NEWS OE THE WORLD FOR PAST WEEK
By Cable to The Dally Oateway.
To right on 5t. Patrick’s Pay
San Francisco, Jan. S Joe (Ians and
Jimmy Britt signed today to light be
fore the (’asino athletic club in Tono
pah on St. Patrick’s Day for a purse of
$25,000 and the light weight cham
pionship.
Payment to French Company \alid
Washington, D. ('.. Jan. s The su
preme court today declared the pay
ment of $50,000,000 by the United
States to the French canal company
f«<r it> Panama interests was valid.
Claims Bribe Was Offered
Chicago. Jan. S Victor H. Beckman
of Seattle, secretary of tin* Pacific
Northwest Lumbermen’s Association,
declares that the railroads offered him a
large bribe to cease lighting them on
the car shortage and the demand for
lower rates.
The lumber manufacturers and ship
pers of Washington and Oregon have
been very active in the tight to compel
the railroads to give them lower rates
ami to furnish cars with something
like an approach to the demand. For
months past, it is claimed, i; Ini'* be* n
almost impi ssihle to obtain cars on the
Pacific coast and it is charged that
tlie car shortage is artificial and. in*
tended as a punishment for railway
rate legislation, in promoting widen
the'association oi which Heckman is
secretary has been very active.
Wrangle Over Army l rouble
Washington. IX (’.. Jan. Senator
Lodge. in addressing the Senate upt n
tin* Brownsville incident, assert* *1
that, the president was clearly w ill.in
the law »u dismissing the troops of the
Twenty-lifth regiment. He >ai*l dis
cipline could not he maintained in th**
army if such power in the president
soould he revoked.
Senator Culberson ottered a resolu
tion directing the appointment of a
senate committee to visit Brownsville
aui' investigate the facts concerning
the soldiers' riot.
Senator Koraker insisted that th**
soldiers wort cut it led to a trial in any
case in order that they might have an
opportunity to acquit themselves of the
charges against them. Ho argued
that the law should be amended »o a>
to define clearly the president’s power
in such cast's.
Persian Shah Dead
Teheran. Persia, Jan. 9 The shah
died yesterday a;t« in*on. No public
announcement of the monarch > death
will be made until tomorrow, but the
door of th*-haretu was closed and sig
nals are Hying all over the city.
Muzafer e*l Din. the deceased shah,
was born March ‘J >. I" ' *, and ascended
the throne May 1, ls9o.
Hold l> Train to Oct Coal
North Yakima, Jan 9 Great excite
ment prevails in th* town because Of
the threat of ’J00 citizens to hold up a
coal train passing through on the
Northern Pacific and confiscate tw* v*
cars of coal for local use. ’1 be town is
practically out of fuel and it is feared
tha’ suffering will result unless relief
is obtained at once.
Two members of the train crew were
gent up town to call the assistance of
the sheriff and the city police in pro
tecting the cars. The men have dis
appeared and the train is still here.
To (ilve Precedence to Coal
Spokane. Jan. 9 The Great North
ern annulled all other freight consign
ments on the road today, in order to
move coal all over the line as rapidly
as possible. Kvery thing will be held
up that interferes with the movement
of coal.
To Protect Alaska (lame
Washington, l>. t'.. Jan. <'on
grrssman Humphrey »>f Washington
introduced a l>i11 in the house today
providing a code for the regulation of
game hunting in Alaska, designed to
protect llie wild game of the territory
by an exhaustive system of laws.
The law was drawn after a conference
with Gov. Hoggatt of Alaska anti Hr.
Martin of the department of agricul
ture.
The proposed law imposes a tax of
$150 upon hunters for the privilege of
hunting big game. It also allows a
limited number of specimens to he
carried out of the territory for private
use.
Nelson to be Re-elected
St. Paul, Jan. 9 The republican
members of the legislature in caucus
last night nominated Senator Nelson to
succeed himself. The nomination is
equivalent to an election.
Congress Favorable to the Fair
Washington, D. Jan. 9 Kx-Gov.
McGraw of Seattle arrived last night
to work for an appropriation for the
Alaska-Yukon-Pacific fair, He has
alteady talked to many members of
congress and reports that ail are
favorable to the project.
Wants Increase In Artillery
Washington, D.C.. Jan. 9—Secretary
Taft appeared before the senate com
mittee on military affairs this morning
anil argued for an increase in the
artillery corps of the army.
Orders Philippine Election
Manila. i\ I., Jan. 5' A general elec
tion law was passed today by the Phil
ippine commission. It sets July JO as
the date for the election of members of
the legislature.
Says Hitchcock Violated Law
Washington, l>. f., Jan. t<‘ Senator
farter introduced a resolution in the
senate yesterday afternoon declaring
that Secretary Hitchcock violated the
law in ordering the withdrawal of cer
tain Indian lands from settlement and
entry under the land laws and in re
fusing to issue patents to actual set
tlers because of frivolous objections.
Becomes Secretary for Ireland
London. Jan. Ill Lewis Harcourt,
liberal member of parliament, was
cho>en today to be secretary for Ire
land in tin British cabinet, to succeed
J.itui Bryce, appointed ambassador to
the Pnitid States. He is an advocate
of home rule.
bid* for Jeffries-Squires I »ght
Spokane, Jail. 1<> Harry Green, a
well-known sporting man and race
horse owner of this city, offers a $.!•>,
0.M purse to bring the tight between
.1 III Jeffries ami Hill Squires to Spo
kane.
Pacific Coast to I se Win Jess
Seattle. Jan. Id The I’aeitie Coast
Steamship Company annaunces that it
win equip all of its Alaska steamers
w.tn wireless telegraph apparatus.
Money for Alaska Officials
Washington, I>. C.. Jan. II The
legislative and judicial appropriation
h 11 carries for .Alaska the salaries of
three jtuigt - at 0 * ach, three dis
trict attorneys at $.'Iddd each, three
marsh.i - at sloddeach. three clerks of
courts at jJotK) each.
No More Lieutenant-Generals
Washington, 1>. C.. Jan. 11—T'lie
house voted yesterday afternoon to
abolish the rank of lieutenant-general
i i the regular army when the post of
cuief of stall next lucernes vacant.
The present incumbent is Lieutenant
General Arthur Mac Arthur, who will
retire on reaching the age limit June
L\ 11*09.
Lav. si tig, Mich., Jan. 11 The repub
lican iegi-.ative caucus last night nom
inate*: i oitgi—.man William Alden
Smith to succeed Senator Alger in the
l ulled States senate. The legislature
i> almost unanimously republican and
the nomination is equivalent to an
election.
Irish Claimants tiet Estate
Seattle. Jan. 11 Judge Griffin in the i
superior court today decided that Fd
ward Gorcoran and Hannah t allahan,
two Irish claimants, were t lie* nearest of
kin to the late John Sullivan of this
city and entitled as heirs to Ids estate, ;
now worth !?l,0dt),00d. The estate has j
been in litigation since Sullivan died
in li'oo. and the list of claimants has
constantly multiplied.
Archbishop Hontgomery Head
San Francisco, Jan. 11 Archbishop,
George Montgomery of the Catholic
church died yesterday evening of ap
pendicitis.
Senators Talk for Smoot
Washington. I>. G., Jan. 1- Senator j
Hopkins made a speech yesterday af
tenioon defending the right of Heed
Smoot, the Mormon apostle from Ftah,
to retain his seal in the senate. Hop
kins >uid Smoot could not h<* ousted be
cause of polygamy because he is not a j
polygamist. Beveridge supplemented
Hopkins and urged that the country be
-Tow n that Smoot i» a polygamist he-1
to; > he i" unseated because of [H>ly
gamy in Ftah. Dubois asked that j
Smoot place himself on record as con-'
demiting polygamy and declared that.
Smoot had never tried to list* his posi- j
t ion and influence in tin* church to 1
stop polygamy.
Object to Investigation
Denver. Jan. 12 Senator Crowley,
the democratic leader in the state
senate, offered a resolution today
providing for the appointment of a
joint legislative committee to investi
gate the alleged purchase of the Col
orado senatorship to he tilled at this
s». ssion of the legislature, by Simon
Guggenheim, who has been nominated
for the place by the republican legis
lative caucus. Tne resolution was
tabled and then expunged from the
records.
Cirand Juror Called to Account
San Francisco, Jan. 12—Grand Juror
Joslvn was cited intg court and cal
led to account today for statements he
was charged with making concerning
Hue! and Schmitz, lie testilied that
he had received a caution from Huef's
attorney for making the statement
that he believed both Ruef and
Schmitz to be grafters of the worst
kind.
Nadeau Boosts Exposition
Washington, D. C., Jan. — Director
General Nadeau of the Alaska-Yukon
Pact lie fair is in the capital, after a
trip through Canada and various east
ern st lit os. llo says he met. success
everywhere !u* went and that the gov
ernors of all the Atlantic states visited
promised that their states would make
appropriations for exhibits at the ex
position.
Indiana Will Support Fairbanks
Washington, D. CM Jan. 12 -At a
conference today of members of the
republican national committee, the
chairman, Harry S. New of Indianap
olis. said that if V’iee President Fair
hanks uecides to allow his name to go
before the republican national conven
tion next year as a candidate for the
presidency he will receive the unani-1
mous support of Indiana.
HARRY H. SHAWHAN
COMMITS SUICIDE
Harry Shawhan eammitted suicide |
by taking poison in front of the house j
where his wife lived in San Francisoo, !
after she had shut the door in his face}
and refused to admit him. He died in
a few minutes. He had just returned
to the city from Alaska. I he story |
comes to Seward through private
sources. The suicide was committed
on the morning of December 2s.
Shawhan was well-known in Seward,
whe'-e he lived last winter. In the!
spring he W'*m to Nome where he had
formerly lived. Shawhan came
through Si*ward on the Corwin ini
October when that steamer called in!
on her way to "Seattle. He paid a few
debts that he owed and said he would
be back to stay in a short lime.
Before coming to Seward Shawhan
had been at Nome a great deal, first
going there as a purser on a steamer.
He was a steamer purser for several
years prior to coming to Alaska.
While here last winter Shawhan
was known as a rustler. He built a
t wo-story house on Washington street,
which heat's his name, but was unable j
to pay for it. He was a good musician }
and played the piano in concert halls j
as one incur..-, of livelihood. He was j
an uncommonly bright man, but some- j
what erratic and seemed to “have lost 1
his grip," but was always cheerful and j
apparently trying to make the best of]
his opportunities.
LITTLE MOJH A AND JAVA
Not .Much of Those Coffees Reach
America from Arabia ami Java.
l'ho I’nitfil States imports aiwuit
1.000. 000.000 pounds of colToe yearly, j
Some eigbt-tcuths of the supply comes ;
from Draz.il. about one-’enth from
other South American countries and
one-tenth from Central America and
Mexico.
The importations of Mocha coffee,
which takes its name from the town of i
Mocha, at tin* southern extremity of
Arabia, are only about 2,000,000 pounds
annually, and of Java coffee only about
10.000. 000 pounds.
The average import value of South
American coffee is about cents per
pound, compan*d with 12 and l’> cents
for coffee from Arabia and the East
Indies.
Turkish and Egyptian traders go to
Arabia before the harvest and buy the !
Mocha crop on the tree. They make J
sure that it is not picked before it is!
perfectly ripe, and they attend to its J
preparation themselves.
Such choice Mocha is marketed ,
largely through Cairo or Alexandria, j
and the coffee that reaches Mocha and •
is exported from Aden is only what '
these merchants thought too poor to
buy.
As a matter of fact, therefore, the j
words Java and Mocha on a brand of j
coffee may 1><* accepted as equivalent
to the words "finest” or “best,” or j
similar adjectives. Only on coffee <
which is positively known to he the
pure product from Javanese plant a
tions do these terras have any signifi
cance.
Eat at the Commerce cafe. Quick I
service. Open day and night. Meals |
Jo cents. _ _ *
If you want a free sample copy of the
most progressive and up-to-date min
ing journal published send your name
to Mining Topics, 04 Fulton street,
New York. Its news is authentic and
unbiased and the paper is devoted to
the specific and general interests of
mining in every field. *
To the Traveling Public
Do not forget that the Campbell
Restaurant is still doing business in
Girdwood. First-class meals at all
hours. Comfortable rooms in connec
tion. Prices reasonable. Call and be
convinced. John S. Campbell. *
WAIT A MINUTE
If you have any good mineral speci
mens from any part of Alaska and feel
as if you could part from them and be
happy, please hand them to Dr. Sleem
to be placed in the mineral exhibit of
the Seward chamber of commerce.
...Be...
Sensible!
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’ The best Presents for
Y
gentlemen are articles of \
wearing apparel.
Smoking Jackets,
Fancy Vests, l
Ties, Shoes, |
Shirts, Sweaters,
j Etc., Etc.
There is no better or more
economical present.
clays!
THE CLOTHIER
Copyright 1906 by
Hart SchafFncr CS" Marx
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DR. C. L. HALE
DENTIST
< )ver Bank of Seward
SEWARD - - * ALASKA
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CECIL H. CLEGG
ATTORNEY-AT-LAW
Fourth Avenue, - Seward, Aka. .
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L. V. RAY
ATTORN K Y-AT- LAW
Ray Bid, Washington St. ■
E. E. RITCHIE
ATTORNEY-AT-LAW
Bay Building, -> Seward, Alaska
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OFFICE
SUPPLIES
Cash Books,
Ledgers,
Journals,
Stationery.
And all up-to-date Books
and Desk Supplies. j
Our prices are the lowest.
Our goods the very best.
DRUG CO.
WES A 1,1.KN,
■ Seward, Alaska.
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H. E. ELLSWORTH k CO. j
Assayers and Chemists
Seward. - - Alaska
ONE OF THE REST-EQUIPPED
Assay Offices in Alaska. We have
the proper facilities for sampling and
grinding ore. We reduce to 100 mesh
in disk pulverizer all samples up to two
pounds. The old way of taking a few
ounces from a sample and throwing
the remainder away is responsible for
most of the wide discrepancies in assay
results—not spotted ore. Another new
feature has been added to our office—a
double-deck muffle furnace, which en
ables us run our assays in duplicate, in
suring our customers of accurate and
reliable results. Will thank our patrons
to call attention to these facts, and it
will be a favor to us if you will tell your
mining friends. Prices of assaying up
on application. What there is in it:
no more: no less.
framp 49 Roadhouse
Prospectors and other travelers
will tind this a comfortable place
to stay. Half mile from railroad
terminus, on trail to Turnagain
Arm and the interior.
Information Bureau.
C. T. Datrgett, Dentist.
Rooms 2, 3 and 4, A, B. Drug Bldg.
The Washington Trust Co,
Corner First Avenue and Madison street, Seattle, Wash.
Invites Business by Mail or Express.
Pays Interest on all Accounts
PAID CAPITAL AND SURPLUS $525,000
Northwestern Steamship Company
CARRYING 0. S. M\IL AND EXPRESS
Seattle - Seward Route - Outside Passage
Str. PENNSYLVANIA Jsr,SrS^St}i>
Str. SANTA CLARA
Str. SARATOGA IS/mlSSMi':*0"
Str **nOR V** Sail* from Seward Hth >f each month for ITna unJcu Dutch Harbor,
oil. v and way |H>riv Ke turning leaves Seward about twtti of «-;ic f» nur'tb.
For transportation, ttertli resen’ations. freight rates etc. 17 I C’T'Tf E7 Q
call on Agent. Seward. Alaska. *-*• I
J. F. TROWBRIDGE. Gen-l Mgr. E. G. McMICKEN. G. P. and T. Agt.
SEATTLE, WASH.
GENERAL OFFICESj 702 FIR3T AVE., SEATTLE.
Ts^alaska coastcoT
\\ Carrying l. S. Mail-Alaska-Pacific Express
VIA \mt PASSAGE
To Seattle and Juneau
Stmrs Portland and Bertha
Sailings from Seward 8th and 23rd of each month.
Sailings from Seattle 10th and 25th of each month.
Sailing Dates Subject to Change Without Notice
For Further Information Apply to
ALASKA COAST CO. — BROWN & HAWKINS
94Ycsler, Seattle. Ager.ts~Se*ard.
THE ALASKA TRANSFER
CHRISTIENSEN &. LAUBNER BROS., Proprietors
Pianos and Safes Moved special attention to cay Trade
^ , _ Give us your orders for Coal & Wood
General rorwarders phone main seward. Alaska
Seward Water & Power
Company
JOHN. A. NELSON. Manager
Oflice—Third and Washington streets
Seward Bowling Alley
Fourth Avenue. Seward.
BILLIARD AND POOL TABLES
In Connection
Ladies’ Day Friday Afternoon
A Good Place to Spend
the Evening.
E. L. WHITTEMORE, Proprietor
Now is the time to turn over a
new leaf. We have plenty of
edjrers, journals and cash books.
A. B. DRUG CO. *
Seward Bakery
Opposite Postoffice
Fresh home-made Bread. Pies
and Cakes every day.
Whole Wheat, Graham, Rye
Bread and Pompernickle al
ways on hand. *
C. WERNER, Proprietor
TROY HAND LAUNDRY
Don’t worry ?bout your flannel
shirt collars and cuffs when you
can have them returned as new
Next to Moon’s Hall Fifth 4ve. Seward
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