NEWS OE THE WORLD FOR PAST WEEK
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Slip ris'if Rams tnknown Bark
Seattle. Feb. 17 Ship Cissie smashed
into an unknown bark last night in the
straits. The ship's Ih>w was damaged
and it i> believed that tin- bark was
badly erippled but she disappeared in
the darkness. It is expected that a re
port of her will he received today.
Seattle Republicans Nominate
Seatti . i ■ I Tin le :'”b!iean
eit\ etmventipn y> »*erday uotniti.'teil
dolin' Itiplin e w*, -ent e.iy comptrol
ler. for mayor; be < allumn. present
Hat: . c r, - e .ott.'ll r: Cb-oi-ge
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linge • for r ■ , •' 11. « ■ 1 *1 !"‘
eounciltn: fr<
will <ip,.or .
been nominal i d b the labor party and
the n auieipii » At r-dtip psu y for
mayor >n a ->ttv; » e?pa ownership
f»la. i. TV T 1 vs 1 ;t' always op
. ~ Mite: ■' ' - ■
utilities ami -s - poor; of Moore
bw-ed on pt »-o:;::l :tvm;d-. It is ex
poet' d that Me < w 1 ? 1 receive the in
dorsement of t IV ioerut ■».
Uan^ wants i» iuk Mrncuuy
S.i i >.l. Joe Bans
arrived from t - »a*t last night ant' at
ouee "I'tK- aiur at a tie>i1 e totight Jimmy
Britt. «ini " * take the > mire purse.
Joseph siy> he wants, to tight Britt
al*ov« all other turn . He made the
further »:• 'h would tigii* Britt
ami But N tin *ame ring onMie
same night.
Britt Draws the Color Lint*
>:,ii i-Yanc *c F ■ 1‘* .L tinny Britt
i**i •; a *taten;. ' t< :> *aying that lie
will in \ r again ght a colored man
bin deny mg that h s contest with Bans
was a lake.. Ba * * here trying to get
a match \v h lb and the 'att 1 * re
fusal to tie t m * regarded ■■* a con
fession that p • Native Son knows he
w ould ha v<- tn> e a nee in a real contest
with tin- Balt ni •- coon.
Britt Refusts to fight
San F: ane ** >. ' • Feb. till In or
der to got a match Joe Bans has off
ered to tight jimmy Britt and give the
entire proceed* tor chanty. Britt re*
fu>* * to tigh: ’ in eolo.'*e<! lad.
fight Was a take
San Francisco. Fob. g’l .hr- Bans in
an interview today declared that hi*
right with Terry McBovern wa* a fake
arranged hy A Hereford.
Parker and O'Keefe Draw
Spokam-. Feb. IT Kill Barker of
Denver and Jack O'Keefe of Blvieago
fought twenty round* *o a draw here
la*t night. «»*K• - to outclassed Barker
in elevernes* hut could not put him out.
favors Cordova Bay Land Grant
Washington. 1>. < .. Feb. IT The
Senate commit too <m torritori* * docided
today to make a favorable report on
the bill to grant land at Cordova Bay
for terminal* or the road projected to
build from that part. The grant in
clude* a *oeiiop of coal land.
Secretary lav lor Quits flis Job
Washington. D. Feb. IT Horace
A. Taylor, as* *'aat ***eretary of the
treasury. re*igu*-il touay in order to be
elected to a a: *nip :n W i*eon>in.
Ib- will travel F.urope for a short
time. Hi* * ie ■• ** i* John H. Kd
warii* of < Hiio.
White Houm* Wedding fod.n
Wa*hi;.g'oii, I). i>.. Feb. IT The
wedding of Mi** Alioo Hoo*eVelt
and Congre**:- Nicholas Long
worth took plan today at noon. The
ceremony wa* ret> :■:•*. d last night in
•the ea*t room « ■ White Home,
where it wa* ]■ n r ad today,
longwortfe Go South
Washington. < .. Fob. l'» Bon
gre**man■and Mr*. ;. mg worth left on a
special train ‘ i * u-tiing for Tampa.
Florida. Fro -in : • tle y wi!1 *ail on
a government . **,•! for Buha. where
they will remain a short time and then
return to Washington to stay until
the end of the pr*-*ent session of Con
gress. They w :h n go *o Kuro|»e.
Neither Kit g Fdiward nor Czar
Nicholas *eni a pre*ent to Mi** Roose
velt. It i* believed Ixath feared that
the bestowal of a gift would be regarded
as an official art.
Hants Mails to Kantishna
Washington. D. C.. Feb. 19 J. II.
Hughes of Fairbanks, Alaska, is here
to urge the jKistal department to estab
lish routes through the Kantishna dis
trict. Hughes-ays the region is one
of the riches; in Alaska. He says that
he i- considering a removal from Fair
hank- to Diamond, where the depart
ment i- expected to establish a past
office, in the belief that it is likely to be
a greater center than Fairbaks is now.
Stand ard Oil Buys Railroad
St. Haul. Feb. 19 The Standard OH
Company has purchased the Wisconsin
Central railroad to -ecure an outlet
from it- Lak* Superior iron mines.
Other railroad- refused to carry the
ore at a special rate such as the
Standard Oil demanded,
the company who failed to account for
$2Jf>,000 which bad passed through his!
hands
french President Inaugurated
Paris, Feb. 19 President Fallieres
was inducted into office Satttrday for a
seven-year term. 11 * * retains all the
fiOtihet cabinet.
John \. McCall Dios
New York. Fob. 19 John A. Mc
Call, president of tin* New V ork Ufe
Insurance Company until January I,
'died las' imjht of liver trouble after a
short illne*— His physician said that
jin malady was undoubtedly ni^rava
lid In the worry of the insurance in
1 invest itfSt ion.
So\ era I w»*cks ajro Mr. Met all torn
• ,u ■ his property holdiujrs to
!iiai\i ^orii the shortage of Andrew
i;,a it a . the legislative lobbyist of
Denver \ herlist's a Volcano
} i-. ver. K* it. 19 Mount Suitor. a
lofty p-ani'vc peak at whoso base stands
: t v, i •; in* Sulphur Springs, isemit: my;
snu'k and tire, and fear is fell iVfTard
; tie s,: ;u \ of tin* town. Invest in.it
ii-n shows that the tlames in the furnace
of the crater are so fierce that they arc*
eonsuminj; granite rocks.
Everett lawver Disappears
Seattle. Feb. 20 Wheeler 1>. F.
I < 1 \k ards.a prominent lawy er of Kverett,
vsferionsly dis>appc*ared in Seattle*
within the last few days and foul play
is su-peeu d. James (libson informs
t in* police that he >aw i id wards aboard
tie- searner Jefferson shortly be*fore
til,- boat sailed tor Alaska last Saturday
nijrht.
Clears SbU.UUU on I nance up
S -Mi''. Kcl». 20 Martin Keller, a
waiter in rite < Mympus cafe, overheard
i- si *;.•*•[•> discussing intended invest
ments in Tacoma tide lands a few days
i ago. lie invested his savings in an
i option in the quarter indicated, which
proved to he the locality where pur
chases were made later for railroad
terminals and Saturday he sold lit- in
vestment at an advance of $00,000.
Admiral logo to Visit America
Tokyo. Feb. 20 Admiral Togo will
; \ sir the Fhitetl States in April. He
|\dl! take two war-hips as his tleet.
trge Passage of Subsidy Bill
Washington, l>. C„ Feb. 2t> John F.
1 Kullaine and others had another hear
j mg vest* rday afternoon before the
I louse committee on territories in ad
voeuey of the bill providing for aid to
Alaska railroads by the government
guaranty of interest on their bonds.
No Aid for Alaska Roads
Washington. l>. C.. Feb. 21 Within
the past two days it has become a ser
ious question as to whether the House
committee would recommend for pass
age the Lovering bill giving aid to
Alaska railroads. Eastern capitalists
ud.-r the leadership of C. Z. Gordon
Lu Pennsylvania are furnishing testi
mony against the measure. They give
as a reason that they are projecting
lines in various parts of the United
States without expecting aid from
Congress, therefor the Alaska roads do
not need any help.
More Petitions Against Smoot
Washington, P. C., Feb. 20- Peti
tions signed by thousands of women
protesting against the retention of his
seal ui the Senate by Reed Smoot, the
Mormon nestle from Utah, were pre
sented today by Senator Patterson of
Colorado and Seuator Perkins of < a 1 i
fornia.
Want to Decorate Naval Officers
Washington, l). C., Feb. 2(> The
r.aun-s of 2" > navalotllcors are included
ina i'. t it .oil to Congress asking per
mission to foreign governments to dec
orate the officers n> honorary members
of different orders, as a token of friend
ship.
To Investigate Asylum Scandal
Washington, l>. C.. Feb. 20 A con
jvs, onai eoniuiittee was appointed
! . iy m investigate the conduct of the
government asylum for the insane at
Fdi/.abeth. New Jersey, from which
scandalous reports have come to the
President. It is charged that the
management often uses straight jackets
and handcuffs on the inmates mid em
ploys feeding tubes to force distasteful
II ml down the throats of patients as a
punishment.
May Give Gen. Drain a New Job
Washington, D. C.. Feb. 20 The
President has under consideration
the appointment of Adjutant-General
Drain of Washington as assistant audi
tor of the Philippines.
Patrick Asks New Trial
Ne.v York. Feb. 21 Albert T. Pat
rick. the attorney under sentence of
i death upon conviction of the murder of
Millionaire Rice, today presented a
petition to the appellate court for a re
hearing of his application for a new
trial, alleging as a ground that he was
convicted on perjured testimony of
Rice’s valet, Charles Jones, who is ex
pected to appear and dispute the
attack upon his testimony.
Big Counterfeit Outfit is Taken
Seattle. Feb. 21—The largest coun
terfeit plant in the history of the
Pacific coast was captured here today,
and John Forrister, Patrick Jennings,
Thomas Shehan and Robert Jewell
were arrested by the police charged;
with making and passing the bogus j
coin.
The men have been running the
plant for some time in a house on First
avenue. Several sacks of bogus live
dollar gold coins were found. The
coins showed deft workmanship and
readily passed for the real article.
Stole (iold Bricks from Smelter
Seattle. Feb. 21 William Meisel a
trusted employ** of the smelter at
Kvorett, Washington, was arrested
here today charged with robbing tin*
company of several thousand dollars in
gold the past year. One brick which
lu* bad hid in his room was found, lb*
made a lull confession of the theft and
says In* has other bricks hidden in
Kvorett.
So More Migratory Divorces
Washington, i >. C., Fob. 2i Roth
Houses an* discussing the amendment
to the divorce laws. The section re
st ricting divorce" in all cases to the
courts til tin* state in which the
part ies asking for divorce reside has
been adopted. 'Phis is passed especially
to stop the wholesale divorces in Da
kota and Nevada and is a death blow to
migratory divorces.
famous Backstop Dying
San Francisco. Cal.. Fob. 21 Deter
Lolunan. the famous Coast backstop is
dying here of paresis.
Hitkcrsham Sure of Confirmation
Washington D. C., Feb. 21 Judge
Wiekersham appeared before* the
Senate judiciary committee today to
answ er personally any charges brought
against him.
The matter of his owning a lot in
Fairbanks on w Inch was a saloon
where gambling was allowed was the
chief stibje ct of discussion, also t he
unfairness said to have been shown
lv. him in the Nelson-Hesloy case.
Many questions were asked particular
ly by Senator Nelson who appeared
hostile to the Judge. The other
members of the committee expressed
themselves as satislied with the ans
wers given. Pin* report of the com
mittee will favor the re-appointment
of \\ iekersham.
Compromise Kate Dili
Washington. I). C.. Feb. 22 Presi
dent Roosevelt announces that he will
leave the committee free to compromise
the Hepburn railroad rate bill which
will l»e taken up by the House Friday.
Order Telephones Out
Seattle. Feb. 22 A mas" meeting of
j citizens was held last night in the
Grand Opera house to protest against
the service of the Sunset Telephone
"V >tein. More than a thousand patrons
of that system signed an order, re
questing the company to remove the
inst ruments from t heir re"pect ive places
of business as being of no use. Others
are signing the order by hundreds.
The Independent Company’s instru
ment" are taking the place of those
ordered out.
Waits to Hear from Jarvis
Washington, D. Feb. IT Presi
dent Roosevelt has decided to wait
several days to hear from Capt. Jarvis
before he makes any decision regard
ing the Alaska governorship. He hopes
that Jarvis may be induced to accept
the place.
Still Wants Jarvis
Washington, I). Feb. 22 Post
master John P. Chun of Fairbanks
called on the President yesterday ac
companied with Senator Flint of
California, and discussed the matter of
tin* appointment of a governor to suc
ceed John (i. Ready of Alaska.
1‘resident Roosevelt showed a lively
interest in the subject and declared
that he had offered the place to Capt.
!). If. Jarvis and hoped he would accept
it as h* believed him to he the man for
tie* place.
Mr. Clum is a candidate for the place
provided Capt. Jarvis does not accept
the offer.
Gov. Gooding Makes Denial
Boise. Idaho, Fell. 2 ! Gov. (fooding
denies the report which lias been cur
rent that the authorities have captured
a letter from otlicials of the Western
Federation of Miners directing the
assassination of Fx-Gov. Steunenberg
and others. Notwithstanding the gov
ernor’s denial it is generally believed
that such a letter is in the hands of
state officials as the statement was
originally given out by a man close to
high authority.
lanes nain insane ouiuiers
Yokohama, Feb. 23 -The ship Wham
poa passed here today with 2000 insane
Russian soldiers and sailors aboard,
who had lost their minds through the
stress of battle or hardships in the
Japanese war. The ship is bound for
Odessa.
llectric Power House Burns
San Francisco, Feb. 23 The Jessie
street electric power house burned
early last night leaving half the city
in darkness. The loss is $400,0(H).
House Wrangles Over Army Bill
Washington, I). (’., Feb. 23—The
House declined to adjourn over Wash
ington's birthday because of a deter
mination on the part of the managers
to terminate the debate on the army
appropriation bill and put the measure
on its passage. In the debate yester
tiay afternoon Prince of Illinois at
tacked the present law for t he retire
ment of regular army officers. He
showed that fH)3 are on the retired list,
drawing an average of $3,000 a year,
and asserted that the money was un
earned and unnecessary to the com
fortable support of the recipients.
May Straddle Clause of Rate Bill
Washington, I>. <’., Feb. 23—The
Senate committee on interstate com
merce may report back the railroad
rate bill without a recommendation on
the clause! which provides that appeals
may be taken from the rulings of the
interstate* commerce commission lixintf
rale's, to the I’nited Slate's circuit
courts. The e'omtnittee is very e*ve*nly
elivieleel on tliat proposition and some*
of the' members are non-committal.
Commission to go to San Francisco
Seattle, Feb. 23 The government
commissiem which is invest i,>-alinj' the
Valencia wreck will ”e> to San Fran
cisco te> take' further testimony after it
concludes the ineptiry lu-re. It is be
lieved from t he1 te-sl imony alivady jfiven
and fi’om the nature* eel the* (piestions
a-ke *el that the- commission will make a
re*pmt censurin'* 'I"* I’ticilic toast
Ste amship t’ompany for ne^li'/cnor and
ciuu'u'in^' the olliecrs e»f the1 rescue
heiats w it li cowardice.
ACCUSES UNION
m OE MURDER
Boise, Idaho, Feb. L’<> Hai ry < )r*
chard, arrested a month ago upon the
charge of complicity in t lie assassination
of Kx-Gov. Steunenberg of Idaho by
the use of dynamite bombs, confessed
the crime yesterday and disclosed the
details of a plot hy the officials of Hie '
Western Federation of Miners to kill
Kx-Gov. Peabody of Colorado, Chief
Justice William II. (iahhert of the j
same state, John Campbell, former j
chief justice, and other prominent men
of Colorado. Also several leading men j
of Idaho besides (low Steunenberg.
The reason for the desire to assass- ■
mated these men was the official re
pression they had exerted to prevent
the dietat ion of the miners* union in
the mining districts of Colorado and
Idaho and tin* influence they >till ex
erted against the power of the union. ,
The condition in regions of those states
where tin* miners' unions are strong is
said b\ detectives to he worse than that
created In the Molly McGuire-, in
Pennsylvania thirty years ago.
'liners Held on Murder Charge
Wallace, Idaho. Feb# lit Vincent St. I
John, president of the miners' union of
Burke, was arrested here yesterda\
upon the charge that be wa.connected |
with tlu* assassination of the late Gov.
Steunenberg at Caldwell.
The governor of Colorado has honor
ed the requisition for the men arrested <
in that stall* upon the same charge and j
they are being hurried to Idaho on a
special train to avoid any attempt at a
*
rescue.
Denver, Colo.. Feb. 21 Harry Or
chard, tlu* supposed miner, now a
prisoner at Boise. Idaho, is a Pinkerton
detective. He worked as a spy among |
tin* <’olorado miners during the <’ripple
Creek strike and has given the police
here tlu* names of more than fifty union
men, who he says an* involved in tin*
murder of Steunenberg and the attempt
at the poisoning of Kx-Governor Pea
body.
Miners Taken to Caldwell
Boise, Idaho, Fell. 21 The union
miners arrested hen* charged with be
ing implicated in tlu* murder of Kx
Gov. Steunenberg have been taken to
Caldwell for a preliminary hearing. |
Steve Adams, a miner at Haines. Ore., j
and Vincent St. John president ot the ;
Miners Union at Wallace. Idaho, have j
also been arrested on the same charge.
To Raise Defense fund
Denver. Colorado, Ft b. 22 Acting
Secretary Kerwin of the Western Fed
eration of Miners, says that it was
known a month ago by the officials of
his organization that they were to In*
arrested on some trumped-up charge.
He has ordered that special meetings
be held by the locals in the various
cities of the western states for the
purpose of raising a defense fund. If
his plans are carried out over a mil
lion dollars will he raised.
McFarland, a Pinkerton detective
says that besides the murder of the
ex-governor of Idaho the union will
he charged with planning to kill David
Moffat, president of the First National
Bank of Denver, and other prominent
men of the state who took a decided
position against the union during the
Cripple Creek strike.
Plead Not Guilt)
Boise, Idaho, Feb. 22—The members
of the Western Federation of Miners
who have been arrested charged with
implication in the murder of Kx-gov
ernor Steunenberg have refused to
plead guilty at the preliminary hear
ing and will be given a trial at the
regular term of court. It is said that
the officers of the Union have assured
the prisoners that funds are being
raised to defend them and that able
attorneys will he retained for their
defense.
Raises ;>:>uuu tor uerense
Springlield, 111. Feb. 22—The Illin
ois district convention of union miners
in session here has voted to appropri
ate $5000 for the defense of the miners
arrested in Idaho.
The price of wheat is slowly declin
ing in Chicago.
Northwestern Steamship Company
CARRYING U. S. MAIL AND EXPRESS
STKAMSHIPS OPKRATKD:—Victoria, Tacoma, Santa Clara, Santa Ana,
Kxcelsior, Dora, Oregon, Kdith, Pennsylvania,
STKAMKRS FOIL Seattle, Kayak, Valdez, Seward, < '«w»k Inlet, I’nalaska,
Nome intermediate |*oints and San Francisco. Kxclusive line to N. K
Siberian ports.
Express Steamer "OREGON” Sails from Seward for and Seattle Valdez,
outside route. January nth and every 20 days thereafter.
Str. SANTA CLARA Leaves Seattle 1st of each month. Same trip as Santa
Ana, connecting at Seldovia with S. S. Neptune, etc. returning leaves
Seward !2ili of each month.
Steamship "SANTA ANA” Leaves Seattle Kith of each month for Juneau.
Kayak, Yakutat. Kllemar, Valdez, Seward, Seldovia connecting at Sel
dovia wit It S. S. Neptune for all Cook Inlet points returnintr. leaves
Seward 20th of each month.
Str. "DORA” L aves Seward 27th of each month for I n i iska. Dutch
Harbor, and all way points, returning. leaves Seward about Uth. ol
each mont h.
For transportrtion. berth reservations, freight ra'esete.
call on S. P. BROWN, A'.'t., Coleman House, St ward. Alaska.
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SEATTLE. WASH.
GCNCRAL OFFICEO; COB FIRST AVC.. OLATTLE.
Sails from Seattle via. Juneau, loth and 25th of each month
Sails from Seward via. Juneau. Nth and 22nd of each month.
Connectino with Steamers at Seldovia for al! points on Cook Inlet
Passenger Service unexcelled
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Apply to
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At Brown and Hawkin’s Store.
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“OLYMPIA”
The beer of beers
“It’s The Water”
OLYMPIA BREWING CO.,
G. S. ROBISON. Manager
Seattle Office 106 Jackson St.
j 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
GLACI R SALOON
R. Weierman &. H. Hitchcock, Proprietors
Wines, Liquors Cigars
Glacier Creek, Turuagain Arm, Alaska
The Seattle Tent and Awning Co.
Manufacturers of Tents. Awnings,
Minors’ Supplies, etc., etc., etc.,
| Marion St. anti Weetern Ave. StATTLt, WASH.
fOX ISLAND KIR SALt
’Pen miles from Seward. Tlu> island
is two miles long and one mile wide.
I will sell my squatter's claim and 4215'
foxes, whose skins are worth an average
of $2<> each, for $2‘)<K), which is less than
one-third of the value of the skins.
Offer is made because 1 wish to go up
the Susitna to prospect for a year.
Alfred Lowell,
Third avenue, Seward.
O. LASCY
U. S. DEP. MINERAL and LAND
SURVEYOR FOR THE DISTRICT OF ALASKA
Civil Engineer, and Land and Min
ing Attorney. Address Seldovia,
Alaska, or in care of Mail Agent,
Steamer Dora.
FRANK H. LASCY
U. S. MINERAL and LAND
Surveyor for the District of Alaska,
and NOTARY PUBLIC
Addres: Seldovia, Cook Inlet, Alaska,
or care Mail Agent, Steamer Dora
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SEATTLE, WASH,
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Storage and Shipping
Can save you time, trouble and expense
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