Alaska to Coal Warships
Washington, Sept. 27 — The
Pacific Coal Co., which owns mines
at Cbignig, had the lowest bid for
supplying the warships on the
Pacific with coal. The price made
was $8 90 per ton. The cruiser
Buffalo has been ordered to pro
ceed to Valdez, examine the quali
ty and quantity of coal available,
and if it is found that the company
can furnish a sufficient quantity of
a satisfactory grade, it will receive
the award.
New York, Sept. 27—The tele
graphers are preparing to call a
strike of the opeiators on every
newspaper in the United Stabs to
force a settlement of the troubles
with the telegraph companies.
They will break their contract with
the papers to accomplish their
ends.
Seattle, September 28—hugetie
Deselle arid Tom Kirk are the
names used by the men sailing on
the Santa Clara, for Katalla. who
were believed to have been Btirli*
M>n and Covington, wanted for the
murder of Mrs. Covington.
Seattle, Sept. 28—Hie assay
office has issued a statement, based
on advices from the banks and
miners of the. Tatiana countrv, es
timating the output of that country
for this season at $5,000,000.
Fairbanks, Sept. 28—1 be News
and times again devote mueb-pace
to a demand that the severe.-; pun*
ishment he imposed upon every
man who is guilty m connection
with tlie Glurgenheim outrage at
Valdez. Fairbanks believes no ex
pellee should be spared in running
the whole matter to the bottom
and making the author.tie- res
ponsible for completely suppress
ing at all times stu b methods «»f
capital or its agents. Vm have
got all of Alaska with you in your
tight against the Guggenheim
Chicago, >ept. 2s—.»iong
the newspaper telegrapher- V >
probable that every railroad opera
tor will be called out to foice an
immediate settlement of the sirike.
Business men all over the count rv
are much alarmed fearing a panic
if the strike is not soon settled.
Malaga, Spain. Sept. 2S— Tor
rential rains for the past for tin
past few days have raised rivers
until they are flooding the country.
Hundreds have been drowned, but
only thirty bodies have been x
covered. The church of St. hauls
■ at St. Dominica has been demol
ished by the floods.
Washington, Sept. 28—A new
j 20,000 ton battleship is to In* built
j and named the North Dakota.
Havana, Sept. *18—The secret
police have arrested all of the
leaders of the proposed uprising,
and Magoon is readv to place 10,
000 troops mi the field. The New
York brekers of the revolution are
known.
Washington, Sent. 2S—Roose
velt announces that he will ap
prove the Oklahoma con>tituti'»n.
as it comes within the enabling
act, hut he adds ns his personal
opinion that it i^ a document un
til for publication.
Tacoma, Sept. 27 Kx-Setialor
Foster lias heeli summoned to Boise
to testify in tin* Borah trial.
\V ishington. Sept. 27—The de
partment has heen advis**»l from
A'aska that the revenue cutter
Mcl'ulloeh ha< rescued ‘J I' > men
who were on the ('nrriei at tie*
time of her being win ked. I hey
were in Nelson’s lagoon and in a
desperate conditi ui. being < ntireiy
out of provisions.
New Volk. Sept. 27—Because
Upton wishes the length of
tin- vachts change! from !N» to
t>S feet, the local yacht rich
refuses to accept his challenge for
a nice iii 1 ’.)(tv
Vancouver, Sept. 27—immigra
tion agents heie announce that
Japanese who attemp to .and with
out passport- wad hereafter be (hj
i m * r: e< 1.
Curt laiul. Sep! 27—Bishop Tho
burn.the oriental methooist mis
sionary, i*i an ndd:*s- last night
stated that the Japanese. Koreans
Hindus and t'hiiie-e arc pre
paring to .'Warn into the I nited
State- i>> huge number.- within the
next f*w years.
Havana. Sep*. 27—< lov. M a goon
li t- discovered that New York eap
it .1! i-s: s a re putting up funds for
11*** (\;han revolutionists. Several
arres*> are expected to he made in
a 11■ \v days.
\,-w York, S,-pt. d(>—The In
dependence league held its first
convention thi- morning in ( ar
nc-;e i a!!, with del-gates present
from everv state in the l nion. The
purpose ot the league is to orgi
nize a national movement which
will become a factor m the next
v. lection.
North Yakima, Sept. 30—
Eugene NVinterstein surprised his
friend Elias Hornhreck with Mrs.
>\ interstein at his home last night
and took two shots at him, killing
his instantly. A jury was im
paneled this morning for a pre
j liminaty hearing and NVinterstein
was acquitted. Hornhreck is the
s >n of a New York millionaire.
Washington. Sept. 30—I he war
department has wired the Alaska
Jlome Railway a right-of-way
through Keystone canyon, and
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(tenoral (ireelv ordered to prevent
any further bloodshed and not
permit the (iuggcnhctms to corner
the Alaska copper fields.
New York, Sept. 30—Testimony
taken in the Standard Oil case,
shows that subsidiary companies
earned $4,000,01H) last year on a
eapitali/ation of only half a mil
lion dollars.
Boise, Sept. .‘JO The prosecution
in l lie land fraud ease sustained a
hard Blow yesterdav wlen the
e »urt sustained an objection to the
introduet .on of government doru •
Hu nts to connect Borah with the
ronspiraev to defraud the govern
ment.
Seatth*. Sept. .‘JO—The Yucatan
sailed for Valdez this morning,
carrying a full cargo of freight and
a number of passengers.
New York. Sent. .‘Jit — The
.-leane r Baltic reached port this
morning with lotto Knglish girls
Thcv bad been advised that wonu n
were wanted 111 the western state
to marry the mine owners, and
earn** to tiii- country to help out
' he I nor west*-ni nu ll.
Washington. Sept. .’JO—Krieml
of Wicker-ham assign as a reason
for 1 is resigning from the judge
ship. that he was tiled ot the light
over tin* po-ition. and a- he had
positive knowledge that his ene
mies would m ver allow him to lie
continued, decided to en 1 the
trouble hv u i' hdrawing.
Los Angeles, Sept. .‘>(1—(.tans jp*t
the he:>ion on th«» li^ht with Men
i *
~ie in tin* 20th round. Mensie was
Ion his feet all of the time and put
up a eatne tif'ht. Referee Jeffries
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savs that (Lins was far tin* host
; man and Lanssays Mensie i- the
! I test lightweight he ever f«»u«;ht.
Seattle, Sept. •>()—The cutter
j Thetis reports that (.'apt. the
whaler who was wanted for kid
napping an Eskimo at Point Par
i row, has married the woman to
avoid prosecution.
Juneau. Sept. *2S—(Jovernor
lloggat has heen ordered to leave
iit onee tor Valdez to look into ihe
trouble between the rival railroad
companies. He will leave today,
going on the cable ship Hurnside.
Portland, Sept. .'Id—The fe leral
court rendered a decision which if
sustained opens the gates fm Jap
anese and Korean coolies who de
s.re admission to the States. The
case being tried was that of a Jap
anese who had escaped from a ship
here without a passport, the cour
holding that IJooscvelt viol.tied
international law by ordering him
deported.
New York, Sept. .'Id—Vi e Presi
dent Flagler, of the Stand »rd <>il,
has had a nervous eollapse. whieli
his physicians fear will he fatal.
San Framisco, S pi. dO—W ith
the arrival of the Asiatic tied yes
terday it was leal lied that the
naval code.- of the vessel- had been
stolen ll is suspected that some
Japanese servant- who were dis
charged II tin the Meet -••filled > he
hooks. I he otlieei - of tile vessels
, are great ly agitated.
San Francisco. Sept. ."><> Fro
moot Ooler managing editor of
t he I lu 1 let l n and who has been
prominent in graft prosecutions
was kidnapped last night hut was
located on a train going to |,o
Angeles. No details have been
received.
Seattle, Oct. 1 I telegate from
Alaska '.tie a i ri ved from the m»rt h
ihi' morning. Jie savs the rrv all
over Ahi'k i is for h inn* rule, and
that the Juneau republican con
vent i o n and the primaries will all
instruct the delegates to work for
self government, lie is confident
that the territorial government
movement will get a good start at
tin s session of c ongress.
San l'raneiseo. ()c t. 1—Calhoun,
of tb • I nited Railroad', denies
that he had any hand m instigat
ing the kidnapping of Kd it or Older
as was charged by frit mis of Older.
Tokyo, Oct. 1—Secretary Taft
rested Similar at tin* palace of
Siba a lid n eei ve 1 a number of
official callers, lie refuses to di'
cu. s tin* dismemberment of Chinn
or iIn* effect oi; America cti nmcr
ci.il interests
Seattle. Oct. 1 John Rost lie lias
returned from Anadir hay, Siberia.
He reports that there is plenty of
gold in that section and lu* will
~end oOO men in immeiliatelv to
’begin working his ground. IF
says verv few concessions will he
granted to Americans by the Rus
sia n govei niin nt.
Pekin, i let. 1 —X)().<KX) rote
triluited t»v revolutionists to a fund
to he used in overthrowing the
Mauehu dynasty lias been stolen
troni the headquarters of the socie
ty. Toe money was at live places
and was stolen from them all sim
ultaneously. It is nil edged that
the Dowager Km press is at the
»*<ittom of the theft.
Washington, Oct. 1 President
Roosevelt left last, night for his
western speech making tour, dur
ing which he will vi>it many of
the western and southern cities.
Washington, Oct. 1—Genera!
Corhin who has retired from the
army announces that he will run
for congress from the Sixth Ohio
district.