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VOLUME 3, WO. 39_VALDEZ. ALASKA, THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 3, 1904. OFFICIAL CltV •'PftPER.
INSANE MAN GETS TIRED OF
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fa$s Himself In Jail
During Absence of Jailer. Waa
Being Held for Commitment
To Asylum.
'Bewattl, Oct. 22—Joseph F.
Hedges, who has Ik-cii confined in
the U. S. jail at this place fur sev
eral weeks, committed suicide to
day l»y hanging himself in his cell.
The guard at the jail had been
absent for an hour, working some
prisoners on the street in front of
the jail, and when lie returned to
see if the prisoner wanted any thing
lie found ihien ■banging in front of
iiis bed from a rafter. His hands
were free and he could easily saved
himself, but seemed determined to
die. He had even put a towel
about his bead so that be could
not make any outcry that could be
iieard.
Hedges, who was about thirty
years of -age, was being lield for
commitment to the asylum bv the
District court. He had already
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been confined in two different asy
lums. Ills parents reside at llis
nmrk, S. 1).
Harry Owens, who two years ago;
was tried at Eagle, on a charge «»:
murdering his partner in the For
ty-mile county, convicted and sen
tenced to twcntv-five vents 4n the
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penitentiary at San Quentin, is
now an inmate of the Rampart jail.
He was taken to Rampart for a
new trial, after serving two years.
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In an interview at Dawson,
Judge Humes stated that hows'** a
candidate for a position in the
j Alaska judiciary provided Wicker-i
| sham vacated his office. He said
I he would make no attempt to se
cure the oflice in opposition to
j Wickerslmm.
George Dreihelois, skgmty U.
S. marshal at Rampart, has been
transferred to Fairbanks, and1
I Charles Dreihelhis, formerly of this
j place, is holding down the Ram
I part position.
Tiie Elkimar mine is now run
ning full time with three sliit'ts,
and ore is being taken out onto
the dump fustiT than the boats
can remove it.
The Tampico, having loaded on
i tons of ore at Kllamar, left
'there at. t*:3() Monday morning.j
| hound for tlie Tacoma smelter.
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Beef, Mutton, Pork
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DOINGS OF THE WEEK A
ROUND TOWN
Mail Contractors Leave. Nonsc
ites Come This Way To
Fairbanks.
Among the passengers on the
Corwin, booked for Valdez, was
Plato Mon lit jov, examiner for the
department of justice. He will re
main till the latter part of the
month and examim- the accounts
of all brandies of the judiciary at
this place.
Mr. Mount joy fame to A'aska
from Indian Territory two years
ago, and has ever since been en
gaged in his examinations all
over tiie district.
Mail Contractors Leave.
Foote A Grant have completed
the arrangements for the perform
ance of their contract for carrying
mail to Fairbanks, and departed
for their homes on the Santa Ana.
All the route is'now covered by
carriers, Jas Fish having agreed to
attend to the portion betwoe:. here
and Tanana, up to the first of 1K
remher, at which time it is stated
arrangements will lie completed
whereby Mr. Fish will take over
the entire contract.
In From Nome.
The steamer Corwin, Captain
W est, arrived Sunday forenoon with
about twenty passengers. She left
Nome Oct. ID, afrit! hail a good trip
stopping at Dutch Harbor, Sand
Point, Kodiak and Seward. Most
of the passengers stopped here and
will go to Fairbanks later.
The steamer leu lor Seattle Mon-'
day morning.
Broke His Arm.
John Nelson, who lives in one of
[ tho elevated houses on Keystone!
[avenue, over the tid^tints,fell from
the walk bjwiing to his house, Mon
day, and broke his arm. He suc
ceeded in getting into the house,
I where he lay until evening, when
he was discovered and taken to the
hospital. He is now doing nicely.
S. A. Hemple, prf-sident of the
Bank of Valdez, this week pur
chased from J. Borgcson a one
third interest in what is known as
the bourke group of claims on Cop
per mountain, Landlock hay.
Nothing much willb-e stteit f ted
[on the property this winter, hut in
[ the early spring big improvements
will he begun, and the mines put
in a shipping condition.
Secures Trophies.
The only hunter returning from
the Kcnui peninsula this season
was St. George Littlcdalc, of Lon
don. He went east on the Santa
Clara, taking with him one moose
•and two sheep heads, as allowed
[ l»v a pet in it from the agricultural
[department. His life -brs >lvin
s[a?nt in hunting in ail parts of the
1 world, and so well was he pleased
! with the trip in Alaska that he
| [imposes to come again.
Gladhau^h Case Settled
I Word has been received by the
[attorneys for Charles Rua here
that all litigation over the Glad- j
lmugh estate has ~>ten s ettled out
of court, and eases now [tending
will he dismissed.
Lyman Lainh, who lias resided
in Valdez for the past two veals,
left on the Santa Ana for a trip to
I the Slates. He w ill visit the Black
Hills and Gold Fields, and r turn
i in the spring.
THROWN FROM A HORSE.
BALDWIN’S
Bank Robbers Cornered. Water
and Dynamite A * let
Towns.
Washington, Nov. 8 While tlie
president was out riding Sunday,
liis horse stumbled trying to take
v ten-rail fence-ami fell, throwing
Koosevelt head lir-t against a large
‘tone, lie lay stunned for almut
ten minutes before i is orderly ean:r
it|>. He was assisted on his horse
mil ret tuned home. The accident
was not serious, hut he carries a
large lump on the wide of his head,
and the scalp was badly gashed.
It was a narrow escape from in
stant death.
St. Louis, Nov. 8—‘Baldwin’s
air ship met with a siriesof acci
dents yesterday, and while being
lowed to the Fair grounds broke
away, and the lust seen of it it was
vanishing in the darkness.
London Nov 8—Hnghmd announ
ces that no attempt will he made
to stop Baltic fleet going east.
\ ladivostock, Nov. 2—Consider
able excitement was occasioned
here hv the arrival of a merchant
man with supplies, which were
badly needed.
Omaha, Nov. 55—The Cody hank
robbers are cornered at Cottonwood
creek after two buttles. Their cap
ture is expected soon.
Charlotte. N. C. Nov. 8——The res
^rvoir'of fhcmuniripal'waterworlr
supplying Winston anti ">*rileih
bursted last night, inundating tht;
town, end causing the Iras of hint
lives*.
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Hull. Nov. «—The -coroner’s ju
ry on the vietims of the North ■*(%
outrage has Teturnet! a-verdict t#f
|death caused hy the Russian fleet
No comments were made.
St.'Petersburg, Now**.—Tlv- f*-d
ing is prevalent that Port Ar-tIuP
■is doomed. It h feared tied
row will see its full
Blount V ennui,-N. Y.Nov.-t’ fc
ton of dvrmiriite, stored bv work
men under u bridge, •Nplmied tbH
morning, shattering tin- town IvT
dv. Cite citizen was killed
TilUlnrd Talks Rttilrtaa.
"'I can state av u positive fb.M
tout-within ti'feV.- n'.ontlet‘frout thi
first of the'SMnitMj ve;fr w<H; wif
Is: commenced • ttti a ’milrnad'rinr
■tiing front Valdez through tl e cop
j.per •districts to Engle’.'’ sai l B. f
! Millard to «. Times reporter it
i-Scuttle.
“The reuPfufilm ct 'Ve Id**-. hhtgn
roti the existence of this road,” ht
continued, “and ha >oon ■to- dt h
commenced, you will>ee tin t tt.wt
with a populntion. of fully-dOfVff
In. less than >fx months. A’tildtA
is unquestionably 'lit the hertd rtf
richest Copper country in th ■ world
ond the work of development r* ;K
will begin consequent upon theo-y
i bteitce of tlds railroad wib ,p,-tn«.
| this to he Itue.
d.vC. Mtfriin ifcih hetfti hp’w fhteli
agent at this place for the A. UiskV
Commercial Co,, anil is hvvhrtr-tff
j'olHee fittet' itp ailjolt-.lng |o v*y A
Co’s, store t»u McKinley St. "Sir
Martin rs u hustler, 'well liked Id
i the business molt of the town a’r.l'
\ wiil'undotihtedly work-tip consider
I able more trade for the A. ('. Co
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