VOIj. i SUH’ABI), ALASKA, SATHK>AV KY v[N(x. .MJXKS. 1909 N<>• -'>(i
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Philadelphia Lines Now Running,
a Settlement Having Been
Agreed Upon.
I*hiladt ■!ph*a. .hino • > Hio strike is
off, the sM*iker> have returned to work
and all the street ears are in oneratioi .
Last night representatives of the street
car compand s and tie* str king eartiu*n
had a confer* nee and discussed the sit
uation. I lot h sides were in a concilia-,
torv mood, and it was not long before
a settlement was reached. 1 he ear
companies gave the sirikers ail they
demanded, save an increase in wages.
The >t’ ikers made the concession • t a
reduction in the wage scale ir >m 25 to
22 cents an hour.
Noted Author Coming
Seattle. .In e *> .l:utte> Cooper
Wheeler, an author and un cial writer
from New Vonc, is here, enroute to
Alaska, lie goes to gather matertal
for a novel.
Cushman Takes Oath of Office
Tacoma, June o -.fudge Cushman
took his oat h of oil ice before Judge
Hanford lids morning, and will depart
for J uneau immediately to hold court]
there. _
Manager ( lark of the California
Ala>ka Mining Company, whicii lias
the lower group of quart/, claims on
Falls creek, owned by Skeen vV Lech
ner, under bond, has a force of seven
men employed in transporting supplies
and machinery from the railroad track ]
to tim mine, a distance of lour miles. !
L. Stevenson is opening up the gold
copper claims near mile 21 on the
Alaska Central railroad, owned by
himself, his brother, and Could A: j
Conner.__
Manager Brewer of the Tyee smelter
on Vancouver island, is expected in
Seward in July. He comes to investi
gate the mineral possibilities of this
region. __
Frank Kibe opened his barber shop
today.
SEWARD STEAMERS
FaralIon; sailed from Seattle 22nd.
Portland; sailed from Seattle 1st.
Santa Ana; sailed from Seattle 2nd.
Northwestern: sailed for Seattle 27th.
Lindsay: sailed for Seattle 28th.
Dora; sailed for Seattle 30th.
Bertha; sailed for Seattle 3rd.
Santa Clara; sailed for Seattle 3rd.
Meet me at the Branch.
For Kent—The furnished house of
Mrs. E. A. Thoday. Inquire Brown &
Hawkins. __ *
Swell line of Ladies’ Waists just ar
rived.—Seward Commercial Co. *
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Wiles of Track Submerged Near
Kamloops, Caused by inces
sant Rain Storms.
Kamloops. F>. ( June 5 -Floods
created b\ persistent rainstorms have
completely >uhmer”*ed miles of track
on the Canadian Caeiiic Railway near
this town, Tratlic is demoralized in
all direct ions from here.
Columbia River Rising
Kalaina, \Va>h.. dune 5 The Colum
bia river is rising along its entire
length, caused by torrential rain
storms. The worst Moods which have
occurred in years are expected by
persons residing along the river, and
the )fropert\ loss will undoubtedly he
enormous.
Harry St. Clair came over from
the railroad camps on Turnagain arm,
reaching here Thursday night on the
train, making the trip in one day. It
took the railroad gang nine days to
make the trip by way of the inlet.
Fred Bryant, manager of the Kenai
Mining iV Milling Company, operating
a hydralie plant and Ruble elevator on
Cooper creek, reports that mining
will be in full operation in a few days.
Harry E. Ellsworth has been elected
manager of the Seward baseball club,
succeeding J. F. Fitzpatrick, who
resigned. J. J. Finnegan succeeds
Ellsworth as captain of the team.
C. S. Ratten of Seward is an elder
brother of .1, A. Patten, the wheat
king, who called the turn on the wheat
market and stands to make millions as
a result. __
W. L. Redman is working on the
Fairview copper group on Resurrec
tion hay, which is the property of
Gould, Conner, Pitman and Clayson.
Watson vV Snow expect to complete
the work at mile 44 today, and but
little repairing remains to enable
trains to reach the end of the track
at mile 52.
School will close on June 18th.
Meet me at the Branch
For the remainder of the season
practise will be in order every evening
at the baseball grounds as early as
convenient after supper. We would
like to have every one who can play
ball a little bit get outand try to make
the team. Those who fail will aid
in developing the team which is to play
against Valdez Jnly 4th. We need
plenty of men for practise. We wish
to make up two teams and we want
them both to be as strong as possible.
Manager
Illness of Mrs. Tafl May Compel
President to Defer Proposed
Trip Until Next Year.
Washington, L). f., Jane o-Owing
to the continued ill health of Jits.
Taft, the president may be compelled
to defer his Alaska tour until next;
season.
Should Mrs. Taft recover tie* trip
will he made this year as planned.
Martin M masmith. a prospector,
while engaged in beach mining at
Anchor Point, on ('ook inlet, became
partially paralyzed. No one being
near to render assistance, the unfortu
nate man was compelled to crawl on
; his hands and knees a distance of six
, miles to Homer, the nearest settle
ment. He came to Seward on the
Santa Clara. Mr. Monasmith is in re
duced circumstances, and his condition
renders it impossible for him to
work. A subscription is being raised
; to send him to relatives in the states
where he may receive proper care.
I Those who desire to contribute to this
worthv cause mav see A. C. Gould,
i •
i who has the paper.
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Ketchikan Miner Man Kicks
In a recent number of the Ketchikan
| Miner there appeared the following:
“The ignorance of the states regard
ling Alaska, both as to its geographi
cal boundaries and system of govern
jment. is a matter of common kiiow
; ledge to the residents of this territory
There is some excuse for it when noted
i in New York and other Atlantic cities
i but when Seattle concerns persist in
putting Ketchikan and the whole of
southeastern Alaska over into Canada,
it makes us feel that the deep love
i which that city has ostentatiously dis
I played for us is very much on the bunk
j order.
“Not only do business firms of the
Queen city ask for additional postage
for articles sent “out of the United
States into Alaska,” but the directors
of the A. Y. P. exposition have writ
ten one of Ketchikan’s exposition com
mittee that it will be necessary for us
to get permission from Canada to re
present us at the fair.
“Ye Gods! When will the Seattle
spirit ever get beyond the boundary
line of their incorporation?
“When will that bunch ever learn
that Alaska is larger than a dozen
such commonwealths as Washington
and all of it is in the U. S. A.?
“There is no Alaska in Canada, you
dense numbskulls. Every part of it is
United Stated property and requires
no extra postage nor any Canadian
consent to do as we d—n (meaning
earn) please.
“Does that soak into your pate?”
Linoleum at Hofman’s. *
Prof. Pickering Wants $ 10,000,000
With W hich to Try to Signal
Another World.
I Yofessor Pickering of flarvard.
proposes to spend $1.0.0 ■ )■'),OM in an at
tempt to lia^ii signals to Mars, in tin*
belief that Mars is inhabited, and that
me understandable comtnunicat ion
mav !»*• established between it* inhabi
tants and ourselves. The project is
predicaied, «#i course on tie* ability to
procure tin* requisite $10,000,000.
Suppose tlie money can be procured,
will the i xperience pay? We mean by
that, will it pay from the scientific
standpoint, itichard Proctor wrote
that among all the orbs which circle
round the Sun Mars is the only one in
which ‘‘exhibitsclearly and unmistak
able tin dwhich mark a planet as
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the abode of life," In the astronomi
cal study ol Mars it seems to be scion
I tiiicallv accepted that its surface con
I dit ions conduce to the production and
sustenance of animal life; hut there is
no agreement as to the standatet ot that
life. Upon the axiom that Nature will
discard what nature does not need,
! there is apparent proof of w hat we
; might call climatic conditions, such ns
! rains, fojrs and clouds, resulting in ri
; vers, lakes and oceans, and other
natural phenomena: conditions condu
cive to vegetable growth and the
j maintenance of life: but whether that
! life is of low or hign order- that is the
I question.
Whether or not any conceivable si£
Inal would answer that question is the
i conclusive inquiry so far as the ex
penditure of the $10,000,000 is con
cerned. We have to guess as to the
order of intelligence that life-produc
ing conditions on .Mars have evolved.
If it should he equal to ours, or super
ior, there is hope of communication;
even though what might be Hashed
back and forth would, perchance be
unintelligible.
The power of $10,000,000 worth of
mirrors, properly and scientifically ad
justed, is concluded to be ample for
| the distance to be travelled by this re
flected light: for the reason that at the
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DAILY WEA1HEB BEPOBT
Temperature at 2pm.48
Maximum since midnight. 48
Minimum since midnight. 40
Barometer at 2 p. .. 30.43
Rain._
FOR SALE—Furniture. Inquire at
residence of Mr. Boggs. *
Just received, a new line of matting,
latest patterns at the Elite.
High Grade wall paper—All new
1909 designs. Seward Drug Co.
Chicken and Ice Cream at Washington Lunch Counter between II and 7 on Sunday. Butts & Hay