Directors in Fist Fight
New York. Aug. 30—At a meet
ins of the directors of the Illinois
Central yesterday, President Hara
han called Stuyvesant Fish a liar,
while discussing a resolution of
fered by Fish for an investigation
of the Harriman regime. Fish
struck Harahan four times in the
face, causing his nose to bleed pro
fusely. Harahan fled leaving Fish
in possession of the field.
Seattle, Aug. 30—Ex-Ambassa
dor to Japan Luke Wright, who
arrived from the Orient yesterday
on the Mir?‘ says that war
with that power is improbable, as
it has no money with which to
conduct a conflict. Ex-Congress
man C. A. Towne says we will
have war when Japan’s taxation is
adjusted. He was also on the
the Minnesota. The Minnesota
had a fire for nine days in her coal
blinkers and the passengers were
kept in ignorance of the fact.
Chicago, Aug 30—The govern
ment has refused Rockefeller his
travelling fees in the now famous
Landis case, until he files his affi
davit as to where he travelled
from.
Ottawa, Aug. 30—Anew Japan
ese treaty has been ratified, where
by not over 500 Japanese are to he
allowed to enter Canada annually,
including those who come from
Honolulu.
Seattle, Aug. 30—Coal has ad
vanced here twenty per cent.
Seattle, Aug. 30—The Western
Federation ot Miners are awaiting
the arrival of Mickey Davis, or
ganizer of the Dome creek, Tanana,
union, when it is intended to ar
range for the thorough organiza
tion of the miners in the Tanana
and Nome districts this fall.
Seattle Aug, 30—Dr. Atwood of
Geological survey has returned
hereafter an examination of twenty
coal fields, including those in the
Southeastern countrv, Tanana and
Nome. He reports that he finds
them all to contain coal of the
best quality. Only one of the
properties eaxmined is located in
the Southeastern department. It
is intended to send a large scien
tific expidition to Alaska next year.
Seattle, Aug 30—General Mur*
I ray makes the announcement that
the Artillery corps of the Pacific
coast will he reorganized and a
Major General placed in command.
He urges the training of the mili
tia in artillery uractice.
Washington, Aug 30—Owing to
contemplated transfer of the bat
tleship squadron to 'he Pacific,
the Eastern states will present a
memorial to congress asking for a
large appropriation for the con
struction of warships to be sta
tioned on the Atlantic.
Lisbon, Aug.30—A bomb factory
has been discovered here, and
also a plot to assassinate Prince
Phillippe, the next in line of suc
cession to the throne of Portugal.
Washington, Aug. 30—Japanese
discharged from employment on
naval vessels in the Philippines,
have tiled a protest through the
j Japanese consul and ask reinstate
! ment. Chinese have been em
I ployed to take their places. The
i dry docks are heavily guarded.
Vancouver, Aug. 30—The Indian
agent has ordered the Siwashes at
Alert bay to suspend their annual
: potlach and to return to their
homes. He proposes to break up
their practice of selling young girls
of the tribe into slavery to provide
funds for the potlach
Seattle,Aug. 30—Watson \\ ynian
manager of the California Saw
Works has been arrested charged
with embezzlement of •$20,000 of
that concerns funds. He was on
the point of embarking on a vessel
for Mexico. Speculation is assigned
as the cause of his downfall.
San Francisco, Aug dC—The fight
between Schreck and Kaufman here
last night was both a farce and a
fake, Schreck being the faker pro
per. He made a miserable showing
and in tie* seventh round fell to
bis knees claiming a foul, follow
ing a perfectly fair blow. Kauf
man was given the decision. After
the mill bad ended the crowd
hooted Schreck and made life as
miserable for him as possible.
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Honolulu. Aug. 30—The crew of
| the gunboat Raleigh threaten mu*
! tiny, their reason being that they
have been deprive 1 of; ho *e leave
for months. Ten of the men have
been arrested._
From time to time District Court
has been petitioned to establish a Com
missioners ami Recording Precinct in
the Island District of Prince William
Sound, and owing to the fact that
there ate several growing mining
! camps in that vicinity which would be
greatly benefited by the residence of a
recorder Hiid the establishment of a
j Court of Justice. It has been ordered
by Judge Wickersham that a Commis
sioner’s precinct l»e established in the
territory bounded as follows: Com
mencing at the point on Port Wells
1 where the North line of the Kenat
1 precinct intersects the west line of the
i Valdez precinct; tin nee following the
shore line northerly to a point on
Prince William Sound at the South
end of the Valdez Narrows to a point
{where the (list parallel crosses said
■Narrows; rtience South and Kasteily
to the Northwest corner of Cordova
I Precinct; thence Southerly to the
Southwest ct ru *r of the Cordova Pre
cinct; thence Southwesterly to Cat e
Resurrection; thence following the
| shore line to the point of beginning.
I The Precinct will be known as the
Prince WiPiam Sound precinct, and S.
A. Crandall has been appointed Com
! missioner and Recorder. Me will
maintain his office in or at Snug Mar
bor on Knights Island. All records at
at Valdez pertaining to the new dis
trict will be taken over by the new
commissioner. The office will date
from October 1, 11*07
Fidalgo Alaska Copper Co.
The property recently located in Fi
i dalgo Hay, by Chas. SchC eser has been
sold to a company organized under the
name of Fidalgo-Al ska Copper Co.
The stockholders ami organizers being
-Chas. Schlosser, T .1 I toll oboe, .1.
Ostrander ard C \V. Harrington
Kveryone who has visited this prop
erty states that is one of the most
promising on the sound, and bids fair
to rival the famous Heat son property
! at La touche Considerable work has
already been done, and a vein varying
in width from S to lb feet has been un
covered for a distance of several
hundred feet.. The ore is a high grade
chalco pyrite, assaying from t» to 22
ptr cent, copper At one point on the
vein eight feet of 22 p**r cent ore is ex
posed. At another, fifteen feet of 17
percent, ore is exposed. The company
proposes to push ttie development of
the property as rapidly as possible, and
men are now on the ground to begin
work. A tunnel will bediiven on the
vein, two hundred and fifty feet, which
will give 17u feet of depth and Mr.
Harrington, the engineer in charge of
the work is quite certain that this tun
nel will develop the mine and show
' great values
The property is but a short distance
from the beaoh, which ih an excellent,
well protected harbor.
A wire received today from Mr. II
!>. Reynolds from Seattle, states that
'2-> miles ot rails, with full equipment
of in King stock, has been purchased,
and secured for immediate shipment.
The tirst consignment will come to
Valdez on the Str. Santa Barbara
j sailing from Seattle, Sent. In ad
; flit.ion to the foregoing tint Alaska
Home Railway has formed a very
strong alliance with financial interests
on the coast. The Home Railway has
opened offices in the New York Block,
and has already received large stock
subscriptions from citizens in Seattle
and vicinity who are interested in
Alaska trade and development. The
railway tias already been duly incor
porated.
Right of the officials connected with
the Reynolds system enjoyed an In
formal dinner party at Hands restau
rant last evening, the occasion being
the forma! consideration of a bounti
ful supply of clams, which had been
sent up to Rngineer Stevens by Rx
(iovernor John (i Brady, who at pres
ent is at Reynolds on Latouche. To
say that full justice was done to the
lucious bivalves, would be to put it
mildlv. Rater the party adjourned to
Mr Reynolds home on Keystone Ave.
■where Sec Reynolds of the R. A. I)
Co., acted as host during a social hour