VOLUME 2, WO. 4. VALDEZ, ALASKA, THURSDAY, MARCH 5, 1903. OFFICIAL CITY PAPER.
JAMES FISH & CO
Furnishing Ooods.
"Everything to Wear.”
IF yOU WANT
Hats, Caps, Boots, Shoes,
Pants, Overalls,
Ready-to-Wear Suits,
Sweaters or Slickers,
You an get them here
and save money. We
have the Finest, exclu
sive everything-to-wear
stock in town.
We-^-Headquarters for Underwear
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And can lit you in anything you
want, from Fleece-Lined, at $1.50
a *mit to Mercerized Silk at $K.OO
a suit. Twenty-five styles to select
from.
COTTON UNDERWEAR,
WOOL UNDERWEAR,
SILK UNDERWEAR.
Cure That Cold at
P. O. DRUG STORE.
City Market
NEXT Trt MEW'IIANT’s CAFE.
Wholesale and Retail Dealers in
Beef, Mutton, Pork andPoultry
Our Prices arc RIGHT. Give us a tall.
ST. ELIAS RESTAURANT,
ONLY FIRST-CLASS RESTAURANT
IN VALDEZ.
Merchant’s Lunch, 12 to 1, 35 c Sunday Dinner 75c.
Dinnners 5:30 to 8 p.m., 50c.
Jut Received
for the Trail and Camp
Prospector’s Watch
Hpecially deeipoed in our work
shop. Waterproof.
$2.00
Snow Glasses Mineral Glasses Compasses Telescopes
PROSPECTOR’S NEEDS GENERALLY.
W. C 5TULL,
Optician, Jeweler and Watchmaker.
Another Shattered idol.
Tin* physical culture exercises of
last Saturday evening at Von
tiuntlicr’s liall was a pronounced
success,front a receiving standpoint
—Charlie Johnson carrying off all
honors; he accepted everything
that came lus way.
It was 0:30 o'clock Is-fore tin*
d«sir-1 of the mammoth pavilion
was thrown open to the public.and
at 10:45 the house was packed to
suffocation. Among the many
prominent sjmrting men present.
1 having ring seats, was A. I*. A.
Connolly, of Kllumar, and Cassy
Davis, from the Center.
At 11:05 the preliminary was
ready to go on, hut the crowd was
so eager to see the large gladiators,
that it was declared off.
11:20. Barney Hughes, the well
known strongman front the Island,
was introduced to the audience as
ti»e referee. He was about to de
1 liver his instructions to tlie audi
ence when the "Syrup Kill” cut in
land challenged the winner amid
deafening applause.
11:25. Denver Ed. entered tin*
ring wearing a pleasant smile and
a handful of rosin. Johnson en
tered a few minutes Utter looking
confident.
Hound 1. 11:30. Both men
seemed eager foi the fray. Smith
feinted and made a face. Johnson
did as clever a hit of foot-work as
was ever seen in Valdez. This was
clearly Johnson’s round.
Round 2. 11:34. *—
11:35. Hall cleared.
Kxcelsior arrival last Monday
with the following passengers:
I*, ti. Peterson, Martin Anderson. X. P. Nel
son. W. F. Warner, r. II. Hollingsworth, f. M.
CaiuiibelJ, Fred IVek. Jlion Moran. J. M. liarri
ter. Ja«. t'lyite, J. Whalen, T. Undin, A. lien
son. K. Evans, M J. Douahue, A.W. Fowler,1
I D. Met Sul re. J. K, t'roekett. II. tiravelle, Frank
I Murphy, 8. Lyons, 8. I.aird, M. Johnson, S. L
tiustavaon, 1. Hold*. A. Soldowaky, A. K. Demi
! .ioff. Otic Little. H. J. rumen. J. W. Brown, J. t*
Dii*f, U. R- Miielielsoii, E. L. Fadder. t'a|»t. W.
R. tieiger, W. A. Davi*. Mrs. W A. Davis, tT.Tay
lor, K. l\ Squires, T. W. Hawkins. J. F Henuott.,
John Merit;, Kay H. Wislealne, A. S. Wain, A.
F. Auderaon, J. Walsh. J. W. Fleh, J. t). Me
f'artliv, M. II. Antliouy, J. Shepard. V. J. Kauf
man, John llagiUson, Joe lH»rrell. A. J. Axion.
T. J. Perry. W. E. Kenyon. E. t*. Smith. T. Os
wald. Jas M. Stewart, airs. Jus. M. Stewart. J.
U. MHiregor. K. Wursha* ker, Joa. Osltourw. J.
Lauaowt, X. A. Yiueent, J. W. Liftle.
Best pielcs on earth at Brownells.
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dOT A Hit
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TO CONSTRUCT WHARF IN
90 DATS.
Another Water System
Franchise Wanted. Other Busi
ness Transacted by
Council.
The City Council held iheir Inst
regular nneeting on Monday night.
The most import a iff I nisi mss trails-,
i acted was the granting of a fran-J
chise to \V. K. Geiger to huild a |
wharf at the foot of Keystone ave.
This franchise is'granted fora
period of ten years, at tin- end of j
which time the city may purchase
the same if it so desires at 11 price :
to Im* appraised hy a Umrd of com-;
niissioners to Is* ap|H>inted hythej
Judge of the IT. S. District court.
The wharf is to lie twenty feet
wide, and must Im* completed with
in ninety days from date granting
of franchise.
S. G. Mathews applied to the
council for a franchise for a water
works system in the city ami de
sires the exclusive right to lay
water mains in the reels and al
leys of the town. The promised
ordinance provides that the city
may connect hydrants with the
water mains wherever it desires
ujkui tin* payment of $35 a year for
each hydrant so connected. The;
system must he in o^s-ration and
tint less than 3.01)0 feet of water
mains laid ready for service hy
Oct. 31st of this year if the ordin
ance passes. The matter was re
ferred to the committee on lire pro-1
tection and water supply.
The ordinance for a water works ;
system asked for hy Heilsoher A' :
Co. last week was laid-ovcr for one
week to give the committee time to
further investigate the matter.
J. G. Snyder, city treasurer, pre
sented a hill for $300.00 for serv
ices as city treasurer for the past
year, and tlw same was laid on tin*
table for one w«*ck.
The following hill- were present
and allowed:
V. K. L. 1*. A- T. Co., lights. $25 00 j
\V. S. Amy. insurance on tire
apparatus.. 13 00;
Copper River Graving Go.. . 5 00
Valdez LuiiiImt Go., lutnltcr. 20 00
H. H. Hildreth, salary,. ... 2-4 00
Marshal for Cook Inlet.
Mr. (ieo. Sexton, of this city, inis '
Inn-n appointed L’. S. deputy mar
shal for the newly organized Cook
Inlet district, with headquarters at
Sunrise. He will leave oil the
next trip of tin* Kxeelsior in ami
panv with Commissioner Hildreth
for Sunrise.
Weather Record.
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20 20 Ml xii 0, ill
21 I 20 30 Ml
22 2-*» 32 -11 2% ill
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2'» i Ml Mii sn 34£ in
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27 23 | 30 mi 7»4 ill
2K J :fti j 34 I sn 3>% in_
1 Windy. ♦ Unlit Wind. * Cloudy.
Abovecero except where otherwise stated.
| i| lidow zero.
$ Kttiu Figures show precipitation in inches ;
During February the thermometer ranged j
from :ii» degrees al»ove zero to •» degrees below :
zero; there wi» snowfall 20 days during month; :
la cloudy day* and 7 partially cloudy day*; lj
partly foggy day; .» windy days.
The following shows the snowfall during the t
month of February, since 1H99:
lh99 Ut inches
• mi .r. *2
IM4 9 ••
i9ti2 .* i»7b •• ;
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Observe* l and rejM*rtcd bv Dr. L. S. Cam lei a
Bound for Tauana.
Copper Center, March 4.—Hawes
and Huntington left this morning
Ixiund for new strike on the Tatiana, I
via Delta. Hihhard and Keleher
’ arrived hound for Chesna. Moek
1 ler, Bennet and party arrived from
\ Valdez, Ixtund for Tanana via
' Delta. Trail good.
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Both tin* Alaska homestead hill
anil tin* Alaska delegate hill are in
grave danger of failure unless sub
stantia! concessions arc made hv
|M*rsons who are op|io*cd to certain
features in Imth measures.
He|irescnlntivc Lacy, chairman
of the house eoniinittee oil |iuhlie
lands, declares lie will defeat the
the homestead hill unless tin* sen
ate conferees abandon tin* senate
uiiieiidnM*iit prohibiting the entry
of soldiers’ scrip under the pro
visions of the pending measure.
He declares that it would In* a
great injustice to allow tin senate
provision to stand, and that la*
will see the whole hill defeated
before In* will yield this (mini.
'I he senate committee on terri
tories held a meeting Fell.‘JO to dis
cuss the delegate hill. It devel
oped during the meeting that
nearly every member is opposed to
the method of holding elections in
Alaska, as provided hv ImiIIi the
Cushman hill and the Beveridge
hill. Had it not liven for the ab
senceof two or three senators defi
nite action would have heel! taken
on the hill today. This action will
plohahly he the rc|mrting of all
amendment to the Cushman hill
striking out almost evervthing ex
cept the enacting clause and pro
viding for the apointment of the
delegate by a committee instead of
his election hv the people. The
pro|Mtsod eoniinittee is to consist of
the governor of Alaska, the sur
veyor-general. who is secretarv of
the territory ex-officio, and the
judges of the three federal dimriet
courts. It looks as if this action
would In* taken at the next meeting
of the committee.
The Bertha.
Tlio steamer Bertha arrived last
Sunday night from Seattle with ti.'i
passengers and a large amount of
freight, and left on Monday on her
return trip, not going to Kodiak as
she usually does.
There was some surprise mani
fested when the vessel landed hen;
to learn that Captain John team
wls» had lieen her master for a
number of years with three other
odiccrs luul been removed. A num
ber of jx«<plc had hccu expecting
such action for some time, as it was
known that there was much dissat
isfaction with Cupt. Johanson in j
regard to several mutter*. Those
who were dismissed were Cnpt. <>.
A. Johanson. first mate Forward,
second mate Healey and chief en
gineer Boyden.
Captain Johanson lias always
heen considered a good navigator,
hut took many chance* with tlw
vessel and therefore laid many nar
row escapes.
Capt. C. A. Kiutdsen is now in 1
command of tlie liertluu lie is
well known inAlaska and is a good .
navigator. Tlie old Alaska pilot.
Capt. Keene, has l»een s<-cured for
several trips as jiilot.
The following passengers arrived i
on the liertlui from Seattle:
F. O. Slade. II. IkiUml, I.. F. Casky amt wife. !
I.tt* Hiltiix*. M. K. Harp, II. h‘ini*Ter. J. II
Foster, J. XV. tiaiio, S. A. SI over, It. Velise, Frank
Swanson, f. J. Anderson, IImii* Jacobs »ti, M \
Sullivan, Mrs. It. K. Me Xndrcw. W. K. Wentxcll 1
aud wife. J. A. itlintou, lb Morris, S. Applegate.
S. McFaull and wife, Win. t'uiuuiitigs, Havid
Kay. I. Olcoil, 41. K. Stankopc and wife. J. II
Montgomery and wife, W. II. Tidball. 4‘has. Ad
ler. L 11. Hailey, A. ii. Jones, f. 4i. Sciustr. 1*.
L. Simplon, N. Macaulay. W. I». Anderson. F.
H. Sexton, Archie Shiel*. J«dm Kmburn. James
Hunt, 4*. Hanson, lleiirv Staler. Kd. Simplon.
K. Jones, 1>. I>. MH arthy, W T. Whitfield
Harry KngcL Jaa. J. Kice. J. Puls. II. K. Bens.*,
Fred Weslerline, 4»sear Peteis »u, M. Xcss, C.
Johnson. It. O. O'giMMl, Win. Misicli. I»an Rog
ers. J. Rttgers. Jim. .lalidos. J. Pbilbili. J. Mr*
Keown.S. Yamamoto. John St tiler.
(ion. (5eo. M. Randall, who lias
1 w*t“ii in command of tin* Depart
ment of the Columbia, which in
cludes Alaska, has liecn transferred
to the Philippines and General
Funston. of Philipi>ine fame has
been appointed to succeed him.
OAK sleds, ROPED sleds, RED
j sleds, GOOD sleds, at Brownell’s.
FOR T1 E INTERIOR IS NOW
HERE.
Will Take in Stock Eater. Ia to
Eocate in the Tanana
Valley.
Mr. .1. M i Kciun of Tacoma i*
now Imtc fully prepared to cstult
lisli a ranch near tin* Ket< -hum*
j shvk hills in the Tanana valley,
i-'iimI has broiijdil with him a num
ber of farming implements ami
~ceds of all kinds sliilahle for the
country, these he will forward at
the earliest |»—il.h dale and later,
when jiru/in>> is >«mI ulonu the
j trai', In* will dine in a hand of
■ rattle and lings. The »ite Is- has
chosen ;» a beautiful, level country
that needs im clearing and is
I* HU ted oil the piVi-milielit mail
route near Rctchumstock xidafje
and i» well known to all who have
stum* over the trail. Mr. Mckcown
has hern over that -eetioll for two
seasons unit is familiar with every
hit of the t'i'ound. lie has seen
the ><ra-s there,growing wild, which
In* avers will produce four tons of
hay to I he acre. He is an old
randier and is very enthusiastic
in his present undertaking. His
nearest nci<!hlH>rs are the miners
on Chicken creek and almijj the
Tanana river; hut Ids nearest
furminv' nei>;!il»nr is I’neh* Sam.
vvImi .has an experimental /arm
near Copper Center, 2'J*> miles
a way.
Hospital Fund Entertainment.
An 4-ntt'vUi in incut fur the lieuctit
of the JIosjiiLul fund will lie given
in Vim (Suntlicr's hall, mi Tlnira
<lay evening. .March 12, upon which
occasion the following programme
will he rendered :
Pakt I. The laughable farce
comedy entitled : "My Friend from
Uawson,” introducing (’has. Place
and oihers in the caste.
Pakt II. Number of strong nov
elties will be introduced; also, J. H.
Fielding and his Ktlison Klectrie
Picture machine, introducing illus
trated songs, assisted bv ('has.
Place.
Pakt III. J. H. Fielding’s origi
nal musical farce-comedy, ‘"2—15,”
produced with a strong east of
cha racters.
Valdez, a Sub-Port of Entry.
The secretary of the treasury
has issued an order declaring Valdez
a sub-jmrt of entry. This order
will have the effect, as in the ease
of a similar order issued a few days
ago. relative to Nome, of ojicuing
Valdez to foreign vessels.
The secretary has also decided
to remove the customs oHiecs from
Orca. The business at that jKii.it
is so small that the treasury de
jiartment deems it unnecessary to
maintain an ollice there.
The .action declaring Valdez a
suli-jHirt was brought ulmut by the
representation to the department
that jirobablv 5.000 (ample will
eomo here this year, and that the
sliijijiiug business of the port is
certain to increase greatly.
Boundary Commission.
The names of the distinguished
lawyers selected hy President
Ruasevelt to represent the United
States on the Alaska boundary
commission, under the terms of the
treaty ratified by the senate are:
Klihii Ko**t. the present secretary
of war; Henry Cal nit Lodge, United
States senator from Massachusetts,
and (Jeorge Turner, United States
senator from Washington. The nom
1 illations of these men will be sent
I to the senate hy the president as
the exchange of ratifications of the
; treaty between the United States
and Croat Britain is effected.
James B. Metcalf of Seattle will
: probably lie apjiointed assistant
counsel for the commission.
i Complete soda water plant for
sale, including siphon bottles, gas
tanks, and Uittling machine. Just
the tiling for Nizina and summer
trade. tmiuiic at Prospector office.