Telegraphic News
Of The Week
Christian*, June S—Norway has
formally withdrawn from the union
with I'Wrtlcli, and declares hersell
an independent and sovereign
stale. King Oscar’s son has b*cit
inviteu to rule, hut it is acceptance J
is not anticipated.
Paris, June Deicasse has re-!
tired iroui the office of lore.gn af
fairs, and M. Kouvier assumes the
duties <>f the office.
Plymouth, June >—British sut -
marine boat putting out to sea for
practice, founders with loss of all
the crew, consisting of 14 officers
and mem
I
Wash.ngton, June 8—The presi
dent has sent Assistant Attorney
General Robb to Oregon to inves
tigate the condition wt the judge
ship A man mimed Lowell may
succeed lieilinger, and try land
fraud ca.-es.
Seattle. June 8—-The 8pokane
the first Southeastern Alaska • x
cttrsion boat oi the season, sailed
to-day for the north with 1J5 pas
sengers.
Chicago, June 8—Peter Kimber
ly, the L mcago steel king, died in
the apartments of Mrs. A say, a
courtesan, lie leaves her a iortune
of ten millions. Relatives oi the
deceased will tight the claims of
the adventuress.
Detroit, June 8—An attempt was
made yesterday to assassinate Vice
President Fairbanks at Flint, dur
the ceremonies attendant upon tbe '
laying oi the corner stone oi the
new federal building. While tin
vice president was addressing the
crowd an anarchist attempted to
shoot him, hut was overpowered by
a Detroit detective and locked up.
Washington, June 8—It is gen
erally b.-lie veil that preliminary
peace negotiations are nmv undei
way between Japan and Russia
It is conceded that President Roose
velt will, in ail probability, not act
as mediator, but ns a "friendly
channel of communication.”
Manila, June .8—The Russian
warships which came into the har
bor in a badly damaged condition
after the battle in the straits of
Korea, huve been interned. The
Russian admiralty cabled Enquest
“Remain in Manila at disposition
of American government. Effect
repairs as much as possible.” The
vessels will be disarmed and remain
in the harbor until the close of the
war.
Washington. June 8—The rail
roads throughout the country are
preparing to make a hard tight
against Roosevelt’s rate policy and
giving the inter-state commerce
commission more power.
New York, June y—Paul Morton, I
secretary oi the navy, has been
chosen chairman of the Equitable
Life Insurance Co. George Gould,
representing a syndicate, has made
an offer to purchase the IIvile in
terest in the company.
New York, June y—The south
ern cotton growers’ association has
brought liefore President Roosevelt >
charges that the government cot- '
ton report is known to brokers in ■
advance of publication. It is also
charged that the agricultural de
partment manipulates the figures
in favor of the brokers.
New York, June y—The stale
court of appeals has attirmed the
decision of the lower court in the
case of Alber: Patrick, an attorney,
who was convicted of the murder
oi millionaire William Bita*. He
will go to the electric chair.
Boston, June ’»—!'r. Jordan
states tliat the S an ford t'mversitv
h.is aii its debts paid and an en
dowment of thirty n. .ions, the
largest oi any college in the world.
Christiana, June —The Nor
Heg.au tricolor »v.is io-i.av raided
over the fortifieations to the accom
paniment o I mom mg cannons and
music of hands. Thirty thousand
people sang the new national an
them.
lokio, June 5*—Examination of
battleship Orel reveals the deadly
aim oi the Japanese. All the cap
tured vessels are tiddled from the
water line up, and will have to lie
rebuilt*
St. Petersburg, June S)—It is
stated in official circles that mod
erate d-mands on the part of Japan
would end the war between Japan
and Russia. Both countries have
agreed to accept the cikhi offices of
Roo.-ev>lt to a range preliminaries.
Roosevelt and Eui|»eror William of
Germany both believe that the hel
ligerants should arrange actual
terms of peace without interference.
It is cvidentlhat Roosevelt has tin
support of several continental pow -
ers, who will appear in the nego
tiations later on. An armistice is
expected within a few days..
•St. Petersburg, J line It—The Czar
lias appointed General Trepoff as
minister of the interior with power
to suppress disorders with an iron
hand. The newspapers declare
this action is a step toward civil
war. 1 rouble is looked fur at anv
moment. The people all over the
empire are protesting.
St. Petersburg. June 1>—The
Czar has wired to Rojcstvenskv
"from my heart 1 thaitK you and
vour officers. Your bravery is a
source of pride to the country. All
wish vou a speedv recoverv. Muv
God console you.”
London, June 11—The aristo
cratic element of Sweden urge that
Norway lie retaken i>y force of
arms. Advisers of the Kmg urge
him to resist the disunion. It is
proha hie, however, mat action will
lie deferred until parliament con
venes.
Copenhagen, June 11—Toe Nor
wegian government has appr ached
the Banish royal family with a
view to having one oi its member-,
preferably Prince Charles, son of
Crown Prince Frederick, placed on
the throne.
Milwaukee, June 11—Banker
Bigelow was taken to the peniten
tiary to-day to begin his sentence
of ten years. He appeared to lie
in good spirits, and stated that he
hoped to live long enough to pay
back those who lost through the
failure of the bank.
Seattle, Ji.ne 11—Philadelphia
Jack O’Brien has arrived here en
route to Dawson to light “ t'win”
•Sullivan. If he wins the battle he
will stay in the Klondi ke.
Chicago, June 11—An automo
bile plunged through the open
draw of the Kush street bridge to
day. Mr. and Mrs. James Kurtze
man and William Hartley were
drowned, and Mrs. Jeremiah Wil
liams Hopps was rescued. The
chauffeur did not notice the open
draw until too late to stop the
machine.
Washington. June 11—The Czar
has been heard from here and has
expressed himself as willing to con
sider negotiations for peace. In a
recent audience the Czar indicated
to Ambassador Meyer his willing
ness to entertain peace proposals,
Wikide’s
- 'Restaurant
(Old PostofTice Building.)
■Regular Dinner 35c.
Private Apartment* Open Boy e nd Alight
and t'Xjirissii :us Mann »■. r vi
tior of lilt* friendly won - , r
speaking as the jiersona e e i -
tut.ve i f President K «» ippt
Washing nn‘ June H—iecrctarv
Tuff has ordered the It, rmndc*c
Aspiiiisl tin,;., any in | nvii:ee ■ !le
t"ii thousand dollar eln k wii.eli
Isxi'M - ;»III ■_•»•* V |< | . | i>
Munster Bowen for raitiainc ser
vices.
Washington, June 11—The text
of t ic note which tic president
forwarded to Japan and Kus.-ia
1 has, liy his authority. Wen
! made public. In this note Roose
velt urges the warring nations, in
I the interesi of humanity, to con
clude jieaee. lie a iso suggests tiiat
the negot iaI ions for peace W con
ducted directly and exclusively be
tween the Wlligerent nations.
New York. June 11—The
ated press claims definite knowl
edge that bo lt the Russian and
Japanese governments have aocep
ted Roosevelt’s suggestion, and
that a meeting of the representa
tives of the contending powers is
assured.
Sjiokane. June 11—Judge Poin
dexter has called upon the grand
jury to investigate the charges ol
municipal graft.
New York, June 12—A broken
water main inundated more than
mile of the subway last night, ex
tinguishing the lights and stalling
many trains. Hundreds of passen
ger.- returning from the parks had
to grope their way out in the dark.
Fairbanks, June 12—In a decis
ion rendered on Saturday last,
Judge Wiekersham said that the
[owner of a claim must make a dis
covery of gold to hoid the property.
This is a death blow to power-of
attornev mining.
fokio, June 12—The torccs of
General I.ineviieh in Manchuria
are in a hopeless position, being
entirely surrounded. Correspon
dents say that the Japanese armv
will earn e*)uul glory with the
navy if the campaign eotu'nms.
Stockholm, June 12—King * >-car
den es that Norway has a right to
secede from the union. Riksdag
called to me* t June ;!<'. Civil war
is imminent.
Boston, June IS—While aboard
the steamer Puritan between Xcw
York and Fall River, a thief a li
st! acted one hundred thousand
dollars worth of securities from be
neath the pillow of llenry Corn
stock, of Boston. To-day Comstock
received a letter stating that the
[securities would W returned upon
the payment of a large reward.
Chieogo. June Id—Checks to the
amount of one hundred thousand
dollars, purporting to he pay checks
of the Standard Oil Company for
the month of May. which were
passed here, have been found to oe
| forgeries. The cheeks range in
amount from nfty to one mndred
dollars. Many similar clneks have
been passed in New York and
Philadelphia.
Washington June 1:1—It is ru
! tnor» d m ili|noiii!itie i rei<-s that
so ne of tie , mr* are piannim- to
| r> vent J.;i ■ f- : kce; ::■ sr I\*rt
,\r h -
Omaha, June IS*—Prominent
Omaha men have joined Baron
!«■’. 'I >'e 1.1 ' " 1; Ms « fforts to
contact the I ontioents of America
and Asia hv a tunnel under Behr
ing sea. The Baron writes his
Omaha associates that odieial sur
veys are already under way, ami
that tieneral Manderson, of the
Burlington road, is now asking for
a charier for a road through Alas
ka. which will form the approach
to the tunnel on the American end.
Christiana, June 12—Prince
Charles of llenuiark has refused
(the proffered throne of Norway.
Advocates of a republican form of
government art1 daily gaining in
strength.
New York, June 12 — (trover
Cleveland lias lieen chosen a direc
tor of the K<|uitahlc Life Insurance
! Company. He said he would ac
cept the position on the ground
• that it was a duty to the public.
He will take an active part in the
a (fairs of the company.
Washington. June 12—Terms of
peace which Japan will probably
demand in the coming negotiations
will be nil indemnity of one billion
dollars; the evacuation of Manchu
ria by the Russians; the cession of
; t he railroad from Port Arthur to
Harbin to Japan; the cession to
Japan of the island of Sakhalin
and of all Russian interests in Port
Arthur and the Liaotung peninsti
i la; the dismantling of the fortifico
i tions at Yladivostock, and the ac
knowledgement of Japan’s protec
torate over Korea.
Washington, June 12 — Japan
and Russia i a\e formally accej ted
! Roosevelt’s peace proposals. Peace
commissioners of the Ull igirant
1 countries have not been named vet
1 nor has the place «*f meeting been
I
I fixed. The commissioners will
| 'earn each others terms and report
to their respective countries. If
feasible plenipotentiaries will lie
appointed to conduct the negotia
tions. While no formal armistice
has licen declared, it is practically
in effect now in Manchuria.
Washingtor, June 12 — Baron
Kaneko will succeed minister Tak
ah ini as ranking ambassador to
the United States. Takahira will
represent his country in the peace
negotiations with Russia.
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The Senate.
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| Copper River
Dray mg Co.
Freight and Passengers to
all parts of the interior
General Trucking.
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McKinley bt. Between Broadway and Keystone Ave.
PIONEER LAUNDRY
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Hobart St on Reservation.
Poes the very finest of Hand Work. Sj>ee)a! attention .
given to family washing. Clothes Cleaned, Piessed and
Repaired.
Phone 68 Mrs. W. M. Kirk
C E. BOQflRDUS
Assayer and Chemist
Gold and Silver $1.00 Gold Silver and Copper $2.50
60 Columbia St.. Seattle. Wapu.
Str. Santa Ciara
Str. Excelsior
Str. Santa Ana
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Str. Dora
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\ rIiIcz and Seiitile. Siiilinus item Scuttle
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*“a«.s ilcm Si utile <>I cileli n.oil'll foT
Juneau, Sitka. Kayak. Yakntat. Valdez,
Si warn. I «H>k Inlet and way jorts. Sails
from Valdez for Siatile and wav juris,
t lltth of each month
Sails from Seattle on Idth of each month
for J tinea v, Sitka; Kayak. Yakntat Valdez,
Seward, (’ook Inlet and way jorts. (’on*
neets at Valdez w ith Str. l>ora for all |mrte
li-tween Valdez and Cnaln-ku. Saii- from
Valdez for Seattle and wav jorts. 1st of
each month.
k roni Valdez to I nala-ka and wav ]><>rte
-*>th of earh month, connecting at Valdez
with S. S. Santa Ana
Right to change steamers or date of sailing is nerved.
Agents for all kinds of Steam or House Coal
.! F. TROWliRIDCK, Cen Mgr
•>1S First Ave., Seattle. Wash.
C. W. MII.l.KR. A-s’t Mgr.
Phone 1« Valdez. Alaska.
flLdSM QonnEKCML Co.
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Carrying U. S. Mail and Alaska Pacific Express.
Steamships
Portland and Bertha.
Sailing from Seattle <>n the 10th unci •_,Vh of each month,
calling at Juneau, Sitka, Yakutat. Kayak. Kllamar, Valdez,
Latouche. Seward. Seldovia. Homer and Ko.lia.1.
Connecting with FAIRBANKS THAI!, at Valdez, and with
streamer at Seldovia for Kenai. l’yoonok. Hu|e and Sunriae
during season of navigation on Cook 1 nl.-t.
Bight is reserved to change steamer or ^ailing without notice.
Home Office, • t*. .1 Humphrey. (i.-n’l Agent,
310 Sansome St. M Vesler Way.
San Francisco Seattle
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J. C MARTIN, Agent,
Val ez
: COAL COAL
For Sale at Low Prices in Sacks or Bulk
Steam and Domestic Coal
Lighter and tug service on hand to insure speedy delivery. Fresh
water without charge. Orders received and tilled at Coal llarhor, hy
TIDEWATER CONSOLIDATED COAL CO.,
Coal Harhor. I'nga Island, Alaska
VALDEZ LIGHT & TELEPHONE CO.
Incorporated.
We have on hand a large assortment of Electric Fixtures,
Plain and Fancy Shades, Call Bells and Annunciators.
Estimates given on all kinds of electrical work. Plume Jill.
Gold Bust Exchange.
Family Liquor Store.
Bottled Goods Best Brands Whiskey Port Wine
Sherry Riesling Angelica • Sauterne
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Blackberry Brandy Claret by the Bottle or Gallon
Rainier Bottled Beer
Order By Phone Delivery Free Phone 6
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Derricks, * Gates
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