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Won’t Be Bodyguard
Chicago, Nov. 27—Mayor Dunne
lias refused to act as chairmati of
the meeting at which Tillman is to
speak tomorrow' night. He gives
as a reason that Senator Tillman
refuses to eliminate the negro
question from his speeches and he
„ays he w’ill allow' Tillman to take
care of the ne<rro wi-houthis acting
is body guard for him.
Canada Abrogates Treaty
Washington, Nov. 27—The post
oltice department has decided to
pass up the abrogation of the sec
ond-class mail treat)’ by Canada to
Congress for settlement. Canada
had a contract with the United
States to transport second-class
American matter, but on account
of the immense circulation of peri-!
odicals in this country and the
consequent increase of the mail
order business between Canadians
nid American trims the depart
ment refused to carry jut the mail
contract.
President Coming Home
Washington, Nov. 27—A wire
loss message from the president
announces that he expects to reach
Virginia cape at 9 o’clock this
morning, on the return trip from
Panama and Porto Rico.
Alaska’s Gold.
Seattle, Nov. 27—The receipts of
Sold at the local assay office for the
vear are as follows: Alaska, 802,
516.684 ounces gold, 104,658.06
ounces silver. Copper River, 1,428,
642 ozs. gold, 205.27 ozs. silver.
Valdez, 6,545.859 ozs. gold. 764.86
:>zs. silver. The gold is valued at
*18.60 per ounce and the silver at
*1.163.
Wireless On The Coast
Bremerton, Nov. 27—Last niglit
wireless communication was estab
lished between the navy yard at
this Y>lacc ail(l the one ^tare
Island, California. These two
-stations have been in course of con
struction for some time and the
successful operation oi it will be in
valuable to shipping along the
coast.
Schmitz Stops Talking
Chicago, Nov. 27—Mayor Sch
mitz, who is acquiring so much
notoriety in view of the Frisco
graft investigations, arrived here
this morning en route to the coasi.
He now refuses absolutely to make
any further statements regarding
the matter.
The Anaconda copper mine is
producing copper at a cost of 9^
ents a pound and selling it for 22.
Sensiatibns Promised
San Francisco, Nov, 27—The
third week of the graft investiga
tion has how started and some sen
satienal developments are prom
ised. Ten indictthents have al
ready been drawn against Mayor
j Schmitz and Reuf.
No Aid For Natives
Washington, Nov. 27—Acting on
the report of the military officers
that extending aid to the Alaska
Indiahs only makes them more in
dolent the secretary of the depart
ment of the interior will withdraw
all aid from the Alaska nati' es
this winter, and they will later be
organized under Indian agents as
is done in the United States.
Jeanie Sails
Seattle, Nov. 27—The Jeanie
sailed for Southwestern Alaska
yesterday with a cargo of explosive.
Woman Must Hang
Washington, Nov. 27—The su
preme court of the U. S. has refused
to allow more time for completing
the records in the case against Aggie j
Mevers, who was sentenced in Mis
souri last month to hang on De
cember 10th for the murdrr of her
husband.
Killed His Fiancee
Herkimer, N. J., Nov. 27—Dur
ing the trial of Chester Gillette,
formerly of Seattle, for the murder
of his fiancee, Grace Brown, it has
been proven that the girl was
killed by blows on the head before
being thrown from the boat. The
killing occured at Moose lake while
the two were out in a boat, and
Gillette’s defense was that the girl
was drowned instead of having
been killed by him.
"Washington, Nov, 27—President
Roosevelt returned yesterday from
his trip to Panama. He says Ije
enjoyed the excursion immensely,
but will have nothing to say re
garding the canal at present as he
will incorporate his views in regard
to the big ditch in his next mes
sage.
The Juneau Dispatch says:
George H. Dutton thought he
owned a copper mine at Illamna,
hut development work lias pro
duced a very rich ledge of lead and
silver, while the copper has petered
out.
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Seattle, Nov. 27—The Pennsyl
vania Sailed for Valdez Saturday
evening with a light passenger list
and small load of freight;
Claude Deck, who took the
Trahscript plant to Catella, re
turned on the Bertha, after trying
vainly to land his goods. He
found a postoffice ahd about 20
patrdhs with which to. acquire a
circulation. It is reported that the
other plant will vacate from Cor
dova on account of the scarcity of
j business, Haines Mission may be |
tried for a short time.—Dispatch.
If you need a good working Shoe,
iry a Beatty. They are the most
comfortable and the best wearers;
Ever\r pair guaranteed or money
refunded. Trv them. Valdez Bank
<fc Mercantile Co. Inc.
The fish people of southeastern
Alaska will try to have Congress
pass a law stopping the catching of
herring for the manufacture of fer
tilizer. They claim the herring
are rapidly being exterminated.
Levi Straus* Overalls are ac
knowledged the best. They ca*
be had at A. L. Levy & Co’s.
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