9—W. J. Bryan was
the guest oT honor a ba. quet given
by the Iroquois club in this city
Saturday x.igh . .n his address
Bryan said tint the light between
It gor Si:divan, the d tm.eratic boss
. i Iilin is. ac.d him elf was ended, all
diiicrcnces b.i.tg ami abh adjusted,
and i> tih were m\. true t.< the de mo
cratic parip.
Washington, 1). F., Dee. 9—The
republican national c mmittc' has
reduced tlie ivprc. eat ui i\ of Alaska
in tlie national r publican <■ mini!lee
rem six i > two t etc a os. Forto
Elii< is al i wn t: .w< . A re?
. lut-iot: was ad;,pled th... d. legates to
the natii a al <. . vent; a 1' elec: d c.i
a fonventiv'.n called \ J:o respecti e
're-; . nai <.!■• .ny.ni- ** are i > no
elccYe.'l a. disiri. i tn .ventiom. • bled
i), distinct • ;n;;vi .•mmal •• mm
Boise, Dec. 9—A jury w - '< ur< tl
chin morning in th. c ... - -f the Mate
\S Cr.'O go Peiiib .. >*, 11' ; ■ <1 t .
cr mp* icily in th- murder of ex-*'i v
rs or • : June ib *rg. Pei ib a
] • 1 • - <*• *■}>♦> • v \V .* r V \ >* *
. . . ; j hea.l tfudut-e ■ the
cn : • vi : a.i» and
Harry Orchard. \vh' ex--d fbe
. . * * ,,n ( f (|h>
niiiruia’ v;. i ■ • •
-v • i v n t • ’ y a
■ - . • . f 1 ! : ■ b ught
J *■
.rials in t .. v v.b’a la. r . .'lover
is V ul t n b mis ami will v. v. r be
.; .• • .. exp n • • i * no • i dice
Ha s is e mi i- ■ :• Hie defeme
ai-yyc ha the roe' man's « f
: iradi , who arch he Kb *
r ariaalico, are up ti.e cx
sea of Vi -b a . huh
r \ . \ . iV' * * i
% 1 / - ■ k 1 * vs
Ain km - in L: U city Jam •• <1« dfrey
• at poir tod i ! to Wa 1 gt n
ami :ittmn;;l to - bby throu; h cci:
r . a bill for the snap' n-m n < f as
c , ,nont v rl: in Al-ka during the
.. ,,r \ <v. vmn ;.l of like char
teMr has beer n '.unrated in many
,r 1 he v. o- A’.£->■*
Y.UshingUn, !> "• n Fr. sklent
itoo .cvoit has wired Us condolences
. ;rj Gus.avus ov r the death o.
• is f ..her. King Oscar.
New Y rk, Oc. 11—John 1). R ck
- m . -. ■ t a banquet tendered t
aembar; « f a Sunday school class, ol
hi h he is the 1 ad ;r, - :
ii, opini >n ih . t << -v
few York was tbc logical candidate
,f the Republican party for the presi
lantial nomination.
k1
Point Cc-mfort, Doc. 11—The entire
battleship fleet has assembled at this
place, excepting the Minnesota and
Kentucky, which are expected today.
The fleet will sail soon for the Pacific
coast.
Washington. I). C.. Dec. 11—The
war department has asked cor gee - s
for the sum of £40:V,)00 t> expend on •
the construction of wagon roads, i.
Alaska, ii i- t.d< ire of , e de
partment t do. m re extensive w< rk
in ibis line next seas n then was ac
compli hod last sr.mnii r. The b.uefUs
already accruing as the ret uli of the
opening up of the northern ec u. try
arc extremely gra Tying to lho.se
having the matter in hand, nd the
hearty . nth r--emeni of the cfT t f
Maj. Kieh isdst e, ec min as they do
from ail tf Alaska, will dr
much t wards securing t he additional
amotii t requir d.
Seattle, Pro. 11—Mrs. l'nnui Kast
man h :s tv ..mi suit in diwr.-e fn m
her he •■band. T*.a Kastman, whom she
:i 1! \\ :■ . - Ai: • ka m t he ear
1.C2, sir. .* v, !•’ i Am she hue. heard,
nothin,-; fr* rn i Ar.
S .F . • . Dee. 11—The court
martial < f (1 St ;c; sel begins to
day. He t!: • mmardant who
. ursvnden d K< rt Arthur t the Jap
anese iu tl. hit .1 \v;-r. and is being
tried A r so doing, in accordance with
; t.e < u- m prevailing in Russia in
- i:«-A <• \
Sin I':-.'., el * v Dee. 11—Afctcll and
Morau have A nod articles for a
>’j ‘i ■ » at* . t > take place New
\ i, ’* .
K< hi', n, ;><• ’. 11- V l.g'd has been
b fin*'**:' at d .1 < k Kalin r to
i Am )> • ' < n i :>. . . A parse of
7 i\ o 1>; Pc, i ■■ g i p.
m mm \ m ■ ■ ———tm -- x j- \xr~ - —i*. i • —
Alfred ITulse Brooks, i i charge of
the government go» logical work in
Alaska, ’-ubmits the following report:
“The prolimi; ary estimates indi
cate that the value of Alaska's entire
gold production for 1907 will be be
tween P17.nno.000 and SlS.OOO.CtH), as
again.st mere than 8*21,0*'0,(0:) last
ye4 r. This loss must h^ charged f< r
the nv‘9 part *<> the decrease in the
production < f the piece 4 mires.
“Tt 1 not t ' be su| r «ed, however,
t' M-'sh x’s pi■'••er* ve passed the
7. ' of hri • pr dr ti< . All the
ovMe •“ p i !s t<» i!.'MN.relusir.il that
;> < r mr ! pr d « i'• . than that,
of 1997 will yet be at, i. el.
“'rhe ouri tiilme- t <f p1 '*er opera
bo n ■’ t t 1 *ertain < 1«*
ft ?■ ' r, " m, t f v.' : • t’ ‘ diitlieulty
< • 4 hi.’; ; dec; ' 1 ’ " is t he
r hvt). r . he 1 rks dis
■ l. • rlTerod nicest
f-. ’’i ] ■’ •;* {■.•».;;!-ic:'. \ • trike \\as
* ;. rt “1 lure, * r \j il just when
ih.e v< i r< :u i 1, , .1 by the winter
n t. < ] ,i.a s \ > reao\ u» oe
* #>d hv ihe use* of i t* water of the
ri ■ ; fr shots. As : result many of
; ,e wi. tor dumps were not finally
w; -hod < i.; t *t:i fall. This not only
jv< '• 1 > rdno ( t orators from
c*{ rt* i i. v i rk. bui also put many
of t> e sp'fclh • < p.e.M'. r ■ into financial
diPdeultios i o- no o t oy heal eon? t**<I
or ti e v.infer j rodi:r ‘i< r t > linance
the work dnri ,,p the • m iner. Labor
conditio: i theeamn pradually ad
justed t!i• -n -• ■ 1 ve '«! '»• . t he summer,
bui throe .out l ,o < j <■. < . si.. there
was a lack of experienced miners.
When the strike Imran about 1 J<M)
men, it is sai 1. left !•'; ir' arks, most
of whom started for tin* newly
discovered Inroko district. As a
result very few now enterprises were
hop tin :;nd many of the established
mines were not < periled during the
summer. Had there been laborers
enoupti the i’airot. !•:; district would
x o doubt vc ;»r dimed more ^old in
l'.'UT tini.i ii tiid i. lDed. As a matter
of fact it-i j ■ luoii was probably
§;{,(;(«),(K)‘) levs than ii was in the pre
vious sumiiM r.”
f Alaska Bottling Company
i i Ircorporated»
j HENRY W. MAIEEARD, General Manager
Valdez, Alaska
_. MiG MiMERfll WATERS
especially intended for a cold weather
and will bract' and warm you up
Orders for the Interim1 Z
careful attention and we guarantee our goods to be higher in
i <|'j.di. . and lower in price than any obtainable from tin* outside.
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