Via Valdez
to Siberia
A trip aer< Alaska to Boring
•traits and thence across Siberia in
*n automobile is the project now bo
krg- considered by the New York
Times mr-nK^mcnt. The original
idea was to start at Skagtray, taking
tfjo auto to the Yukon by rail, and
tfierico down the river on the mail
*
trail, but now the party is planning
•11 making the trip from Valdez to
Fairbanks, and thence down to
Nome.
A mo3?age wao recsivod by the
Puosrj:cToii yesterday asking for in
formation regarding the traii and tli«
possibility of having the automobile
n'odded over tlie summit. It is the
intention of those who ara consider
ing the trip to malw the y'uarti from
kero iu either F^bru iry or March,
taking advantage cf the beat:m trail
and the warn er weather.
Washington, 1). t'., Jan. 3—In res
ponds to a mafjziae article by ei
Presidont Grover Uleveland, urging
«on£»ress k> ]>*is:» a law f >r t!n sup
port of needy ex-presidents. Sena
tor Allium, chairman o!.' the commit
tee 011 appropriations of the senate,
announces that lie noartiiy favors
mi oil a law, eiti. ;; e <• use of Ls-PrcsB
ident Thomas J.'1rer-» , who ciod la
comparative p<-verty.
Barcelona, Spain, Jan. fi—King Al
fonso has .su.;p< nued the constiiutlc n,
owin-f to e- j.re 1 1 eo 1:1' aaavehfr/ta
in the c(iii!;'p( . Within the past week
five horn>> o:p!rsi s in public ther
Hj>h fares have taken piu.ee, and forty
people were nilkd outright and m&ny
injured. 'ih * Kin.; will endeavor to
weed out of hi* Kingdom theses un
•lesii; 1)1 • c 1. •; ■: • v j t s of society.
WnsYnvjjt >i, !> Jan. !>—Presi
lient .iions.'Wit's New Year's recep
tion holds the record in point ct num
ber o vi jit >rs. i t >>)k th.'ee hours
for the line of humanity to graip his
hand, and ext »nd a 1 ! receive a New
Tear grectin
Danville, Va., Jan. .'V—A rumor whs
•urrent here thai i.he Seaboard Air
fane Railway company would apply
for a receiver. Attorneys for the
company arrive 1 today in a
private car, and denio ! i.'.e rumor,
b Jt said the force would be decreased
all along the lino. The rate war in
the South is responsible
Seattle, Jan. 3—The absorption of
the Alaska Steamship Company by
the Northwestern Steamship Com
pany was completed yesterday, and
an entire reorganization of the per
sonnel of the officials has resulted, as
follows:
President and general manager,
Charles E. Peabody, formerly gener
al manager of the Alaska Steamship
Co; vice-president, S. II. Eccleu, of
New York; second vice-president and
assistant manager, Frank E. Burns;
treasurer, D. H. Jarvis; secretary, W.
II. Iicgle; general freight and passen
ger agent, J. H. Bunch; city ticket
agent, E. P. Clark.
The retiring officers of the North
western Company are: John Rcsene,
president; C. W. Miller, acting gen
eral manager since the death of
General Manager Trowbridge; J. L).
Trenholme, secretary; E. B. Mc
Micken, general freight and passen
ger agent. D. H. Jarvis, Iraasnre^,
is the only one of the old reg me \vl o
holds his position.
The retirement of Rosene, Miller,
j Trenhclmc ar.d MeMieken remove s
j from the f hipping* world men who
hove long boon connected with the
steamship business of Alaska.
Meal lie, Jan. .'V—Sioamer Jefferson,
i from Skagwa^ , reports 1Ji«tL the lights
o i Kog rocke, Battery J oint, were
e 'it-ingoished by a recent severe storm.
Vancouver, B. Jan. 3—Three
1 memberi of the local fire department,
j A d^rson, INK-'Donald and Frost, were
walking along Core street last night.
W1 en (jpesito a Japanese store,
Frost accidentally broke one of the
large store windows. A number of
1 Japanese inside the building saw the
I accident, but mistook it for malicious
I destruction of property, and attacked
! the uniformed men with knives. The
firemen were unarmed and outnum
bored, and were nearly killed out
right by the vicious assaults of the
Japs. The police finally arrived and
rescued the wounded men, and ar
rested the participants in the mur
derous attempt.
New York, Jan, 4—The premium on
gold lias disappeared, and matters
Simple Banking
wrmMi«uqVMstsr' ntr.vaji
It is very easy to have a bank
account even If a . A O!/ A
you no »tvf m r\Lr\\jr\rV
Wc have hundreds of customers liv
ing in Alaska who send all their
deposits to us by mail. If you
would like to keep vour money in
the Oldest Bank in Washington
. » write u:5 about it
DEXTER HOKTON & CO.
ToiwST B*"kers SEATTLE
financial are fast assuming normal
proportions. Stocks yesterday showed
the largest gain since the month of
October. Copper is getting stronger
in demand, and is quoted at thirteen
and five-eighths. All along the line i
confidence is being restored, and it is
generally conceded that the little
financial flurry is over, and things are
resuming the even tenor of their way.
Seattle, Jan. 4—The National Bank
of Commerce yesterday received a
quarter of a million dollars in paper
currency from Washington, ~D. C.
This is the first handled here.
Washington. D. C., Jan. 4—Secre
tary of war Taft favors establishing a
nub-treasury at Seattle.
Expenditures Exceed Receipts
Washington, D. C., Jan. 4—Decem
ber expenditures exet. ed receipts by
eight and one half million.
For Assays Send Your Or« T#
Ellamar Mining Co.
Gold, Silver and Copptr $3.5©
Gold and Silver - 1.60
Copper - - - 2.00
Lead - 2.00
Jillamah, Alaska
Ellamar
Mining
Company
Powder, Caps, Fuse,
and all other nec
essaries for the
Prospector.
GENERAL MERCHANDISE
Prices Reasonable.
! I^llamar. Alaska
Wi ncs, Liquors and Cigars.
The Senate.
T. A. COBB & eo., Props
C A BUYING U. S MA IT, AND KXPKESS
SEATTLE—PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND ROUTB
Right is reserved to change steamers or sailing (1 a 1 *■
STEAMSHIP
Str. Saratoga
Str. Yucatan
Str. Santa Clara
Str. bora
8ail« fr«m
\ ALDKZ for SIC ATT I.K
Jan. 13 Fob r> 28
Jtin.28 Fftb 20 Miir 13
Jan 20 Feb 13 Mar (» 28
Fnil* from
- KA'ITI.K for VA»,I>WV
Jan 0 80 K«t> 22
✓
J an 22 I<Yl> 1 A Mar 7
Jan 14 I<YI> 7 Mar 1 TJL
Sail^ Irom Si wnr<l 10th of ohMi month f<»r ('uiihiska, Puk'fc
Harbor, and way i«ort* Keturning ari Ives at S**\y»ir<l m>.*>«% cifc
of each month.
Pot' reservation of Berths, Rates j|||| nri HlflPi/ PH AGENTS
nnrl Information cull on tfnLLJL*. IJUUlV UU. VALDKZ, ALASKA
K- G. McMieken, G F. and P Agt. General Offices 702 First Av , Seattle
fiLASKA CoflJT ConPflNY.
• • •» ■** U^WlllURMlMM IWf IfTIWIIWri—HI»firKIHIH 111 —li MM
U. S. Mail and Alaska-Pacific Express
S. J. PORTLAND
5. J. BERTHA
Sai 1b from Seattle on the 10fV» f>1
cue.}) month via the Inside Route*
calling at Juneau. Sitka, and a*
way porta, to Kodiak. Returning
*ails from Valdez r hr>\U the *2b\h.
omit t ing Sitka
i
Smlt from SratMe the 2Mh ^
eech month, Inside Route. Leae«*
Valdei for Srattl# on the lQlK
Right i» reterTed to change ftleam+r* tnd date ml eaihag wifchmvi
notice.
H. K. ALEXANDER, Vice Pre*., Gen'l Manager.
94 Yeeler Way, BcattU
VALDEZ DOCK CO„ Ag«nt
Pnone 16 Vald«x
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