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VOL. 9. _ ,
OFFERS term
10 DUIOAHS
Greeks and Servians Want All
Territory Now Occupied By
Their Armies.
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Alliens, July 10.—King Con
stantine has offered peace, terms
to Bulgaria at the earnest re
quest of the powers who are
striving to arrange a settlement
off the Balkan (troubles before
any of the powers are drawn in
to the fight.
The terms proposed are that
Bulgaria abandon all (Claim 'to
the territory now held by the! al
lies and that they pay an indem
nity for the damage done to
those towns at the time of the
retreat.
Bulgaria is retreating before
the Greeks •and Servians, laying
waste the towns in their path
causing much damage and suf
fering.
rbIIts
PURI OF CHIRR
Demands That Mongolia Be Giv
en Full Automony or Fight
Sure to Follow.
Peking, July 10.—Russia has
made a demand on China for the
complete autonomy of Mongolia
and has made a demonstration
on the border of the! republic,
where several hundred thousand
troops have been concentrated.
The Chinese president immed
ialely summoned the parliament
in session and behind closed
doors the matter is now being
discussed.
Chnese troops have been con
centrated but the army is small
and poorly Equipped and a force
large enough to meet the Rus
sians cannot be mobilized.
It is feared here that the Eur
opean powers have given a free
hand to. Russia in the east on
condition that she, do not med
dle in the Balkan trouble and that
Japan is tu be recompenced with
a large part of Manchuria for
non-interference with the Rus
sian desire to add Mongolia to
the Russian empire.
NORTHWESTERN
ISJUJEATTLE
Seattle, July to.—The North
western reached here yesterday
noon after a pleasant trip south.
The boat will leave for the north
July 18 th.
SAMPSON IS DUE
=• EARLY TOMORROW
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The Sampson left Kodiak last
night and is due to reach Val
det early tomorrow bjorning.
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Flesh and Blood.
Flesh and Blood, an absorbing
detective story in two reels at
the Orpheum tonight, ‘also the
scream comedy, Capt. Ben’s
Yarn of the Cannibal Islands, at
8 o’clock sharp.
Cook Wanted.
Cook wanted by Col. O’Neil, call
or ’phone commanding ofllcer,
Fort Liscum.
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American and Canadian Police
Think They are Surrounded
On Shaw Island.
Bellingham, W ash., July: 10.—
(Janadian and American police
ollicers have surounded Shaw
Island upon which the men who
robbed the Nanaimo bank are be
lieved to have hidden.
The officers have traced thd
men to the island and have it
surrounded and will make a
complete search for bolh the
men and the money.
The Nanaimo bank clerks
were held up while bringing
money from a branch bank to
the parent instilulion and the
highwaymen then made good
their Escape.
The robbers have stolen boats,
taken rigs, pressed men into
their service when needed, as
did the famous bandit Tracy
who left a trail of death until
cornered when he shot himself..
GAY OLD BOY
LOSES HIS WIFE
Lady Churchill Is Granted a Di
vorce Because Husband Had
Been Unfaithful.
London, July 1G.—The courts
today granted a divorce to for
mer Lady Churchill from her hus
band Cornwallis West.
Cornwallis West, was a gay
old hoy. accord.ug to the evi
dence at I he trial and spent con
siderable lime with, and monev
on beautiful women, cafes and
late dances, swell lookers at ho
lds registered with her husband
as man and wife, did not please
Lady Churchill and she started
suit proving the charges of in
fidelity against her husband and
was granted her freedom.
The trial caused a sensation
because of the high position in
soeitty of the Wests.
THETIS DEPARTS
FOR IRE WEST
Takes the Floating Court to the
Westward—Return Last Part
of September.
The Thetis left Valdez at an
early hour this morning for Bris
tol hay where the first term of
the lloating court will he held.
Judge 'Jennings, deputy clerk
Scott and court stenographer
Hamburger will leave the vessel
at Iliainha and travel overland
to Bristol bay.
Sessions of court will he held
at the many towns between Bris
tol hay and Kodiak and the court
is due to reach Seward about the
middle of Septeirtber.
Judge Jennings did not know
up to the tiifie hf his departure
westward if hd would hold the
term at Seward or not. Judge
Brown, if through with the cases
at Juneau in time will come west
and hold the Seward session and
^'f not then Judge Jennings ex
pects to preside at Seward and
at Valdez later.
For bicycle repair work, call
on Owen Meals.
CONTROLLER MY
IS GOOD HARBOR
So Says Dick Ryan of Kataila
to the House Territorial
Committee.
Washington, D. C., July 16.—
Dick Ryan, the owner of the.wat
erfront at Controller bay, was a^
witness bdfore the House terri
torial committee today and
strongly opposed the construc
tion by the government of a rail
road in Alaska.
Ryan claimed that if proper
laws were passed opening up the
coal lands that the road would
be built by individuals.
Controller bay, said Ryan, is
the best harbor and the shortest
and most feasible route for the
Bering River coal.
semIasts
SDK EXCHANGE
Democratic Senator Says Wall
Street and Cleveland Caused
Panic of 1893.
Washington, I>. C., July lG.—
.Senator Thomas, of Colorado, in
a red hot speech today defended
the democratic tariff of 1893 and
asserted that the panic which
followed the passage of the first
free tariff hill was caused when
President Cleveland and Wall
street bankers entered into a
conspiracy to manipulate stock
prices.
“The slock exchange,” said
the senator, “is the most pro
digious gambling hell in exis
tence.”
START POTLATCH
IN SPIRIT CITY
Four Day Celebration Commen
ces—Town Crowded With
Visitors.
Seattle, July 10.—The four
day Potlatch begins today and
the city is d maze of color, bunt
ing hanging from every building.
The town is crowded with
visitors from the surrounding
country and from Alaska.
Secretary Daniels is expected
some time today.
Mrs. M. McDonald and chil-'
dren are expected on the Mari
posa. Mrs. McDonald is a sis
ter of Mrs. Frank Millard and
formerly spent several years in
Valdez.
WPilliam Mdcton will spend
the rest of the summer opening
up the Pinochle group of claims
in which he is largely interest
ed. s
Hospital of the Good Samaritan.
For $6 we will give you a tic
ket entitling you to hospital ser
vice and care for any eight weeks
out of the year from date of your
ticket, when incapacitated by in
jury or sickness.
See W. H. ZIEGLER.
Steamfltter Wanted.
WANTED a steamfltter, inquire
of George Mead at Valdez Sheet
Metal Works.
TARIFF DEBATE
TO START FRIDAY
Republicans Predict Hard Times
—Democrats Will Defend
Tariff Bilk
Washington, D. C., July 1C.—
The tariff debate in-the Senate
is to commence on Friday when
the heavy oratorial artillery of
the republican side of the House
will be- unlimbered and the Wil
son-Underwood b'ill will be at
tacked.
The republicans will predict
all mantlet1 of hard times and
trouble for the country if the
present bill is passed and the
democrats are ready Jo defend
the bill and promise that the
consumers of the country will
be greatly bcnefitted by the low
er tariff.
SLUG PROPRIETOR
SWIPE JEWELS
Los Angeles Merchant Hit on Head
and $5,000 Worth of Jewels
Taken. „
Lus Angeles, July 10.—A man
and woman entered the jewelry
store of G. Carson and knocked
the proprietor senseless, robbald
the store of jewels worth $5,000
and made good their escape.
The police are unable to find
a clue In Hie robbers although
Carson when revived gave a good
description of the crooks bid it
is feared they were disguised.
The entire' detectivd force of
the city has been assigned to
the case and a reward will also
be offered for the capture of the
robbers.
S. P. TRAINMEN
Mir SOON STRIKE
Frisco Road Be Tied Up Unless
Demands For More Pay and
Shorter Hours Granted.
San Lrancisco, July 10.—The
trainmen cm the ISouthern Pa
cific railroad are voting on the
proposition .to? qommence a
strike and from returns so far
received at headqarters a strike
seems inevitable.
The men demand higher wa
ges and shorter hours.
A. H. Pinkus, Logan Archi
bald, W. H. Crary and Charles
Kraeiner tried to make a trip to
Comfort in the auto last night
but when it came' to crossing
the break in the road the auto
was stuck and it required the
strength ofgpll the men and the
use of the last drop of gasoline
to get the machine out of the
water so all the party walked
back to town.
Attention Moos®.
All Moose requested to attend
meeting July 17th. Installation
and special business.
For Sal®.
A few line plants, call at Mrs.
C. C. Reynolds.
All standard makes of wheels,
at Owen Meals, the Valdez bicy
cle agent for the Columbia, Ram
bler, Pope “Daily Service,” Cleve
land and other standard makes.
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BRYAN KICKS
ABOUT WAGES
Claims His Pay of $1,000 a
Month is Not Enough and He
Has to Lecture for More.
Washington, D. C., July 16.—
The statement made a few days
ago by Secretary Bryan that he'
was compelled to work on the
lecture stage in order to secure
enough money to make both ends
meet as Jiis salary of $12,000
is not enough to provide for him
in the necessary style, has caus
ed Senator Bristow to introduce
a resolution in the Senate calling
on the president to know how
much lie) thinks ,(he members of
his cabinet should receive and
not be forced to lake to the lec
ture platform to earn bread and
butler.
The democrats immediately
tabled the mo'tion and if will re
main in cold storage for years
and probably never be heard of
again.
MAKE CITIZENS
OF IDE INDIANS
Secretary Lane Kits Weyr Plan
for Handling Indians of
the States.
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Washingtton, I). C.. July 10.—
Secretary of the (interior Lane
has urged in a public address
the plan of giving to the In
dians full liberty.
He states that the govern
ment has jio lixed plan nor
does it make a consistanl effort
to aid the former lords of Amer
ica.
“Allow the Indians full libeer
ly, make them citizens and fake
them in I he citizenship of the
country,” is the plan of the
head of I lie interior department.
Your last chance tonight
to see the two-reel feature de
tective story, “Flesh and Blood,”
at the Orpheum.
MINING EXPERT
VISITS CLAIMS
Col. Woodford Takes Trip to the
Gold King and Makes an
Examination.
Colonel Woodford, a mining
expert of many years experience,
Who has traveled all-over the
known mining world and has
spent many years iii the employ
of the Condon Exploration com
pany, the largest mining invest
ors in the world, returned yes
terday from Shoup bay after mak
ing an investigation of the Cold
King, property.
Mr. Woodford would make no
statement except to say that
what he had seen of the coun
try had greatly impressed him.
He will sail south on the
Sampson and will make a re
port to the Tacoma people who
have financed the work now be
ing done on the claims.
We dance in Moose Hall, Wed
lesday eve, at 9:30 sharp. Home
waltz at 12.
Just arrived, a line of latest
style waists at Harvey’s Toggery.
PRESIDENT SIBNS
provides for Board of Arbitration
to Decido Disputes Between
Railroads and Men. ,
Washington, 1). C., July 16.—
President Wit's on (today signed
the Newlands bill providing for
compulsory arbitration of all
disputes between the railroads
and the' men employed on the
lines.
A board of arbitration is to
be appointed by the president,
consisting of three members
who are to hold office for seven
years. The act also provides
that the supreme court shall
havei power to enforce Ihc de
crees of the new hoard.
The hill lias been rushed
through Congress in order to
prevent Hie threatened strike on
the part of I he conductors and
trainmen of the 51 eastern rail
roads.
UL TELLS
ML LOBBY
Continues His Disclosures of
the Powerful Lobby Against
Labor.
Washington, 1>. C.,.July 16.—
.Martin Mulliatl was railed to
the witness stand today in the
Senate lobby 'investigation and
he testified that the manufac
turers association had worked
incessantly against all labor
laws and that a black list was
maintained by them and such
congressmen as worked for la
bor were defeated if money
could do it.
Hostile congressmen were
rarely re-dlecl.ed as the associa
tion was all-powerful and spent
money like water to defeat the
men w.bo were agitating or fav
oring labor legislation.
The revelations of Muthall,
however, deal only * with con
gressmen now dead or defeated
and all members of the present
Congress are tagged by him as
simon-pure.
START PROBE OF
TROLLEY WRECK
l.os Angeles, July 10.—The
coroner has started to make a
thorough probe into the wreck
of I he trolley cars near here in
which 14 people were killed and
150 injured.
FIRE DESTROYS
PLACERVILLE
Sacramento, July 10.—The
fire of yesterday at Placerville
destroyed the entire business
section of the historic town and
the blocks of the former busi
ness have'disappeared and no
thing but charred ruins remain.
Archie says that the next
time he goes automobile riding
he will pack a bottle of gasolino
in his pocket.
Fine watch and jewelry re
pairing, prices reasonable, all
work guaranteed; H. V. Herndon,
jewelry department, Owl Drug
Company.