telegraphic News
Of The Week
Oxford, O , June 15—Secretary
Taft, in an address before the Mi
ami University, said that he wn*
'opposed to the exclusion Of the
Chinese. He stated that the trade
of the Flowery Kingdom was a
commercial prise, from which, he
•declared. Americans were debarred
because of the prejudice of the
Pacific coast.
Chicago. June 15“-The Associa
ted bui .ting trades have with
drawn lliefr financial supi>orl from
the striking teamsters.
Port de France. Martinique, June
15—Mount Pelie is again manifest
ing great -activity, and numerous
o&rthquake shock, have been felt
throughout the island. No alarm,
however is felt.
■Athens, Greece. Sune, 15—While
entering the chnm-her of de.jrnties
Tuesday, the Premier 'DeiyannU
was stabbed in the stomach and
Killed by a gambler named Gher
akaers. The assassin was arrested.
Berlin Jane 15— An imperial
order has been issued to at once
strongly iortify Kiaochau bay, the
German concession on the Shan
tung peninsula,-China.
"VTashington, June. 15—Ger
many’s action in -fortifying -Ktao
chau bay, lias aroused deep interest
in diplomatic oircles here and in
London.
•Portlalhd, Jifne 15—Oregon is on
the verge of a range war. Ranch
A_lci*s, business men and miners have
Bformed an nriiK-d guard to prevent
the sheep and cattle men front in
vading the ranges of eastern Ore
gon, and they have (Misted notices
throughout the country warning
tlie herders that any encroachment
on the district will be met with
bullets. Serious trouble is expec
ted.
'Washington, June 15—Negotia
tions for peace in the fur east are
gradually nearing a focus. Much
concern is being directed toward
the choice of a place for lidding
the conference of the plenipoten
tiaries of the belligerent nations.
The citiess of Washington, Paris
and The Hague are being consid
ered. It is very probable that
Washington will be the place se
lected for the meeting.
’Chicago, 3 tine 15—The St. Peters
bnrg correspondent of the News
cables: . “The people of Russia de
mand a constitution before the
government shall enter into any
initiations with Japan for peace.
^^Ae provinces have joined with
#1 oscow and St. -Petersburg in this
demand.
Paris, Jube '16-a-Gerarany has
ordered the military forces along
the frontier of France to he strength
ened. France is massing troops
•long the border amd has called
upon Russia to enforce the German
alliance. Germany has noli tied
France that her military activity
on ihe border is considered an un
friendly act, tihd as constituting a
menace to Germany. Diplomatic
relations-tt re considerably strained.
Fortress Monroe,'June:16-^-It has
been demonstrated ddring the naval
maneuvers that‘it 'would be impos
sible for 'a 'hostile fleet to take
•Washington, *©. ‘Ci; the problem
-having beOta 'thoroughly worked
Out'Under Admiral 'Dickens. The
*searohlight at the Mrt'rerealed the
‘fleet five miles Out at 'sea. The
‘naval department is highly pleased
'vrith tfteshowingut the maneuvers
v
Washington, June 1(5—Local
« »rweg»ans have |ctitionnl Presi
dent Roosevelt to r Togm/e :!>.e it.
dependence of the '"Fatherland,”
and to accept the representatives
soon to be appointed.
W ashington, June 1(5—This city
has finally been selected as tIt
meeting place ot tin* envoys to fix
the terms of peace. Russia and
France tried to name Paris or The
Hague, but Japan objected to any
of the capital* oi Europe, so this
city has l«een agreed upon as the
nlaee of meeting. Xo date has ns
vet been set.
Fairbanks, June 16-^Xearly all
■of the winter dumps on Fairbanks
and Cleary creeks have been sluiced
and summer work is now in full
blast. Pay dirt still continues to
run higher than expected, and the
earlier iiredietiors of the output of
the district will he largely exceed
ed. Tim Crowley, on the upper
half of discovery on Fairbanks
i creek, hoisted out-fourteen thous
and dollars in liitv- four liou-rs.
after having previously hoisted out
nine thousand.
At>e r'jrring is on Ills way to Seat
tle to purchase material for an
electric light plant for the creeks.
W. C. Joynt has secured conces
i sions for a railroad from the head
| of Cleary creek to the diggings,
j which will be used for hauling
i timber to mine operators. Plans
are maturing and surveys have
i been made for a ditch sixty miles
in length to furnish water for sum
mer sluicing on the creexs. The
Tanana Mines Railroad Co. put
into commission yesterday the first
I engine and cars, and is pushing
the construction of the ror.d to the
creeks as rapidly as possible.
The skeleton of a prospector was
recently found on the hanks of the
Catanika river. Had evidently
been dead about two years and had
come from Dawson. Norman J.
Campbell and R. C. Heel, two
freighters, were held up by a lone
highwayman and robbed of two
hundred and thirty dollars in gold
dust.
Seattle. June 19—The congres
sional committee, of which Speaker
Cannon of the House is at the
head, has returned to this city af
ter a visit to Southeastern Alaska
to study the needs of the country.
In an interview. Speaker Cannon
evidently voicing the sentiment oi
the administration, said that he
was not at present prepared to ad
mit that he favored a delegate to
congress from Alaska. However
he said, if Alaska is to be represen
ted on the floor of Congress tin r.
should lie three delegates; one from
Southeastern Alaska, one from
Valdez and one from Nome. Tin
other members of the party ex
pressed themselves emphatically
in favor of giving representation tc
Alaska.
Washington June 18—If the
present tentative program is car
ried out the commanders of the
Russian and Japanese armies will
meet on the plains of Nanchuria to
sign an armistice, which will pave i
the way to a conference of tt:el
peace commissioners at Washing
ton.
Tacoma, June 18 — Dolph B.
Hanna, one of the early pioneers
of Washington and Oregon, having
eouie to this country in 1849, died
here to-day.
Paris,'June'lS-^-The strained re
lations existing between France
and Germany over Morocco con
tinues to give rise to serious appre
hension. It is the general opin
ion that Germany is anxious for
war.
Wikide's -
'Restaurant
(Old Postoffice Building.)
Regular Dinner 35c.
^iivate Apartment* <Qoen Day and fiigh*
Washington, June IS—For the
| iirst ten months ’ of .he present hs
'•>1 year the shipment of domestic
i merchandise to Alaska amounted i
$7.0l*H trtj as against f7.000.7hl for
iiiie corresponding months of las,
year.
j
I
\» asl>h»gji*n, June 1S—-Wretarv
Hitchcock has issued |>os live or-1
ieis to Governor Brady that tin*
j dcr no cireumstances must he leave!
Alaska until S|>ecial Agent Church-;
j :ii, who is to investigate the exeeu-'
i live’s connection with the Key-1
; nohis-Alaska Development Com
! panv, shall have reached Sitka
! and completed his investigation.
! Churchill is now in Portland, hut
will leave in n few days for Nome.
From there he will go up the Yu
kon, and the date of his arrival m
Sitka is uncertain.
Washington, June 18—An offic
ial announcement has been made
by Secretary Lneb, the American
; national capital baa liecn selected
l the seat of the negotiations between
! the pleni|>otentiaries of Japan and
Russia for a treaty of ped;e.
St. Petersburg, June 18—A sen
' sational official announcement was
made this morning that the Grand
Duke Alexis, high admiral of the
I Russian navy and an uncle of the
i Czar, and Admiral Avellan, head
I of the admiralty department, had
I resigned, and that their resigna
tions had been immediately accep
ted. A scandal in naval matters
I is looked for.
I St. Petersburg, June 19—Al
1 though the way has been paved for
! peace negotiotions, the opposing
armies in Manchuria are drawn up
tor battle, and a general engage*
i incut is imminent.
Seattle, June 19 — The Santa
Clara leaves to-night for the north
carrying two hundred laborers tor
the Alaska Central Railroad at
Seward. Two thousand more men
i are being advertised for
]
, Havana, June 19—General Max
| nno Gamez, died here Saturday of
u complication o, Ui.-cu.3c.-.
|
Washington. June 19—Tne pres
j ident has appointed W. W. Cotton,
| of Poitland, as judge of the United
Stales District Court for the dis
trict of Oregon, to succeed the late
Judge Bellinger.
New York, June 19—The squad
ron of Rear Admiral Sigsbee, which
was detailed to bring to this coun
try the hotly of John Paul Jones,
the first admiral of the American
| navy, sailed from Cherborg to-day.
The body will be interred at An
nupolis.
New \ ork, June 19—The Twen
tieth Century Limited, the fast ex
press train of the New York Cen
tral road, to-day reduced the time
between New York and Chicago to
fifteen hours.
Seat;!**, June is—A consignment
of $80(1000 in gold dust from the
diggings adjacent to Fairbanks was
reeei' ed here yesterday on the
Dolphin
San Francis-o, June 19—Nows
has been received of a terribh
mas«nere of natives on the roast of
Kaiiiseliatk.i by the crew o; an un
known pirate schooner. A letter
received from Petropaulovski states
that the pirate lis.'ed .1 neighbor
ing. unarmed const town, pillaged
the town and massacred one hun
dred and fifty natives. Similar
depredations have been committed
at other points along the coast.
Washington, June 19——It is un
derstood that Chief Justice Fuller
of the Supreme Court will resign
his ;iosition shortly to accept a po
sition on the International Court
of Arbitration Judge Taft has re
signed his presidential aspirations,
and will succeed Fuller. Senator
Foraker, of Ohio, will l»e boomed
to succeed Roosevelt in 1908.
Ksartsisk, Russia, June 19^-A
terrific gas explosion occurfed Sun
day in the coal mines here killing
over five hundred miners.
Washington, June 19—News re
garding the Moroccan question be
tween Germany and France is
more reassuring. War is not now
probable, hut the situation is still
delicate..
I
London, June 21—A Manchi
rian correspondent telegraphs that
a hand of Cossacks attacked the
Japanese field hospital Sunday,
where three hundred "sick non-eom
hatants lay. Distegarding the red
cross Hag they fired several volleys
at close rnnge, and then charged,
putting to the bayonet all the in
mates of the hospital. Some of the
Cossacks dismounted and thrust
their bayonets down the throats of
; the helpless Japs. Ovarna has pro
; test it! to Linevitch and threatens
I reprisal.
St. Petersburg. June 20—It is
I believed here that the only hope of
Jan armistice in Manchuria rests on
•the personal influence of President
Roosevelt with Japan. The im
; pression is growing here that the
Japs are desirous of completely
crushing the Manchurian army
l»efore considering peace proposals.
Portland, June 20 — Senator
Mitchell’s trial for complicity in
, the Oregon land frauds will com
mence tomorrow. He has entered
a plea of not guilty.
New York, June 20—Gossip says
j that Miss Alice Roosevelt is very
soon to be married to congressman
Nicholas Longworth of Cincinnati,
The president’s gift to the bride
will be a two hundred acre planta
tion in Virginia, which he recent
ly purchased.
St. Petersburg, June 20—The
Csar has received a Zemstvo dele
gation at the palace and listened tc
• their appeal for reforms. He hue
I promised to grant them.
Wines,Liquoi% and Cigars.
The Senate.
T. A. COBB & CO., Props.
Copper Rive
Braying Co.
Freight and Passengers to
all parts of the interior
General Tracking.
W. S. AMY. ‘ED. WOOD
McKinley St. Between Broadway and Keystone Ave.
PIONEER LAUNDRY
Hobart St on Reservation.
Does'the very finest of Hand Work. Special attention
given to family washing. Clothes Cleaned, Piessed and
Repaired.
Phone 68 - Mrs. W. M. Kirk
C E. BOQflRbUS
Assayer and Chemist
Gold and Silver $1.00 Gold Silver and Copper $2.50
BO Coi.innuA Sir
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Carrying U. S. Mril and Express.
Str. Santa Clara ■
Str. Excelsior j
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Str. Santa Ana j
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Str. Dora -j
Five I*ny Kspri ee Service direct bet wceti
VaUii'y. mnl S« a . <«•. 'SaUjiijiM from Seattle
M iv *J«. In • • 12. .iu v *>
Sails from Seattle tst'of'ft»**t ■month for
Jttncnn. Sitka. 'Knv.iV V • Cita:. Valdez,
Seward, Cftok hi let itnil 'way ports. Saila
frorii Valdez t >r Seattle a ml wav ports,
Itith of each‘month
Sails from S nttl" on Tilth of each month
for .Innenv, Sifknt'Kavnk. Ynkntat Valdez,
Seward, Cook ’Inlet and way jiorts. Con
nects at Valdez'with Str. l>ora tor all j>orts
between Valdez, and Unnlnska. Sails iron
Valdez for'Seattle ard wav ports, 1st of
each month.
From Valdez to Unnlnska and way ports
‘215th of each month, connecting at Valdez
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. TROWBRIIXJE, Gen Mgr
618 First Avo., Seattle. Wash.
C. W. MILLER, Ass’t Mgr.
Phone 16 Valdez, Alaska.
Alaska ConneRciAL Qo.
Carrying U. S. Mail and Alaska Pacific Express.
Steamships
Portland and Ber tha.
Sailing from Seattle on the 10th and 25th of each month
calling at Juneau, Sitka, Yakutat, Kayak. Ellaniar, Valdez,
La touche, Seward, Seldovia, Homer and Kodiad.
Connecting with FAIRBANKS TRAIL at Valdez, and V ith
sreamer at Seldovia for Keuai, Tyoonok, Hope and Sunrise
during season of navigation on Cook Inlet.
I
'Right is reserved to change steamer or sailing without notice.
j Home Office, O. J. Humphrey, (Jen’l Agent,
310 Sansomc St. • 84 Yesler Way.
San Francisco Scuttle
J. C MARTIN, Agent,
Val ez
COAL COAL
For Sale at Low Prices in Sacks or Bulk
Steam and Domestic Coal
Lighter and tug service on hand to insure speedy delivery. Fresh
water without charge. Orders received and tilled at Coal Harbor, by
l'l DEWATER CONSOLIDATED COAL CO.,
Coal Harbor, Unga Island, Alaska
VALbEZ 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 39.
Gold Dust Exchange.
Family Liquor Store.
Bottled Goods Brands Whiskey Port Wine
Sherry Riesling Angelica Sauterne
Blackberry Brandy Claret by the Bottle or Gallon
Rainier Bottled Beer
Order By Phone Delivery Free Phone 6
HYDRAULIC
Grants Water Liters,
Elevators Pipes
Derricks, Gates
Questions in recard to HYDRAULIC ENGINEERING PROB
LEMS freely answered.
TLJir DA I IQC A A 503 Mission Street,
I | I L_ ' DU U O EZ- UUi San Francisco, California. *
Cable Address “Bonseco.” Bedford McNeill Code.
Job Printing at the Prospector Shot*