Vol 5 Valdez Alaska, January 31, 1907. No. £0
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PILES 3 33 STS ALASKA
Says Climate Fine and
Resources Barely
Touched
Newark. Jan. 31—In an address
before the hoard of trade he e last
night Senator Piles, of Washing
ton, spoke of the climate and re
sources of Alaska, saving that the
climate wa«< delightful and that i;
was not the arctic region generally
supposed. He detailed the re
sources of the Northland, saying
that they had haullv been touched
so far.
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The Pennsylvania will atop at
Oatalla on the way up so is not due
hero until Sunday.
: Copper Dealers Say There Is No Com
I bine To Raise Price Of Metal
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Netr York, Jan. 31—Tho charge;
that the copper Combine has* been
storing the metal in order to cause
ft rise in price, as has been stated
in the public press, is denied by
metal dealers, who say there- is
positively no truth in the charges.
The matter has been investigated
by a special representative em
ployed bv the associate 1 press, and
tho latter reports that the charges
are false.
Olympia, Jan. 31—The senate
haw voted solid to Hull the lands
along tin- shores of lakes Union
and Washington to raise the mil
lion dollars for the Alaska exposi
t ion.
Washington, Jan. 31—Post
masters hive been appointed for
offices in Alaska as follows:
Charles Herron, postmaster for
Candle; George Barrack, post
master at Latouehe.
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0 with us means that
you get just THE
GOODS you want, ALL you want, WHEN you want
them and THE WAY you want them.
That we have been successful in pleasing our customers is evi
denced by the fact that we do the LARGEST OUTFITTING
BUSINESS IN TOV/N. We should have the business if MERIT
counts because OUR GOODS ARE THE BEST and OUR PRICES
RIGHT. ,
As an illustration of this statement we wish to announce that the Alaska
Road Commission awarded us their seasons contract for provisions,
against all local and Seattle bidders. 9 1
LET US FIGURE ON YOUR OUTFIT.
CARRIE NATION AGAIN
Denied Admission To The
White House, Talks
On Dawn
Washington .Inn. 31 larri®
N ition called at the White lions®
this morning tried to secure ad
mission hut v\jis not allowed in th®
• gilding. She harangutri the crowd
from the lawn for some time, but
was mlered off hv the police, who
had to u>** force to make her leave.
Liter .'•lie returned and insisted oil
In r right to remain on the ground®
if she wi-hed hut she was finally
induced to leave and remain away.
Wa.thin gton, Jan. 31—LaeeyV
hill providing for land offices at
Fairbanks and Nome will ha
passed this week according to au
agreement made yesterday.
Pittsburg, Jan. 81—(diaries Jack
son. a negro, narrowly escaped
lynching here yesterday for an at
tack an u newsboy. The boy wan
trying to seii a paper to Jackson
and the latter caught the young
ster and choked him. A uiob as
sembled and would have lynched
i.he ne 'ro but for *he intervention
of poll, emeu and firemen, who pro
tect'1 Jackson. As it was he was
hadly used before being rescued
from tlie crowd.
Washington, Jan. 81—President
Roosevelt lias made a recommenda
tion to the HamiPon Club, of
Chicago, that. Congressman Cush
man lie selected as the speaker
at the Appomattox day celebration.
The president was requested t-e
deliver a speech, hut could not
spare the time, so made the above
recommendation.
Washington, Jan. 31—The Cali
fornia delegation announces that
it. has had a conference with the
president regarding the Japanese
school question in San Francisco*
but refuses to make public any of
the details beyond the statement
that they hope to effect a settle
ment of the matter.
Dance at Moose Hall Saturday
Night.