lELEfiRAPH NEWS
Portsmouth. N. H.. Sept. 4 -All de
tails of the settlement between Japan
aid Russia are praetieally settled.
The disagreements concerning minor
matters between the plenipotentiaries
have been smoothed over. The ques
tion of the Russian fortifications on
Saghalien island is not regarded a*
serious because it is not considered by
the Japanese that Russian defenses
tl ere are a special menace to anybody.
Some subjects have been held in
abeyance because the mikado has not
been heard from for several days.
( able service to Japan bv way of For
mosa has been restored after being
broken for several days, but no news
Ik s come from Tokyo since the mikado
gt.ve general assent to the proposed
terms of the treaty of peace.
'Seattle. Sept. 1 Labor Ray was cele
brated w ith the ttsu.il demonstrations
in all the cities and larger towns of
th • I'nite-l States. In some cities, it
.. reporteb. the labor parades exceed
ed all previous efforts iu that line.
Tl is was particularly true of Chicago,
ivl ere the ialnm troubles of the past
war seem to have brought out the
vices ef union labor in tremendous
■ :tube s. San Francisco also reports
a phenomenal parade.
1 localise of its being a legal holiday
,-.n> generally was suspended. No
disorder of any kind occurred auy
wI ere tbis morning.
Mnwaukee. \Yi>., S pt. I Charles
At ist« t\ arrested on tlie charge of
. mi e /U nc ut from his employers,
e n:fes>ed and showed that he paid
m ney fora long time to another man
who was cognizant of the thefts, to
i\o p s lei.ee.
: ' . N. H., Sept. .*» The
aee tr. ity between Russia anti .fa pan
was sign, d thisafternoon hv the envoy s
of h uh nations.
St. Petersburg. Sept. *> The war i f
ee ius !» ci! notified that every indi
cant-a shows that the Japanese army
,\ am i uri.i is preparing for another
* at:U? and General Lineviteh is mar
- ;a;• tiso Russian forces with a view
> me ting an attack at any moment.
Ehiluth. Minn.. Sep*. •’> Tidrty
iv s were lest and at least .Cidn.iXM) in
property ties',roye.i in a territic storm
w hie sw.-pt ov t Luke Superior Sun
day . Three large 1>< ats were sunk.
Ti t sft r n was one of the worst ever
known on tie lake at. this time of year.
It is f. are i that later reports will
bri ig news ot the loss if many small
craft ami additional lives.
Sen1 tie. Sept. •"> The Sound steamer
Klyi . which runs between Seattle and
Tacoma, crashed into the Marion
street dock here yesterday afternoon
.vitita resulting damage t«> the boa!
nil dock of Sf.'MHt. The engine refus
ed to wan k as the bout approached the
whirl and the engineer was unable to
slacken Iter speed sufficiently to stop
het before reaching the dock. Al
though t ie eras i was tremendous no
boi.y was urt.
New Orleans, Sept, o Dr. Merger, a
prt.i in'-nt physician of this city, ha
t.. . it attested ujHiti the charge of fail
ing to report yellow fever eases under
his charge.
Pekin. Sept. .*»—Official notice iuis
he- n issued by the Chinese government
that the lx»ycott of American goods
must stop. This w ill undoubtedly hav ■
the effect of terminating concerted ef
forts to place a ban upon American
trade. The feeling on the subject has
largely subsided.
Canton. China, Sept. •’> The Chinese
viceroy here is entertaining the party
of Secretary Taft.
Washington, I>. Sept. A -It is an
nounced tha- Robert Macon of New
York will succeed Francis 15. Loomis
as assistant -eeretury of state. Mr.
Macon is an eminent New York lawyer.
Tokyo, Sept. »> Much indignation
• prevails in Japan over the terms of the
peace treaty with Russia. A big mass
meeting was held here yesterday at
which the treaty was denounced as a
national humiliation. A mob attacked
the building of the Progost, the gov
ernment organ which upholds the act
ion oi toe envoys and the government
in accepting the treaty . The mob was
driven oil with great difficulty by the
|>olke. The opponents of the treaty
are demanding that Minister Goret.
who is held responsible, resign his post.
News was received here today that
Japanese forces have defeated the rem
nant of the Russian troops on the
w i stern coast of Saghalien island.
It is also reported that Japanese war
-hips have captured the American
tuer Montana with a cargo of pro
m-inns de-tined for the Russian garri
son at Vladivostok.
Portland, Ore.. Sept. <i--The third
trial of Congressman Williamson,
joint , v charged with Gesaner and L5rigg>
with land frauds, began today in the
I'nited States district court. Both pre
vious trials resulted in jury disagree
] meats.
Victoria, Sept, t* The revenue cut-1
j ter C’armenclta, whicii lias been raid-j
ling outlaw sealing vessels along the
seal islands, has arrived here with 371)
confiscated seal skins.
Salt Lake City, Sept. <> rtflh travel-|
: ing men are holding their annual meet
ing ;it Richfield in the southern part
of fhe state. Many outside traveling
men are present as guests and a big
1 bar brittle was held.
KishinelT, Sept. <> At a Jewish fune-j
ral here yesterday a collision occurred j
between men in the procession and by-.
slanders, and soldiers were ordered out !
to prosevo the peace. The troops tired
upon a riotous group and several men
were wounded, nearly all Jews. Thu
shooting is considered to have been
! wanton.
Butte. Mont.. Sept. A mob made
j an unsuccessful attack on the jail here
last night with the intention of taking
; out and lynching Barnes, who killed
Barney a few day s ago under aggravat
ed circumstances. rite sheriff and jail
ers made a determined stand and the
mob. which was a large one. retired.
Berlin. Sept. •’> Kleven new east's ot !
cholera have been reported. A strict
quarantine is maintained wherever the
plague has appeared.
Several eases of the plague have
been located in the heart of Hamburg,
and it is feared that the pestilence j
may be hard to handle in the tenement
districts.
By direction of the state department
at Washington tie- American consul
is causing a rigid inspection to be
made of emigrants seeking to embark
from Hamburg to the I’nited States.
K. nosba. Wis., S-pt. i> Peter Ach
ton, a Chicago millionaire, fatally shot
his M*n in ;i family row at their summer
home in this city yesterday,
Havre. Mont.. Sept. •> Fire destroy-!
'tl a part of the business district here
i last night, with a loss of
S attic. Sept. Capt. John B. Libby
for many years one of the best known
st amship men on the coast, is dead in
a Portland sanitarium, to which lie was
taken last winter when his health
broke down oomph t ly. For a long
time before hiscollaps he was manager,
of the Puget Sound Tugboat C unpany
‘ of Seat t le.
San Francisco, Sept. 1 Britt and
Nelson have been unable -o far to
agree upon a referee, Britt wants
dim .!< dries and Nelson favors lleorgo ;
Siler.
The deadlock over the appoint tin :.t
of :i referee is so stubborn that it may
stop the light as each side ivfits. s to
accede to the choice of the other.
Nelson and h:s hack uv. object to the
selection of :i California man and the !
itts insinuate that Sileris too friend
ly to the other camp.
Both on are in t h * !». s of condition
and each insists that he has a e-tainty
i win: ing hy a knockout. It is the
general opirion of the sports that each
m ,n will put up a wonderful light and
;li ,t the contest will go a long way to
ward the limit.
St. Petersburg, Sept. 7 A revolt
has broken out in the Caucasus and
s. ems to lie spreading. The llussian
troops are powerless against the rebel
hordes of Tartars and Armenians.
Several small battles ha\e iteen fought,
with resulting casualties of at least
.*>. Hi HI in dead and wounded.
It now s.enis likely that the long
smothered rebellion in tin* provinces of
the Caucasus, where preparatioris for
r-volt have been going on openly for
several years, with intermittent out
breaks. is at last on. The insurgents
are said to be well supplied with arms
and ammunition, and their numbers
are increasing rapidly.
Moscow, Sept. 7—A nephew of M.
Witte, chief peace envoy at the Kus
sian-Japanese conference, today shot
and killed a girl with whom he was
enamored, and then turned the weapon
upon himself with fatal result. He
had quarreled with the girl.
Cleveland. Ohio, Sept. 7 John I).
Ie;el efeller ei tertaineda large number
Of Cleveland newspaper men at his
home in thi-> eity yesterday.
Santa Fe. N. M., Sept. 7 Gov. Otero
has made an order ousting the county
treasurer and sujK'rintendent of schools
I of < Hero county. The officials have re
fused to vacate and the new appointees
are preparing to take possession by
force, latch side has a large following ;
and a general outbreak of violence is
feared.
Gov. Otero lias ordered territorial
guards to the scene. The incumbent
officers announce their intention of j
holding their places at any cost and
the courthouse is practically in a state i
of siege.
A tight has been directed against 1
Palmer b\ adverse political interests]
WE HAVE IN STOCK
A large line of Clothing; Gents’ and Ladies’ Furnishings; Men’s and
Ladies’ Foot wear In Rubber and Leather..
GROCERIES, CROCKERY HARDWARE
PAINTS, OILS, WALL PAPER, ETC.
We sell Goods at prices that Defy Competition
BROWN *: HAWKINS
Phone 13 Seward, Alaska
RIDLEY’S BEST
MAPLE SYRUP
This Syrup is warranted not to sturnr
or sour in iiny climate. For sale at
SQUARE DEAL RESTAURANT
OEORGE RIDLEY. Proprietor
G. W. PALMER
GENERAL MERCHANDISE
Prospector’s Outfits High
est Prices Paid for Furs—
KnikP. O. Alaska
W. A. FiicPHERSON j
SCENIC PHOTOGRAPHER]
Views for salt* at Seward News i
i Stand ami Owl Drug Store. I
1! Addn ss, Sew ard P. O. Studi > at
ranch, on railroad three miles north
Chas. Crawford
(lonoral Hlucksinitliintf
and Horse Shoeing
Hirst class work done on
short notice. N° Hhi
nose iab'>r employed. ..
A, J. CARLSON, Proprietor
Fourth aw. Seward. Aha.
NoTICK OF FORFF.ITFRF
Si'a! tic. Wash.. June i.'., ItXiii
T<> \. W. ARMSTRONG. K. I’ McUETTl
i;,\N. \Y. II. RCSil. H. C. SMYTH andC. D.
HUBBARD. each ami all of you are hereby
notified that we have expended during the year
,.f p.hii six hundred dollars (if.vie.nn) in labor
i lMip the f.iilowim: Sulphur Minina Claim-.:
"Idaho No. 1: "Washington" No. Alas
kan No. H: "California No. » and "Oreiron
No. •’>. ttie property of the Dutch Harbor Sul
(■luir Mainm Association and the Sulphur
Mountain Minimr Association, and a twenty
acre claim k m v i as the New V ork claim,
ail situutt'tl dii Mi. Mr.kushin. T nulusKa »v *- j
eordimr District District of Alaska.
In onler to hold said claims under the pro
visions of Section Sttl of the Revised Statutes
or the Clilted States and the amendments
thereto, iipproved .Ir.iniary Tind. ihso. concern -
' in a annual labor upon miniim claims, bcinir
the amount required to hold such claims for
the period endinu December Hist. l!Hk>. And if
within ninety days from the personal service
of this notice or ninety days after the publica
tion thereof. you fail or refuse to contribute
your portion of such expenditure as a co-own -
it. your interest in said dims will become the
proiH*rtv of the subscribers your co-owners
who have made the required expenditure by
the terms of said section.
GEORGE H. LAZIER
T. W. BOARDMAN
A. E. MURPHY
WILLIAM GAIJNTLKTT
A. T. WALDKCK
K. MrGETTIGAN
VICTOR ST. C. PAINE
RICHARD TIERNEY
MRS. A. DUMON
V. B. LAZIER
DANIEL BUCK
, Bv A. T. WALDKCK. Trustee.
and to some extent by the labor unions.
The typographical union became un
friendly to Palmer at the time of the
Miller incident a year or two ago when
it sought to have the latter, a foreman
in a department, discharged, and
i failed.
Washington, I). C., Sept. ~ Public
Printer Frank W. Palmer has been
dismissed by President Roosevelt. Con
siderable dissatisfaction has existed for
a longtime with Palmer’s adminis
tration of the office*
F. G. HALE. President C. E. DICKERMAN. Vicc-Prcs I
BANK OF SEWARD
Transacts a General Banking Business
We receive deposit,*, buy anil sell exchange, foreign and doniestie: buy irold
! dust and bullion: make collections. All business committed to our care will
receive proim-i and careful attention..
Your business is solicited
II WAG HER SILAGE
FRED WACNER, Proprietor
WINES, LIQUORS, CIGARS
A good time and right treatment for everyone
Fourth avenue Seward, Alaska
CHAS. A. TECKLENBURG J. M. CUMMINGS
THE SEATTLE BAR
ONLY THE BEST
Wines, Liquors and Cigars
Bohemian and Olympia Beer
| Furnished Rooms S e m a ^J
r $ € mf SEWARD COMMERCIAL CO. j
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SELDOVIA to Hopo, Sum-iso. Tionic. Knik.
All Cook Inlet points.
| Connecting with A. C. Co.'s and N. \V. S. S. Co.’s Steamers |
CARRYING U. S. MAIL AND EXPRESS
STEAMSHIPS OPKKATHD: Victoria. Tacoma. Santa Clara, Santa Ana,
Hxcelsior, Dora, Barbara Ilernster.
STF.AMKKS FOR Seattle. Kayak, Valdez. Seward, Cook Inlet. Fnala-ka,
Nome intermediate point* and San Francisco. Kxclusive line to N. K.
Siberian ports.
Express Steamer “SANTA CLARA” Sails from Seattle for Seward and Val
dez, outside route, May 4th and every todays thereafter.
Str. EXCELSIOR Leave* Seattle l*t of each month. Same trip a* Santa
Ana. connecting at Seldovia with S. S. Neptune, etc. returning leaves
Seward loth of each month.
Steamship “SANTA ANA” Leaves Seattle Kith of each month for Juneau,
Kayak, Yakutat. KUemar. Valdez. Seward, Seldovia connecting at Sel
dovia with S. S. Neptune for all Cook Inlet points returning, leaves
Seward l*t of each month.
S.tr “DORA” Leaves Valdez 2*th of each month for Seward. Fnala*ka.
Dutch Harbor, and all way points, returning, leaves Seward about 14th
of eaeh month.
For transportrtion, berth reservations, freight rates etc.
call on E. R. GRAY, Agt.. Pier No. 1, Seward, Alaska
J. F. TROWBRIDGE, Gcnw Mgr. E. G. McMICKEN, Gen’i Pass, and Ticket Agt.
SEATTLE. WASH.
GENERAL OFFICES; 608 FIRST AVE., SEATTLE.
Co.
Portland and Bertha
Sails from Seattle via. Juneau, 10th and 25th of each month
Sails from Seward via. Juneau, 8th and 22nd of each month.
Connecting with Steamers at Seldovia for all points on Cook Inlet
Passenger Service unexcelled
For Rapid Delivery of Freight and for Passenger Rates aud Berths
Apply to
JOHN J. McMANUS, Agt.
At Brown and Hawkin’s Store.
SEWARD.ALASKA
San Francisco Office, Seattle Agency, 101 hirst Ave. S
510 Sansome St. O. J. HUMPHREY, Seattle Agt.
The session of the Seward Union
Sunday School will be held in the read
ing room on Fifth avenue, at 10:4”> a.
m., until further notice. All are cord
ially invited to attend.
I
The Gospel Mission reading room is
open at all hours. Mission services
every Sunday evening at 8 o’ctock
fron building on Fifth avenue.
L. B. Sly, Missknary*