Telegraphic News
Of The Week
(IVlaved bv break in cable)
Seattle, May li*—Representative
Cushman, of this state, expresses
bis belief that the next congress
will puss the Alaska delegate bill.
ltl« I. interview on the subject he
•aid- “I believe that the death of
Senator Plat:, of Connecticut, re
moves the last cbstacle to my bill.”
The Alaska club will use everv
endeavor to secure favorable action
on the bill at the next session of
Congn*>s.
Wa*hSwglon, May 19—The U. S.
representative at Vladivostok has
cabled the State department that
all foiwfgn consular agents in that
city have been requested to leave.
It is assumed that Vladivos'.ock
will in a few days become a central
|toint in the war.
Chicago. May lit—Hoch, the
bigamist, has **een convicted oi,
wiie murder, and lieen sentenced to j
tie hung.
Seattle, May 19—Sullivan ami
Mitchdl signed articles to-day to
fight fifteen rounds at Tacoma Sep
tember 19, this year.
Nome, May IS—The launch
Louise, which lias been missing for
two W'eeks, returned yesterday.
The Louise was sent out with a
rescue f*arty to search for another
launch with four men aboard, who
bad bee»i caught by the ice, They
were Compelled to abandon their
launch three times, and finally
were successful in making their
Wav back through the ice.
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Chicago, May 18—The striking
teamsters refuse to consider the
proposition made by the employers
to arbitrate their differences.
Chicago, May 18—Several thous
and school children quit their desk:
to-day to show their sympathy with
the striking teamsters. The trouhh
was caused by non-union tcaiii
slers being employed to deliver1
coal to the schools.
New York, May 18-Chief Jus
tice Davis, of the supreme court o:
New Y’urk. at a (tinner <»f the Piii
Delta Phi cluh. declared that Xun
Patterson lied from beginning to
end of her testinxmy in the Young
oase. H<- said that if site had told
the truth she would have been ac
quitted hv the jury.
Xew York, May 18—Xan Pat
terson arrived to-day from Wash
ington to start what she calls the
“new life."* S-he bus signed a con
tract with s vaudeville troupe,
which contract contains provisions
||hat the actress shall not drink
any intoxicating liquor or visit anv
place where liquor i6 sola for one
year.
London, May 19—Latest advices
from the East state that the Rus
sian fleet ikas left French Chinese
porta headed for Foo (Jhoo or Vlad
ivostok.
•QtQttntc la God*.
judge Brown, who is something
■of an export on ■quaTtx mining,
sava the Fairbanks Xews, visited
the-quatVS property on Pedro Dome,
amd gave dt‘as hrs opinion that the
showing Was exceptionably good,
and would mean a substantial
future for OcntTal Alaska fafr ex
ceeding what might be expected
from even she richest placer de
posits.
Skagwav <t«fW lh«s!ont one naws
psper, the Alaska's.
Edison Phonographs and Gold
Moulded Records at Wikidei’s
Phonograph Parlor.
Correspondence.
Commnn'intio** on i*n> »nltlirt of
iwifTwi will b<* |ini.M«h«i| nrnt-’r ihi.« if
' »»»«*** «n fvWr.HV of *0.^1 faith. Nunn
wnl not le t>iibli«hr<! If - ilvwiml.
There appeared in the Valdez
News of April 29th »r. article un
der tiie heading of "Two Dead.”
He undertakes to descrilie the;
evil effects of the abolishment of j
the canteen (liquor shop) in the,
T. S. Army, with an attempt to:
east an evil reflection upon the U.1
5*. Legislature, and its constituents.
Perhaps the gentleman does not
know ttot the said legislative act j
is highly appreciated by nearly all
the best and noblest citizens of the
nation, and by all who stand for
a clean and higher citizenship, as
highly commendable.
"When they returned to the Post
they took what Ixioze they could!
with them, but when this was gone
they were still unsatisfied with their
spree.” That terrible hankering
ami burning arter-i hirst was but
the result of the alcoholic liquors
previously obtained. Hud not
those liquors been obtainable here
or anywhere else in Alaska, these
young men would have returned to
the Post in a normal condition, sat
isfy d with a glass of lemonade or
good cold water.
“Being unable to obtain whiskey
they looked around for the next
I liest thing” 1 agree with the
| gentleman that bay rum is the
next best thing (and perhaps the
best thing) to bring about the re
sult obtained (death). It appears
to me as a rational conclusion that
if in their looking around, as he
says, they had obtained more whis
key, the final result would have
been tfec same, though perhaps
inure remote.
“The average soldier, if he drinks
at all, drinks more than he wants
wl»«n -he gets where he'otsw imbibe
without restraint.” Logic forever.
And yet he would favor the re-estab
lishment of the army canteen
where they can imbibe without re
straint. It would require some
-trings to tie the gentleman’s 1011
•iictiug iueas of Ins notable theory
loget her.
Where can be found an intelli
gent citizen who really and honest
ly believes that any considerable!
restraint existed in tlie armv can-1
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teen, especially on the frontier. If j
time and space would permit many i
instances to the contrary could be •
cited.
“If the soldiers could obtain j
liquor at the post when they want
it there would lie much less drunk
enness.” A remarkable remedy for
drunkenness. Pity that such val-j
liable knowledge is not more wide
ly understood.
Anil lastly he says: “It is a !
peculiarity of the human race that i
what we are denied we desire most.”!
Oh what a light that sheds on our I
benighted in inch as to the cause oi'
the increasing crime throughout
the the nation; manslaughter,
the murder of wife and children,
larceny, and numeruvnrether crimes
we are denied the right to do.
There dSWr.ch that naughty re- j
straint the law. The law of nations!
and the great moral code say “Thou
shalt not.” Too had isn’t it to take
away our personal liliertv by re
st rahiing u* from getting drunk
i and doing these things when we
feel like it. Why not petition con
gress to take down the bars; repeal
the tows and tllhs Kmove ail re
straint, that desire to do these
things may be lessened and the
officers relieved ol ‘fell trouble.—
H. G.».
The Ketchikan paper nominates
John X. Tisdale, of Snettisham, for
i governor of Alaska.
,Wikidei’s -
"Regular "Dinner 35c.
Private Apartment* Open ©ay and MIgKt
Just Now
It"* »lit* On" iiml
:i* \\ c An1 'I . k : 11jr
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Sweeping Reductions
*^ee our new line
of
Engagement
and
Wedding Rings
for the next sixty days, srr.ar f invert think it
A GOOD TIMii TO BUY.
Sjx'eial Cut In
Tableware, Knives, Forks
and Spoons.
Call anil see our new line of SOUVENIR SPOONS
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W. C. STULL I Jeweler and Optician.
Alaska Strawberry
Oh humble bean. of world renown.!
Let not thv prestige be forgot:
In our extremity. Oh bean
We hoj-e that thou wilt fall us not
E’en tho’ the fish crot> should be
short.
And codfish balls should lie no i
more,
If thou wilt stay with us O : bean.1
Our race will rank first as of vore j
What tho’ the codfish ail die off
And empty be the clam tureen, ]
If thou wilt abide with us
As'thou hast in the past, Oh bean.
We love thee each day in the week !
And at our Sunday breakfast, too: I
If tfc<»t desert us ’n our mfed
Oh humble bean, what shall we
do?
If thou will stay we’ll gladly part
With tempting food and flesh
and fish;
Thy flavor we most crave Oh bean
The king of every Alaska dish.
Alaska-* Place to Live In.
“I found when I visited Alaska
last summer.” said Assistant to the
Attorney General \V. A. Day,‘that!
the home insinctv are just as|
strong in the southeastern part of
the territory as they are here in the
East.” Men who went there ten
j or fifteen years ago to get what
they could out <>i the country and
then return to the States, have con
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eluded that Alaska is good enough
.•>r them; and they expect to ::,.ike
their homes there the rest of their!
lives Alaska is a place to live in.”
—
Th>» WiHamette Pulp and Paper;
Co. has undt*- -consideration the
establishment of a paper mill at
Sitka.
If you would enjoy good health
bathe frequently at the Dock Baths.
BOOKS BOOKS
Fifty Hjents a .vonth
gives you the privilege
of reading as many
hooks as you wish.
New books each boat.
The Prospector Library
BOOKS BOOKS
A b lbtkINC "tnurukou.,. ’
Apparatus Applied to Btanmshlp*
Which la Both Propsller and Rud
der—Only -for Small Boats.
I'nlike the ordinary steamship,
the tish forces itself through the
water and alters its course
by means of the same organ, the
tail. Several inventors, though,
have tried to ]x-rfhrta both funr
lions with one pie<v of nppnrams.
The first application of the idea—
*t least of late years—was made
to the submarine. Some French
boats of that class have been pro
vided with a peculiar joint in tie
propeller shaft, just outside the
stern, so that the screw itself can
he swung from side to side. U»
rhanging the angle at which the
thrust is made against the water,
the boat is steered and rudders
are made unnecessary.
From a short report made to the
departmentof commerce at Wash
ington from the American consul
at Birmingham, it would ap|ie;tr
that the same system has been
“ried on boats which are meant r<>
travel on the surface only, like
naphtha launches. An English
firm is introducing the invention,
but the latter is of French origin.
The “propulsor.” as it is called,
can be applied to any boat already
n existence, if it is not too large
How the connections are made is
not explained, but the consular
''tort says that it is possible t..
dispense with the necessity or
boring a hole through the stern
|*ost. and of supplying a perman
ont propeller shaft and stuffing
box. It can be attached to a boat
and removed from the same with
out any modification of the boat
itself. Anyone taking this “steer
:ngpropulsor”toa lake, riveror the
seaside may attach it to any boat
he finds there that is within its
range of jwwer. As the propeller
can be completely turned around,
a reverse action is given. The
Automotor Journal states that a
given number of these transfer
able prooulsors have been adopt
cd by the navies of France. Russia
and Japan, and that a 12-horse
power propulsor has been success
fully applied to a launch, which
towed a non-ton canal barge with
a load of 150 tons o*f sand.
Wines,Liquors and Cigars.
The Senate.
T. A. COBB & CO., Props.
Copper River
Draying Co.
Freight and Passengers to
all parts of the interior
General Trucking.
W. S. AM¥. ED. WOOD
McKinley St. Between Broadway and keystone Are.
PIONEER LAUNDRY
Hobart St on Reservation.
Doe* the very fines! of Halid Work. Special attention
given to family washing. Clothe*'Cfethted, ?*!essed and
Repaired.
Phone 68 Mrs. W. M. Kirk,
C t. B0QARDU5
Assayer and Chemist
Gold and Silver $1.00 Gold Silver and Copper $2.50
•WOOWJMMA S* j.
Str. Santa Clara
Str. Excelsior
Str. Santa Ana <
Str. Dora
y Five Day Express Service direct between
' Valdez and Scuttle. Sailing- from Seattlie
f May 2H. .Inne 12, 'July ft
Sails from Seattle dst of each month for
Juneau, Sitka. 'Kayak, Yakntat. Valdez,
Seward. Cook fillet and way j>ort». Saiht
from N aldez for Seattle and wav ports,
[_ IHth of each month
Sails from Seattle on Itith of each month
for Jttneav. Sitka: Kayak, Yakntat Valdez,
Seward, Cook Inlet and way ports. Con
nect* at Valdez with Sir. Dora for sill |x>rfr
between Valdez and Cnalaska. Sail- iron
Valdez for Seattle and wav ports. 1st of
k each month.
From Valdez to Pnalit-ka and way port*
‘ifitlrof each month, connecting at Valdes
with'S. S. Santa Ana
Right to change strainer* or date of sailing is reserved.
Agents for all kinds of Steam or House Coat
F. TKOWKRHMiE, (Jen Mgr
•il8 First Ave.,Seattle,'Wash.
C. AV. MILLER. Ass’t 'Mgr.
Phone IK Valdez, Alaska.
Alaska Qomhercial Qq.
Carrying JJ. S. Mail and Alaska Pacific Express.
Steamships
Portland and Bertha.
Sailing from Seattle on the lftth anil ‘goth of each month
calling at Juneau, Sitka, Yakutat, Kaynk. Kllatnar, Valdez.
Latouche, Seward, Seldovia, Homer and Kodiad.
Connecting with FAIRBANKS TRAIL at Valdez, and with
sreamer at Seldovia for Kcnai. Tvooiiok. Hope ami Sunri**
during season of navigation on Cook Inlet.
Right i* reserved to change steamer or mailing wit'nout notice.
Home Office, «>. J. Humphrey, (ien’l Agent,
810 Sansome St. st Yetder Wav.
San Francisco Seattle
J. C MARTIN, Agent,
Val ez
COAL COAL
For Sale at Low Prices in Sacks or-Bulk
Steam and Domestic Coal
Lighter ami tug service on hand to Insure speedy delivery. Fresh
water without charge. Orders received and filled at Coal Harbor, by
TIDEWATER CONSOLIDATED COAL CO.,
Coal Harbor, L’nga Island, Alaska
VALDEZ LIGHT & TELEPHONE CO.
Incorporated
We have on hand a large assortment of Electric Fixtures
Plain and Fancy Shades, Call Bills and Annunciators.
Estimates given on all kinds of electrical work. Phone 89.
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Gold "Dust Exchange.
Family Liquor Store.
Bottled Goods Best Brands Whiskey Port Wirt'c
Sherry Rieslirig Angelica Sauterne
Blackberry Brandy Clafet’by the'Bbttle or Gallon
Rainier Bottled Beer
Order By Phone Delivery Free Phone 6
HYDRAULIC
Giants Water Lifters*
Elevators,. Pipes
Derricks, Gates'
Questions In regard to HlfDfcAtiLfc ENGINEERING 'PROB*
LEMS freely answered.
THE BOUSE CO.
Cable Address “Bouseco.” Bedford McNeill Code.
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