WE ARE THE LEADING OUTFITTERS
and carry the largest and most complete stock
of SUPPLIES, HARDWARE and CLOTHING
FOR THE TRAIL.
We shall be glad to show you our stock and
give you estimates on your outfit.
VaJvDjoa cold STORAGE CO.,
and CITY MEAT MARKET.
OPP. A. L. LEVY & CO.
FRESH
VEGETABLES
Wholesale ami
Retail Dealers
TELEPHONE
33.
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Live and Dressed Meats, Poultry,
Fish, Oysters, Butter and Eggs.
Medicine Outfits For The Trail
(Largest Assortment of Snow Glasses.)
STATIONERY MINING LOCATION NOTICES
Agents 0wi Rr«9 £«• Ph4°one
Call For Warrants
Valrlez, Alaska, Feb. 15—^Notice
is hereby given that I will pay all
city warrants up to and including
No. 574 if presented within ten days
from date.
E. B.'Wheat,
Tovvr. Treasurer.
Have You Seen
The new Edison "Home” Phono
graph, with repeating attachment,
just received at the Bowling Alley?
They are just the thing. We also
havo the largest stock of Flower
Horns ever carried in Valdez, and
Gold Moulded Record- galore.
Before you buy that Phonograph
see us. It will pay you.
COAL — COAL
C. W. Miller,agent, or Copper River
Draying Co.
8,500 Edison Gold Moulded Rec
ords at Wikidel’s Phonograph Par
lor.
Take Notice.
That I will not he responsible
for any work done upon any min
ing property owned by me on
Uyak bay, Kodiak island, Alaska,
unless ordered by me in writing.
Josephine Lkchens.
Emma Smith vs Harry Smith,
divorce.
Notice.
I, the undersighed, agent for K. M. Burk’s
interest In the Moonshine, iron Duke, and
Lillie claims, and owner of an interest in the
; Kxelmngc claim, all of which are situated on
south side of Landlock bay and recorded in the
Prince William sound mining district, do here*
i by notify all concerned fliHt I Will not be re
j sponsible for any labor performed on any of
' the above claims. Dichard Keif.
Dissolution cf Partnership.
Notice is hereby given that I transferred all
my interest in the partnership under the name
: i f Blackwell &. Frazer, operating the Northern
•' Saloon, on Neb. I. to Miss Kr*e Morris,
| who assumes all indebtedness and will pay
, all bills. I have no further connection with
! said business. Alexander Frazer.
Have You Seen
The Latest Improved
fcdison Standard
Phonograph?
PRICE $25.00
Belter amt Prettier Than Ever
Runs Noiseless, has Cushion
' Springs and plays more records
atone winding. On exhibition
at
Wikidel’s Phonograph Parlor
CALL AND SEE THEM
Throe times three. Soon.
New Moving Pictures at the
Horseshoe. Positively a change
of pictures every night.
The Bertha left Seattle for Val-j
dez on the evening of the 25th.
Quartz and Placer Location'
Blanks at Prospector.
The Adams Realty Company is
the latest addition to the business
concerns in town. It has been
started by E. W. Adams to handle
real estate and mining property on
commission, and do a general bro
kerage business. The office is in
Kanitz block, opposite the postof-:
lice.
Jake Hepfinger left this morn-1
I ing for Fairbanks.
0. P. Hubbard, assistant district
attorney, has gone to New York
on legal business in connection
with the Valdez-Yukon Railway
Co.
Chris Tjosevig left this week for^
the ^copper country. He will be
camped most of the summer on the
i Kennicott.
J. P. Dillon is now steward on
the Excelsior.
Dennis Donolioe and J. F. Bar
rett left Tonsina Tuesday enroute
to the copper country.
F. F. Burgin, who was here tak
ling options on interior eopper
| properties, was called East on irn
i nortant legal business and left on
the Oregon. He will return early
in the summer.
Among the arrivals from Fair
banks this week are Scott Wilcox,
George Carl, F. S. Gordon, E. L.
French, Clarence Copeland, Claire
Copeland, Mutchler brothers,Frank
Hall, Oscar Anderson, John
Charles.
Pete Cashman and C. H. Golden
left last Saturday on a stampede
to the eopper country to relocate
some claims.
One thousand five hundred
horses v ere recently slaughtered at
Nome because it would not pay
to winter them through the long
months until spring opens again
and work can be resumed.
Telegraphic Items.
Washington, March 1—Roose
velt has issued a proclamation of a
reciprocity agreement with Ger
mane, imposing the tariff of section
three of the Dingley act on Ger
man imports in return for the con
cessions of putting a minimum
tariff on United States products.
Washington, March 1—Marshal
Hopkins, of Washington, who was
charged with too much political ac
tivity in office, has been reappoint
ed subject to the condition that he
quit lobbying.
Denver, March 1—The bomb
used by Orchard to kill Governor
Steunenberg, was manufactured
here by Charles Roach, a plumber
whose shop is across the street
from Peltibones store. The latter
is under arrest. Roach admits
making the bomb.
Seattle, March 1—Captain Cheng
of the imperial Chinese commission
which arrived yesterday on the Da
kota, says that there is no chance
of a cessation of the Chinese boy
cott against American goods until
the exclusion act is modified. He
ex presses himself as believing that
within two years China will hax'e a
new constitution modeled after the
European and American govern
ments.
Seattle, March 1-J. D. McCarthy
the well known local dry goods
merchant, died at the hospital last
night.
Washington, March 1—Senator
Foraker made a strong attack to
day upon the railroad rate bill. He
favors extending and enforcing the
present Elkins law.
Wortman’s Sold.
Mrs. E. E. Doty lias purchased
the roadhouse, known as Wort
man’s, twenty miles from town,
from Pontius Magnusson. Mr6.
Doty has had extensive experience
in the roadhouse business, and is
thoroughly capable of maintaining
the reputation of Wortman’s as one
of the best places along the trail.
Shea’so owns the Ptarmigan Drop
roadhouse, 30 miles from town,
just across the summit.
Olson Property Sold.
The property of the Clas. S. Ol
son estate, of which A. P. Olson is
administrator, was sold at auction
Monday. The building occupied
by the News was purchased by W.
S. Amv, and the residence further
up Keystone avenue was bought
by Gus Dgarf.
' J ."
Commander P. J. Werlich
United States navy, was recently
appointed lighthouse inspector for
t e Pacific northwest district.
New lighthouses will be estab
lished at Muckilteo, Burwell’s
island and Guard island in Alaska.
The latter station will be ready to
go into commission in about two
months.
Want to Be Shown.
The chief objection to Col Per
kins is that he is connected with
tlie Northwestern Steamship Com
pany, and prominent Alaskans
say they w ill never stand for a cor
poration man as governor of the
north.
Col. Perkins has gone on record
as saying that if he can secure the
position that he will instantly
sever all his relations with local
and northern corporations, but
those who are opposed to him in a
general way declare that they '■ave
got to be shown such connection
has been severed before they will
even lift a voice or wield a pen in
his behalf.—Times.
Governor Brady Resigns
Eeaves Office Voluntarily. Resig
nation Takes Effect When
Successor Earned.
Washington, Feb. 14—The resig
nation of John G. Brady as gover
nor of Alaska was received at the
White House today. It was hand
ed to the president by Chief Justice
Peele, of the court of claims, a per
sonal friend of the governor, and
will be accepted to take effect upon
the the appointment of Mr. Brady’s
successor.
He does not go out of office un
der pressure from the president or
under charges reflecting on'his
honor.
Anti - Gambling: Bill Favorably
Reported.
The Senate committee on terri
tories has agreed upon a favorable
report on the bill prohibiting
gambling in Arizona, New Mexico
and Indian Territory, and includ
ing Alaska in the bill. It is the
most drastic bill of the kind ever
enacted, covering every phaze of
gambling, and extending the penal
ties to the owners and occupants
of buildings in which gambling is
conducted.
This is the bill mentioned in
the press dispatches recently as
passing the house.
He Will Develp Galena Bay
Mines.
B. F. Millard, one of the best
known operators in the Copper
River country, arrived at the But
ler last night from Washington.
D. C. He is accompanied by bis
wife and daughter and will sail on
the Bertha February 25 for Galena
bay, eighteen miles southeast of
Valdez. It is rumored that Mr.
Millard has sold his famous copper
properties to Steve Birch, although
he declined to affirm it.
In speaking of his Galena bay
copper android properties, how
ever, he said:
“I have organized a company in
Chicago, capitalized at $500,000,
and we will develop my properties
at Galena bay on an extensive
scale. We have 900 acres of cop
per property. I will take a large
force ot men north with me and we
will start work just as soon as the
weather conditions permit.”—Seat
tle Times.
Steamer For Cook Inlet Run.
In order to handle the freight
which will be consigned to the
Cook inlet country this season, the
steamer Toledo, of Portland, has
been chartered by the Cook Inlet
Transportation Company. Her
tonnage is about 400 displacement.
She has a speed of about It) knots.
The passenger accommodations
are arranged for about 50 people.
This steamer is only one of the
many small boats which will be
used in Alaskan waters this year.
She is, however, one of the finest
that will go North. The boat is
owned by J. O. Buzzard.
Covering Bill Reported
The Lovering bill, with a pro
vision for a bond issue secured by
the government struck out, has
been favorably reported. As it
now stands there is no direct finan
cial aid given by the government
to the project.
The bill grants a right of way
from Cordova bay to Eagle. A
sub-committee was appointed t6
diaft amendments providing that
other railroads shall have a right
of way Sand outlet on the water
front in townsites granted the com
pany, and providing for the pay
ment of not less than $10 per
acre for a section of coal land.
Of Local Interest.
Suits Filed This Week
S. L. Senrles vs B. F. Millard,
suit on judgment for $3,500
obtained in Wisconsin.
Alaska Central vs Gertrude
Robb and II. Kopprund, suit for
ejectment from land.
M. V. Edwards and R. Kron*
mever vs L Rotbkranz and A. von
Gunther, suit for half interest in
claims on Knight's island, claim
ing a grubstake.
Articles of Incorporation
Articles of incorporation have
been filed with the clerk of the
court here for the Copper River
Railway Co, to run from the
mouth of Copper river to the Tan
ana. II. Middaugh and Samuel
Murchison, of Seattle, incorpora
tor?. Capital $7,000,000.
The Canyon Creek Gold Min
ing Co., incorporated by Joe Wil
son, II. J. Marx and Cecil Clegg,
of Seward, for $1,000,000 also tiled
artii les.
Jumped Overboard.
Frank Carey, a well known
miner of Kayak, committed sui
cide Fell. ‘22, by jumping from the
Excelsior, while on the way be
tween Yakutat and Kavak. He
was seen when he made the leap,
and a boat was immediately low
ered, but no sign of him was seen
after he struck the water.
Carey bad been to Seattle on •
deal, by which lie expected to real
ize considerable money through
the sale of some mining property,
but the deal fell through and the
suicide is supnosed to have been
the result of a fit of despondency
occasioned by the failure of the
transaction.
Carey was well known and liked
at Kayak. He worked there last
in the coal mines for the Cunni ng
ham Co
Home Restaurant Changes Hands
Mr. ami Mrs. Chas. G. Horsfall,
formerly of the Nome River Bridge
Store and Restaurant, near Nome,
have purchased the Home Restaur
ant and are prepared to ful'y sus
tain the reputation acquired in the
North for first-class service iq
every respect. )ir. and Mrs. Hors
fall, having every confidence in the
future of this town, have come to
Valdez to make their home.
Build Without Aid.
D. A. NeKenzie, in uu interview
at Seattle, announced that the
railroad irotn Cordova hay will be
built without government aid. He
said:
“We have formed a syndicate of
weglthy Eastern men and you may
state positively that the road will
be built from Cordova bay out
along tl.e Copper river to Eagle
City, a distance of about 500 miles,
Completed the road will represent
[an expenditure of $20,000,000.
There will be several branches tap
ping rich copper and coal fields.
“We will start active operation^
this spring, and expect to get a
goodly number of miles of railroad
laid before snow flies. We have
eight years in which to build this
road and will finish before that
time.” _
Big Deeds
Two instruments, aggregating
$50,('00.000, were recently Hied
ami recorded in the office ofaecre*
tary of Alaska, at Sitka.
One was for $20,000,000 running
from the Valdez, Marshal Pass £
Northern Railroad company totha
Metropolitan Trust company, of
New York, and contained 17,500
words.
The other ran from the Alask*
Central Railway company to tb*
Western Trust & Savings Bank, of
Chicago, and was for $30,000)000.
It contained 14,100 words.