v<)| , si:\\ Ai;i>, ALASKA. SATl ItDAY EVENING, AUGUST 12, PHI'S_*<>• l!
RUSSIA REFUSES
JAPAN’S TERMS
Declines Demands and as Both
Sides are Obstinate Peace
is Doubtful
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Portsmouth, N. H. Aug. 12—The
peace conference was in session again
this morning and the Russian plenipo
tentiaries announced that the Czar's
government would not accede to the
Japanese demands. They stated that
Russia would not pay an indemnity nor
cede Saghalien island. The Japanese
envoys this afternoon made their formal
reply, again demanding that Japan be
reimbursed for her war expenses and
that Saghalien be ceded.
Both sides are obdurate and it looks
now as if peace were doubt till. Presi
dent Roosevelt may be asked to inter
vene. The conference will convene
again tomorrow.
Attacks Argentine President
Buenos Avres. Argentine Keptblic,
Ain". 12 As President Manuel Quen
tina was riding in his carriage through
a public park in this city today a man
in working attire, who has since been
arcertained to be crazy, approached
the carriage with a revolver in his
hand. The executive guards seized
and disarmed the man before he had
an opertunity to make a hostile de
monstration toward the President.
Promise for Filipinos
Manila, P. I.. Aug. 12—Secretary
Taft in a speech last night said: “if the
people of the Philippines are peaceful
tin*\ can have a national assembly in
11107.”
Surgeon Stricken With fever
New Orleans. Aug. 12 -Surgeon
Berry of the federal marine hospital
service was stricken with the yellow
fever this morning. New cases yester
dav numbered sixty and deaths nine.
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Total cases to date 80S, deaths 188.
Ruhlin Beats McCormack
Colma, Cal., Aug. 12—Gus Ruhlin
knocked out Jim McCormack last night
in the eighteenth round. Ruhlin now
claims the heavy weight championship
of the world and says he is ready at
any time to take on Marvin Hart or
anybody else.
Mrs. Senator Dubois hurt
Manila, P. I., Aug. 12—Mrs. Senator
Dubois, wife of the Idaho senator, a
member of the party traveling with
Secretary Taft, was thrown from a run
away carrage yesterday and was un
conscious three hours. Althrough
severely injured she will recover.
Santa Clara Sails South
Steamer Santa Clara sailed for Seat
tle at 9 o’clock last night by way of the
outside passage. She will stop at Val
dez and Ellamar, loading 600 tons of
ore at the latter place. She took only
three first class passengers from Seward.
XANANA OilXPUT
NOW $4,000,000
Season’s Gold Yield Reaches Thai
figure Before Dumps are
Cleaned up
Fairbanks, Aug. 12—The total amount
of gold shipped out of Fairbanks to
date this season has been $4,000,000.
A consignment of $*‘>0,000 left for Seat
tle yesterday.
The winter dumps are not all cleaned j
up yet, and it is estimated that the re
mainder, with the summer sluicings, 1
will run the year's output above
$0,000,000.
Patterson will not run Again
Denver, Colo., Aug. 12 Senator
I Thomas M. Patterson announced today
that hiv will not be a candidate for re
selection to thePnitedStat.es senate.
His term expires March 4, 1907, and
i the legislature which will choose his
successor will he elected in November.
1906.
Teamsters Re-elect Shea
Chicago, Aug. 12 The International
Brotherhood of Teamsters in conven
tion here have re-elected Cornelius
Shea president. Shea was in charge
of the big teamster's strike at Chicago
j last spring.
Britt and Nelson Matched
San Francisco, Aug. 12 Jimmy Britt
and Battling Nelson signed articles
today to tight twenty-live rounds be
fore the ('olma athletic club September
9. for a purse of $20,000, and a side bet
of $10,000, winner to take all.
Japs Raise Steamer Paliada
Tokyo, Aug. 1- Tlu* Japanese have
raised the Russian cruiser Pallada,
sunk at Port Arthur.
TOWNSITE OWNERS WIN
Obtain Judgment in Ejectment
in two Cases Against Tenants
Two judgments in ejectment actions
brought bv the townsite ownere were
rendered in favor of the plaintiffs today
by Commissioner Hildreth. One was
against William Workman, who claim
ed the right to two lots as a squatter.
The other was against William Hefflen
who had failed to keep up his payment
ou a contract of purchase.
Commissioner Hildreth sustained the
contention of Judge Morford, attorney
for the plaintiffs, that an action will
lie in commissioner’s court to eject a
tenant who is holding over upon any
basis, whether the possession in the
first instance was rightful or wrongful.
The court also found for the plaintiffs
on the fact as shown by the evidence
and gave judgment for the plaintiffs,
both on the question of jurisdiction and
on the merits, in each case.
FOR RENT—Business lot, best pro
position gets it. MRS. STULL, tf
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Annie Hood Takes her life by
Flanging into Shingle Mil!
Furnace.
Anacortes, Wash., Aug. 1- -Annie
Hood, 30 years old, of Seattle, last night
committed suicide while temporarily
insane by leaping into the blazing fur
nace of a shingle mill. Her body was
almost entirely consumed before the
charred remnants could be taken from
the flames.
The woman was visiting in this city
and was in the mill looking at the
work. No suspicion existed that her
mind was in any way affected but is
supposed that she was in a nervous
state and that the noise and heat tem
pura rily unbalanced her senses and that
she was irresponsible when she made
the leap. it was done so suddenly
that no one was able to stop her.
EXCELSIOR COMES IN
Brings Railroad Supplies and
Takes Bulk to Inlet
Steamer Excelsior arrived in port
from Seattle last night at h:40, bring
ing a full cargo, most of which was
supplies for the railroad, although
some goods were carried for Seward
merchants. Most of the railroad con
signment was commissary supplies and
was sent on to Seldovia to be taken to
j Turnagain Arm. The Excelsior sailed
for Seldovia at 4 o’lock this morning.
After unloading her cargo there she
will return to Seward and proceed from
here to Seattle by the inside passage.
The Excelsior left Seattle the even
ing of August 1 and came through in
ten days, which is good time in view
of the fact that she stopped at every
way port on the inside passage. She
towed a barge from Valdez, which she
took on to Cook inlet. It will be used
as v. lighter by the railroad at Turn-:
again Arm.
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Steamer Edith Dje Tomorrow
Steamer Edith is expected in Seward
tomorrow. E. 11. Gray, local agent of
the Northwestern Steamship Company
received a cable message from the
Valdez agent last night, stating that
the Edith would get here Sunday, but
giving no other information. She had
a consignment of creosoted piles to un
load for the wharf which was partially
underminded by the recent Hood. The
remainder of her cargo is steel and
other heavy material for the Alaska
Central, including explosives.
Absconding Mayor Reported
Patterson, N. J., Aug. 12—William i
H. Belcher, the fugitive “reform"
mayor of this city, who disappeared a
week ago with his accounts $100,000
short, has been reported in Stockton,
California. Requisition papers for his
return will be issued as soon as his in
dentity has been established.
WILD GOOSE CO.
GEES PROPERTY
Obtains Rich Ophir Creek Claims
by Settlement After four
Years
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Council City, Alaska, Aug. 12 I he
j litigation involving title to claims
numbered 24 to 2S above Discovery on
Ophir creek, has been settled. The
Wild Goose Mining Company, headed
by Charles D. Lane, gets the property.
The claims are among the richest in
the Nome country and have already
yielded large amounts of gold. The
litigation has been in progress four
years.
The litigation over these Ophir
Creek claims has been one of the bit
terest lights in the history of Nome
camp, and has often tied up their op
eration.
Phil Kicks tomes North
Phil Hickey, a mining man well
known in Alaska and Washington,
came up on the KxceLior and went on
to Sunrise, where he will remain a
| short time looking alter property in
which he is interested. Mi*. Hickey
came up from Seattle on the Bertha a
week ago as far as Elhiinar, and stopped
there to examine some of his mining
property, Besides owning largely of
Alaska property himself Mr. Hickey
represents several wealthy Seattle men
here._
Chila Kitten by Cog
Alva Marx, the live year old daughter
of Mr. and Mrs. H. J. Marx, was bitten
on the right cheek by a dog with which
'she was trying to play, this morning in
front of the McNeiley hotel. The child
[ was walking along the street with her
| mother when she stopped to pet the
dog, which snapped at her. The blood
flowed freely but the wound was not
serious. The child was taken to the
hospital, where the injury was dressed.
William Clayson to Kaiid
Lumber for William Clayson's new
store building on Fourth avenue ar
rived on the Santa Clara and const ruct
ion will begin at once. The contractor.
L. Meulenberg, wants several carpen
ters to assist him. The building will
he of a very neat design and will have
a plate glass front.
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CHURCHES
Episcopal Church—Services August
13 in church tent, corner Second ave
nue and Adams street—Holy commun
ion and sermon at 11 a. m. Evening
services and sermon 8 p. m.—all are
most cordially invited.
REV. F. C. TAYLOR,
Clergyman in charge.
Methodist services Sunday night at
8 o’clock, in the tent on Fourth ave
nue, near Dr. Sleem’s office. Theme—
“The Object of the Church.” All are
invited.
REV. L. H. PEDERSON, Pastor.