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The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1905-02-08
QUAINT BILLS YOUR
UNCLE SAM PAYS FOR
LITTLE AND BIG EsPEsses CAUSED BY THIS coUErRYs REP
RESERVATION AseoAe-cARE OF The DEAD As WELL hs
TIE LWNo-To BLAZE A 40 MILE ROAD IN ALASKA

ing foreign countries. and II a de-
tailed statement were required II
might place this government in
rather an awkward position.
For allowance 10 heirs Of dlpio-
matte or consular officers dying
abroad. there IL set aside s. 600 and
there Ia similar sum 10 pay the
expense Of bringing home the bodies
Of such Officers.
For tho repression OF the African
slave tfads and to prevent the sale
~ firearms and firewater la certain
parts of that continent this govern
ment contributes 900 Ia an inter
national fund. To the International
Geodetic Association for the Meas
urement Of the Earth your Uncle
Samuel chips in 81 300 There n a
hague tribunal contribution OF
81 ESQ The international prison
commission gets 81 600 the iuterna.
tional railway congress 800 and the
international sanitary bureau $50 70.
Other odd Items In the bill are
MsrHhaiH for the consular court In
China. Korea and Turkey. $4,000.
prison aud priaonkeeper In bang
kok slam. 81 900. rent OF a prison
al Shanghai. $3.50. and wages OF
keeper $500. keeping aud feeding
prisoners In China. Korea. Siam and
Turkey. g. 600. rent Of prison for
American e0uyietH In Turkey and
wages 81 keeper In Korea. 1000 re
lief and perfection Of American sea
men ia foreign countries. $50 900.
contribution toward foreign hos
pitfalls. with the assurance that
Americans will be admitted AZ Cape
Town. so. Panama $500. contribu-
ilon toward the expense 81 wall,
gates and Keepers house In the for
riEn cemetery at Tangier. sf00
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1905-02-08
ny IAnnn MALnEcK

~ ? ~ fHtA y - AaAfAah#tNH
STAFF Correspondence OF The Seattle
star
.suIKGToN. Feb. g-uneie
3a,- varied aud quaint foreign in
terrHIH are set forth ia the diplo-
matte appropriation bill now pend
Ing Ia congress OF course. the bulk
~ the bill" iH devoted 90 provision
for the salaries of the American dip
lomHtic and consular representa-
lives
The ariHtocratH In this list are the
bassadorn To France. Germany
Great Britain. Mexico ana Russia.
zach Of whom gets a salary Of alf.-
500 u looks like blg pay. but they
say II "a barely Huffieieut to pay
house rent They are all rich men
and the bulk ~ their expenses are
paid with money that they aceumu-
lated before they became diplomatic
The big European powers are
much more liberal than the United
States In the salaries given their
foreign Representatives For In
stance. the British Ambassador To
thiH country receives salary OF
$50 600. il allowed t2a 900 FOR enter
taiument and Is given free use Of a
furnished 4 nlanaion owned by bis
EnYefnment
The bill provides 81 900 for each
~ 20 young American students Al
the legation 10 China. whose duty
n r. 10 study the language with a
Vla& 20 becoming Interpreters 20 the
legations and conaulateH IN China.
For the hiring Of a steam launch for
use OF the legation az Constantine
pie thnro Is appropriated 81 500. ana
FOE this government share ~ the
expense Of lighthouse on the coast
OF Morocco s42b. To meet the eE-
pruss Of bringing home from for
elEn countries persons charged With
crime S. 600 To reward masters and
crews OF foreign vessels who may
rescue Americans from ahIpwrcek
81 sou
An interesting item Is the secret
service fund Of So coo This may be
expended b. the president without
any explanation going on record a.
20 the use made OF the money They
say the fund IL used sometimes 10
procure secret Information regard
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1905-02-08

10 the fine Imposed violation Of the
statute being a miaiemeauur
r N1fmiic. a local contractor won
a similar ease I'm the King county
court The Western Central labor
union haa appealed the ease 10 the
supreme court. and. although the
decision has not Jet been rendered.
Gillian iH ~ the opinion that the
case Ia ga similar 20 the Spokane
case that the supreme court deri.
sion viii Be- the same.
Yelled HafcaHm ia apparent
throughout guiam'a letter He
significantly allu1es to the fact that
be has already given the board tWa
opinions in regard t1 the matter iu
which ho has advised that the lays
be enforced
The board was forced 10 seek hia
advice the last time because II wus
driven 20 the ropes by the local
Federal union. which demanded che
enforcement of the laW.
The board will probably take
steps at It's meeting next Satur-
day 60 notify all contractors Go obey
the law. In which ease the union
viii probably drop the m4udamua
proceedings It had concluded Ia he-
Fin. Il ia only those contractors
who use teams IN their work that
greatly object TO the s-hour day
They claim that horses cannot be
pranmbly handled on 80 short q
day.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1905-02-08
WOULD GO
TO SEA
lsplAN PAp~ooSe srArTUp TO
SAIL THE BAY IN rtckETY
CANOE

The desire on the part Of "A b-ycar-
Old Indian rapeoar TO become o.
bold navigator. resulted la n very
fnfloru looking munErcl taking an
Icy plunge ana swim OF about 800
yards. IA stern chase 81 mite or
mere. aud the hero of the arvaaiun
grttiug good. sound sbifnuKf from
the business end of a ahinHle.
The cruise OF the aimiuutivr navt-
kutur started from thr beach at
West Seattle this morning. where
hiH parents. with "a party az Indians.
had left their canoes prior to max -
ms a search Tor CLAIMS along the
beach The pa poose. however did
not care a zap about hunting for
enmH and. forgotten by his parents.
amused himself with the assistance
Of his canine friend hy turning
thtnKa upside down In the canoe.
becoming tired Of tauriinE fishing
lines ard otherwise creating trou-
BILE for his absent parents. the
duHky little aborigine thought he
would hHe 20 pull the strings that
made the boat Eo.' tie accordingly
raised the little sail wheraat tho
boat started 70 move seward.
A fresh breeze was blowing AZ the
time and the canoe. pHpoaar and
dos began their voyage. A. the yra-
sci drew away from the shore. the
'purus decided that b. didn't care
10 b. aaiior. The shore foalasd 80
Euod Ia him that he look u duck
overheard and proceeded Co hike"
shoFcNnfd az fast as his four legs
could shove him through the water.
On reaching the beach The dog a.
once hunted az the clam digging
party. ana BY Hume energetic bark
ing called their attention tn thc fact
that Humrthins waa doing The
spurps then led the party back 60
the spot where che canoe had been
hracheI The Indians then
piped their canoe. bahbiuE up aud
down on the sbrtuya nearly a mile
from shore
Then commenced a race. for the
lrats father realizing that should
The tsuoe set too far from ahofr Il
would very likely become upset. ct
once got busy NIth Hatl und paddle.
The runaway canoe uaa captured
sitsF Some very strenuous efforts
after which the Aid Vas escorted
ashore amid a silence that boIra no
good 10 the aspiring Young mariner.
On reaching the beach the iuckiraa
narpusr got hia. PIeuufuHy IN
trrHp~rHrd wtth wh1leHomr huurh
Of iahherlnE. whieh. ua doubt. con-
sisted 81 some very choke Indian
swear words. came ths ehiffu OF the
abinRie. and by the thine AIf. and
Mrs iadian bad both taken 3 turn
a. trpgne.nE their offspring. there
was one youthful Indian whose as
rlratious for lonesome sea voyages
vas. for some time At least. totally
eliminated
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1905-02-08
GOLDEN STATE SPENDS SMALL
FORTUNE ANNUALLY IN ADVERTISING

California spends more money
IN public advertising than any
other state in the Union. There are
lts chambers in California and
each erpcnd all the way from 81 900
10 $4,000 a rear IN advertising re-
SOURCES The average sum expend-
I'd yearly II approximately $500 .o10.
The subscribers share results with
the rest OF thu community. In sd-
dition to this. the supervisors OF
each county spend for advertising
an amount equal 10 two cents on
every hundred dallars OF the eoun-
tvs assessment In ono county
81 900 is raised in this way
These organizations all work to-
Eether through the California pro
motion committee. OF which they
are members The committee sends
out tons OF literature To all parts
% the world.
Rufus T. Jennings. executive Of
ficer OF the California promotion
committee, Is a prominent merchant
Of san Francisco and Il Is largely
due to his system OF organization
that there Is such remarkable inter
est IN the work throughout the
state.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1905-02-08

we're in Joint convention 10 canvass
the vote. The boxes wero opened
aud Mr. Frye took from Thorn. in
alphabetical order the brown pack
ages in which the vote OF each state
was sealed
lie broke the seal aud handed the
vote Ia the four tulicrs. Senators
Foraker and German and Congress
men Gaiues of West virginia. and
Russell Of Texas.
Each teller read IN turn the vote
This done. they signed sheets on
which the vote had been tahulated
TN advance and the result WAS off
eially announced Go the assembled
multitude as follows Roosevelt and
Fairbanks. a36. Parker and Davis.
Itn
The only f0fmallty that remains
70 bc observed will be the swearing
In OF Roosevelt and Fairbanks on
March 4
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1905-02-08
SAYS he WOULD
NOT GET WET

William Huffman. q cocaine fiend
who recently alarmed tho women
living ON Beacon hin by peering
into windows aud announcing that
he was fun Of electricity. WAS com
mitted TO tho insane asylum this
morning The mans present delu-
sion IL that hn can swim from Seat
tie to san Francisco without get
ting wet
Huffman n an unusually well ed
uuated man and his mental coudi-
tluu Is due to the use OF drugs Ito
admitted to the examining phyHi-
clans that he wnu not rcapunHihle
for hla actions and asked that he be
sent 60 the asylum. lie also re-
quoHted that hlu old mother who
lives ia ohio be notified Of bis
whereabouts and condition
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1905-02-08
QUALITY WENT WEEK

Judge Mitchell Gillian King
couuty'a new superior Judge. uiil
net qualify for the position until
neGt week. tia unoomplsted bust
usaa Tor this elty as corporation
counsel comprls attention At the
next regular meeting Of the council
he will formally tender bis reaixuA
ton Il ia understood that William
Farmelev. his assistant wilI also re-
aiEu Scott Calhoun wljl be selected
% succeed Judge Gillian a. eorpo-
ration counsel Elmer y Todd sue
ceeds Calhoun a. grade tar assist.
ant No other changes are reported
and Calhoun has stated that Gill
iam'a assistants will be acceptable
"a him.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1905-02-08
ARRESTED
POLICE THINK THEY HAVE
coRsALEo ANOTHER STICK.
UP" MAN

Louis HHrnes. coiurei. WINS arrest
ii nc 90 O'Clock this morning by
Patraimen Peterson and Erefe on
suspicion 81 being sHuek-up art
ls8
barnes b. otherwise known az
The Louise. earned. o. ia said. by
too mueh familiarity aith The reai-
dsnce Of Nr Henry Rooster.
The arrest 81 The Louise came
about owing TO the fact that John
Purcell. au Indian. objected % be-
ing stood on his head aud then rob
bed 81 $50.
Purcell reported to the police
early this morning that shortly aft
o. ~ o'clock he met two gentlemen
who had designs nn hla financial
attributes on becoming "aiss" 10
the idea Purcell says he proceeded
To- tear eff space IN q Houthariv d.
rectlan like scared cat GA the
top Of a fence.
The relentless descendants N
Ham. however. wanted some money.
and wanted Il bad for there was a
crap game coming. with intefmlg-
sians. IN which the interior contents
Of n glass bath tub. filled with
foamy beer. would prominently fig
ure.
Purcell could not outrun his as
sailanta. who caught up with him,
grabbed his heels. rlunked him up
against "a fence head downwards,
aud then drew the cash
Purcell reported the matter 10 the
police. and Keefe and Peterson were
detailed on the case. with the re-
suit that Barnes was arrested.
Bnrnea was positively identified
By Purcell The other negro made
his escape.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1905-02-08

the blow over the eve. The police
learned that Saunders struck HaiFh
on the night both men were In the
Shamrock saloon. Saunders was To-
Gated at Slsco. arrested and brought
back 20 this city a fund has been
raised for his defense aud legal tai
ent has been employed 10 fight the
case. Now that the eoroner's jury
has rendered It's verdict. tho facts
viii be laid before Prosecuting At
tornoy Macintosh and the ease set
for a preliminary hearing.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1905-02-08

more than once slapped her in the
face and that be had been guilty Of
Ignominioualy aad bruially kicking
her out Of bed. employing both his
feet for the purpose on one occa-
sion. Mrs Brown ta the sister Of
City Comptroller Ripliager and the
husband. from whom she wishes 10
be- set free. Ia a plumber
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1905-02-08
NEW YORK STOCKS.

High. Low. Close.
AtchIson. 50 l-2. s. IL. IS "a.
Anal Copper. a SIS. % IS. q IS.
B. & O.. los "a. los Is. l06 l-2.
b. X. T.. 81 rs. 81 81. % 3-s
Can. Pacific. i3i 3-s. 133 "a. 1874 IA.
Erie. common. 443-S. As 81. a..
Ill Central. 157 Il. i56 l-2. l5f.
Manhattan. ia 5-S. III rs. i73 1-2.
Metropol. l22 "a. 11s IL. l2i i-2.
No. Pacific. los 3-s. 107 IA. i07 3-4.
l.. & y. t3s IL. 1877 "a. l3T 81
Peoples Gas. l0s SIS. 100, los Ia.
Penua.. i40 l-2. l4e. i40i-4
Reading. com, IT'S. 81 81 96 is.
X. l.. common. IS Is. 1884. 347-S.
So. Pacific. 81 81. &c 81. 81 Ia.
st. Paul. III Is 176 Is 116 i-2.
Sugar l441-# f43 SIS. IA Is.
Union Pae., i23 l-2. l22 IS, l22 "a.
L.. :. s. com. 81 Is. 80 as. 30 rs.
l.. S. 8. pfd.. 81 SIS. %. "a is.
Liverpool May wheat opened un-
changed and closed i-2c lower than
yesterday.
Car Receipts-Minneapolis. 241;
Duluth. %. Chicago. 10.
Chicago cash wheat closed as fol-
lows. No. 3 red. St2o. nominal;
No. 3 red. $40 to Sill: No. ? hard
winter. SlI4ia to slI7; No. 8 hard
winter. st.o5 10 $I15: No. 1 northern
spring. $3.50. nominal; No. . north
ern spring. S1.ll TO s1i6; No. 3
spring. Sl05 to SIG. The market
showed a little strength during the
early trading. but closed weak. the
May option showing a net loss Of
SIC aud the July option full cent
from yesterdays close. This Is a
very stagnant market. The cash sit
uation remains strong. with some
what less urgent demand. The &C
ton Of the market continues 10 show
a wonderful amount Of underlying
strength. and. as we view Il. the
bulls seem to have control.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1905-02-08
"WFIE" MAKES LACE;
"HUBBY" MAKES LAWS
TIE BETTER HALVES OF THE STATE soloss DO FANCY
WORK TIE HOUSE GALLERIES WHILE LORDS
AND MASTERS ATTEND TO AFFAIRS o ESTATE BELOW

& raw some waman wili have a sew
iaE machine 40 lu the gallery and
VIII b. engaged in makiug her hua-
bands shirts
The ladies of the sewing circle
are generally N their places by the
tifHr The huuse snuYenrs ia che
morning. and ~ auy time during the
entire day uue EianelnE around at
the galleries can Hre women here
ard there hard ~ work sewing. and
of ydurse talking To friend while
she PAYS close attention e. The htTn-
iF entertaining AMI nast instructive
debate taking place en- the huuso
uuur
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1905-02-08
(seseisl to TIE stsrl

OLYMPIA. Feb. S-Hnvr ysu
bssn 10 the House sewing soristyH
N8T
Well. u l. the proper thing n IN
raritsl uaa for the tsit~s % tahr
thsfr sawinr co she state house and
as1tsreuslg ply the needle az they
III in the galleries ant catch the
echars % words ~ wtsieu as they
are wafted up over the Legislators
heads
Battsnhurr o. paiut lace work il
really the best form. However. o.
Il not improbable that b. tomaF-
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1905-02-08

iall after the Inquest and will be
held for trial he has stated that
he knows nothing about the trouble
said to have occurred In the sham
rock saloon on the night witnesses
claim he struck Haigh the blow
which later caused his death.
over a week after being struck
by Saunders. IIaigh dropped dead
at the feet Of Patrulman GlusscoCk,
with whom he was conversinE. An
autopsy showed that delth was the
result OF q hemorrhage caused by
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1905-02-08
SUES FOR $4,000

The suit for SO 600 damages Of
Henry Lsktad. son OF Berget LEX
tad wife Of Olaf Leltad. deceased
against the Sunset Telephone com
pany was filed this morning In the
superior court and will raise a num-
Der Of interesting points in law
Lektad vas killed on the morning
Of January &c while on his way TO
work lie vas electrocuted BY com
ing IN contact with a Sunset tele-
phone wire which had fallen across
the feed wire from the city power
plant
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1905-02-08
SAUNDERS
is HE'LL

A coroner's jury. after a few min
utes' deliberatisn yesterday after
noon. decided that Thomas Saun-
ders was responsible for the death
OF John W Haigh The later met
HIS death by n blow over the left
eye. fatal hemorrhaEe resulting.
Saunders was taken to the county
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1905-02-08
: MUST STAND TRIAL
eny ser.pps Nswa Ann

LONDON. Feb s--A decision ia
vorable 10 the United States was
rendered today by the priyy council
tn the case Of Green and Gayner.
who we're indicted with Captain
Carter ia connection with the Sa=
wanna harhor frauds. The men took
refuge In Canada. but will nov be
taken 10 the United States for trial
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1905-02-08
THE MARKETS
Vegetables.

Beans. dry. per cwt. i1s5aaTs:
Lima beans. sf75n 90. beets. per
sack. 5bcaStoos cabbage. ~. q &c.
caullfloweH. pc r duz. Si004i2
garlic. new. i2c. onions yellow.
n. Sc. onions. Fanno. 3iac. spinach.
per box. yl.Z5. uuipH. per sack. Csc.
0si00. rutabaEas. per sack. Use:
lettuce. dollhouse. 500 tomatoes.
esrHtLo0. fancy. S2.8o. carrots.
per sack COCO tt-25. Yakima po-
tatocs. $4,000 20 90. White Riv-
ct potatoes $500. sweet po-
tatoea. sacks. SIS. par
sIey. per doz. soc. 50 Iash ID. ~ q
2Mc. California sweet potatoes. per
crate, ffS5. artiehukez. per doz. 55c
California celery. 6smE5c. native
celery. soc squash. a2he. native
rhubHrb. 80 Zoe
Fruits.
PEI simmons. slf5: bananas
per lunch. t25oU3. dates per 10,
81 G6c. figs. y III bricks. ais;
figs. I0-lb cartoons. Geo 75c. grape
fruit per box. t2.50, lemons. choice
and fancy. 17b001OU. oranges.
seeding. si.5o0I7b. navel oranges.
St.1hn 235. oranges. Jap. bale. St50
n LIS. icafs. $500 apples, cooking.
5ecdsl 90; apples fancy. Slal60,
crauhcrrles. $500 1900; pome-
granates. half orange cases. 32I5:
pineapples. per doz. S3.oOa3.bO.
Butter and Cheese.
oregon cheese. 13kc: Eastern.
crooks. 2bd gee. Washington cheese.
1ac. cream brick cheese. lee: but
ter. native creamery, 32c; eastern
storage. IN tubs. a1e. eastern
storage in bricks. 21c. cooking, 10
iSc-
Eggs.
Strictly fresh ranch. csc; eastern
sea &c.
Poultry.
Ducks. drcsyed. 116Isc: geese.
dressed. $50 Ice. chickens, dressed.
1bu17c; turkeys. fancy local dressed.
rec &c.
Honey.
California strained. Per n. Sc.
California sage. per In. ifc: honey.
extract. per 10. rosie. oregon
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1905-02-08

4 FISH hospital Is the latest Its
establishment az Frankfort. Ger
many. o. reported by Consul General
Gusnther 70 the state department
One Of the main objects Of the re-
searches Will be 10 study whether
certain diseases Of fiah are trans
mltted 10 man. and n 20 10 what
extent
The Hgleutlfic diagnosis Of the sick
fiah L. affixed 10 each compartment
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1905-02-08
HcKED HER
0U1 or BED

The suit Of Eta Bell Brown
ssAins' Charles r. Brown for a
llsofee on the grounds Of cruelty
- inoompatihiiity il being heard
ne superior court today. Mrs
ss'sh, IN her testimony this morn
-, aEore that the plaintlff had
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1905-02-08
TAXES COMMAND
eBy serlpps News ASSN

TOXIC. Feb. admiral Togo
arrived at Kure today and raised
his flag on the battleahip Mlkaaa.
The ceremony was Witnessed b.
many people a ruusing reception
was rendered the hero 81 the sea In
the recent var.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1905-02-08

WASHINGTON, Feb. s-The
treasury department today awarded
the contract for the construction Of
the public building 81 ogden. Utah.
to Thomas Lowell. Of Denton. Tex.
for St5s.72b. The building Is 70 be
completed By December /. 1901
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1905-02-08

containing tbom. Fishes are 10 be
found nuffedn6 from smallpox and
others from Intestinal entarfh. 4
dolphin Was brought 70 the iuHt#
tute with q disease which was ding
soaed aa inflammation OF The lungs.
The director D. very reluctant about
expressing an opinion with refer
ence 10 the durability ~ ia dis
eases.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1905-02-08
ROOSEVELT ELECTED
sr seNArr AND house e""sAsseO rs's ssse-osAL ssvs
AND ANNOUNCED THAT v.E sSrVs1lcAs c.se4pAY,s
AAo WON OUT

WASHINGTON. Feb. S-Thou.
sands Of peuplo struEgled 70 satin
s1wittauee luta the chambers Of
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1905-02-08

Folks desiring 10 dance Al the In
auEural ball can acquire that puyl=
lego by paying 81 a ticket This
gives the ticket holder n view Of the
celebrities and the right 20 dance n
he. she or they can find enough
space on the floor 10 indulge IN TINT
delightful exercise. The holder may
also Dartake of the following sup
per II he can get through the crush
10 the tempting yIanda
Hot
CanHJmme In Cups.
Dreamed Oysters
Chicken Croqucts. French Peas.
CanneloneB a la Rhine
Cold
Salmon decorated a Ia BaYardere.
8auce Tartare.
Fillet of Heef Fique Bellevue
Boned Turkey On Yoliere.
amlthnrld Ham with Jelly.
Chicken Salad MayonnaiBe
Assorted Sandwiches Lettuce
DeYlled Ham. Chicken, MayOnuaiae.
Miniature Rolls
An imposing project in road build
Ing viii probably be carried out
BY the government ia Alaska. An
appropriation OF 80 900 for a survey
OF the route was carried In the mil
itary bin a year ago The engineer
corps OF the army had reported 10
congress the result Of the work.
The roadway Is to extend from Val
dez. on the Pacific. 10 Eagle. on the
Yukon. near the Canadian bound
AIRY. a distance Of $50 milea. The
estimated cost Is s. 300 600
The government had blazed a mil
itary trail between the two towns
that Is an aid 10 travellers. but does
not permit Of 1.-THE transportation OF
freight Ia summer This Is due to
the fact that the trail for long dis
taucea winds over awampy ground
that makes a satisfactory roadway
In winter. but becomes bogEy when
the summer thaW sets IN.
Valdez Is a town OF 1000 people
and has a fine harbor. The popula-
ton OF Eagle Is 500 II is located
1875 miles from the mouth Of the
Yukon. A military telegraph line
nov connects Valdez and Eagle and
there 10 a cable from Valdez 10 Sc
attic.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1905-02-08
cIncAGo Markets.

Reported FOR TSA star by w. A.
Ryer q Co. liz Columbia street. oy
private wire.
Seattle. wednesday. Feb. s.