WORLD NEWS
FOR A WEEK
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Seattle, AVt. 11 The Alaska I'aeille
Steamship a dm puny has purchased
ihe steamers Watson and Hackman.
• \<> big st -el hulls, on the Atluntie
i-. ;1>t and M>th vessels are now on their
w;i\ uro .mi the Horn to this port to ho
added tot lie A la t kit fleet. Capt. K. K.
t . no ism'lit the stearner while in
New York recently.
T ,. Alas!-a l’acitie Steamship Com
pany last winter sold all its vessels
•tigageo it the Via ska trade to the
Northwestern SUamship Company and
„;;Xe tint hits not engaged in the nor
t iierti lets ness. Ihe enormous growth
ot \ iska trade, which has overtax 'd
d„ ran i' : \ ot i he st aniet s now run
ning there, hits led steamship men of
this city to exert themselves to obtain
; t ■ >1 ,il hottottis tor the business.
Washington, l>. » .. Oet. 11 The
secretary of the interior has withdrawn
irom public entry four square miles of
public kind located timer miles west of
Port Sew ird on I'hileat Inlet. I ids
was don*/ it tit request of the warde-j
payment, which is preparing to supply j
tin tort vith water from the glacial j
streams which flow over the land \vi* 11 -
drawn.
Vancouver. 1». t .. Oct. 11 lieeausi ^
in |».ist sears they have slaughter *'V|
too much game on ’Vis side of the in- j
let-national boundary the Nez 1 ’* fee
hand now in British Columbia will he
deported by the Canadian auVNorites
and forha.ilen to return.
The Nez Perce Indians have a'reset’-1
ration in ti e state of Washington hut
have •( ads- trequent hunting excursions
aei s> tiu Canadian line for years.
Portland.Ore.. Oct. 14 Tin Missouri j
-ta*e building at the Lewis ,V Clark
exposition burned to the ground last
_■: *. 1? was one of the finest s’rue
: ures on the grounds ami contained a!
h autitul exhibit, including many!
v‘ »rks of art. All were a total loss.
Washington, IV P.. Oet. 11 The
American Hankers’ Association unlay
adopted a resolution pledging support
to the hill which has been before Con-,
.cess several years giving subsidies to
Vmeriean shipping. The resolution
urges t ongress to pass such a law for
t he purpose ot restoring the prestige
of the Pnited States on the ocean.
Tokyo. Oct. 14 The mayor of Tokyo
and the cabinet ministers tinlay re
ceived Sir Henry Noel!, the British
admiral in command of the tleet here.
\n official holiday was declared and
'h • sailors ami marines of the British
I’.-er writ iriven tin* ftecdom of Hii*
Seattle. » k-t. 11 < orurivssman Mar
tin of South Dakota is here and says
i . w w • < uive Alaska represen-.
• '.u, ;t . |{i- says lie believes
t!i territory is developing brave, loyal
citi/ens.
I .onion. Oct. 11 Henry Irving; was
stricken ith apoplexy at Bradford
last ni.iii as he was leaving; tlie opera
ho ' after trivinir his farewell per
:oi r ance hi the city, and died a few
minute' later in his room at tin hotel
•.. fore a physician arrived. Hi never
ittered a sound aftet the stroke came.
Worcester. ‘>..(>ct. 14 In the not or-j
oils Tairuari divorce case .Judgre Kasson
.k1h\ l;ranted the divorce to ('apt.
Ta-jeart, finding; that four instati'-Vs of
utti-tcry wen- proven against Mrs.
Tugfgt’art The custody of the oluHivu
was ;ive i t > Cant. Tugrgjart. bin Mis,.
I: g rart is t'» he [lermittvil to v'sit
;he»u. Mrs. Tabari is quite ill.
Tacoma’Oct.. H Politicians of Nitli
parlies a v lining; up for the inunici|>
a lectii'ti i. xt .\j*i’iVr Hu* issue is
whether tin- lid shall Ih> kept on or the
town he ope,led agfuin. Both j<urties
are split on tlie question. .Mayor
Wriclit »eeks a Democratic renominu
• ion as an opm town advocate.
S- atth . <>ct. 11 Swiftwater I»ilr
(- hu> b> » n >n. tl here by ' . M.
Peter-on on two notes for sot 10 each,
■nui '•_*..'ii)o claimed to have l»een ad
\aneed to obtain twenty powers of
attorney front different men to u>e in
makinjf locations.
<* -.■rson alleges in his complaint
rImt lie staked dates when the latter
-rafted tne last time for Alaska, to >fO
:,*o the Tanana. dates was then
broke.
St. Petersburg. Oct. 14 Prince Trou
, ■ - ;y. i member of the zemstvos
congress latelt in s.*s-tom and an erai
no? 1 i * * r: ; man, was stricken with
apoplexy this morning while attending
•i c< f« :•< nc ■ with the minist *r of edu
cation, and tiled two hours later.
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Milwaukee, Oct. 14 Three big rail
roads are now heading for the 1’aeitic
coast from the middle west. Announce
ment was made today of the purchase
of the Wisconsin Central Wythe Moran
crowd to make it a connecting link be
t\v >. n the Krie and tlie Great Nor
thern, with which' the Moran party is
allied.
It is now stated that the Chicago,
Milwaukee St. Paul will build us
ranidly a> possible and will seek ter
minals at Tacoma. The Canadian
Cacitic will build a link to Chicago to
connect with the Pennsylvania, and
then construct its own tracks to Seattle
from liellinghum.
St. Paul. <>et. 11 otlicials of the
Milwaukee road confirm the announce
ment that the line will he extended to
the Pacitie eoast a> rapidly as it can
IH■ Guilt. They say that prior dunials
were made because plans were not
fully matured an l that the announce
ment would have worked injuries in
many ways. A bond issue of $1**1,000.000
will he mad* at ouee to raise funds for
building the line.
N, w York. Oct. 11 In the Kepubli
can count\ convention la'1/ niyht only
nine votes were cast for Jerome for
district attorney. Charles A. Planner
was nominated.
Portland, Ore.. o»t. II* The Port
Consolidated Kail road Company,
which owns ull stivi tear linos in this
city, will :,V its annual mectinyr next
week n'nhoulici tin* intention of build
ini' an electric line to Seattle, ( on
struct ton will hejrin at once.
New York. Oet. 14 Admiral Plans
of t'he Imttleship’sii'nadnm sailed today
for Vntiiipolis. where he will otlicially
irivo' the licit ish suvhdron under Prince
I.ouis of Battenburj'h. October 21.'
Sioux City.'la.'. Oc**. lb W’l lie driv
ing to tin* depot in a Hack here today
P. H. Harrow, a mining.' man. shot and
killed his wife and tVo sons and then
shot himself He wi1’ probably die
Harrow had been wealthy* hut re
cent I v los> all his property.' IP' feared
that the entire family would he Kromrht
'o privation.
London. Oct. 1*1 A general popular
demand has cotnc up'from all parts of
bln inland that the remains ot Henry
Irvinjf hi* buried in W ‘•stminstcr
\bh- y. Kih<f Pdwtird has stated tluiV ■
he is in favor of the proposal.
Dallas. Texas. Oct. 1*» The Nejrro
Baptists of Texas in convention here
vesterday passed a resolution com
mending .lohn H. Kockfcller as an up
rijrlit Christian. The resolution calls
him an inspired jriver.
St. Petersburg. <>ct. Hi An attempt
this morning to remove tie* hotly of
Prince Troubetsky to Moscow for in*
torment brought forth a vast popular
demonstration. Great numbers of stu
dents and workingmen paraded the
streets carrying red Hags. They were'
charged and dispersed by mounted
police.
Seattle. Wash.. <>ct. lb Steamer
1'iuat ilia, w hich arrived vest onlay from
San Francisco.met a storm which toss
ed her like ;i chip. Seas broke over
her deck, carrying away a rail and
t'.ouo pounds of tish.
Seattle. <>ct. Hi Dr. Wriole will
arrive from Dawson next week, lb*
expects to gather a squad of Alaska
mushers to join him in an expedition
iii search of tin* North Pole. He plans
to start from Herscltel island.
Christiana. Norway, Oet. H> Dr.
FribTjof Nansen, the Arctic explorer,
will be appointed minister to the Pnit
rd State- from Norway.
Washington. D. <>et. lt» Secre
tar\ Taft will recommend that the
removal of th'» tariff, against Philip
pine products coming into the Pnited
States be postponed for four years. He
-ay- that the present revenue of the
province is not sufficient to meet ex
penses.
At the present time the revenue
from the tariff on Philippine products
is devoted to the siipi>ort of govern
ment in the islands. The secretary
says also that the islands are not pre
pared for free trade and that it would
not be a present advantage to them.
This announcement from Secretary
Taft has created some surprise in tlie
capital because it was understood that
h was in favor of the immediate
abolition of the tariff l>etween the
Pnited States and the archipelago.
Fort Worth. Texas. Oct. Hi F.x-Gov
Jhiucs S. Hogg is very ill of dropsy.
Physician- told him today that he
could not live unless he is tapped. Gov.
Hogg said: “I'-'t medic then. There
will be no operation.”
Portland, Ore..‘Oet. Hi The state of
Washington will probably get back
nearly all of its •vTo.OOO appropriation
for the exhibit at the Portland exposit
ion through the sale of its property
and part of the exhibit.
Manila, P. I.. Oct. Hi- Hutto All,
head of u band of natives on Mindanao
island, has issued a proclamation call
ing upon his followers tokillull natives
friendly to the United States. Many
have already been massacred.
The entire province is terror-stricken j
and American troops have been dis- !
patched to the island and are believed j
to he now giving Ali battle in the j
mountains.
Tokyo, Oct- It! William .1. Ihyan
arrived In-re today, lie will dine with
Marquis Ito and leaders of the nobility
next Wednesday.
St. Petersburg, Oct. 17 The czar
today published a ukase dismissing
(inind Duke Cyril from the public ser
vice because of his marriage w ith the
divorced wife of the grand duke of!
Ilosse. Duke Cyril is deprived of his
title, and his allowance of *.‘>110.000 o
year from the government is canceled.
Seattle. Oct. 17 Hr. ,1. ,f. Doyle of
Valdez was married here today to
Miss Mary O. Stephens of Peoria,
Illinois. They will go south for a
wedding trip. Miss Stephens taught
>ehool in Valdez last year.
Seattle. <>et. 17 Congressman .luliits
Kahn of Sati Francisco is in Seattle.
IK- says he will ust- his inlluencc to
secure a delegate in Congress' for
Alaska, and other legislation heiu flcial
to the territory.
Christiana, Norway, Oet. 17 The
Norwegian goveriinv-nt will tomorrow
make a formal offer of the throne to
Prince Charles of Denmark.
It is expected that King Oscar of t
Sweden will refuse to permit the prince i
to take tlic throne, and unless lie Is j
overborne war raav follow.
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Denver, Oct. i> hngineers have
been placed in th(* Held to locate a rail
road line from this city to Puget
Sound, to he called the Denver, Yellow
stone N Pacilic. The road is projected
to run in a northwesterly direction,
passing south of the Yellowstone
National Park.
Tacoma, Oct. IT In the l mted
States circuit court here Aftorney
(iet\eral Moody will institute and direct
actions to recover hack for the govern-'
ment lands in < Mvgon. Washington anti1
( alifornia. alleged to have been ob
tained by various persons by means t)f
bribery, perjury and forgery, in viola
tion of the federal la.id laws.
Philadelphia, Oct.‘ IT (lov. Folk of
Missouri last night addressed a large
audience of people in sympathy with
the city party movement. He urged
citizens to show more civic patriotism
and said the boodle question could be
solved by the people if they would take
the matter into their own hands.
Boston'. Oct. IT Schooner Van M.
King is reported to the owners!
here to have been disabled off the
coast of South Carolina in a terrific ;
storm which caused intense suffering!
to those on board. Cold waves fre
quently washed over the decks, drench-;
iru** all on board. Captain Maxwell i
Mate Criaso and one of the engineers
became inwine from suffering and j
jumped into the sea. i hree sailors
were washed overboard.
Ilahana. Oct. Is The leaders of the j
liberal party in every province have
decided upon a manifesto advising
members of the party to remain away
from the polls on election day. If this
advice is followed by the voters the
Moderate party will carry the election
without opposition.
-Seattle. Oct. IT (i. A. Middleburg,
representing the Netherland bankers
who floated bonds for (be Alaska Cen
tral Hailway Company, is in Seattle on
bis way to Seward to inspect operations
for t he bondholders.
Mr. Middleburg says his backers are
well satisfied with their investment
and that according to their information
it is the intention of the construction
company* to pierce tbe heart of the coal
fields of the Matanuska by this time
next year ar.il have lM miles of road in
operation by that time.
Washington', 1> C., Oct. 18 If the
recommendation of Maj. (Jlassfoi’d,
chief of the Alaska cable service, con
tained in the annual report of Gen.
Williams, commanding the department
of the Columbia, is adopted, the gov
ernment will spend alnnit $1’>0,000 next
yeas on-extensions of the Alaska cable
and land wires. This is estimated to
be the probable gross jn-oceeds of tlx*
Alaska lines and the recommendation
is that the entire amount be expended
in extensions.
An effort will 1h* made to have the
next Congress pass a resolution at an
early date authorizing that dislocation
of the earnings of the Alaska lines.
San Francisco, Oct. 18 After losing
a game to the Seattle team today. Pit
cher Schmidt. until recently the fav
orite pitcher of the Oakland team, was
given bis release by the club manager.
Schmidt has been doing very bad work
lately.
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FRED WAGNER, Proprietor
WINES, LIQUORS, CIGARS
A good time and right treatment for everyone
Kourth avenue_Si vsiinl, Al;i-»k;i
CHAS. A. TECKLENBURG J. M. CUMMINGS
THE SEATTLE BAR
ONLY THE BEST
Wines, Liquors and Cigars
Bohemian and Olympia Beer
furnished Rooms_ Seward. Alaska |
New York, Oct. 18 President Mf
CurdV of the Mutual Life Insurance
Compuin was hooted by the crowd in
attendance upon the hearing before
the insurance investigat ing committee
this morning, and a threat to clear the
room of spectators was necessary to
slop the demonstration.
The testimony giv* n by President
McCurdy admitted that ptVss ifgents
had been employed by the Mdlnal
company to send out favorable reports
of it’s business.
S-Vn Krnncisco, Oct. IS A1 Kaut^rian/
the promising heavy weight amateur
of tills city, will have a tryout in the
professional ring with Philadelphia
.lark1’ O'Brien, October 27. The men
will light at catch weights and if
Kauffman is successful he wilIJ uieet
any ittitn in the world for the Heavy
weight Championship, barring Yeffries,
assuming that the latter adheres' to
his relinqbislmi'ent of the champion
ship. j
Los Angelos. Oct ' IS—Twin Sullivan |
wa given the decision over Tommy i
liurn.r at the end of the twentieth
round last night. Sullivan had the
better of the tight most of the way and
eame out of the encounter without a j
mark of consequence while Burns
showed the effects of body punishment.
Sullivan was the favorite in the betting, ;
10 to 0.
Kverett. Wash. Oct. Is Tin* Wash
ington State Liquor Dealers' A-’socia
t ion today adopted a resolution to light
the enactment of a local' dpt ion law by
the next legislature, which is proposed
hy the state prohibition league.
The liquor men will make the light
on the choice of members of the legis
lature, as the Prohibitionists propose
to do.
Pittsburg. Oct. 18- The Carnegie!
hem fund commission today made
awards of ten medals. On»* went to
I hr widow of a coal mirier who rescued
his brother-in-law from a mine in
Sherrodsville, Ohio, and in doing so
lost hi> own life. A majority of the
medals go to persons who saved others
from drowning.
Paris. Oct. Is The cruiser De Saix ;
will he dispatched to the West Indies!
and stationed in tin* French possessions
• lier»* to Ik* ready to ileal with Presi
dent' Castro if the French demands!
against Venezuela are not settled.
Venezuela is in default upon the pay
ments promised at the ’line of the
settlement of foreign claims against
I he republic three years ago.'when the
Pnited States interfered to' prevent
Kuropean powers from attempting to j
enforce their demands by naval de- j
monst rat ions.
Seat tie,‘Oct. IK Godfrey Chealander. i
promoter of an Alaska exposition in
Seattle in 1 !K>7. returned from Alaska
today,'where he had’been to enlist aid
for the project. He visited all tin*
Lynn canal towns and'.the Tanana dis
trict. He says he found the people
everywhere in favor of the project pro
vided Seattle would do its share toward
the expense.
Washington, D.’ (’., Oct. IK Presi
dent Roosevelt lias directed that the
civil service ruics’he amended to per-1
mit a cabinet officer to discharge j
summarily a clerk clearly shown to
have been guilty of misconduct.
St. Petersburg, Oct. 18- The work
ingmen's strike is becoming general
in all parts of tHe- empire, and in the
large cities the attitude of the strikers j
is a menace to official authority. Dis
orders arc reported from every quart-j
er and it is feared that a rej>etition of j
the riots of last January and February |
may occur at any time in any of the
great centers of population.
Rigid precautions have Wen taken
1 y the government to sup'dress out
breaks. which are particularly feared
in'the large cities’’ where many poor
people are on the verge o .Starvation.
London, Oct. 18 A sjiot lipside the
grave of David Garrick, in tin* poets
corner of Westminster Abbey, has been ^
selected’for t he tomb of Henry Ii'ving.
- Seward Assay
Office
Chemical Analyses and Assay' Made
Price List for Assaying
Gold oV Silver. $1.50
Gold and Silver.$2.00
Silver and Lead. $2.00
Gold, Silver and Lead $d.00
Copper. $1.50
Gold and Copper.... $2.50
Gold, Silver and Cop
per . $o.50
Gold, Silver, Copper
and Lead. $4.00
Prices for other metals and min
eral on application.
i^ol\ and silver bullion refined,
melted and assayed or pur
chased.
H. E. ELLSWORTH, C. E.
KALE-HILLS
EllRNITtJRE AND CARPET CO.
Seattle. Washington.
FURNITURE
CARPETS AND STOVES
Address T. l'j LKWITH..Masks 'Uenryseritativo
T. H. F. & C. CO.
Washington. I). <>et. -•> -A prom
inent society woman of New York re
cently' smuz/kd a costly diamond
necklace throuyh the New York custom
house. The factThat -Ate brought in
the -necklace was afterward learned
through society ;:*o >ip. end customs in
spectors privately visited her home
ami compelled Hct* to ptty a duty ot
$1:1.000 upon the diamonds.
'I'lte woman’s name is >oppresseil l*y
the ollicials because of the standing o!
her family.
Kvcrett. Wash.. Oct. IT The con
vention of the Washington State Liquor
Dealers’ Association decided to raise ;t
larye fund to fly lit tlie enactment of a
%
local option law l>v the next legislature,
which is proposed by the state I’ro
hihition league.
The convention adjourned last niyht
after electing .Tames (Jill of Seattle
president for the ensuin'/ year.
New York. Oct. 20 I he committee
which is investigating insurance com
panies today called Attorney Rand,
who has l>< on charged with perjury by
one of the other witnesses. The com
mittee is row investigating the charge.
Seattle. Oct. 20-W. U. Williams,
president < f the company incorporated
to build a new lire to the Pacific Coast
is now in Seattle.’ He denies that tin
Milwaukee road has anything to do
with the nevy line, which lie claims is
entirely independent. Mr. Williams
was formerly general manager of the
Milwaukee.
Des Moines, Oct. 20 Farmer Burns
defeated M. J. Dwyer in a mixed style
wrestling contest last night. Dwyer
won the first fall, Cornish style, hut
Burns took .he last two. catch-as
eatch-can.
San Francisco, Oct. 2’i Marvin Bart
announced today that he lias engaged
Tommy Ryan to train him for his future
contests,’ IP has dismissed Jack Mc
Cormick,’ who has been his trainer.
Ryan is admit fed to l>e one of tin*
cleverest boxers and trainers in the
country. He trained Jeffries for bis
lights with Fitzsimmons and Corbett.
The Gospel Mission reading room is
open at all hours. Mission services
every Sunday evening at 8 o’clock
frou building on Fifth avenue.
IT P. Sly. Missionary