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Non York, March 8qA-Mork
Twain has written a letter to the
revolutionists committee of Russia,
endorsing th ir uprising' and say
ing that he trusts the present
patriots will crush the single frail
family of royal drones and all their
idle vicious kin. , lie says he be
v'tif -?i\Vi live to see the auto
cracy overthrown.
Indianapolis, March 30.—Mine
operators from five states have op
posed an increase of miners wages,
met here tonight and decided to
appeal to the president to extricate
them from the threatened strike
of the miners which will involve
225,000 men. They will ask for
the appointment of a commission
which will make an investigation
and pass judgment on the present
wage scale and the conditions de
manded by the mine workers union.
The miners threaten to strike
Saturday unless their demands are
complied with.
St. Paul, March 30.—The state
board of schools is in favor of bar
ring tubercular teachers from teach
ing in the public schools and also
to bar tubercular pupils from at
tending.
Seattle, March 30.—The bank
clearances for March in this city
break all records. They amount
to f41.000,000.
Seattle, March 30.—Capt. E. W.
Johnson, of Nome, who is spend
ing the winter here has received
word that his claim No 8. will pro
duce half a million this year, there
is now $150,000 on 1he dump. ITo
traded an old gasoline launch for
the claim.
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Seattle, March 30.—Hiram O
Pond, one of (he most weatlhy and
prominent of the local politicians
died here this morning.
The appropriation for agricnl
tnal experiment stations this year
has been raised to $30,000.
Soa'tle. March 30.—The date of
the national convention of the
Christian Endeavor society in this
citv has been set for July 10th to
15th, 1907.
St. Petersburg, March 30.—The
leaders announce that they can
see nothing but trouble ahead for
the government. Struggles and
bloodshed will be common for years
to come. The only solution of the
trouble accoiding to their ideas is
to grant universal sufferage.
Seattle, March 31.—J. D. Farrell,
former president of the Great
Northern Steamship Co. will as
sume a position with the Union
Pacific representing Harriman on
this coast.
Tohio, March 30.—A debate in
the house of peers over a bill for
the nationalization of railways in
the country resulted in a free fight
which involved nearly all of the
members. Thfi=police finally res
tor<d order by dragging the states
men from the chamber.
Winnipeg, March 31 .—Thestreet
car strike here is assuming serious
proportions and soldiers are now
patrot'ir-gthe streets.
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New York, March 31.—The
Northwestern Development Co. is
the name of a new company organ
ized here by John Rosene, L. H.
French and others with the avowed
intention of taking over the parti
ally completed Seward railroad
and completing the construction of
the same and also to develop min
ing property in the Kougarok
country. The capital stock and
bonds held by the new corporation
total $7,250,000. John Rosene is
to he manager of the new company.
In in interview he says that the
company controls properties hav
ing a value of over $50,(MM),000.
Tacoma, March 30.—The city
treasurer has received $1000 from
some unknown party, who says
that he stole the money from the
public at one time but has become
c >nscience stricken and had to re
turn it.
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Seattle, March 31.—The Hotel
Washington will close its doors
May 1st. and will be torn down.
The hill on whicK it stands will be
graded down 600 feet to the level
of Fourth Av. at Pike street.
Seattle, March 31 —Mayor P. C.
Jensen, of Wransrel, sends word
that the people of that town are
suffering severely as a result of the
recent fire there. Seattle people
are taking measures to alleviate
the condition of affairs.
Indianapolis. March 31.—Baer
of the coil barons and John
Mitch* 11 of the coal workers will
meet again in a conference Tues
day although the strike is called
for Monday, when it is stated bv
Mitchell that 590.000 men will
quit work. Mitchell demands an
advance in wage scale of five and
five-tenths per cent.
Washington. March 31.—The
Tied Cress society today sent an
other check for $25,000 to aid the
-tarving people in Japan.
Dawson, March 31.—The Gne
genheimer interests have now
taken over the Treadgold proper
ties on the Yukon and have options
for half a million dollars on forty
claims on Bonanza. Their options
expire tomorrow. It is believed
that the deal has been closed by
which they will take up all of the
options.
Chicago. April 1 — Alexander
Powie. first apostle and founder of
Zion has heen repudiated and de
posed. His wife, from whom he
recently separated, has joined the
movement against him. Powie’s
telegraphic orders were disobeyed,
and William Glcnn^ Voliva was
chosen to succeed him.
Paris, April 1—France has is
sued a statement that she will he
satisfied with any settlement of the
Marocean question which will re
sult in the reforms asked for.
Manila, April 1—H. C. hie was
yesterday installed as governor
general of the Philippines with im
pressive ceremonies. He announ
red the poucy of his administra
tion will he “The Philippines for
the Philippines” and the breaking
down of the tariff harrier between
the United States and the islands.
Seatt’e, April 3.—Farallon ar
rive 1 todae.
Wikidel’s
"Restaurant
(Old Postoffice Building.)
'Regular ’Dinner 35c.
prv te Aprtments Open Day and Night
Pittsburg, April 2—In the bitu
minous districts miners are return
ing to work wherever their demands
have been granted, each district
1 acting indejiendently. The an
thracite miners, however, will not
1 resume work in any of the mines
! until the result is known of the
conference between the committees
of the miners and operators, wlich
will meet in New York tomorrow.
Seattle, April 2 — The City of
Seattle for Skagway and the Santa
Clara for Valdez left last night.
Both steamers have a full cargo of
freight and a good passenger list.
New York, April 2—It is offi
cially announced that is on foot
here and in London and Paris,
fathered by wealthy merchants, to
start a revolution in Venezuela for
the purpose of annihilating Presi
dent Castro, and opening up the
country for the investment of
American capital. A fillihustering
expedition will sail from Europe
with fifteen thousand paid soldiers.
Washington, April 2—Ihe navy
department refuses to strengthen
the Pacific squadron at present,
claiming that it is unnecessary.
Fairbanks, April 3.—Fox Walker
a recent arrival from Dawson,
died yesterday from injuries re
ceived from falling eighty feet
down a shaft on Cleary creek. It
was his second day at work.
Pittsburg, April 3.—The soft
coal miners have been granted the
scale asked for and have returned
to work. The strike is spreading
rapidiv and all mines in Kansas,
Missouri, Arkansas and the terri
tories are closed. The anthracite
miners are awaiting tl e result of
todays conference.
\\ asmngton, April 2—A bill will
be introduced into the House to
morrow, placing the control of yel
low fever in the hands of the fed
eral government.
Fairbanks, April 3.—The absence
of court this term is working a very
considerable hardship upon a num
ber of litigants in this section, par
ticularly those whose interest de
volve upon gold in the dumps
taken from the claims in dispute,
of which there are a number. They
fear the opposing parties will clean
up the dumps and get away with
t he gold long before the arrival of
a judge, and there is no way now
to get a restraining order except
from Juneau, which would take
so much time as to render the
order useless when obtained.
Seattle, Anril 3.—A three weeks
old baby was thrown into the lur
nace at Stimson’s mill at Ballard
last night by an unknown young
man, who was seen by the watch
man. The covering of the child
was consumed and the body badly
charred when it was raked out. It
is not known whether the child
was alive or not when thrown into
the furnace. The watchman was
able to give a good description
of the man and the officers are
out in search of him.
Montreal, April 3.—James J. Hill,
of the Orcat Northern has decided
to build a line from Vancouver to
Winnipeg, a distance of eighteen
hundred miles, five hundred of
which is already under construc
tion, and surveying parties are now
out locating a route through Al
berta and Assiniboia. The road
will have connections with Minne
sota and the Dakotas from Winni
peg
Washington, April 3.—The
Wickerehani nomination occupied
all the time of the judiciary com
mittee yesterday, Nelson presenting
an adverse report from the sub
committee. Ankeny, of Washing
Ion, n firm supporter of the judge,
announced that he would make no
further opposition to the report.
Further argument was postponed
| until next Monduy.
Washington, April- 2—Tillman
threatens to fight the president’s
proposed amendment to the rail
road rate bill.
Washington, April 3.—The per
sonal liability bill, making both
employer and employee responsi
ble in the event of negligence, has
passed the House. This bill ex
tends to Alaska.
Washington, April 3.—In the
case of the United States vs Wick
ersham, the supreme court sus
tains the decision of the court
of claims, that a civil service em
ployee may recover damages on ac
count of suspension from duties by
subordinate officials.
Chicago, April 3.—The city
election held today is the most
bitterly contested in years. Muni
cipal ownership is the principal
point involved, and both sides are
confident of winning.
Washington, April 4.—Secretary
Hitchcock anil Governor Hoggatt
have hail a conference and the
reindeer business has been placed
entirely in the hands of the gover
nor. W. T. Lopp was present at
the conference. He will bo placed
in charge of the field work in con
nection with the reindeer. Hog
gatt leaves for New York today
and wi'l return west so as to reach
Seattle in about two weeks.
Chicago, April 4—The local
/
election on the questions of muni
cipal ownership of street railways,
anil on the municipal operation of
the same, which questions were
submitted separately, went in fa
vor of municipal ownership, but
against the city operating them.
Washington* April 4—Secretary
Taft, before the Senate committee
on military affairs, said that the
coast artillery in case of sudden
war would be found very short of
men. Under present conditions
the defenses of the coast are entire
ly useless.
Washington. April 4—The Rus
sian government has presented to
the State department a request
that the Hague peace conference he
reconvened. The Netherlands
joined the Czar in the request.
This action was a surprise to every
one here. The date fixed for the
meeting is early in the summer.
This U likely to cause considerable
diplomatic maneuvering among
the powers, as since the Algericas
conference the general disposition
is not to enter into any arrange
ment which will further restrict
independent action by the different
counteries.
Washington. April 4—Swineford
says that he believes Moon and
Cole, of the House committee on
territories, will cause a reconsider
ation and change of the vote on the
Alaska delegate bill, which was
recently passed by the House.
Tacoma. April -4 — Geoige P.
Wright, 'democratic candidate for
mayor, was elected over McCor
mack by 300 plurality.
Washington, April 4—Secretary
to the president, Loeb, was thrown
from a horse to-day and seriously
injured.
Washington, April 4—The bill
creating a separate steamboat in
spection district in Alaska has
passed the House.
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Seward. Cook Inlet and way ports. Sails
I from Valdez for Seattle and wav ports,
p 16th of each month.
Sails from Seattle on 16th of each month
for Juneav, Sitka; Kayak, Yakutat Valdez,
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Qtr 26th of each month, connecting at Valdez
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