Telegraphic News
Of The Week
New York, Sept. 21—'The gov
ernment has quarantined one
thousand emigrants who arrived
from Germany, on-account of chol
era. There are several cases among
them.
Chicago, Sept. 21—Samuel Wells,
▼ice president, B. S. Cuscy, traffic
manager, Vance Skipwnrth and
Chess Todd, assistants, all officials
of the Schwarzchild A* Salzburger
Packing Co, have entered a plea
in the federal court of guilty of ac
cepting trust re hates from railroads.
They were fined $25,000 each, It
wai shown in the testimony In-fore
the grand jury that the company
was benefit;ed to the extent of
millions hv the rehnte transactions.
Tokyo.Sept. 21—The naval ar
mistice has been arranged. The
Narroc straits are to remain neu
tral. and Russia has been granted
permission to tend provisions to
Kanischatka.
Oystei Bay, Sept. 21—Tlie privi
dent, Secretary Root, Senator
Lodge and cx-Ministcr Choate held
n conference here to-day on the
question of regulating insurance!
companies. The president has
announced that he favors radical
legislation regulating the com
panies. The recent investigations
prove that some active steps must i
be taken immediately to protect
the public.
Washington, Sept. 21—The gov
ernmont has issued orders to have
Captain Alex XcLean, the Alaska
tur pirate, prosecuted. McLean
was [indicted at San Francisco in j
1904 on a charge of fitting out the
Carmencita in violation of the scal
ing laws. The officials have been
searching for him ever since, hut
were unable to locate him. The |
Canadian authorities will he asked
to turn him over to the American
officers.
New York, Sept. 21—Tnvestiga-f
tion reveals the fact that President
McCall, of the New York Life In
surance Co., has paid out hun-1
dreds of thousands of dollars,:
without authority from the man
agement of the company, on real
estate deals.
Seattle, Sept. 21—Judge Denni- j
Bon, the legal advisor of the Jap- :
anese envoys who assisted in fratii-!
ing the peace treaty, announced
this morning just before sailing!
with Wainaza, that he would re-j
sign his position with the govern- j
ment within a year.
London, Sept. 22—Prince Ferdi
nand of ltatavia and infanta Maria
Theresa, only sister of King Alton-'
so of Spaiu, have announced their I
engagement. This is one of the 1
few love matches among the royal
families.
Boston, Sept. 22—The dismem
bered body of an unknown woman
was found in a grip floating in the
hay here this morning. The body
shows that a criminal operation
had been performed prior to dis
memberment. No clue to the per
petrators has been found.
Sen*Ile, Sept. 22 Nicholas Kii
llif, a Russian scientist now living
| here, says that a Knighted triK
of Aioos has recently l»een discov
ered by him on the island of Sag
halien. They are a dwarf race,
w ho live under ground and whose
religions Klicf centers around the
worship of the sun and se w Tlicv
havc hail no communication with
the rest of the world during the
life of the present members of the
i. iK.
San Francisco, Sept. 22—The
stage coach on the Oregon mine
road was wrecked yesterday in a
runaway. Collector Stratton of
S in Francisco and a Miss Busev
were seriously injured when the
coach overturned, but succeeded in
er^r-sting themselves lwforc the
conch wen. over the hank. It
rolled down over a 500 foot preci
pice.
Washington. Sept. 22 — The
American coal of arms at the con
sulate of Cieiufuegos. Cuba, was
defiaal recently by some unknown
person. The matter was reported
to the secretary of state, who wired
the department to net against the
individual culprits and not to con
sider it as a demonstration of hos
tility.
Nanaimo, Sept. 22—The Cottage
City broke her. shaft near t^ueen
Charlotte sottnd.on her trip north.
She was towed to Departure bay
by the Alki, and will be able to
proceed in a day or si*.
Seattle, Sept. 2‘2—The torpedo
defense board is now at wo-k sur
veying I’uget sound with a view to
improving the coast defenses. They
will place mines containing no ex
plosives in these waters to deter
mine the action of the currents,
in the event of war it is planned
to raise and load the mines, which
will take but a few minutes. Those
mines, in connection with other
const defense measures now being
worked upon, will make the Sound
practically inacccssable to un
friendly vessels.
Newark, ().. Sept. —The deni
erats have opened their Campaign
for the state election. J »!iu M.
Patterson, democratic candidate lor
governor, in a speech here ar
raigned tin- republicans of the
a c, accusing them of graf ing.
ll*‘ said that the bosses of tiie parly
ara most corrupt, and that the pu’ -
is being robbed.
Bucharest, Roumania, Sept. 23—
A diplomatic runt lire lias occurred!
between Greece and Roumania,
and the minister of the latter court*
tiy has left Athens, putting Rou
manian interests in the hands of
the Italian minister. The rupture
is over the refusal of Roumania to
grant compel.sation for the pillag
ing Greek stores and Burning their
flag several months ago.
Tokyo, Sept. 23—t'apt. Iwichi,
commander of the ill-fated Battle
ship Mika-a, which blew up some
time ago, tried to commit suicide by
jumping from a window. He is
still alive, But it is believed that
be cannot recover.
New York, Sept. 22—Physicians
announce that Komura will Be aide
to sail from Vancouver By Oct. 3.
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Wikidei’s
- 'Restaurant
*(Old Postoffice "Building.)
■Regular Dinner 35c.
Private Apartments Open Day and Night
SAFE, COMFORTABLE, RELIABLE BOAT
Will leave Valile/ rcgularlv each Salur lay at tl a. m.. currying freight
aid passengers for ail points on tie-,Some!.
READY TO AOUOMMOUATE ANYONE, AT ANY TIME, FOR
ANY PURPOSE.
Caot. C. M. DAY.
lie is recovering n»| idly from Ids
illness.
\''alln iValln, Sept. 22—There
are fifty-nine cases of typhoid fevt r
in I he sta'o prison at this plnrr,
and more arc appearing dailv.
The physicians nre nnahle to com
bat with the disease, it is pro aide
that sonic extensive changes will
have to lie made in the prison san
iiation, which is thought to In* re
sponsible for this epidemic.
St. Paul, Sept 2d—L. I). Kllis.
j formerly a wealthy speculator of
, Minneapolis, was arrested on the
| streets tor begging. At his hearing
lids morning lie plead guilty.
Kllis was ai one time verv wealthy
but lost his fortune in hoard of
j trade spec illations.
Bellefontnine, O., Sept. 2d—VJcr
, Pres. Fairbanks opened the repub
lican state eompaign at a inerting
here to day He confessed that
i the system of rebates practiced by
the railroads is an evil that must
l>e settled, but not as party polities.
It is his idea that the matter should
be attended to on the lines of strict
justice, and asserts that congress
can be trusted to uphold the rights
of the people in this affair whi n
lie proper time conns.
Athens, Sept. 25—The rupture
between this country and Koumu-j
nia piomises to assume alarming j
proportions. It is semi*oDieially I
announced that tlie government !
lias sent an ultimatum to Kou
mania, Imt no action has been:
taken as vet'.
Portland, Sept. 25—The Kxjmsi
tion is nearing the closing time.
I'nlessthe project now under ad
visement to keep the gates open
until late in the winter and charg'd
a ten cent admission fee carries,
th<> fair will close Oct. 14. An
average attendance of 17,000 daily
lias been the record of the exposi
tion. Among the best exhibits!
shown were those from Alaska, j
which have attracted much atten
tion. The work oi the schools of
Alaska especially lias been mar
velous.
New York, Sept. 25—Tammany j
is at work on a reeonsi ruei ion of
tiie party platform, It has been
practically decided to insert a
plank demanding tliat the people
own all public utility franchises.
Vladivostock. Sept. 25—The ces
sation of hi slilities lias caused a
resumption of business here. The
inhabitants are returning by tliou
ands. Forty-five steamers, carry
ing people who left here fearing
that the town would he besieged, i
are due tomorrow.
Chicago, Sept 25 — President'
Stiekoey, of_ tlie Chicago Great '
Western Railroad, at a hearing be
fore inter-state commerce commis- i
sion, testified that the meat pack- 1
ers forced the railroads to make
rebates which caused the recent !
convictions of meat trust officials, i
The fines imposed on these officials
a few days ago, while proving the
possibility of obtaining convictions,
do not satisfy the prosecution, and
it is probable that action will again
be started in such a manner as to
make the conviction of higher offi
cials certain.
Washington, Sept. 25—Through
the influence of secretary Eiihu
Root an appointment will probably
be given to James Drain, adjutant
general of the state of Washington,
in the consular service of South
America.
Des Moines, Iowa, Sept, 2d Sec
retary Shaw has determined to re
tire from tlie cabinet February 1st.
lie makes this statement in a let
ter t<> the republican county ron
niittce. As soon as be Tcsign* Iron
tbe rnbinet be will start bis presi
dential b >o n.
Isondnn, Sent. 20—Tbe f’ritis!
foreign office 111 aK» s public tie
Auglo-Jnpanesc treaty. Areordin
to the terms of the treaty when
ever either eoun'ry is ;.a ■■. tie
object of an unprovoked attack,
the other must come to its aid
immediately. The agreement i.
hinding for ten years.
Seattle. Sept. 2o—Seattle is now
to be a wide-open town, and tin
s|iorting element is jubilant. Re
cent test eases have proved that
under present felony and vagrant
laws pros* cut ions .for gambling can
not he sustained.
Seattle, Sept. 20—The Siberian
trade has increased largely since
the peace treaty is in effect. Vlad
ivostok tn-dav places orders her<
for .TSO.O'K) barrels of flour. Hong
kong and Shanghai merchants are
also placing large orders.
Natchez, Miss., Sept. 20—Citi
zens fleeing from tbe yellow fever
districts are panic stricken, and
are nearly beyond control. Thov
are facing quarantine on every
side.
Manila. Sept. 20—A destructive
typhoon visited tins place la.-t week
and swept the native district awav
entirely. Might thousand people
are homeless. So far as known
only five were killed and two Imn*
tired injured.
New York, Sept. 20—Congress
will investigate tlie matter of eon*
triliutions made tn the republican
natiional committee for the last
campaign. The committee will
have to show what the monev was
tised for. A scandal is promised
as a result of the investigation, ac
cording to statements of democrats
in the senate committee.
Spokane, Sept. 20 A Tig fire
started here this morning in the
wholesale district. The loss so far
has lai n about a quarter of a mil
lion. The conflagration started in
the Cudahy packing house.
lokyo, Sept. 20—The consum
mation of tiie Anglo-J npuucsc
triaty causes eem ral satisfaction
among the diplomats here. They
assume that tins treaty will insure
at least ten years in which to re
cuperate from the financial de
pression caused by the war with
Russia.
Sc wan d, Sep. 20—Rcrtha left last
•light for Valdez. l)r. Rvstrom is
a passenger.
COPPER CENTER CLUB
Ciias. Cowki.i., Prop.
Fine Wines, Liquors and Cigars.
Makhi'Ettk Rye, I.acey and
Wai.m t Him. Hornhum, Oi.ympia
Bm:k, and PitixnK de (Sai.es, Vlk
i).\n and other leading brands of
Cigars.
EVERYTHING FIRST-CLASS
Pfospcdors i fillers
Will save their f:« ight and expenm* «>f
haiidliughy purt hasiun »hvir
supplies at the shoes of
H. n. WETflEKBEE,
KENAI and KU8ILOFF,
COOK INLET, ALASKA.
Full IJue of
General Merchandise
CLOTHING, HARDWARE,
PROVISIONS, ETC.
QEO. 5. Httf RN5. Agt.
KENAI, ALASKA.
Copper River
Braying Co.
Freight and Passengers to
all parts of the interior
General Trucking.
W. S. AMY. ED. WOOD
McKinley St. Between Broadway and Keystone Ave.
■!■ ii- imii ■ iinfufiiu i n —..
Send Your Orders To
TEALE-HILLS
FURNITURE Seattle
and wash.
CARPET CO.
Furnitur:,
Carpets,
Stnves.
and Household Goods.
Allilres* Mail Order* to J. L. LEW1TH.
Alaska Representative Tea'e-Hills,
Seattle, Wasli.
Mistera Steamship Company, ltd.
Carrying U. S. Mail and Express.
Str. Santa Clara
i
Str. Excelsior 1
I
Str. Santa Ana
f
Str. Dora
l
i Five I*ny h.Kiirrr1* S-rviw iliriTt Ix'twecn
( V alete z and Seattle. Sail 1141* from Seattlo
Sept. *'2 ami every 2t> clay* thereafter.
Sail* from Seattle l*l of each month for
Juneau, Sitka. Kayak, Yukutat. Valdex,
Seward, Cook Inlet and way |H>rt*. Sails
from Valdez for Seattle and wav |*>rls,
ItitIt of each month
Sail* from Seattle on ltlth of eaeh month
for Jum-a\, Sitka; Kayak, Yakiitnt Valdez,
Seward. Cook Inlet and way port*. Con
neet* at V aide/ with Sir. I>ora for all ports
leetween Valelezaml l nnla*ka. Sail* from
V iilelez for Seattle and wav | ort*, l*t of
eaeh month.
From V aide/, to I'melaska and way ports
2ti;h of eaeh month, connecting tit Valdes
with S. S. Santa Ana
Right to <-hungr stoaim-rs or dato of sailing is reserved.
Agents for all kinds of Steam or House Coal
.1 F. TUOWHHMXiK. (Si n Mgr
ISIS First A Vi-.. Salt lo. Wash.
C. W. Mll.I.KK, Ass’t Mgr.
IM.one Hi Valtliz, Alaska.
fluSJM ConnERQIAL Qo.
Carrying U. S. Mail and Alaska Pacific Express.
Steamships
PoriSand and Bertha.
Sailing from Seattle on the 10th and t'oth of each month,
calling at Juneau, Sitka, Ynkntat. Kayak. Kllamar, Valdez,
Latnuche, Seward, Seldovia, Homer and Kodiud.
Connecting with FAIR RANKS TRAM, at Valdez, ami with
sreamer at Seldovia for Kcuai, fyoonok. Hope and Sunrise
during season of navigation on Cook Inlet.
Right i~ reserved to change steamer or-ailing without notice.
Home Office, O. J. Humphrey, (ien’l Agent,
310 Sansotne St. SI YesU r Way.
San Frnneiseo Seattle
J. C MARTIN, Agent,
Valdez
Incorporated.
\\ t* have on hand a large assortment of Electric Fixtures,
Plain and Fancy Shades, Call Hells and Annunciators.
Estimates given on all kinds of electrical work. Phone 39.
Wines,Liquors and Cigars.
The Senate.
T. A. COBB & CO., Props.
Gold Dust Exchange.
Family Liquor Store.
Bottled Goods Best Brands Whiskey Port Wine
Sherry Kiesling Angelica Sauterne
Blackberry Brandy Claret hy the Bottle or Gallon
Rainier Bottled Beer
Order Ey Phone Delivery Free Phone 6
HYDRAULIC
Giants Water Lifters,
Elevators Pipes
Derricks, Gates
Questions in regard to HYDRAULIC ENGINEERING PROB
LEMS freely answered.
T LJ r p A i IQC* A A 503 Mission Street,
I I I L_> DwUOL VV/> San Francisco, California.
Cable Address “Bouseco.” Bedford McNeill Code.
' C. E. B0QARDU5
Assayer and Chemist
Gold and Silver $1.00 Geld Silver and Copper $2.50
*10 Coi.i'miua Sr.. Skatti.k. Wash.
Job Printing at the Prospector Shop