Telegraphic Hews
Of The Week
Seattle, March 9-—The L. H.
Gray Steamship Co. has chartered
the steamer Ida May to sail from
Seattle to Valdez, starting April 1.
The inability of the boats now on
the run to handle the freight is the
reason of this addition.
Washington, March 9—The sen
ate committee today will insert a
clause in the army apuropriation
bill providing that the receipts
from commercial messages over the
Alaska cable are to be used for ex
tension of tlic line.
Washington, March 9—A. Z.
Watson of Nome is the latest can
didate for the governorship of Alas
ka. He has strong hacking. The
nomination of Hoggatt was ex
pected yesterday, but tl»e presi
dent failed to present it.
Fairbanks, Marafa-9—Recent ar
rivals from Dawson report that
there is a party in the Fortymile
country representing the Guggen
heimer interests, which k studying
the conditions and chances for in
vestment there.
Fairbanks. March 9—Fred Tis
sier, a miner, was killed by foul air
in an eighty foot shaft in the Delta
country recently. Arrivals today
from that section bring the news.
He was cleaning cut a shaft after a
fire when overcome by the gas and
remained for several hours in the
hole before being taken out.
■Paris, March 9—in the chamber
cf deputies debate over the church
disorders the government party
was defeated. The Rouvier minis
try immediately resigned. This
le aves the Morroocan question in
the halanoc and may change the
German feeling regarding tin? mat
ter.
Fairbanks, March 9—Meagre re
ports of a lug fire at Dawson have
reached here. The extent of the
conflagration and loss is not known.
Washington, March 9—The plan
of the general army staff to remove
the garrison from Fort Davis Is
not to he carried out, Secretary
Taft intervened, claiming that it
would he unwise at present to
abandon such an important mili
tary garrison.
Seattle, March 9—Omar J.
Humphrey lias purchased the Port
land and Bertha to be operated on
the Seattle-Valdee run. All ves
sels hilled for Valdez are 'leaving
freight on the 'docks here. Their
passenger capacity w? taxed to the.
utmost. The first veaeole k> leave
for Nome will ‘he unable ‘to take all
the freight already oousignod to
that ]>ort.
Seattle, March 9—It is reported
that the Northwestern Setamship
Co. has purchased three steamers
from the New Y<ark and Cuban
Mail Line for the Alaska run. The
boats named are the Orizaba,Sara
toga and Yucatan. They are all
three thousand ton boats. The
Orizaba will be put on the Senttle
Nonie run and the Saratoga and
Yucatan will rim to Valdez. They
will all arrive here in May.
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Washington, March 20—A naa
}®rity *»f the House committee on
territories favor holding vbe bill
providing for -government aid le
Alaska railroads over till nexl ses
sion. The same commuter lias
agreed to strike out all features of
the salmon hill objectionable to the
packers.
Seattle, March 10—The Steamer
Shawnmt departed today for .Lipan
with $5000 worth of wheat for tin
famine sufferers.
Washington, March 10—The
senate pn-<*;>d a bill making a state
of <>!; alioir.a including Indian Ter
ritory. .Til - provision regarding
statehood for Arizona and New
Mexico was stricken out.
Manila, March 10—Colonel
Duncan, with -100 soldiers and
marines was attacked by a (force of
Morns at Mount Dajao, near Jolo
on March 6. A fierce battle rage.d
for two •days, during which 600
Moros and 15 American soldiers
were killed. Thirty-two soldiers
and marine* were wounded. Four
officers Capt. White, Ce.pt. Rivers,
Lieut. Conway and Ensign Cook
were wounded. Great heroism was
displayed by the American lorces.
Colonel Duncan’s men raised their
guns up the side of tbe mountain
with block and tackle under a
withering fine and secured a posi
tion from which they were able to
repulse the natives.
Washington, March §—Remon
strances against the Lacey bill,
which provides that 2d per cent of
the assessment work cm mining
claims he paid in cash, are piling
up in great numbers. Lacey savs
the opposition is due to a misap
prehension of the emulations of the
law. Senator tPiles today pr* sen
ted a petition to the senate remon
strating against I he passage of the
measure, v. Inch was signed by TOO
Alaskans.
Washington, March 10—A right j
of way l;as been granted to the:
Alaska Copper Co. foi the con-;
struct ion of a railroad within tin
Alexandrian 'Archipeligo forest re
serve, in southeastern Alaska.
Washington, March 10—Alaska
fishermen have been assured that
a compromise satisfactory to them l
will be effected in the salmon pro
tection measure now before the
House.
Minneapolis, Marcn 10—Charles
Burch has patented an ice locomo
tive for use in Alaska. Instead of
wheels it has a rotary screw for
•conveying -power. Tests made here
have been entirely successful and
it is expected that the locomotive
will be ]«.it to use in Alaska next
winter.
Washington, March 10—Secre
tary Taft will succeed Justice
Brirwn’cm the supreme bench. If
Chief Justice Fultor retires, Taft
will succeed him.
Fairbanks, March 10—The Tan
.a-na Miners Association is sending
•eiretdar letters to -every -newspaper
and mining district in Alaska with
a view of forming n Federation tff
Miners t®«elect;a delegate to con
gress ■nextfaXl. TVie political corn
bin attor hack of the movement is |
mot known yet, except t<» tlie origi-j
Tiators, hut the idea is to secure, if
Wikidel’s
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Restaurant!
(Old Postoffice Building.)
"Regu I a rjDinne r_ 35c.
Privte Aortments Open Day an d Alight
•possible, a delegate from the Third
Division of Alaska.
Washington, March 10-President
Roosevelt this afternoon announced
that ho ln<K decided to appoint
Wilfnd B. Hoggatt, of Juneau, ns!
governor to succeed Brady. This
action was taken on the strong
recommendation of Cupt. Jarvis
and Senator Honicinvay. of Indi
ana.
Guikana, via Gakona, March 11
—The Slmshitha party passed here
at 10 a.m. to-dav. Fairbanks trav
elers will find a snowpdowed trail
on Copper river to Guikana road
house. This route avoids all hills
to Guikana out-off.
Washington, March 12—Much
uneasiness is felt over the fate of
.the Alaska delegate hill. Alaskans
here are in favor of giving the
credit for the bill to Cushman.
When the Nelson bill, passed by
the Senate, arrived in the hands of
the House committee all but the
enacting clause was stricken out
and the Cushman bill substituted,
in which form it passed the House, i
It is expected that Nelson will an-'
tagonizc the bill when it reaches
the Senate, as he is determined
■that all Alaskan measures shall
bear his trade-mark. The Nelson
bill authorizes federal judges to tix
the voting precincts, while in the
Cushman hill this duty is delega
ted to the various commissioners.
One or the other of Chose bills must
be ratified.
New York, March 12—Coal oper
tors have refused absolutely the
demands of the minors, and have
issued ft statement declaring for
the open shop and declining to.
enter into any agreement with
labor organizations. A strike is
almost certain to ensue.
Seattle, March 12—The freight
accumulated here for shipment to
No.ne is unprecedented. Sixteen
boats are pivj aring lor the opening i
of the season, the smallest of which
take more than 17d tons, and these
will he unable to clear up ti e
amount already on band the first ■
trip. New offerings are being made
daily. j
Port Angeles, March 12—Ihe
heaviest gale for fifteen years is i
blowing along this coast, but no!
damage has been reoprted as yet.
San Francisco, March 12—Wind
razed a two story frame building |
at midnight last night, killing John
Roach, a carpenter, and seriously
injured several other of the inmates.
Adelia, Wash., March 12—Mrs.
Clinton Net/ and two young daugh
ters, while walking home from her
brother’s, where she had been visit
ing, were caught in a blizzard and
all .were frozen to death.
Washington, March 13—Con
tracts were awarded yesterday to
the Alaska Commercial Co. to
carry mail from Seattle to Ko liak,
via Juneau, Sitka, Yakutat, Kyak,
Orca, Ella mar., Lisouro, Valdez,
La touche, Seward, Suldovia and
llomer once a month. The .con
tract price r as $800®. The con
tract from'Golivin toflConneil, onoe
a week, was warded to 11 S.
Chester, of Solomon.
Washington, March 33—Meyer.,
ambassador to Hues in, wilt be sec
rotary of war in case Taft succeed.
Brown on the supreme court bench.
Senator Warren is urging the pres
ident to retain Taft in the cabim
as secretary of war.
Manila, March 13—Genera
Wood, who has arrived from Joi"
says that during the recent figh
with ihe Moros, tlie latter used
iheir women as shields during ad-'
vances. As the woman wore the
same dress as men they could not
lie distinguished by American sold
iers and many were shot. Many
of tlie Moros feigned death and
butchered the American hospital
attendants who were relieving the
wounded.
Astoria, March 13—The Wash
ington, California, Oregon and
Alaska fisherman’s union met here
yesterday and the session will con
tinue for a week. They consider
that it will be a betterment of
their condition to unite and form
one organization.
St. Petersburg, March 12—The
reactionary party is posting circu
lars throughout Russia urging that
the Jews he slaughtered, declaring
that they arc the authors of the
misfortunes of the Russian work
ingmen. They claim that the jews
want * to -rob the peasants of the
land and make them slaves. They
also declare that the Americans,
Germans and English w’ant to de
stroy -Russia and divide the coun
try. Witte, it is declared, is the
supporter of the Jews and the chief j
enemy of the country, and is i
marked to hang. The placards ,
urge "Tear the price sellers to!
pieces.” I
Seattle, March 12—The Excel-'
sior arrived from the North to day.
The steamer City ot Seattle will go
on the Southeastern Alaska run
April 1st.
Seattle, March 13—Hind, Rolph
A Co., of San Francisco, have es-1
'ahlishcd a branch olliee here and
announce that they will build
three new two thousand ton
steamers to engage in the Nome
trade from this place next year.
The firm now has twenty vessels
running to the Orient. The an
nouncement was made by Rolph,
who is now here.
Washington, March 13—Taft re
commends an appropriation of
$2000 to purchase eighteen acres
of land from Carl M. Johnson, for
an addition t" the Ft. Egbert mill'
tar}’ reservation.
Chicago, March 14—John Alex
ander Dowie and wife have parted,
The latter has thrown her lot with
the Zion church,
Cincinnati, March 14—Secretary
Taft has written a letter to the
Roosevelt Republican Club here
expressing his satisfaction o.\er the
defeat of Boss Cox, the Cincinnati
politician. He complimented the j
cluh on the defeat of the machine, '
and said that the country in gen
eral would be better off if the same
thing was done everywhere.
Washington. March *14—The
Senate sub-committee has reported
against the adoption of any laws
regarding hazing in naval and mil
itary academies. They consider
that -better results wili be obtained
without the interference of the
government in such matters.
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Miners’
Restaurant
Adjoining Brooklyn Hotel
A First-Class Up-To-Date Eating House. Everything
in Season. Large Boxes for Families or Parties.
<Znsy and Comfortable Mrs. Chas. Osiand
Carrying U. S. Wail and Express.
Str. Oregon )
Str. Santa tiara !
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Str. Santa Ana
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Str. Dora
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Five Day Express Service direct between
Yahtez and Seattle. Sailings freni Seattle
M ir. l‘J and every ‘JO days thereafter.
Sails from Si attic 1st of each month for
•hiilia 11, Sitka, "Kayak, Yakutnt. Ynldn/.,
Seward, Cook Inlet and way ports. Sads
from-Valdez for Seattle and wav ports,
lt>th of each month.
Sails from Seattle on 10th of each month
for Jnneav, Sitka; Kayak, Yakutat Valdez,
Seward, Cook Inlet and way ports. Con
nects at Valdez with Sir. Dora for all ports
between Valdez and Utuilaska. Sails froir
Valdez for Seattle and wav ports, 1st of
eaeh month.
From Valdez to Unalaska and way ports
20th of each month, connecting at Valdez
with S. S. Santa Ann
Right, to change steamers or date of sailing is reserved.
Agents for all kinds .of Steam or House Coal
J. F. TROWBRIDGE, Gen M«r
018 First Ave., Seattle, Wash.
W. H. BUSH, Agent
Phone 16 Valdez, Alaska.
$Ld5M QonnERcmL Qo.
Carrying U. S. "Mail and Alaska Pacific Express.
Steamships
Farallon and Bertha.
Sailing from Seattle on the 14th and 25th of each month
calling at Juneau, Sitka, Yakutat, Kayak. Ella mar, Valdez,
La touche, Seward, Seltlovia, Homer and Kodiad.
Connecting with FAIRBANKS TRAIL at Valdez, and with
sreamer at Sehlovia for Kenai, Tyoonok, Hope and S'nirise
during season of navigation on Cook Inlet.
Right is reserved to change steamer orsailing without-noties.
Home'Ofliee, O. J. Humphrey.'Geii’l Agent,
310 Saneome St. F1 Yesler Way.
San .Francisco Seat tk
J. C MARTIN, Agent,
Valdez
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Incorporated.
We have on hand a large assortment of Electric "Fixtures,
Plain and Fancy Shades, Call Bells and Annunciators.
Estimates given on ail kinds of electrical work. Phono 39.
Wines,Liquors and Cigars.
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Gold Bust Exchange.
Family Liquor Store.
Bottled ‘Goods Best Brands Whiskey Port Wim,
Sherry Riesling Angelica Sauterne •
Blackberry Brandy .Claret by the Bottle.-or Gallon
Rainier Bottled Beer
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