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V0LUME 5-wo- -14
We Carry tbe LARGEST and
MOST COMPLETE STOCK of
General
Merchandise
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On the Coast of Alaska, being equipped
to handle both Retail and Wholesale
Orders.
SPECIAL ATTENTION GIVEN TO
MAIL ORDERS FROM OUTLYING
POINTS
We are particularly strong in Groceries, Hardware,
Furnishings, Boots and Shoes, Hats and Caps, Clothing,
and carry many other lines. We have Built Up Our
Business On Merit. Try Us.
V AivDoA, COLD STORAGE CO., !
and CITY MEAT MARKET.
«»PI\ \. t. l.KVY A ro.
FRESH
VEGETABLES
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Wholesale- and
Retail Dealers
TELEPHONE
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! Live and Dressed Meats, Poultry,
Fish, Oysters, Butter and Eggs.
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Medicine Outnis For The Trail
( Largest A-ni 'iins!' «>f Show
STATION EH V Sfl.NINO LOCATION NOTICES I
Agente ®r<i9 Co. pt]f0ne
Notice.
The City wiii pay tor coal sacks
in good condition and dry, if de
livered a* the Fire Hail in bundle
ot 25. Sacks must h* delivered
Saturday. .See H. Suessdori, chair
man.
Always On Hand -A big supply
ot Beef, Mutton. Pork, and poultry.
Fresh stock on every boat. Valdez
Market. Phone 2‘.i.
Nails, Locks. Building and TaT
Paper. also large stock of-oilier
Building Material to he lead at
A. I. Levy &' Co’s.
uva.'. i h i—m »aw——pn——
Have You Seen
The new Edison "Home” Phono
graph, with repeating attachment,
j 11 -1. received at the Bowling Alley?
They are just the tiling. We also
; have the ’largest stock of Flower
Horns ever carried in Valdez, and
:Gohl Moulded Records galore.
Before you buy that Phonograph
see us. It will pay you.
Fresh Halibut at the Valdez
Market. Phone 29.
W are sole agents for Strong <fe
Garfield's famous waterproof shoes.
A. L. Levy & Co
ft. L LEVY & CO
Bankers -
Valdez, Alaska
We Do A General Banking Business
Buy and Sell Exchange, Buvand Ship Gold DuPt, Accept Deposits,
Make Collections and Loan .Money on approved security at Low Rates
of Interest.
The Confirmation.
Washington— Indications are
that when a vote is taken in the
Senate on tiie nomination of Judge
Wickershain. lie will win by a
small majority. Certain Senators
opposing him declare they will
hold out until the end pf the ses
sion and that no vote will be per
mitted before adjournment. Among
them are Nelson,of Minnesota, and
Met,'umber, of North Dakota.
Other Senators, however, while op
posed to Wiokersham * are urging
are urging that a vote be taken,
and the whole question disposed of.
Tho Senators point out that if
the Senate fails to act, the presi
dent will g-ivc'Wickersham another
recess appointment, and will con
tinue to do so in each recess. From
the present temper of those op
posed to the confirmation, however,
the Senate will not act on the nom
ination until well long iri the ses
sion.—Times.
Paul Buckley ami wife were pas
sengers on the Santa Clara, hound
for Seward, where Mrs. Buckley
will remain while her husband
makes atrip to Crow creek, at the
head of Cook, inlet to look after his
property there. They will later re
turn to Valdez, where tneyuwill re
main for some time, Mr. Buckley
intending to do some prospecting
around Prince William sound.
Jos. E. Adams, oj the Alaska
Buyers Association, Seattle, is in
town this week working up busi
ness for the association. He is ac
companied hy his wife.
Mr. and Mrs. Grover C. Ander
son left on the Oregon to spend
their honeymoon in the States
Tiiev iiave .not fully decided as to
j whether or not 4hev will return fo
Valdez this summer.
Balzac’s complete works at the
Prospector Circulating Library—
50 • a month.
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Telegraphic Items.
Washington, May 17—The $00.
000 appropriation* fora lighthouse
at Hinehinhrook lias been elimina
ted from the appropriation bill by
the House. The appropriation of
$150,000 for a lighthouse at Flat
tery was also killed.
Washington, May 17—Tillman
has succeeded in getting the letter
from Chandler, reaffirming the
charges against Knox. Eoraker
and Spooner, into the Congression
al Record. He says lie cannot
call the president a liar, but the
facts are as they stand in the rec
ords.
Washington, May 17—The nav
al appropriation bill has been com
pleted by the House Committee.
It carries $100,000,000. Six mil
lions of this is for a battleship,
which is to be the largest in the
world, being far superior to the
English Oreadnaught. A four per
cent differential in favor of the I*a
sific coast has been adopted.
Washington, May 17—Yesterday,
on the floor of the .Senate, on a
question of personal privilege,
Hailey stated that the dispatch
printed in the Chicago Tribune,
charging him with being respons
ible for the disagreement between
Tillman and the president, was
sent by a correspondent close to
the White House. He denounced
the dispatch as a deliberate, ma
licious iie, declared the correspon
dent an unqualified liar and the
same was true of the man who
i guve him th<- information, no mat
| ter how high the office beheld.
Seattle, May 1C—Ex-Governor
Swineford sailed last night for
Skagway.
Washington, May 17—Senator
Hulkley, denying the statement
that the insurance companies
would not know whether or not
they are solvent until the Sail
Francisco losses are adjusted, said
before tbe House judiciary commit
tee that within twenty years the
insurance companies would con
trol the investment securities of
the world.
Jjfnver, May 17 — Incomplete
.returns indicate the defeat, of mu
nicipal ownership candidates ex
cept two commissioners and three
aldermen. Republicans elected
one commissioner, three supervis
ors and seven aldermen. Demo
crats elected six aldermen.
Taral Property Sold.
The copper property at Taral
located by T. \V. Hlakney. lias been
purchased by Denis Donohue tor
I wealthy eastern parties. These
! claims some of which have been
i patented arc near Copper river
just above the canyon. Last years
development work proved them to
be remarkably rich.
Railroad Promoter Cominjf
D. A. Me.Keozie, who went down
i Copper Tiver last summer to look
up the possibilities of a railroad
! route from the coHSt.will he in Val
dez during June. Nothing has
been learned here so far as to what
his company expects to do in the
railroad line.
The war department lias asked,
in the name of justice, that certain
soldiers of the Third infantry who
are now awaiting trial in the civil
court in Alaska, he turned over to
"the military authorities for trial.
The civil court in the Third di
vision is not sitting and it is de
sired to have the soldiers tried be
fore the regiment leaves the terri
i tories for the states.
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Ship Ore From Landlcck.
Jos. A. Bourke ami J. F.. Steele, i
of the Standard Copper Co., ar-|
rived on the Santa Clara, and itn-;
mediately began operations on the
projierty of the company at Land
lock bu" where a large shipment
of lumber and general supplies was
landed from the Santa Clara. A
force of men are now engaged put
ting up huil lings and a wharf.
When these are -completed all Un
necessary machinery •-will l*e in
stalled and the actual mining
operations, preparatory to shipping
ore will he started.
This company was organized
during the past winter under the
laws of the state ot ;\rw J'-r-vy
wiiti i capitalization of $300,000,
in shares of $100 each. There is
now no stock on the market, as nil
was taken up in the East a few
days after the organization of the
company.
The officers of the company are
Morris B. Mead, president and
secretary. J. L. Steele, vice-presi
dent, J. O. Molander, treasurer,
with Edward F. Bourke and Wil
liam Kretter on the hoard of
directors. ,Tos. Bourke is general
manager and J. L. Steele is in
charge of the works.
The holdings of this company
consists of eleven claims on the
southern side of (kipper Mountain,
in Landlock bay.
Develop Fidalgo Property.
T. W. Bhikney. who arrived on
the Oregon, will this summer start
development work on his copper
property in Fidalgo hay. Tin
proper!v was located last year by
Blaknev and Harry Herrin and
this spring the last named sold
his interest to Blakmv. Then
is a fine showing of fairly
high grade ore on the claims
and work enough will he done
this summer so that shipping
can be started early next spring.
Oregon Going To N one.
The steamer Oregon will miss a
trip to Valdez this month, going
on the dry dock upon arrival in
Seattle to prepare for a run to
Nome. She will make but one
trip to Seward peninsula, after
which she will return to this run.
The Santa Clara will come up
in her place next trip hy the out
side passage. The Excelsior and
Santa Ana will remain on the run
up the inside passage.
Developing Property.
The Reynolil.~-Ala.skn Mining
Co., at Boulder Bay, lias a force of
men at work erecting a wharf and
additional buildings besides the
regular force of rock men who are
working night and day getting out
ore for shipment.
Jack Ross, foreman of the works,
came to Valdez Tuesday to pur
chase lumber and other supplies
for the mine.
A telegram from Marshal Perry
at Seattle, dated the Kith, sacs
that nothing has been done so far
regarding the confirmation of Judge
Wickcrshani.
L. \\ Adams left tins week on a
short trip to the States.
T. G Quinn, who has heen to
the States for a vacation for the
past two months, returned on the
Santa Clara. He was not in San
Francisco at the time of the disas
ter as was reported here.
Jack Kice took an involuntary
hath in the hay at Evak while the
Santa Clara was unloading there,
and hut for the heroic ► fi'orts of
A1 .Jackson might have drowned.
The water was nearly knee deep,
and Mr. Jackson held Rice on his
feet until help arrived.
Wanted.
Freight for Seward, td go on
schooner Louise S. in a few days.
Particulars at this ofliice.
Of Local Interest
Chemical Engines.
The new chemical engines pur
chased for the city by T. (». Quinn
were tested Monday evening, and
worked very well. A large bonfire
of Imxes and barrels was stutli-d,
and it was only a matter of a few
seconds over one minute after the
chemical was started before the
fire was entirely extinguished.
The lightness of the engines, ynd
the eonseijuent saving of time in
getting to a fire, make tlie new ap
'•arutus a great addition to the (ire
department of the town.
Valdez now has better fire pro
tection than most towns of its swe
in the States, and should lie able
to control almost any conflagra
tion that can start provided it
docs not gain too much headway
before being discovered.
Speaks Well Of Valdes.
Mr. Albert Jackson, of the firm
of Epstevn iV Jackson, wholesale
agents at Juneau, arrived on the
Santa Clara and will be in town
for a week. Mr. Jackson has been
at Juneau ever since leaving Val
dez, about a year ago.
Mr. Jackson, in an interview
with a Pwisi'Kctok reporter, said
that he had been in every town
from Vakutaga to here, and tlmt
Valdez bad them all beat accord
ing to his idea. At no place along
tin; coast did be see so many
wharves, railroads and other evi
dences of a live town as at Valdez.
While reining up Mr. Jackson
j ; 'Scil the boat in which Gov. Ilog
gati was going to Juneau, so he
was unable to give tin; new gover
nor any instructions regarding how
to run his office, hut will do so im
mediately upon his return.
More Machinery For Latouche.
Extensive preparations are being
made on the Latouchc Island pro
perty of the Key nolds-Alusk*
company for ooerating on a larga
scale. Some machinery is already
on the ground and the Dora on
her return trip will bring more
from Aurora.
Will Bore More Wells.
All the supplies necessary for
the boring of a new oil well were
put off the Santa Clara at Kayak
for the hippy Co. Operations on
an improved scale will be started
at once under the supervision of
two oil experts who have recently
arrived from the East.
Governor Sworn In
On Monday, April 30th, \\*. B.
Hoggatt wits sworn in as governor
of Alaska. Tl te oath of office was
administered bv Judge Gunnison,
of Juneau. After being sworn in
the governor went to Sitka to as
sume the duties of his office. Ha
will move the office to Juneau as
soon as posiible. The citizens of
Sitka gave the governor a recep
tion on the day of his arrival.
J. G. Stephens will leave early
iii June for a trip down Copper
river. He will get to the mouth
or Tasnuiia with a pack train and
from there in a small boat.
Lessons in Needlework and Ty
pography will he given by Mrs.
Biggs. Enquire at Ladies’ Bazaar.
New Shoes for 'Babies and La
dies at the Ladies’ Bazaar.
NewSpri •' Skirts and Waists at
the Ladies Bazaar.
JJill Gibbon and James Hayden
arflved on the Bertha having with
them the "Tumwater.” a gasoline
launch 2K feet long, with which
they will spend the coming season
prospecting the Sound for copper.
Unit men are well acquainted with
the country.
Tin: Santa Clara to:>k a large
load of passengers and a numlier
of horses from Seward to the new
town of Cordova this trip.
DOCK BATHS—Open all night