Tdttnphk Hews
More Land For Alaska
Victoria. B. ('., May 2-Onc of the
results of the re-arran^eincnt of ilu>
boundry lim- bet wcrn llrilish Colum
hia ami Alaska will In- t<> place in
United States territory hundreds of
acres of lands belonninn to tin1 Nans
Indians.
Senate Favors the Fair
Washington, May ~—The senate to-1
day reported favorably on tin- hill
providing for a government appropri
ation for the Alaska-Yukon-Pacilie !
Kxposit ion.
Lilly 111 From Chagrin
Washington.M;iy J Ueprcsentatix'c j
Lilly, who is responsible tor the in- '
ventilation <>l what was termed the
electric hoat scandal i- in a state of j
collapse as the result «>f 11• failure of
the investi^ation t>> substantiate his I
charges, lit- is umh r care of physi
cians.
llill to Remove Tariff
Washington. May 'J Kepresenta
tivc Payne has int rodneed a !>ill pi'"-j
vidian for removing the tarill from
mining, smelting, ore reducing and
farm ma< him ry sent t• • the Philip
pines.
Ankeny Aids Railroad
Washington, May 'J Senator An
keny of Washington today int rodneed
a bill providing for the sale, to the
Alaska Pacific llailway and Terminal
Company, <>f «»so acres <>n Kanak is
land, for ^1.an acre. \ similar
bill was introduced in i lie house by
I Jelcj^a t e < 'ale.
Yucatan Leaves Seattle
Seattle, Max - Steam-hip N ticatan
departed for Valdc/. las! ni^ht xxith
l'J.r> passengers and a capacity freight
car^o.
Governor Sparks is Paraly zed
llcno, Max 'J (iiix'criior Sparks of
Nevada was y i st< rday stricken w i111
paralysis, lb is unable t<• nn>\e any j
portion ol his body except hi - hands,
physicians have expressed the fearl
that he will never recover.
Consuls to Have Residences
Washington, May :! The house
committee on foreign relations today
reported favoralily on tin hill pro-I
xidinjx for an appropriation for the
construction or purchase <>t eon-j
sidar residence- abroad.
Rack to Her First Love
New York, May J .lust before she
sailed for I'urope in company xxith
lu:r husband yesterday Mrs. Mabellc
(■ilman ''orcy said that she intends
returning to the staueand that she
xvill siii(^ in j^rand opera.
Two Bandits Rob Train
>urg, .Mas 2 I'wo bandits
hoarded tin- New York-St. bonis train
near hear last night, held up I In*
agent at Walker, a lew miles < >nt ,and
escaped in the woods with four sacks
of currency. It is not known pub
licly the amount stolen.
Higbce Succeeds Parrington
Seattle, .May (leorge lligbec,
formerly manager of the Moran Shi|>
Building Company, has heen ap
pointed to succeed former Manager
Karrington of the raeilie ( oast Steam
ship Company.
Taft (iocs to Panama
Charleston, S. May 2 Secre
tary «>f War Taft departed for I'anama
today on the transport I'rairic.
De Artnond Praises Hrvan
Washington, .Max "J Itepresenta
tive Do Arniond in an address last
night hefore District o| Columhia de
mocrats gave st r<»ug praise to Itruin.
The speaker said that as a leader,
Bryan has always heen ready to defer
to his followers and that he will run
stronger than ever this I ill.
More Muckraking Planned
Washington, May 2 Whether or
not the railroads of the country tire
obeying the Hepburn law is to be
made the subject of an investigation.
At a conference held yesterday be
tween President Koosevelt, Senator
Hepburn and others it wasdccided to
ask congress to increase the civil sun
dry fund so that this investigation
may he undertaken.
Immunity For Grafter
San Francisco, May 2 Immunity
for the president of the (Ireen lake
side Iteality Company is the latest
order of Special Prosecutor Honey •'»
the graft eases. The oHicial who ben
efits Is a co-defendant with llufe and
will testify ngaluHt the Cnrley Boss.
There were fourteen Indictincuts
against the real estate company offi
cial.
AdtnlraPs Pocket Picked
Seatt le, May 2— Admiral Thompson,
former paymcster of the navy, had
1iIh pocket picked of £'>00 here yester
day afternoon, He had just, drawn
the money from a bank and had Join
od the crowds assembled to witness
the departure of tho eight battle
ships for San Francisco, where they
will Join the fleet.
Battleships in Danger
Monterey, Cul., .May I—in a heuvA'
\vii»tl here today the Battleship Illi
nois parted her anehor chain and i
\v»nt adrift. A collision with the
Alabama, also adrift, was narrowly
averted. A eoal barge was driven on j
the beach and smashed up.
Money Taken From Express Car j
Laredo, Tex., May I—Sixty-three
thousand dollars mysteriously disap
peared from the Wells-Fargo express!
ear on the train running bet ween here
and Torreen, Mexico, somewhere en
route to this city. There is no clew
to the men who took the money.
Northwestern In Seattle
Seattle. May I—Steamship North
western reached port this morning.
She will depart Friday on her return
t rip to Yaldez.
New Coal Land Clause
Washington, May I -An amend
ment just introduced to the bill pro
viding for opening Alaska coal lands
makes forfeiture of money deposited
and of patent rights, the penally for
combination ol holdings to a greater
extent than provided for in I lie bill.
Another aim ndmcnt give • i!;e I ni'.ed i
States the right to purchase all the
coal it wants at a price fixed by the
president.
Fourth District is Favored
Washington, May i The house
judiciary committee has lavorahly .
reported to the house, the l>iil pro
viding for a Fourth judicial district < t
Alaska.
Army Officer in Kxile
Washington. May ! I'xile until
his ret ircinent from the service by
expiration of the time limi; i- to lie i
the fate ol < ol. Stewart, recently i
ordered to the command ol lit-scrlcd ;
Fort tirant in Arizona. I ■ resident]
ItooSevclt recently released iVIonel
Stewart from confinement a! the re
quest of the signers ot a moie-t. r pe
tition and assigned him to i!i • Fort
(■rant command. The | resident says
that the temper o| the otfn i r i-. res
ponsible for his punishment.
Thaw Case On Again
I'oughkeepsie. N. Y., May 1 The
latest phase in t lie f haw case begun
today in the court here, the slayer of j
Stanford White seeking to obtain his
liberty on habeas corpus. I >i•• 11 i«• t
Attorney Jerome is present to contest
the application, lie will move for a
change of venue to New York.
Insurrection In Peru
Washington, May 1 The war de
partment was today notified ol an in
surrection which has just been ipiclled
near Lima,' Peru, 'flic advice stales
that several hundred arrests have
been made and that several insurrec
tionists have been hanged.
Money Fot Revenue Service
wasiiinglon, Ma\ 7 'I In* house
committee on interstate <•<miihitcc
today reported favorahK on tin- pro
posed a|>|>i*4>pi*iat ion <ifi.him tor t he
revenue cutter service <>n tin- I'aeilic
and Alaskan coast. The same com
mittee also reported favorably on the
hill giving the Copper River «Sc North
western permission to hnihl bridges
aeross the ('tipper river.
Child Labor Hill Passes
Washington. .May 7—The senate to
dav passed the hill forbidding the*m
ploymcnt in the District of ('olinnhia.
of children less than fourteen years
old.
Restaurant Keeper a Suicide
Seattle, .May 7 Joseph Arnold,
proprietor of a small restaurant here
commit ted suicide by taking poison
last night. Financial troubles caused
his act.
ALASKA MINES IN
GOOD STANDING
(Continued from page I)
that a number of mines showing tine
judical ions arc doing nothing except
a little assessment work.
The present low prices of copper,
according to Mr. Hall, is not due to
any ellort at stock market jobbing
hut is the result of cessation of work
in many of the large manufacturing
plants that ordinarily consumed great
portion of the copper output. Among
the companies cited as example is the
Westinghouse company which during
the panic let out thousands of men
and practically ceased operations.
Mr. ball looks for no Improvement in
the copper market before .Inly at the
earliest.
Mr. ball expresses the belief that
work on the projected concentrator
for Valde/, will be begun this summer.
He says that at one time, just before
financial difficulties loomed big on
the eastern horizon, a numbi .»• of men
headed by (). I'. Hubbard had $12"),(MX)
pledged to institute work on the con
centrator and that when Mr. Rail
left the east the chances were good
that some of this amount would be
available for Hie purpose intended.
Accompanying Mr. Mall Is W, L.
Rail, a brother, who will be at Dryer
bay this summer.
CALE MAKES PLEA
FOR SINGLE PARTY
i
Alaska Delegate Declares
Political Division Retards
the Territory.
Washington, May 5— Reiterating I
that In* is not a candidate for re
election, Delegate ('ale of Alas
ka, today in an interview made a
plea for the obliteration of party lines
in the Northland. Delegate Cale
dwelt at length on the wonderful re
sources of Alaska and declared that
the territory is hcing retarded in pro-1
gress by the inability of its residents
to unite on any question having to do
with the territory's government.
Delegate (.'ale said that he has all
along advised his supporters that he
will not be a candidate for re-election
on party lines, and that now he is
convinced that his candidacy will
can ..* a division in sentiment and in
consequence will not accept re-elec
lion. lie emphasized the belief that j
there should he but one political
pariy in Alaska and expressed the
de.drc that there be unamiinity of
choice in the selection of his suecos
KOYUKUK IS TO
BE INVESTIGATED
Seattle, .May 2—If the Koyokuk
district in Alaska shows upon inves
tigation that it is as good as has been ;
reported, an eastern syndicate will
invest millions of dollars there. John
Armstrong, a mining expert is now
in i he eit\ eiiroiite for the Koyokuk
in the interests of those who have the
money to invest.
Mr. Armstrong says that his people
have received reports from the dis
trict in < | nest ion I hat lead them to!
believe that it is worthy of exploita- I
tionand that if his report substan
tiates what lias already been said,
the syndicate will immediately
ahead and instail the necessary min
ing apparatus and put a large force
«>t men at work.
PUHILANU HAS
BRUTAL MURDER
Portland, May '2—Our of the most
1 >i*tit:i 1 murders in tin* history of this
city was committed last night, Nathan
Wolll, aliased pawnbroker being llie
victim. Hohbery waH the motive and
the t lilies broke open tin* nafe ob
taining money and diamonds to the
value i.l £2,70(1.
That the old man resisted is evi
denced by the fact that the room was
a shambles and that after nearly
chopping his head oil with a hatchet
the robbers were forced to shoot their
viet im.
BIG SYNDICATE
ON WONDER GREEK
Seattle, May I—A big syndicate
composed of Philadelphia capitalists
is to operate extensively on Wonder
creek in the vicinity of Nome this
summer, according to the announce
ment made today by Col. W. T. Perk
ins who has just returned from the
east. The syndicate has a big elec
tric dredge on the way, and this will
go in on one of the lirst boats.
The operations planned, it is said,
will be on the largest scale of any on
the Howard peninsular.
Ih Kduard Schlcln I)end?
Clerk of the U. S. Dist rict Court
Hecks, has received a letter from the
(Icrinun Consul in Seattle asking for
information as to the reported death
of Kduard Hohlcin. According to the
letter, Henry Kogge, of Yakata^a
sent Schlein's mother word that her
son had been drowned in the Shuua
river while enroute from Katalla to
Yakataga. The consul want* proof
of death, information as to whether
Hchleln left, any estate, and if ho
what, the name of the administrator
and the procedure necessary for the
mother to obtain possession of the
same. He also wants to know from
whom and at what cost, a certified
proof of death can he obtained.
Coorgo Harriett, a representative of
the (itiKgcnhcim Interests arrived on
the Yucatan. Mr Ifa/lett was In
Juneau during the Ifasey trial, going
from t here to Seattle.
--Wholesale and Retail
Dealers in
General Merchandise
and Carry the LARGEST STOCK In
Southern Alaska
i —————— — ———— ———————
Having been established since 1900 our experience
gathered in eight years has enabled us to guage the
requirements of this country accurately and our stock
is selected with this end in view* The Miner
and Prospector will find in our store everything
he may require for his needs* We carry:
Groceries, Provisions, Hardware, Stoves and Ranges, Drill Steel,
Dynamite, Fuse, Caps, and Gasoline, Hay and Oats, Mens*
Clothing, Hats, Shoes, Underwear, Blankets, Comfortables.
and a great variety of all classes of merchandise too numerous to mention.
Ygenera!0 Banking Business '"%££££*
uy and 3*11 J$x change and Gold Dust
Valdez ^tiEVYs &C0. ^
&* I
CUPID'S ARTS
FOILED BT PUPA
Stern Parent Intercepts Run
away Couple and Takes
Possession of Girl.
A stern father, a disappointed lovor
and a girl who is in doubt whether to
feel glad or sorry are the actors in a
little < pisode produced in Valdez last
night. The fat her is Louis Thorsten
sen. of KUamar, the girl is his 16year
old daughter and the disappointed
lover is a Russian who changed his
name from what it was in his native
land To the more American cognomen
of Smith.
Briefly told the* story is to t he effect
that Smith has been paying attention
to the girl, against the father's wishes
but with the mother's sanction.
While the father was away tin- girl
and her lover took passage on the
Elsie for Valdez where they intended
to get married.
The father, however, learned of
what bis daughter had done and in
his own launch set forth at full speed
for Valdez, arriving not long after
the Elsie. He found his daughter and
she made little objection to leaving
the man to whom she had promised
herself, lie objected strenously but
his objections were over-ruled by the
father, the daughter acquiesing.
CLEVELAND NOT
EXPECTED TD LIKE
Lakewood, N. J., May 2—Former
President drover Cleveland has been
given up by his physicians and it in
feared that bis death is only a quel
tion of days. Mr. Cleveland, it is ad
mitted, is suffering from cancer of
the stomach. It was at first given
out that paralysis brought on by rhu
matism was the cause of the illness.
The family of the stricken man has
been told of the danger and the mem
bers are continually at the beside.
Mnlon Havens 1b Bought
Relatives of Mnlon Havens, who Is
believed to be in Alaska, are anxious
ly seeking some kllowlcgo of his
whereabouts, which have been un
known t<» bis family since August. ir>,
IHJ»7 In 1HH8 Mrs. Havens heard that
her husband was In Seattle outfitting
to go to the Klondike, lb'Is T» feet,
10 Inches in height, has light eyes
and complect Ion, weighed 180 pounds
and had brown hair strenked with
gray. Thomas,'A. Parish, grand sec
retary in the State of Washington
for the Itoyal Arcanum, has been
asked to locate"lfavons If possible.
Mr. Parish l» assessor ofjKIng County,
with headquarters in Seattle and any
one having any, knowlege of Haven
Is requested to communicate wltb
Mr. Pailsh.
ALASKA COMMERCIAL CO.
Have established a sta
tion at SUSITNA, at
the forks of the Susitna
and Yentna rivers and
will carry a full line of
MINERS' SUP PLIES
Other Stations at UNALASKA, KARI,UK,
AFOGNAK, SUNRISE, KODIAK,
KAGUYAK, TYONOOIC
Alaska Steamship Co.
OPRUoTNO 411 Alaska Routes
SEATTLE-SEWARD-VALDEZ ROUTE
SOUTIIWKSTKRN ALASKA ROCTK—Steamer* Sail liom Her No. I
FOR CORDOVA. VALDKZ, LATOITCIIK AND SKWARD
Steamships NORTHWESTERN, YUCATAN, SANTA CLARA
Through tickets issued to Fairbanks, via Valdcz, and I'M. H. Orr A- Co.'s Stage Line.
SO nnDA w"''s Doin Seward tin* l.'»th of each inonili forSehlovia, Kodlak
• U> II1JIIft I'y»k. Col.l Hay, Cnga, Chignik. Dutch lla^bor ami 1'nalaska.
SEATTLE-JUNEAU-SKAGWAY ROUTE
Southeastern Alaska Route —FOR KKTCIIIKAN, WRANOKl.l,, DOCUI/A8.
IIAINKS AND HKAUWAY
Alaska Flyers JEFFERSON and ROLPHIN
FOR KKTCIIIKAN, W R A NO KM/, MKTLAKAIITI.A. IIADI.KY, DOCOI.A8
xriisjiss s. s. farallon ami dirigo
All Steamers eoimeet with the White I'ass and Yukon Route. Through tickets to
Dawson in connection with Mage line from White Horse, liixht to chango steamers or
sailing date Is reserved.
■Uk ,5S?SS Valdez Dock Co. Agents
HKATTLK, WAHII. VALDEZ, ALASKA
Alaska Coast Co.
The "INSIDE" ROUTE
Between 8outhwe»torn Alanka-I'uget Hound. i[ Operating
HtoamcrH, PORTLAND, BKRTHA unci J KAN IK. llNoxt
Hailing for Heattlo, Taeoma and all intonnrdiato 1'ortH:
S.S. Bertha, May 10
Right Ih roHOrved to ehango Htnamera or Mailing datea
without not! no
II. b\ ALKXANDKR, A. H. DAUTRICK,
ilENEUAii Manager, Tacoma. General Aoent, Valdez
FLEET IS GREETED BY
THOUSANDS AT FRISCO
Han Franolsco, May 7—Tho At.lftn-j
11o Hoot ntoamod through tho Golden
Otic ye«torday afternoon, Habited by I
tbo roar of gunn from tho varloim
fort* around tho entranco to the hay
hihI grented by tho voIcoh of thou
hhihIh upon thouaandft of por*on« who
bJaokenod tho bluff from (ho Cliff
h< HiMi around to North boaoh.
Tho fleet Cfttno from Hnnta Cruz and
in undor command off Admiral KvaiiH.
Tho Ht-ay in Han Francifloo bay will
bo ono groat foto, with hundreds of
rocoptlona, puhllo and private, for
1 mon and officer*.
HEYBURN RIDICULES
THE FORESTRY BUREAU
VVaHhlngton, May 7— Senator Hey
burtt, in a naivaHtio HjKJfioh before t.lio
annate yeaterday afternoon, heaped
rirlicMilc* upon I lie government forestry
bureau, declared that Ita work ban
been and alwaya will he futile and
ehlldlnh, and aHserted that It Ih being
run iu tho Intoroh t* of a number of
big timber InterentH. He further de
clared thftt all talk of a timber fatnlno
Ih fooliHh,
Jam Oft (Hrdwood, a prominent, min
ing man of Now York, who baa large
copper InteroHta on tho Hound Ih a
paHHenger on the Yucatan. He Ih go
ing to Y»atonehe.