Governor Walter E. Clark has re
ceived a communication from Secre
tary of Interior Fisher imposing up
on him the duties of railroad com
missioner of the territory of Alaska.
A law passed in 1898 provided that
railroad rates in Alaska should be
subject to revision and modification
by the secretary of the interior. The
department, however, has not been
provided with money or organization
necessary to exercise this function in
the most effective manner at Wash
ington and for that reason Mr. Fish
er has struck upon the plan of plac
ing in the hands of Governor Clark
the duty of handling these matters.
Final decisions, of course, will come
from the head of the interior depart
ment. Following is the letter, in
part, which Mr. Fisher has directed
to Mr. Clark:
“I desire that, as Governor of Alas
ka, you will cause it to be known
that you will be glad to receive any
inquiries, information, or complaints
with respect to railriad rates or ser
vice in the territory, including any
discriminations in such rates or ser
vice.
‘ While the power conferred by the
statute herein referred to shall re
main vested in my office, and inter
ested parties can always communi
cate directly with the department of
the interior, I desire you to conduct
such preliminary hearings in respect
to such matters of this character as
are called to your attention in Alas
ka as will enable you to transmit
them to me with your recommenda
tions and suggestions.
“While railroad operations in
Alaska must, under existing condi
tions, be relatively expensive, any
overcharges or abuses should be
carefully and promptly investigated,
to the end that the interests of the
public may be properly protected.”
Seattle, May 6.—Another Alaska
resource will be developed soon by
the opening of graphite deposits on
the Seward Peninsula, north of
Nome. G. E. Christopherson discov
ered the graphite and is planning to
erect a plant on Puget Sound for the
reduction of the raw material, and
the manufacture of various graphite
compounds, such a lubricants, paints,
etc. Most of the graphite consumed
in the United States comes from
Ceylon. Importations amount to
about 20,000 tons a year. In the
manufacture of graphite a particular
grade of amber oil is used, and this
is produced by the Katalla, Alaska,
wells; this oil is soon to be shipped
to the market. About twelve bar
rels of oil are used to each ten of
graphite, so a 5,000-ton plant means
the utilization of between 50,000 and
60,000 barrels of Alaska oil. This is
likely to be the first enterprise to di
vert the northern petroleum from
the California refineries.
MEETING HOUR
Washington, May 6.—The House
has changed the hour of convening
from noon to 2 o’clock.
Washington, May 4.—Mrs. James
Knott confesses that she aided in
badgering Charles Rosenthal out of
$5,0000.
WORK CAXXOT BE
BEGUN ANY TOO SOON
Governor Clark had a conference
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with the commissioner of lighthouses
at Washington in regard to new aids
t-j navigation in Alaska, and was as
sured that work would be continued
with vigor this summer. It is prob
able that at least thirty new lights
will be installed during the coming
season. An order has just been plac
ed for sixteen new acetylene beacons
to be installed along the southern
and southeastern coasts. These lights
are regarded by navigators as of
great value, one of the acetylene
ights often serving as useful a pur
pose as a first-order light costing
$75,000 or $100,000.
Seattle, May 6.—The membership
buttons of the Seattle Carnival As
sociation are selling rapidly and the
committee expects to have practical''
all of the 100,000 emblems of dollar
contributions to the Golden Potlatch
fund disposed of early in May. Many
orders for buttons are being receiv
ed from various parts of the North
west where former residents of Se
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attle and others desire to have them
as souvenirs. The officers of the as
sociation are planning to make mu
sic one of the features of the carni
val and Ellery’s famous band has
been engaged to give two concerts a
day.
Seattle, May 6.—Persons intending
to buy life insurance are requested
to submit any doubts they may have
as to the policy offered them, to the
state insurance commissioner. The
last legislature made Commissioner
J. H. Shively an allowance to use
for running down unlicensed solicit
ors and illegal policies. He has ad
dressed an open letter to the public,
advising them always to ask a strange
solicitor to exhibit his license. In
this way, Mr. Schively says, the pub
lic can save itself lots of trouble.
DYNAMITERS
TO PLEAD
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Los Angeles, May 6.—The McNa
mara brothers, who were indicted for
murder in connection with the dy
namiting of the Times plant, have
been arraigned and given until June
1 to plead.
DEMWare
Denver,. May 6.—An hour’s con
ference of the Democratic leaders
was unavailing in a settlement of the
senatorial deadlock, which will likely
continue and Colorado will have but
one senator after the legislature ad
journs.
Send your job printing o the Gl.it
tna Leader. I
Mexico City. May 6.—It is reported
that President Diaz refuses to be
forced to resign and thousands of
armed rebels are here and await the
order to fire. The situation is so
serious that all foreigners are leav
ing the city.
Seattle, May 6.—A three hundred
and twenty foot wireless tower, the
largest on the Pacific coast, will soon
be completed at West Seattle, afford
ing direct communication with Alas
ka.
MORE Gil IS
Columbus, May 6.—The grand jury
has indicted six members of the leg
islature for graft.
WARNS AGAINST
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New York, May 6.—Theodore
Roosevelt, in an address delivered
here last night, says murder is Mur
der, and he tells labor unions to keep
their hands off the trial of the Los
Angeles dynamiters.
COTTON CASES
APPEALED
Washington, May 6.—The govern
ment appeals the cotton trust cases.
ALASKA
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Helena, May 6.—The Northwest
Development League plan a wide ex
ploitation of the West and Alaska.
It was decided to hold the next meet
ing in Seattle.
Toronto, May 6.—The church court
of appeals decides that women can
not represent Methodists at the an
nual conference.
SEATTLE
Seattle, May 6.—The steamer Ala
meda arrived at 10 o’clock last night
from Cordova.
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Seattle, May 6.—The steamer Ad
miral Sampson sailed last night for
Southwestern Alaska. Her Cordova
passengers are H. A. Slater and
bride, Capt. T. Rude and wife, Dr.
Courtwright and wife, Mrs. B. How
ard, Will Clayson, Clair Bishop, C.
W. Swanson, S. Jones, C. D. flark,
J. Sherwood. Carl Nelson and 14 sec
ond-class. For Valdez there are 21’.
first and 23 second-class. Seventeen
first and 63 second-class are bound
for Seward.
FACULTY
Seattle, May 6.—Two members of
the faculty of the University of
Washington have been elected to
membership in the Author’s Club of
London, England. This honor has
been conferred on Prof. E. S. Meany
and Dr. H. H. Gowan, in recogni
tion of their literary achievements.
M. F. Backus has resigned from the
University Board of Regents. A fight
was made on him during the last leg
islature.
PATENTS TO ISSUE TO
COPPER RIVER SETTLERS
F. M. Johnston', supervisor of sur
veys for the general land office, was
among the passengers on last night’s
steamer Northwestern, en route to
Seward. He is at the head of six
parties of surveyors and early relief
will be given to settlers of the Tan
ana, Copper River and Cook Inlet
districts, particularly as regards ag
ricultural lands, by the department oi
the interior. Upon these survey par
ties will devolve the work of com
pleting the survey of the Tanana dis
trict, left unfinished by the geologi
cal survey department, and under
taking that in the other two districts.
Already he has organized each divis
ion with about four men each, which
will, on the arrival of his men in
Alaska, be increased to a maximum
of seven.
The work will expedite the issuance
of patents to settlers in the three
districts, and will be completed by
the end of next summer.
TILlNlf OF
JAIL
Chicago, May 6.—Tilden, who re
fused to testify in the Lorimer inves
tigation and was arrested, has been
freed on habeas corpus.
KAUFFillETS
Kansas City, May b.—Jim Flynn
knocked out Kauffman last night in
the tenth round. The latter was se
verely punished, being floored eight
times and on three occasions took
the count of nine.
Chattanooga, May 5.—A merger
of coal interests, involving $6,003,
000 has been consummated and will
be known as the Continental Coal
Corporation.
Lincoln, May 5.—William Jen
nings Bryan, in this week’s Common
er, scores the congressmen who favor
a wool tariff.
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touring southeast Alaska, giving con
certs.
The Indian police service in south
east Alaska Is to be resumed on July
1st.
Two theatrical companies will tour
Alaska this summer.
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