Telegraphic News
Of The Week
Indiana pahs, May 11—Under (
Instructions from the states at
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torney proceedings are being i
brought against the drug trust, an
alleged combine for controlling
prices in the state of Indiana.
Prosecutions will be under the
Sherman act.
Washington, May 11—The Sen-!
ate has adopted a resolution pro- j
Tiding that under the interstate j
commerce laws no railroad can;
carry a commodity, if interested in
it except for use in conducting its
business. This will stop die coal
roads from controlling tl»e price of
coal on the market.
Washington, May 12—-Senator
Gorman hns had a serious relapse
following an attack of thegrip. and j
is suffering from frequent sinking
spells. It is feared that he will
aot recover.
Seattle, May 11—The Corwin
left for Nome last night. She had i
40 passengers and 20U sacks of }
mail.
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Lester, Wash, May 11—Forest j
fires are raging here and at Green !
River Hot Springs. Thousands of
cedar posts belonging to tlie rail
road have been destroyed and
much of the timber is threatened.
Kamloops, B. C. May 11—The
Canadian Pacific, passenger train
was held up near here last night
by robbers. They carried off the
mail, but did not secure the ex
press. Indians have been sent outl
to trail the robbers.
Sea 1 . May 31—-The incorpora
tion committee of the Aiaska-Yu
kon Fair has issued a call for a
meeting here oi the hoard of
trustees May 19 for the purpose oi •
electing officers, providing by-laws J
and generally planning the scope:
of the exposition. \
Providence, May 11—William!
Thomas, pitcher of the Tacoma
nine last season was drowned while
traveling to Buffalo yesterday. He;
fell from the train.
Seattle, May 11—Prosecutor j
Mackintosh says that he will j
prosecute Mitchel, the murderer of
Creflield, regardless of public sen
timent. He says he will pay no
attention to the letter of the prose
cutor at Portland which stated that
the deed was justified by the de- j
based acts of the victim.
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St. Petersburg, May 11—Radicals j
and revolutionists have declared 1
against any demonstrations at the!
opening of parliament today. They
wish the ceremonies to be un
marred by any trouble. Distur-1
bances by the terrorists are feared.
Troops of soldiers are all over the
city. The Czar will arrive at noon.
The new council of the empire has
been announced, but does not in
clude Witte. This is considered a
slight by the emperor.
St Petersburg, May 12—-Parlia
ment was opened here today. The
first speech made was a demand
that amnesty be granted to those
who have fought for liberty during
the past year. There lias been no
demonstration.
Seattle. May 11—The league
game here reeterday resulted in a
eeore of Oakland 5, Seattle 3. At
Portland the score was Portland 3,
San Krancieco S. Loe Angeles 5,
Fresno 0.
San Francisco, May 12—Saloon
keepers erecting temporary build
ings have been notified by the
commissioners that it is their in
tention to permanently reduce the
number of saloons, making Frisco
practically a dry town. The
Sheriff of San Mateo county closed
a number of newly opened saloons
yesterday because the people who
were drinking started a riot.
New York, May 12—Drivers of
funeral carriages have struck for
fl* per week. One hundred and
ten bodies intended for burial are
being held by the strikers.
Seattle, May 12—Ex-Governor
Swineford arrived here today from
the East. He says he will not be I
a candidate for the delegateship1
unless it is for the short term.
Whether he will enter the race for!
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the position depends upon condi- j
lions as he finds them in tite First
District. He believes it is neccs- j
uary to make the nominations by
petition, as it is impossible to se
cure a representative convention j
on such short notice.
Washington, May 12—The Sen-1
ate passed an appropriation of a j
quarter of a million for construe- j
Lion of a dock at Bremerton.
San F’ancisco, May 12—Gover
nor Pardee refuses to call a special
session of the legislature. He sayg
it is better to have no session than I
Lo have Lad laws. San Francisco j
is demanding needed legislation.'
File city vault has been opened
ind found in good condition. It
contained over five million dollars,;
srhicli is being removed to th< mint, j
Kansas City, May 12—The Star,
commenting on Cushman’s speech ,
■alls him a blasphemer.
St. Paul, May 11—Joseph A.
Wheelock, editor of the Pioneer
Press since its establishment in
1861 died here yesterday.
Washington, May 12—Secretary |
Faft has advised Governor Magood i
>t Panama that if the revolutionary
movements in that country hinder
he work on the canal the United
States will interfere.
Baltimore, May 12—The Amen-i
;an in commenting on the speech
>f Representative Cushman in re-!
;>ly to the tariff speech of Congress
nan Wilson, where he quoted
icripture, eays: “No orator who is |
irst class finds it necessary to ridi
:ule religion or treat the scriptures
with vain irreverence. Such ex
ledients show a poverty of in
ellect.” The portion of Cushman’s
ipeech causing this comment was
where he told the story of the
warding house hash and referred
o the bible, Hebrews !3-8.
Washington, May 12—Major
iichardson has started to the west.
He will spend most of the summer'
>n work connected with the road :
rom Valdez to Fairbanks.
St. Petersburg, May 14—A corpse j
bund hanging in a house at Ozer
iifHand has been identified as
father Capon. Indications are
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■Regular Dinner 35c.
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that he was executed and the body ;
hung to create the impression that
he had committed suicide. The
house where the body was found |
was rented by a stranger a month
ago. The latter disappeared two;
days later.
New York, May 14—CarlSchurz.
the statesman, soldier and writer
died here yesterday.
Washington, May 12—The sen
ate committee has reported favora
bly on the Piles resolution appro
priating $150,000 for a steel light
ship at Flattery.
St. Petersburg, May 14—The;
Radicals in parliament tried to;
force a measure calling on the'
Czar to grant an immediate amnes-,
ty to revolutionists, but the act
was defeated by the Constitution- J
alists. It is feared trouble will re- j
suit today from the arresting of
May Day rioters.
Washington, Mav 14—Senator.
Tillman has issued a statement,'
including a signed letter from for*'
mer congressman Chandler, where-!
in the latter claims that at a con- j
ference at the White House, the j
president called Knox, Spooner
and Foraker senatorial lawyers. [
and declared that he had broken <
with them. The president de !
dared Saturday that the statement!
to this effect made by Tillman in !
the Senate was a alsehood.
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Seattle. May 14 — John H.
Hughes, of Fairbanks, now in this;
city, says that any district in Alas- j
ka whose people will come out
unanimously for one candidate is!
almost sure of electing the delegate
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to congress. Nome, he anticipates,
will split on account of the differ-1
ence between the longshoremen and j
the miners.
St. Paul, May 12—The govern-j
ment has secured a judgment un
der the Sherman act, dissolving
the paper trust. The price of news
print has dropped to ♦1.85.
Chicago, May 12-*—Dowie ie dy-j
ing in Shiio house. His physic
ians state that he cannot live three
da vs.
Vancouver, B. C., Mav 12—The,
Canadian Pacific train robbers are;
surrounded in the woods near'
Campbell Meadows and a fight is
expected. j
Seattle, May la—tne northwest
ern Steamship Co. will inaugurate
a new schedule calling for three,
and possibly four trips, a montl. I
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in addition to the Santa Clara and
Oregon the new steamer Saratoga ,
will be put on the run.
Seattle. May 12 — Gordon Van
Hook, a Copper River miner, who
has just returned from the east, j
says that Dr. Brunner will
take steps to stop the work of con
struction on the Copper River rail
road from Orca, claiming that he
has a prior right-of-way from the
government. He alleges that he
filed maps July 1, 1905.
St. Petersburg, May 15—Admiral
Kuzmick, of the government ad-,
iniralty works, refused permission ;
to the employees of the works to
celebrate Mayday. He was staobed
in the back and instantly killed by \
one of the workmen, who mingled
with the others before he could be
identified. His fellows declare
they do not know him.
Seattle, May 15—The Chamber
«f Commerce will bring the uniden-'
titied victims of the Valencia dis
aster, who were buried on Vancou
ver island, to this city for burial.
The bodies will be brought here on
a revenue cutter.
Seattle, May 15—The .Northern
Pacific has reduced rates on freight
between Portland and this
citv. The i eduction was made to '
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enable Portland merchant? to ship1
to Alaska through this port. The
uew rates apply only on through
shipments. Portland merchants
say that the boat line? north dis
cussed by the Northern Pacitiic
several months ago will not mater
ialize.
North Yakima, May 14—A local
clairvoyant predicts the burning of
several business blocks here to
morrow. The mayor has detailed
an extra squad of police to watch
the threatened property.
Washington, May 15—The pres
ident has issued a personal state
ment in the matter of Tillman’s
attack through Chandler. He says
that at his interview with Chand-'
ler there was no opportunity for j
an honest misconception of his at
titude on the rate bill, and is con
vinced that it is impossible that
senators would use Chandler a«
Tillman’s intermediary. He refers
all conferees on the rate bill to Al
lison. He expresses himself as;
satisfied with the Hepburn bill as
passed by the House, including the;
I.ond and Spooner amendments.
Washington, May 15—General:
Allen has ordered the installation !
of a dunlex system on the Alaska •
cable.
St. Petersburg, May 15—The j
Council of Empire, or the upper;
house, has joined the Douma, or!
lower house, in a general amnesty.'
Witte Iras become active and has J
presented a demand that all do-!
bates of the Council of Empire,
shall be public. The Douma will !
address the throne demanding,
general amnesty and the abolish-!
ment of the Council, declaring that j
the upper house is a hmderance ■
to the Czar.
Warsaw, May 15—Thousands of
workmen formed a Mayday parade!
yesterday. During the parade
Police Captain Constantinoff was1
assassinated. While standing with
the soldiers a man threw a bomb'
into the group. The officer was
blown to pieces and several of the
soldiers were wounded. The assas
sin tried to escape by shooting the;
soldiers, who in turned fired a vol-j
ley, killing the murderer and one j
citizen, and wounding eleven oth-j
grs.
Vancouver, May 16—Canadian;
Pacific officials have identified one
jf the train robbers caught near
f'apperon lake as Bill Miner, who
held np the same train at Mission !
Junction two years ago. The sec- !
end man is William Dunn, a min-;
ing man of Ashnola. The other j
mati is unknown. Dunn was shot j
in the thigh.
St. Petersburg, May 16 — The
Dounia has drafted a reply to the!
tzar’s message demanding com-;
;>lete amnesty to all revolutionists I
excepting those who have commit-1
ted murder or attempted murder,'
uid those who have committed
hefts. Complete legislative power;
jv the Coui il of the Empire is de- j
manded, and the abolition of the |
Bureaucracy, which it is claimed <
is responsible for many of the!
crimes which leave a scar on the j
the government. Other demands !
ire: Responsibility of the minis-;
lers to the people, universal suf
frage except to women, equality of;
ill before the law, abolition of tin ■
ilentb sentence, agrarian reforms j
and the right of J«J>or to organize.
Seattle, May 16—Assay offiv, :
thief Adams has pleaded not guilty
The trial will b proceeded wr.L a- ;
rapidly as possible.
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Lady, age 24, is desirous of gn- j
img to Alaska. Will give contract
for work in payment of passage
from Portland, Oregon, to Valdez
or any other point. Address Maej
Kearns, General Delivery, Port- j
land, Ore.
IMwstem Steamstiip (oipj, ltd.
Carrying U. S. Mail and Express.
Str. Oregon
Str. Santa Clara .
Str. Santa Ana
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Str.’Dora \
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^ Five Day Express Service direct between
; . Valdez and Seattle. Sailings iron) Seattle
: May 4 and every 20 Hays thereafter.
Sails from Seattle 1st of each month for
Juneau, Sitka, Kayak, Yakutat. Valdez,
Seward, Cook Inlet and way ports. Sail*
from Valdez for Seattle and wav ports,
L Kith of each month.
Sails from Seattle on 10th of each month
for Juncav, Sitka; Kayak, Yakutat Valdez,
Seward, Cook Inlet and way ports. Con
nects at Valdez with Str. Dora for all ports
between Valdez and Unalaska. Sails from
Valdez for Seattle and wav ports. 1st of
each month.
From Valdez to Unalaska aad way }>urts
2fcth of each month, connecting JC Vwldca
with S. S. Santa Ana
Right to change steamers or date of sailing is reserved.
Agents for all kinds of Steam or House Coal
J. F. TROWBRIDGE, Gen Mgr
4518 First Ave., Seattle, Wash.
W. H. BUSH, Agent
Phone 16 Valde*z, Alaska.
flbflSM QoflST QonPflNT.
’(Successors to Alaska Commercial Co.)
Carrying U. S. Mail and Alaska Pacific Express.
C C ft th ^ Sails from Seattle April 25—From Valdez for
\ Derma ^ Seattle, via Inside Route about May 10.
S. S. Portland ' Sails for Seattle about Mur 1.
Connecting with steamers at -Seldovia lor Kenai, Tyoonbk,
Hojre and Sunrise City.
Right is reserved to change steamer or sailing wit hout notR-e.
General Office:
114 Vesler Way, Seattle.
J. C MARTIN, Agent,
Phone 17 Valdez
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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. Phone :?9.
Wines, Liquors and eigars.
The Senate.
T. A. COBB & CO., Prop#
Gold Dust Exchange.
Family Liquor Store.
Bottled Goods Best Brands Whiskey Port Win*
Sherry Riesling Angelica Sruterne
Blackberry Brandy Claret by the Bottle or Gallon
Rainier Bottled Beer
Order By Phone Delivery Free Phone 6
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