Telegraphic News
Of The Week
Portsmouth. Aug. 31— Japan,!
through Baron Komtira, has agreed
to an immediate conclusion of an
nrmistii e. N\ it to was notified last
night at midnight, and he nnd Km- ■
mura are to-day preparing a proc
lamation for a complete suspension
o hostilities.
Bellingham, Aug. 31 — While
hunting in the woods near Mount
Baker, Eveiitt McGinnis shot anil
killed bis fatlier, Everett McGinnis,
mistaking him for a deer.
Washington, Aug. 31—Secretary
Banaparte goes behind the findings
os the court of inquiry in the B« n
nington matter, and orders the
courtmartial of Commander Lucicn
Young, of the Bennington, ns well
as Ensign \\ :uie, upon whom the
court placed the blame for the dis
aster.
Carlsbad, Aug. 31—Tho Associu- (
ted Press has best authority for
stating that Nobel peace prize next
year will be la-stowed on Roosevelt
next year.
Oyster Bay, Aug 31—“Whistle
Boftly, we are not out of the woods”
is Roosevelt’s admonition, until
the treaty of peace, which may go |
down in history as the “Treaty oi
Sagamore Hill” is signed.
Christiana, Aug. 31—The Nobel
peace prize committee cabled Pres
ident Roosevelt congratulations on
his work “For the peace of tin
world and for humanity.”
Seattle, Aug. 31—Adam Moor e :
a negro, was arrested at Cle Eium :
yesterday, and confessed to having
murdered Philip H. Ross and wife!
at Kerrystown, this county, last
Sunday. Moore entered the house
while Ross and his wife were asleep,
beat out their brains and ransacked
the house, securing two thousand '
dollars, after wInch ho set the place 1
on fire to destroy the bodies oi his
victims, hoping ihu* to destroy tin
evidence oi his awful crime. Let
ters addressed to Ross were found
in Moore’s pocket.
Oyster Bay, Aug. 31—President;
Rooecvelt’s name is resounding
throughout all chilization as the
peacemaker. Congratulatory tele
grams, the first of which were from !
King E heard and the Pope, are
pouring in from kings and emper
ors throughout the world.
New Y6rk, Sept. 1 — Paul Mor
ton, the new pre.-ident of the Equit
able Life Insurance Co., has issued
a formal statement exonerating
Cbauncey M. Depew in the matter
of the Equitable scandal. The De
pew Land Co., has paid its indebt
edness of about three hundred
thousand dollars to the Equitable
Co.
Seattle, Sept. 1 — Charles H.
Fritche, of this city, has been noti
fied th.':t he liaB fallen heir to one
seventh of an estate in Germany
valued at two millions. The estate
was left by an uncle, Carl Fritche,
of Schoenbeck, Germany.
Seattle, Sept. 1—At the last mo
ment Japan has refused to consent
to a cessation of hostilities until
the treaty of peace is actually
signed.
Wikidel’s
- 'Rests u rs nt
(Old Postoffice Building.)
^Regular Dinner 35c.
Private Apartments Open "Day and Night
Oyster Itav, Sept. 1—The presi
dent lias been notified that a ban
lias been placed upon the Chinese
| boycott of American goods, an im
| pcrinl edict having l*een issued
that the boycott shoe.id stop a!
once.
New York, Sept. 1—The r.-i
denee of J so Ay may, lawvcr >n
in-law of Vanderbilt was burglar
ized last night and one hundred
thousand dollars worth of his wife’s
Jewels stolen.
Berlin, Sept. 1—Cholera has Bro
ken out ih various parts of the em
pire. So far there have been nine
deaths from the disease, mainly in
Prussia, and forty-three eases.
Chicago, Sept. 1 — Union com
positors in nineteen of the largest
printing houses in this city are out
on strike, demanding eight hours
ns against nine at present, to con
stitute a day’s work.
San Francisco, Sept. 1—Judge
Beatty of the United States Cir
cuit Court has issued an order res-1
training San Francisco Labor
Council from lioycotting Rainier
Beer, a Seattle product.
Copper Center, Sept. 1 — Jack
Meals and son, Bert and Charles
Hurd, Crary Bros, and Marhurger
arrived here to-day, being held up
several days at Tuzlina 1 y high
water and drift wood. Sandberg
•juit work on Sunday, Aug. 27.,
Black on Monday, N. E. Ohlsson
on Monday. All are on their wav
out. Heavy snow fell on Slate on
the 2-41It and 25th. First robbery
at Slate on the night of the 23d.
Side of the tent on California claim
cut in the night and practically
the entire season’s cleanup ab
stracted. Tin1 pay can was not
touched. No clue. Newcomb, Ba
ker and Swan Johnson are ord"
ones working yet.
St. Paul, Sept. 3—Jim Hill hn
issm d orders tor the expenditure
of one million for the purchase of
eight new trains and the genera!
improvement of the passenger ser
vice on the Great Northern road.
Seattle, Sept. 3—Puget Sound
mills have been requested to figure
on an order for twenty-five million
feet of lumber for delivery to China,
and also to furnish tonnage for its
transportation.
Duluth, Sept. 5—Twenty lives
lost and damages amounting to
over a million dollars are the re
sults of a terrific storm which
swept over lake Superior Sunday
night.
Kisheneff, Sept. 5—During the
progress of a funeral procession of
Jewish workmen, who were follow
ing the body of a poor woman who
had been killed by roughs, shots
were suddenly heard, and the pro
cession was charged by soldiers and ;
police. A nnmbcr of the mourn
ers were injured.
Seattle, Sept, 5—The treaty of;
peace between Japan ami Russia
was signed to-day in tlie executive
room of the naval stores building, J
in the presence of Governor Me
Lane, of New Hampshire, the]
mayor of Portsmouth, Admiral j
Meade and Commander Winslow.
The ceremony was very brief
Coj»|*cr Center. Sept. 2—Jack
Tansy, Nets Jepson, Sam Jensen
Cliauneey Shaw, Heron brothers,
from Slo'shetua, Saudi- rt» ami:
party, Drace brother-, tine We-!,!
Con lleiiirs. N*. K. Ohl.-son. II. Mar
.tin, T> .- vig-hrotln r.. P„ul*. n and 1
Xcilson, from Slate creek and Car*
Uain-t '.'l, from K'u ••:* i ! •, av ■
nil registefeii at lin.d tioouan to
night. TaHina river is running
hank full ami is verv ilamr-rous to
cr >ss. M t; v party will he here
tomorrow or next <lav.
Washington, Sept. 3—A notable
hoard of distinguished engineers
are assembled in Washington, at
the request of the president, to de
termine the feasibility of a sea-lev
el canal on the Isthmus of Panama.
Oyster Buy, Sept. ">—The pre -
dent lias announced the appoint
ment of Robert Bacon, of New
York, as first assistant secretarv |
of state, to succeed Francis I>.
Loomis.
Denver, Sept. 5—K. E. P>. Stil
lings, of Boston, was yesterday
elected commnnder-in-chief of tin
Grand Army of the Republic, b
succeed W. W. Blaekinar, deceased.
St. Petersburg, Sept, 5—Troops
of Russia and Turkey have stopped
the fighting between the Armeni
ans and Tartars in the Caucasus.
Chicago, Sept. 5—The trial o
the twenty-one Chicago packer.
who were indicted recently for eon
s; iraev in restraining trade, will
begin Sept. 13.
Hongkong, Sept. 5 — Secretary
Taft and party, from Manila, ar
rived at Hongkong yesterday and
were entertained by the viceroy oi
Canton.
Seattle, Sept. 5—Captain J. B.
Libby, general manager of the I
Puget Sound Tugboat Company,'
who lias been a resident of the
sound country for more ti.au forty
years, and probably one <>t the best i
known marines of lb.■ north Pa-'
eibe, <th d at the Mount Tabor sani
tarium to-.lav.
New York, Sept. 15—Agnes Hy
land has confes.se 1 that she and
Gustavo Danger, for whom she
kept house, murdered her two
year daughter Gertrude.
Seattle, Sept. 5— The German
cruiser Falke arrived at the navy
yard to-day from Alaska.
Warren, R. I., Sept. 5—Heze
ktali Butterworth, the noted author
and historian, is dead. Butter-!
worth was the author of many
books, among which is Zig Zag!
Journeys, which brought him
fame.
Wines,Liquors and Cigars. •
The Senate.
T. A. COBB & CO.,' Props.
Freight and Passengers to
all parts of tl e interior
General Trucking.
W. S. A IY. ED. WOOD
McKinley St. Between Broadway and Keystone Ave.
NDRY
Hobart St. on Reservation.
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Dot's the very finest of Hand Work. {special attention
given to family washing. Clothes CU und. 1V--1 i ; i I
Repaired.
Phone 68 K'rs. W. M. 1 '
C t. BOOdRSUS
Assayer and Chengs!
Gold and Silver Si.oo G M Si1 ver and Coppe: *. .30
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dent li ,r- ousted public prin'rr
b. \\ . 1'' i ■ t t ;ii nil;. T c
■ bicf i i.-etr tiispiea-cir
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to rea ov O .1 ii, > |
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-iynin * of :'■,<• t -<'v of j*« r.e- *'*•
American on'‘.•■••a’ litre of »*;r:• -
' ftvn "mis v is tii-. il. lie si .na*
I tUTvS Wi le A'-l lit ii.ii ti
i in the midst of a thunder storm,
i As tin i ieni}*.* t-ntinrits, ai i r mi
exchange of friendly sentiment .
issued from the conference ruin,
the sun leu • t forth in all its sj ■ n
cor, while the hells of l\>rlsi ,!i
and nearby towers pealed forth the
i joyful peace refrain.
The smart set-of Skagwa<■ :-■■■•
trying to convince tin m- lv- ,
and iucciicntally tin- postal util i : •
liii-s, that tlie Ion rest way round
• * tlie sliort* -- way to deliver mail
to iiie l'aiiana.
CnlLdtM Or bs-.Lr\.c.f Ball.
First Played at Training School in
Springfield, Mn«s., in the
Year 1901.
Basket ball ns a recreative
frame is unique in its origin for
two reasons. Firstly, it is ourone,
positively sure, home American
production; secondly, the name,
date and place of its authorship
ate exactly known, says ttoldcn
l>ays. Of no other frame in ail tic
ca tegory can this Is- said; tic
birth of tic bulk of them is buried
in an ol <-urity which r-arh-s be
yond the cuneiform-covered,
baked clay tablets of Rabylon, ml
the hiero :iyjihi< s of the remotest
Egyptian records.
Basket ball, on the other hand,
was born in th** year Iftoi a*
Springtieid. Mass., and its author
was James Vain-mitli.
In that town i. ■ trai:dug school
connected with ti * Yoon- MenV
Christian As*o. inti* and. of
roilrs?*. |»i'•1 i i ‘ ,11 a
professor j*c’ioh y, ,, is
paid to teach t!-< you: • :h how
to think.cr.. i\c! ■ ; .i>, . r:;is
lectures hi.! at! » •.*.
tain condition- ■ v ir>,.
brain could wit
ercised, and dial! ;! til class
to supply th * r*> tints to
meet them The rondiiinus were
the invention of a new game
which could he played'indoors, in
a limited area. ’ ••,ii d and
unalie- able mi-■: r <•:' <■ ■■ ■ st
unts, sinil adapt::1 to both sexes.
I't'on this hyi > s one of his
pit:;ls,Ja■ Suit • : i ho name
niirht evolve ' 1 M." it
was put into pram •■•the!- xtdav,
experimc: . .y.ai; ! ioumi to meet
the conditions and 'imitations
laid down by the professor '’’ dr
ably. But it had more than an
academic value, as its rapid spread
as one of the most appreciated
pastimes attests.
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f Ann. - ati.l St >H. V>
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Ml* K'fVKilll* i ■IU,‘ *■•» •'i‘i“‘- j\..; .vu, iaiiUlHl. \ aWit'Z,
< Seward, Cook Jnh-t and way jiort?. Sails
in n \ .. z for Statilf ami wav j.orts,
^ liith of oa< h month.
S- ... on liitli of tach month
for j iinc.tv. Sit : Kay. k, Yakutat Valdes,
Seward. Co 11. • nml way ports. Con*
Sir. Santa A .a i i-;1
V i... ,..,t I ', I... '
I" tw. ■ it \ 1/ ttd l nnlit-ka. Sails from
Valt’« /. for attle ami wav ports, 1st of
each month:
From Ysild* t<> 1’nalaska and way ports
Cfr ' 2'ith c. ' acli tniT.;lt, connecting at Yahioz
ot.. J"Jiu | with 8. Santa Ana
Right to change sl< anicr~ or date of >; ilsna is reserved.
Agents for ail kinds of Steam or House Coal
J. F. TROWliRIlXJE, Uen Mgr
1*18 First Ave., S-attic. Wash.
G. W. MILLER, As-’t Mgr.
F'honc 1<> Valdez. Alaska.
Alaska Qo/ihercial Qo.
Carrying U. S. Mail and Alaska Pacific Express.
Steamships
P©rf"and and Serf ■}«.
Sailing from Seattle on the HPh and goth of e-r>t h m<~>1111.
calling at Juneau, Sitka, Ynkutnt, Kayak, Kllamar, Valdez,
Latouche, Seward, Seldovia, Hon,or and Kodiad.
Connecting with FAIRBANKS TRAIL \t Ya!d< z, and with
sreamer at Seldovia tor Kenai, Tyonn ik. Hope and Sunrise
dining season of navig i.ion on Co .k Inlet.
Light i> reserved to change learner or mailing without notice.
Home Office, O. J. Humphrey, Cien’l Agent,
310 Sansome St. M Yesler Way.
San Francisco Seattle
J. C MARTIN, Agent,
Valdez
'COAL COAL
For Sale at Low Price* in Sack* or Bulk
Steam and Domestic Coal
I
i. . • ml to insure speedy delivi rv. Fresh
water v.f. >u • huiuf. Oreb-i.- r < ,-ivi ! and til ;• d .u Coal Harbor, by
TIDEWATER .CONSOLIDATED COAL CO.,
C< a! Harbor, Cii^a Island, Alaska
VALDEZ LIGHT & I XEPHONE CO.
Incorporated.
We have on hand a la!-<• assortment of Electric Fixtures,
Plain anil I' .uc_v .* aa l. Call Hell and Annunciators.
Estin HI il cal w< rk. Ph i 39.
Gold Dust Exchange.
Pumily Liquor Store.
Bottled Goods Best Brands Whiskey Port Wine
Sherry Riesling Angelica Sauterne
Blackberry Bran ty I’iarct By the Bottle or Gallon
Rainier Bottled Beer
Order Ey Phone Delivery Free Phone 6
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LEa S freeiy answered.
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it . i KJ „ V' • y, San Francisco, California.
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