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NEWS or THE WORLD EOR PAST WEEK1
By Cable to Tbe Daily Gatoway.
Urges Better Jails for Alaska
Washington, O.U., May o At the
request of tiie department of the attor
ney-general Judge W ickersham of (
Alaska appeared l>efore a sub-com
mittee of the house to urge appropria
tions for the construction of jails in
Alaska, He specifically recommended
the appropriation of $10,000 for a new
jail at Fairbanks. $10,CKH) for addition
ami repairs at Nome and $->000 for ad
dition ami repairs at \ aide/..
Picking Exposition Grounds
Seattle, May ,"> A large tract of
land along the waterway between
Lake Washington and Lake l uion is
tinder consideration for the .>ite id flu
Alaska exposition. The Seattle Elec
tric Company promises to double-track
the University streetcar line if this
site is chosen in order to give ear
service and the Northern 1 acilie piom
ises to run hourly trains to the ground
over its coast line.
Indict Adams on 100 Counts
Seattle, May The grand jury in
the U. S. district court this morning
returned a true bill against George E.
Adams, the assay office embezzler, in
dicting him m*on more than UK)
counts.
Adams Intends to Make Fight
Seattle, May ~ George E. Adams
ha> decided not to plead guilty to the
the charge of embezzlement from the
Seattle assay office. He will stand
trial and try to secure acquittal on
technicalities.
The case is much complicated be
cause the indictments names the own
ers of pokes from which the gold dust
is claimed to have been attracted.
Adams will undertake to make the
prosecution prove the ownership of
the gold in defending against each
count. It is practically impossible to
prove the specific proi>erty in any case.
Adams’ Trial Set for June
Seattle. May S The trial of George |
K. Adams, the embezzling cashier of
the Seattle assay office, was set today i
for June 19 in the U. S. district court.
The government will have witnesses
from New York and other states.
Played Twenty-three Innings
Seattle, May 5 The Seattle and San
Francisco base ball teams played a ^
ame of twenty-three innings here
yesterday afternoon, San Francisco
winning by a score of 5 to 2. In the
twenty-third San Francisco, going first j
to bat, made three runs and Seattle
was unable to score.
Smallpox in Zion City
Chicago, May 7 Smallpox is raging j
in Zion City. Followers of Dowie de
olare that a plague is upon the city
because of its desertion of the prophet.
The Chicago board of health has
quarantined the city and will keep it
isolated until the epidemic is sup
pressed.
Fire Destroys Seattle Dock
Seattle. May 7 The Arlington dock
and government warehouse were total
ly destroyed by tire starting at 4
o’clock this morning. The transport
Sherman was lying alongside the dock
and her rigging was aflame before she
could be pulled into tlie stream, where
the tire was extinguished, with slight
damage. The steamer Corwin, loaded
and ready to sail for Nome, was saved J
after a hard tight and the French ship
Daniel was saved although she lost her
rigging and for a long time seemed
doomed.
Desperate work by the fire deparlr
ment was all that kept the entire
waterfront from going as the flames
were fed by large quantities of in
flammable material. The government
lost an immense amount of supplies in
tended for shipment to the Philippines.
Charged With Land Frauds
Portland. Ore.. May 7 The federal
grand jury returned twenty-six indict
ments today charging extensive land
frauds against bankers, former gov
ernment officials, millionaires and
lumber kings of this and other states.
The fraudulent operations covered tHH)
aqua re miles, valued at $*,000,000.
It is said that the conspirators by
misrepresentations secured letters
from Senator Fulton and Congressman
Williamson urging the issuance of
patents by the general land office.
The case embraces many sensational
features because of the prominence of
the parties involved and l>ecause of
the methods they employed.
Seattle to (io into N. W. League
Seattle. May 7 The Seattle base
ball management has decided to leave
the coast league and put the team in
the Northwestern league.
Togo to He Hade a Count
Tokio. May * Admiral Togo is to be
made a count as a reward for his ser
vices in the war with Russsa. A
general order has been issued for a
conference of high officers to discuss
army reform.
Ala: ka-Yukon Fair Incorporates
Seattle May 8- The Alaska-Y’ukon
exposition incorporated today with a
capital stock of $500,000, divided into
50,000 shares. The incorporators are
I. A. Nadeau. Howard F. Grant, J. K.
Chi l berg, James S. Goldsmith and K.
A. Ballinger. The articles provide for
an honorary advisory l>oard of fifty
members to be selected from Alaska
and the Yukon. A meeting will lu>
held this week to elect an executive
committee and begin to raise funds.
Made Records at San Francisco
Washington. 1). C., May 8 Hu*
names of more than 200 soldiers,
marines and officers of the army and
navy who distinguished themselves by
bravery during the days of the San
Francisco tire were presented to the
president fofj reward today.
Speaker Cannon 70 \ears Old
Washington, D, C., May 8-- A recep
tion was given to Speaker Joseph G.
Cannon last night, the seventieth an
niversary of his birth. The president
and all high officials of the govern
ment and members of both houses of
congress were preeent. No mention
was made of the speaker’s possible
candidacy for president, at his own re
quest.
To Close Sunday Saloons
Seattle, May 8 Local ministers will
begin a general campaign Sunday May
20 to close Sunday salooons. Prose
cutions will be instituted against the
proprietors and bartenders of saloons
which open ou that day.
(ians and Turner Fight Off
Seattle, May 8 —Joe Guns notified
Kufe Turner today that the tight
scheduled between them to take place
May 25 at Pleasant Beach is off. Gans
says he will not tight Turner until
later. Turner claims that Gans is
afraid of him.
John Sanger Marries Miss Fit/.
Seattle, May 8—John Sanger and
wife, formerly Miss Frances Fitz,
both of Nome, arrived here today from
New York, where they were married
April 22. Both are mining operators
at Nome and they will leave for the
North June l.
Signs Alaska Delegate BUI
Washington, D. C„ May 8—Presi
dent Roosevelt signed the Alaska dele
gate bill with a silver pen and gave
the pen to Congressman Cushman, who
was present. Mr. Cushman will send
the pen to Charles K. Clay pool of Fair
banks as a souvenir.
Senate Amends Rate Bill
Washington, D. C., May 8—The
senate adopted an amendment to the
railroad rate bill yesterday afternoon
fixing a maximum tine of $2000 fot* the
acceptance of a railroad pass by any
one not an employe or an object of
charity.
Kills Vlllian In City Street
Seattle, May 8—George Mitchell
shot and killed Franz Creffield, the
apostle, “highroller” and secretary of
a group of religious fanatics in Oregon,
ou the street here yesterday, because
he had ruined Mitchell’s minor sister.
Creffield served a term in the Oregon
penitentiary for this offense and was
just recently released. He came to
Seattle and a week ago Mitchell’s
sister left her home in Oregon to join
him here. Mitchell followed and shot
Creffield on sight.
Mitchell has the sympathy of every
body here and in Oregon, where there
is general rejoicing over Creffield’s
death. He ruined hundreds of homes
there, exerting a remarkable fascina
tion over women, many of whom
were drawn into his humbug religious
society. Mitchell says he is proud of
his killing of Creffield.
Raise Funds for Defense
Corvallis, Ore., May 9 Almost
every citizen of this town has sub
>cribed to the fund which is being
raised for the defense of George Mit
chell if he is tried for the murder of
“Highroller” Creffield at Seattle.
Hundreds of residents here will go to
Seattle to testify to the fanatical and
disreputable character of t ’reffield.
Buried In Potter’s Field
Seattle, May 9 Franz Creffield was
buried today in the potter,s field with
no funeral ceremonies.
Will Prosecute Mitchell
Seattle, May 10- Prosecuting Attor
ney Mackintosh says he will prosecute
George Mitchell for the murder of
Franz Creffield, regardless of public
sentiment, which is very pronounced
in favor of Mitchell. He will pav no
heed to the letter of the district attor
ney at Portland, Oregon, who says
openly that Mitchell’s deed was justi
fied by the debased acts of his victim,
house Passes Fisheries Bill
Washington. D. (’., May 8—The
house passed the bill for the regula
tion of Alaska fisheries yesterday after
noon. Senator Nelson will oppose it in
the upper house and its passage there
is doubtful. Opponents of the hill
object to it on the ground that it will
reduce the road fund of the territory
at least 5 per cent and that its sole
beneficiaries will be the salmon
packers.
The bill proposes to divert the tax
on salmon canned in the territory and
a portion of the salmon tax to the cre
ation of a special fund for the main
tenance of salmon hatcheries. It has
general provisions for the regulation
of Alaska fisheries to which there is
no objection and which are generally
conceded to Ik* needful, but the bill
can hardly pass unless the hatchery
fund clause is eliminated.
Settle Anthracite Strike
Scranton, Pa., May 9—The anthra
cite miners will return to work to
morrow in the entire district. Moth
sides have made concessions and an
agreement was signed last night which
ends the strike.
No advance in wages was granted
but the operators agree not to lengthen
hours of work and other concessions
are made'which are considered of im
portance by the miners.
To Make Hydrographic Survey
Washington, D. C., May 9- The geo
logical survey bureau will extend the
hydrographic investigation to Alaska
this summer with a view to obtain
ing a better water supply for miners
in localities where the supply is de
ficient.
Five Cars of Race Horses
Seattle, May 9—Five cars of race
horses arrived in the eitv from Oak
land this morning to take part in the
races which begin at tho Meadows
June 10. Many of the best horses of
California are in the lot.
Buys Washington Mill Property
Seattle, May 9 -Carl M. Johanson of
Fairbanks, Alaska, bought today '.he
mills and timber holdings of the Gold
Bar Lumber Company at Gold Bar,
Washington, for $297,000. He will
work the mills to their full capacity.
To Dig Big Ditch on Candle
Seattle, May 9 Fred P. Meyers of
Nome arrived from the east today and
says that the Candle Creek Ditch Com
pany has been organized to dig a ditch
eighty-one miles long to Candle creek.
It will cost $1,000,000 and will include
a tunnel 5500 feet long through the
divide between Candle creek and El
dorado creek. It is designed to supply
all mining claims on Candle creek
with water.
Paris Police Find Bombs
Paris, May 9—Police found a large
quantity of bombs concealed in the
house of a carpenter here and one ex
ploded during the investigation, injur
ing several of the officers. It is be
lieved that anarchists are planning a
general attack upon the city.
Earthquake Jars Connecticut
Hampton, Conn., May 9—An earth
quake tremor was distinctly felt here
this morning but it did no damage.
Nome Slnnook Forfeits Charter
Seattle. May 9 William T. Perkins
received a telegram today from Secre
tary of State Cahill of Delaware, dated
at Dover, saying that the Nome Sin
nook Mining Company, incorporated
in Delaware, is no longer a corporation
in good standing, but that its charter
was forfeited in January 1903 for non
payment of taxes.
Ready to Build Nome Railroads
Seattle, May 9 Major L. H. French
of Nome arrived this morning from .the
east, where he made purchases of
material for the railroads on Seward
peninsula. He bought rails and ties
for forty miles of track on the Council
City railroad. lie states that the
company will build this summer from
Nome to Kotzebue sound. A large
quantity ol material will be shipped
on the first steamers for Nome.
Fair Trustees Called to Meet
Seattle, May 10—The incorporation
committee of the Alaska-Yukon ex
position issued a call today for a meet
ing of the board of trustees to be held
May 19. Officers of the exposition will
bt; elected, by-laws adopted and the
general scope of the exposition
planned.
Forest Fires Near Cascades
Lester, Wash., May 10— Forest tires
are raging in this region and around
Green River Hot Springs. Near thif
place some lumber and 1000 cedar
l>osts cut for the Northern Pacific
Railway Company, were consumed
th's morning near the track.
Forest Fire Burns Town.
Seattle, May 11—Forest fires are
still raging near the foot of the Cas
cades, particularly along the line of
the Great Northern from Wellington
to Berlin. The latter town was
wholly destroyed yesterday by the
tiames and Skykomish is now threaten
ed. The latter is the division termi
nus of the railroad at the foot of the
mountains.
Drops from Train Into River
Providence, 'R. I., May 10—William
Thomas, a pitcher for the Tacoma
base ball club last season, fell from a
train into a river yesterday and was
drowned. He was traveling to Buffalo.
Senator Gorman Very 111
Washington, D. C., May 10—Senator
Gorman is in a serious condition fol
lowing a severe attack of the grip.
Ho has sinking spells which are con
sidered dangerous.
Pioneer-Press Editor Dead
St. Paul, May 10- Joseph A. Wheo
lock. editor of the Pioneer-Press since
its foundation in 1801, died here
yesterday.
To Make War on Drug Trust
Indianapolis, May 10 -Under instruc
tions from the attorney-general the
U. S. district attorney will institute
proceedings in the federal court here
against the so-called drug trust of
Indiana. The suit will be brought
under the Sherman anti-trust law,
charging that the drug combine is in a
conspiracy to control prices.
Corwin Sails for Nome
Seattle. May 10— Steamer Corwin
sailed for Nome tonight with forty
passengers and 200 sacks of mail. She
was the first vessel to depart for
Nome, as she has been for several sea
sons. The big steamers will not sail
until June 1.
The Corwin will sail along the
coast, her usual route, picking up
passengers for Nome at all important
ports. She will take the route follow
ed by inside passage steamers to
Southern Alaska to Seward, and from
there she will proceed along the
Alaska peninsula, calling at ports
where passengers are likely to be
picked up.
Farallon Sails for Seward
Seattle, May 8—Steamer Farallon
sailed last night for Seward and way
ports on the inside passage. She car
ries mail for the interior of Alaska.
The Santa Ana arrived last night from
the Alaska peninsula, where she went
to take supplies • and Chinese for the
Northwestern Fisheries Company at
Uyak and Chignik. She reports a
rough trip returning.
Chinese Flood Kills Many
Washington, I). C.. May 9—The
state department was advised today
that Hoods in the province of Hunan,
China, during the past week have de
stroyed several thousand lives and ut
terly ruined the crops of that vast re
gion.
Train Robbers Get Meil Only
Kamloops, B. C,, May Id—A Cana
dian Pacific passenger train was held
up near here last night and the rob
bers carried off all the mail but there
was no express on the train.
Indians have been sent on the trail
of the bandits, who escaped into the
mountains, and it is believed that they
can scarcely get away as the country
is rough and offers very few avenues
of exit.
Panama Must Keep Order
Washington, D. C., May 11—Revolu
tionary troubles in the republic of
Panama are annoying the canal
officials and today Secretary Taft noti
fied Gov. Magoon of the canal zone
that if the revolutionary movement
hinders canal work the situation will
call for interference by the United
States government in the troubles of
the republic. The canal treaty gives
the United States the right to pre
serve order along the canal zone by
any necessary means.
Favors Lightship for Flattery
Washington, D. C., May 11—The
senate committee on commerce voted
this morning to report favorably Sena
tor Piles’ bill to construct a steel
lightship to be stationed off Cape
; Flattery at the entrance to the straits
of Juan Do Fuca. It is proposed to
! cost $150,000.
Big Dry Dock for Puget Sound
Washington, D. C., May 11—The
senate passed the hill appropriating
$1,250,000 for the construction of a
dry dock for the Puget sound navy
yard at Bremerton.
To Frustrate Prophecy
North Yakima, May 11—A local
clairvoyant predicts the burning of
several blocks of this town next Satur
day evening. The mayor has detailed
several extra policemen to keep guard
and prevent incendiarism.
Bishop Rowe in Seattle
Seattle, May 11—Bishop Rowe of the
Episcopal diocese of Alaska is in Seat
tle. He is buying hundreds of tons of
supplies fqr the missions of the ehurch
in Alaska.
Whale Makes Local Call
A whale called in the port of Seward
Tuesday evening but did not tie up at
the dock. He came In close, saluted
with a,few spouts and vanished like a
socialist orator after the meeting ad
journs. _
Number 3 shaft of the Tamarack
copper mine, near Houghton, Mich.,
is now the deepest vertical shaft in
the world—5,128 feet.
There are millions of tons of low-grade
ore in the dumps of the mines on the
Comstock at Virginia City, Nevada.
Seattle Headquarters
All Alaskans going to Seattle on
business or for other purposes are
cordially invited to have their mail
addressed to themselves in care of the
Industrial Bureau of the Alaska Cen
tral Railway Company, Lumber Ex
change Building, Seattle, W ash., and
to make the Bureau their headquarters
while in that city.
* Alaska Central Railway Co.
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[Business Is Not Dull
at our store because the public has learned the
fact that we carry
Only
the l>est goods
that money can buy, and sell them at prices us
ually charged for inferior grades.
We are fen larging our store to make room for
the quantities of
Canned Goods,
Dry Goods,
Clothing,
Boots and Shoes, and
General Merchandise
received on the Portland.
Hundreds of Cases not yet opened for lack of
room, but in a few days the finest lines of goods
in the country will be displayed on our shelves.
The
“Preferred Stock”
brand of canned goods has no equal.
We Are Exclusive Agents
BROWN & HAWKINS
Northwestern Steamship Company
CARRYING U. S. MAIL AND EXPRESS
Fvnrocc Ctoimor “fiDF^«^^],, Sails from Seattle, outside route, for Seward
LXpl Coo oivulllv/1 UHLvIUll May 4 andtsvery 30 days thereafter. Sails from
Seward for Seattle May 10 and every 20 days
thereafter.
Ctr V 4 VTA ri ADA Sails from Seattle 1st of each month for Seward and way
oil. o/Alvl/A A/L/AH/T ports on inside passage. Connecting at Seldovia with Cook
Inlet steamers. Returning sails from Sewaard 13th of each
month.
cf_ C ANITA ANJA Sails from Seattle 16th of each month, same route as the Santa
oil. o/Alv I r\ tAlvrA Clara. Returning sails from Seward 29th of each month
CFr “ITHD 4 W Sails from Seward 27th of each month for Unalaska. Dutch Harbor,
Oil. UUK/A and way ports. Returning loaves Seward about lith of each month.
For transportation, berth reservations, freight rates etc. call on F I CTII F<s
Agent. Coleman House. Seward. Alaska. L‘ ^
J. F. TROWBRIDGE. Gen Mgr. E. G. McMICKEN. G. P. and T. Act.
SEATTLE. WASH.
GENERAL OFFICES! 608 FIRST AVE.. SEATTLE,
ALASKA COAST COMPANY
Steamers:—Portland and Bertha
Portland sails from Seattle via. Juneau, 15th of each month
Portland Sails from Seward via. Juneau, 28th of each month.
Bertha sails from Seattle via. Juneau, 25th of each month.
Bertha sails from Seward via. Juneau 8th of each month.
Connecting with Steamers at Seldovia for all points on Cook Inlet
Passenger Service Unexcelled
For Rapid Delivery of Freight and Passenger Rates and Berths apply to
BROWN & HAWKINS, Agents.
Seattle Office, 101 First Ave. S.
“OLYMPIA”
The beer of beers
“It’s The Water.”
OLYMPIA BREWING CO.,
G. S. ROBISON. Manager
Seattle Office 106 Jackson St.
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
KENAI LIMBER & FUEL CO.
CARRY A LARUE STOCK OF
Lumber, Lath, Shingles, Windows,
Doors, Hardware, Cement, Plaster,
Coal, Gasoline, Powder, Etc., Etc.
The New Oregon Cafe
The Only First Class Place in Seward
Open Day and Night