Telegraphic News
OF The Week
St. Petersburg. Am. —The
jgovcicma ;nt thas been warned to
prepare for imitr.w in t«he entire
Baltic squadron. /iovHrcme.nt com
munication with Iiel ingfore has
"been reestablished-and advices are
received of the arrival of a loyai
•ship commanded by Admiral Biri
luff off Sveaboeg. The guns of
Cronstadt fortress are being trained
on the painee at Peterliof to pro
tect tlie Cam. Troops are being
rushed here -and to Helsingfor.
Revolutionists say tlrat when the
final test comes tlie government
will find that the troops will
mutiny where least expected.
Yiborg, Aug. -d- It is reported
that the Russian (fleet at Hungo
has mutinied-and tl»e loyal officers
are imprisoned m the Isolds of the
vessels. Tl»e .mutineers are said to
he sailing to tlie assistance of
Sveaborg.
Helsingfors, Aug. o—A white
flag is flying fram tlse fortress here
but it is not knows whether it was
raised by I he mutineers or tbe loval
part)-. Tlie loyal battleships are
bombarding the forts and tlie lat
ter are badly danniged. A big ex
plosion inside this morning is be
lieved to have been the magazine
•containing tve mutineer* supply.
Ttie postmaster of the fort has ar
rived. liere and lie -says that the
entire body of mutineers will sur
render.. but tlie report cannot be
confirmed. Four battleship in
the hands of the mutineers are re
ported heading for Cronstadt. So
cialists have issued an ultimatum
ordering nil workmon to strike im
mediately or els .• the city will be
bombarded from the fort, it is
reported Shat the mutineers are
unable to replenish their food
supply and will have to give up
soon.
Moscow, Aug. o—The working
mens council has issued orders to
tlur workmen to hold themselves
in readiness lor a general strike at
any moment.
"Seattle. Aug. 3—Eli Gage, son
of Lyman J. Gage, committed sui
cide at the Touraine hotel yester
day, shooting himself in the loft
^ tide -while standing before a mir
ror. He was formerly with the
Northern Commercial Co., and was
well known as an Alaska iwemo
4er Lacing been interested in many
northern concerns. He was a
habitual drunkard. Two weeks
.ago lie came here from Chicago
•and began drinking, registering
under the name of Gorst. His
wife airived Monday and had de
tectives hunting for liiin. He
learned oi this and m a fit of re
morse killed himself.
Paris, Aug. 3—Advices have
been received tliat l!»e Czar has
authorized am American syndicate
Leaded by HeLodel to begin tl*e
construction of sm Airr-ka-1rans
Fiioerian railway.
San Francisco, Aug. 4 — I he
grand iuev iws started an investi
gation of tlte lumber trust which
operates on the Pacific, -coast.
Seattle, Aug. 4—Portland ar
rived from Valdez last night.
Dftroit, Aug. 4—diaries Kim
■mcrlt* has been nominated for gnv
(vrnon, by the democratic conven
tion. kiesei-itiim- -endorsing tiryfwi
•wew adopted, ;.i“o reeoint i*m* de
manding an investigation of the
ehurges of gambling against Tag
part were tabled.
Seattle, Aug. 4—\’apt. Hibbard.
|-of Frisco, is 'here. He states that
' the Barnesort-Hihhard Co. is-about
to erect a gunv.o and oil plant on
! -some island in eeutbeastern Alas
ka. Orders haw been given the
Morgan Co. for the construction of
a echojner to use in their trade.
Gbefoo, Aug. 4—Admiral Train,
commandei-in-chief of tlie Asiatic
.squadron of the United States died
here last night of Uraemia,
i St. Petersburg. Aug. 4—The
j Cxar has rejected Stolypine nomi
nation for a mixed cabinet, -and
will appoint Grand Duke Jiieliolas
• as military dictator of Russia.
! Martial law has been declared at
Cronstadt, and tbe -emperor has
tied to Tsarkeo palace for safety.
The cre.w of the cruiser Asia, with
Admiral fBiriloff. minister of marine
and commander of the ileet, have
'mutinied. The cruiser is heading
in the direction of Sveaborg. A
general-strike is fixed for Sunday
or Monday.
Samara. Any 4—Th<* governor
' of this city was assassinated last
night on the street by a bomb
thrower. The assassin was arrested.
PesMoines, Aug. 3—Cutntniitg
was renominated as -governor on
|the first ballot. The convention
; was harmonious and Roosevelt was
eulogized. A declaration regard
| ing the tariff was adopted.
Pocatello. Aug. 5—Governor
Gooding has been renominated.
\V. E. Borah was endorsed to suc
; oeed DuBois. Miss Bell Chamber
: lain was nominated superintend
ent of construction. This was the
'only break in the slate.
Kharkoff, Aug. 4—Fires are!
! breaking out in many places in
i tl»e Business -section and is gaining
great headway. The whole city is
threatened.
i
Seattle, Aug. 4—A municipal
ownership league has been organ
ized to light for a street railway
bond issue this fall election.
Fairbanks. Aug. 4—A careful
canvass of the rotors in this sec
tion reveals the fact that Gale’s
[Strength is greatly overestimated
i la-re. Murane will have consultr
I
i able strength in Fairbanks and
’ telegrams from Nome say he will
carrv the Second district by over
j1000.
1 Seattle, Aug. 6—The Santa Ciarr i
| arrived last night irom Valdez.
! Chicago, Aug. 6—The grand jury
lias started an investigation of the
i Standard Oil trust.
Tacoma, Aug. 4—The Liverpnol
Tacema liner Teucer, of the blue
funnel line recently toek on 560
tons of copper bars: lor Liverpool.
Hamburg and Rotterdam. This i
I
the first sifipment of copper ever
sent horn here to Europe direct.
Odessa. .Vug. 6—All communica
tion with Sevastopol has been cut,
I and there are apprehensions that
the fortress ’is hi danger. Cossacks
^ are assembling here in large num
bers.
- Wikidel’s
■Restaurant
<Old fflce Building.)
T^egtriar Dinner 35c. j
private Apartments Open Day and Might.
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St. Petersburg. Aug. fi fflir Czar!
lias promulgated an order that the
old law making strikes a penal of
fense will 'he enforced. Railroad
men arc n- i anxious to quit work
f.itlxir leader- fear that all the men
will no! strike, and are waiting de
velopments. Seventy thousand
have quit work here. The revolu
tion is hanging fire pending the
outcome of the strike order.
(four d’Alene. Aug. <•—The dem
•ooratic convention 'met this morn
ing. A forecast shows that Dubois
wi;l receive the nomination for the
nomination for the senate. A res
olution protesting against Mormon
ism will be passed.
Cold Springs, Texas, Aug. t>—
As a result of an election fight 8et
■urday, iKdwwrd Adams, candidate
for tax collector, and bis brother
were killed. the-sheriff lias asked
that rangers 'be sent to help him
keep the mob under control. *Fur
tlver trouble is expected.
New York, Aug. 4—The com
mit*ee having charge of the recejv
tion to Bryan has decided to sell
•10,'HX) tickets to the reception.
Tiflus, Aug. 4—The situation at
Sluisha is believed to he -serious.
All communication with that place
is cut off.
Manila. Aug. 6 — The Italian
steamship Sirin was wrecked here
last night. Three hundred were
drowned and the balance was
saved in small boats. The steer
age |<assengors attacked the crew,
while they were loading the women
ami children into the bonis, kill
ing many of them with their
knives anil taking the scats tliem
selves. Fishing boats saved many
of the women.
Omaha, Aug." !'•—Secretary Taft
has written a letter to Senator
.Millard, chairman of the Panama
inncstigating committee, saying
that Roosevelt is going to-Panama
in November to make a personal
investigation ef the canal, and ask
ing Millard to accompany him.
Portland, Aug. -7—The Lewis
•Clarke Exposition (Jo. has been
dissolved, after declaring a divi
dend oi twenty-three and one half
per eent. The fair cost if.‘1,036 a
day to operate.
Tacoma, Aug. 7—W. B. Martin,
owner of Douglas island mines
yielding half a million annually,
announces that he lias bequeathed
the entire output to the cause of
prohibition. !Ke leaves for Alaska
next’ week.
St. Petersburg. Aug. . — 1 be city
was in total darkness last night,
all of the employees having struck
at the light plant. Two -thousand
factory hands are on strike. Today
is the time set for a display -of the
strength of the strikers. The city
is in a state of terror. The Cos
sacks are trying to g£t the lighting
plant in-shape *o;that they can run
it. Grand Duke Nicholas has as
sumed the duties of the office of
dictator and orders that no quarter
Ik- allowed. Stolypin was confer
ring with the Czar. He is dis
pleased with the appointment to
Nicholas, and it Is expected that
he will resign. If the troops now j
assigned to duty are unfaithful as '
the revolutionists say they will be
the citv will be in the bands of the |
revolutionists in a few days. .J
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Helsingfors, Aug. 7—The crew
of the cruiser Bogatyr mutinied
this morning. Xo details are avail
able.
Beattie. Aug.*t»—James A. Moore
■arluounce.- that he will net-build
the Lake Washington canaiJf he is
compelled to indemnify tier county
against any damage suits resulting
from the construction of the canal.
:
TACOMA
lathe natural s:utk’T cml the best mar
ket frir the product* of Alaska.
Th*» TACOMA JWHJ.TFIJk educes more
ore- of g'dd. sfiw*.,l<iid at ml eopfK-r
than nny ntlivr smelter mi •;li** Pacific
Const.
Th( West ('met tirniirT Company of
Tacoma receives on consignment and
-sells at public sale lie Lirjfcd share of
Alaska furs handled by any single
house.
The fisheries of Tacoma ship millions
i f pounds of \lrkii tie U—fresli, fri»wn.
cured, dried, smoked and pickled -to
the markets of the Cnitcd Hate* and
Europe
Tacoma wholesalers and joblicr« sup- ♦
plv a large and constantly increasing
trade in Alaska,
Tacoma I- the western headquarters
AU4I chief Pacific Coast terminus of the ^
Northern Railway am! the headquart
ers and western terminus <>f theTacoma
Eastern Railroad.
The Chicago. MilwnukcAtiti >*t. Paul
Railway, the Cnion and hmit'*eru Paci
fic and the (treat Northern ‘are now
building to Tacoma. •
The population of Tacoma lias in
crea-erl from .17.714 In I'.o.i to &A.(W in
19Ut>
Tacoma real estate Is the safest and
surest Investment on the Pacific Coast.
Watch Tacoma Grow!
For further information anti descrip
tive literature, address
Secretary of Tacoma Chamber of
(Commerce and Board of Trade.
*28 TACOMA, WASHINGTON
Rambertoff, Aug.'7—All the troops
in the -summer camp here hove
mutinied. The revolutionists with
■artillery command the entire coast.
A troop of Cossacks who were sent
to quell the disturbance was met
with a shower of grape shot and
•rebuffed. The battle is still raging
between them.
Detroit, Aug. <>—Janies I’ostbe
waite. who was fasting for 4<S days
for his health, died la*t night of
starvation.
Useovko, Aug. T>—-Every miner
litre is on strike. Those who did
not wish to obey the order were
beaten, and some were pounded to
death. All the mines have been
flooded.
San Franciseo, Aug. 7—Major
\V. It. Schofield, postmaster of the
army, and a .-on of General Scho
field, committed-suicide by shoot
ing himself in the head last night
at the home of his wife, where he
was -staying on a three months
leave of absence, on account of ill
mess.
Seattle, Aug. 7—Governor Swine
ford 'rrived on the Orizaba from
Nome and sailed last night on the
Jefferson for Ketchikan. He said
that the trip had convinces! him
that there was a good chance of
his being elected, though he could
foresee some trouble because of his
name being presented at'the Demo
cratic Convention at Juneau. He
said that such act was without
authority, as be did not believe in
party politics. He pledged him
self if elected to represent all
parties in Alaska. He stated that
he was not surprised to see Waskv
pull out of the race as his business
demands his attention. While he
believes that Waskv has some
strength, and may he-able to throw
enough to Murane to cause hi«
election for the short term, he does
not believe he has enough to influ
ence the vote ior the candidate for
the long term. In fact, he ,-avs that
i
Waskv would never have received
the nomination if prominent dem
ocrats in Southeastern Alaska had
not failed to answer telegrams from
Nome. He also states that he
’believes that Cale will have con
sideral support in the Second and ,
Third districts, but that ii the First
division will give’him (Swineford)
a majority, he will Ik* elected. He
states that if there is time he will
speak at "Ketchikan, Juneau and
Douglas.
■St. Petersburg, Aug. 7—The
strikers are inactive, waiting for ‘
the railroad men to quit. The j
government is arresting all of the j
leaders. The strike will he a fiasco j
if the railroad men refuse to go opt.
Sjiokane, Aug. 7—A special irom j
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Five D.vy Mail and Express Service Direct
Fails From
VAI.i'FZ HKATTLF.
Str. Oregon Aug. K ami ‘JF Aug. .IK £ept.
Str. Pxcelsior Aug. 13 Aug. 1
Str. Santa Clara Aug Hopt. 13 * Aug. s
Str. Port Valdez
Cfr TVAro 7lh each month for 'Nushagak, via Vital adt*.
Oil. DUld ami way ports
'Right do change steamers or date of sailing is reserved.
Agents for all kinds or Steam or House Co&!
.1. F. TROAVRR f 1N-JR, (ten Mgr
filS.Fir.t Ave , Seattle. Wash.
•W II P.l'HH, Agent
Phone IK Valdez, Alaska.
Qc4JT QonPflNT.
.1). S. Mail and Alaska-Pacific Express
5. /. PORTL/iHD
S. /. BERTH/1
Sails Iroin Seattle on file lOfh trtf
each month via tlie Jnside Route,
calling at Ketchikan,. Juneau. Sit
k i, and all wav {toils, to Kodiak.
Returning, sails from Valdez, bout
the 25th, omitting Sitka.
Sails from Seattle on.25th of each
month, via Inside Route, cnlling at
‘Ketchikan, Juneau an*' ill war
ports to Seldovia. -Retimiing-saile
from Valdez about Uth.
•Right is reserved to change steamer* and date of sailing withctu
notice.
I
J K.'PHAUO. (ien’l Manager
94 Yesler Way, Seattle.
J. C. MARTIN, Agent.
Phone 17 Valdez
Wines,Liquors and Cigars.
The Senate.
T. A. COBB * CO., Props
Gold Dust Exchange.
Family Liquor Store.
•Bottled floods Best ‘Brands’Whiskoy 'Port Wine
Sherry Riesling Angelica Santarnc
Blackberry .Brandy Clant by the Bottle or thill*'
Rainier Bottled Beer
Order By Phone Delivery Free Phoned
Tob Printing at the Prospector Shop
the democratic convention in Idaho
states that a plairk will he adopted
providing for the re-enactment of
the oath disfranchising Mormons,
also demanding the estimation of
polygamy and unlawful cohabita-j
tion in Idaho
Chicago, Aug. 7—The Milwaukee
Ave. State Bank, a workingman’s
depository has failed. President
Paul Sfrensland, and cashier
Henrv Heering are missing. To
gether they are short over a mil
lion in their accounts. Treasurer
John Visser, of toe Royal League,
who had all the funds or the order
on’deposit in the institution, drop-*
ped dead on hearing the report o:
the failure. Henry Koepke. i.
grocer who had lies life’s saving
in the bank shot himself throng!
the head when he heard the news
A large mob gathered around t!
bank and threatened to break i
the doors, but were dispersed I
the police, who kept guard of ii. '
building all night.
Waterloo. Aug. 7—The demos
cratie convention was called to
order to-day. The conservath
branch oi the .party, heretofore op-;
posed to Brvan, will endorse him.
The fight for tl e nomination for
governor is between Oenvge Hall
Claud Porter anil Jdhn 'Dennison.
A national eoneiliation hoard, to
deal with Irf'nor troubles, will ho
one of the planks of the platform.
DOCK BATHS—Open all night
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