Some very good lettuce, fresh peas, string beans
asparagus, radishes and onions were received on
the Watson yesterday.
New Groceries Arrived
4
Beechnut Orange Mar
malade 12 oz glass jiars.
Beechnut Peanut Butter
in 7 and 12 oz jars.
Oyster Crackers in small
packages, 10c.
A new shipment cookies
just opened, including
Triste cookies, fig bars
coco bars, chocolate
Eclairs.
Hunt’s Canned Fruits Are Not Lye Peeled
Valdez Mercantile Co.
■S* TONY’S PLACED
EVERYTHING
F1RS1 CLASS
ANTON CARLSON,
Manager.
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CHAS. R. CRAWFORD
CONTRACTOR AND BUILDER
Dealer in Agent for
Building Material. Machinery, Gas Engines
RECEIVES SAD NEWS OF
DEATH OF AGED PARENTS
The last steamer brought to Wil
liam Conley of this city a letter con
taining the sad intelligence of the
death of his father and mother, at St.
Paul, Minn., on the 11th and 14th
of last month.
Mr. J. J. Conley, the father passed
away on the 11th at the age of 94
years, old age being the cause of his
death. His faithful wife died three
days later as she was about to leave
the house to attend yie last rites over
the remains of her husband. She
was 90 years of age.
Mr. Conley was one of the pioneers
of St. Paul, having taken up his resi
dence there in 1848, and has since
made that city his home. He was the
father of nineteen children, twelve
boys and seven girls, all of whom are
still living.
THE DAY’S DOINGS IN
~ THE DISTRICT COURT
The court convened yesterday af
ternoon at 3 o’clock with Judge
Brown on the bench. Various mat
ters were brought before the court,
and the following ordei 3 were issued.
In the case of Walter Storey vs.
S. O. Breedman setting the case for
trial Wednesday, May 3rd.
In the case of W. D. Mackey vs
Alaska Oil & Refining Co., order set
ting the case for trial May 8.
Three cases, entitled Siebe Bros &
Co. vs. Albert White, were ordered
dismissed.
In the case of Charles G. Hubbard
vs. Bertha H. Hubbard, order setting
the case for trial June 28.
In the case of Charles Maehl and
G. D. Hitchcock vs. Alaska- Crow
creek Mining Co., argument on mo
tion for temporary restraining order,
heard and the matter taken under adr
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visement.
In the case of Fred L. Peck vs.
Annie Peck, motion to re-open case
was denied.
In the case of William Mackey,
Trustee, vs. Alaska Oil & Refining
Co., an order was issued granting
plaintiff leave to amend the original
complaint.
In the case of Dora Nantes vs. Glen
Nantes an order was made appointing
Robert Morrison, of ivnik. referee to
take testimony of plaintiff and wit
nesses at Hope. Alaska.
In the case of Dora Names vs. Glen
Names an order of default on the
part of the defendent was issued.
In the case of Sunrise Dredging
Co., vs. The American Bridge Build
ing and Construction Co. an order
dismissing case was made.
At the ' session of the court this
morning an order was issued dis
missing the case of F’rank J. Nicker
son vs. The Sunrise Dredging Co.
The court then took recess until
2 o’clock this afternoon.
ACTION BROUGHT AGAINST
THOM A S-CU LROSS COMPANY
An action has been filed in the Dis
trict Court by John A. Christenson
against the Thomas-Culross Mining
Company, oj Culross Island, near
Port Wells in the sum of $1,670.50,
and an attachment issued against the
property of the company. Deputy
Marshal Al. Sullivan left yesterday
to serve the papers in the case, and
Ed. Dickey was taken down to act
as custodian.
The action is to recover the sum
of $1,325.50, alleged to be due the
plaintiff for labor, and for the fur
ther sum of $345.00, assigned claim
of J. B. Howard, also for labor per
formed on the property of the com
pany.
Will Warn Americans.
WASHINGTON, D. C„ May 2—A
warning will be issued to all Ameri
cans to refrain in future from travel
ing on certain armed ships, accord
ing to a statement made today by ad
ministration officials. This is a radi
cal departure from the former atti
tude of the President and indicates
that he is willing to meet Germany
part way in the crisis now prevail
ing. •
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Alaska Investment Co.
Real Estate, Insurance, Mining Stocks
Public
Stenography Reed Bldg. Phone. 196 Z
Accounting ° "
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- PINZGN BAR
Imported and Domestic
' Wines, Liquors and Cigars
Phone 69
DIESEL ENGINE
FOG THE GRANBY
I
NEW TYPE FOR THIS SECTION j
Internal Combustion Engine Using j
Crude Oil for Fuel, Will Be In
stalled at Solomon Basin to Run
Machinery for Mine.
A Diesel oil engine of 200 horse
power, arrived on the Alaska for the
Midas mine at Solomon basin and was
taken over to the company’s wharf
by that steamer. This is the first en
gine of this type brought to this sec
tion of the country and it will be in
stalled at the mine to run the com- j
pressor and an electric light plant, j
the switchboard and generator for the j
latter having been received several;
weeks ago. It is expected that the i
plant will be running about the first |
of June. Two Diesel experts came up
on the boat to set up the engine. j
The Diesel is an internal combus- i
tion engine, using almost any grade i
of fuel oil, and as a consequence is!
very cheaply operated as compared j
with gasoline or kerosene engines.
The electric plants consists of a 35
kilowatt generator, switch board, and
other necessary apparatus and will be
used to illumine the mine and build
ings of the company in the gulch.
At present four machine drills will
be operated and this number will be
increased as conditions of mining and
shipping permit.
FRENCH CAPTURE
GERMANTRENCHES
MAKE COUNTER ATTACK VERDUN j
Bulletin Issued in Paris by War Of
fice States French Captured More
Than a Mile of German Trenches
and are Holding Them.
PARIS, May 2.—Following the
German offensive of yesterday, the
French troops in the vicinity of Ver
dun made a fierce counter attack,
which was attended with success. A
bulletin issued by the war office to
day states that the French drove
back the Germans and captured more
than a mile of the German trenches,
and continue to held them despite
several attempts of the Germans to
recapture them.
Jack Blake, who lost a valuable
ring some time ago, and advertised
his loss in the Prospector, was glad
dened today by the return of the lost
jewelry. The ring was lost in the
snow, and was uncovered a day or
so ago, and picked up by L.'Archi
bald, who returned it to the owner.
He declined the proffered reward.
James Wilson has taken a contract
to move the large Delsel engine re
cently purchased by the Granby com
pany from the beach to the mine in
Solomon Basin, and has also con
tracted to move a large quantity of
supplies for the Valdez Gold Company
at Shoup Bay.
TRAIL OVER SUMMIT
WILL BE OPEN EARLY
James Wilson, the freighter, re
turned last night from Beaver Dam,
where a portion of his freighting out
fit has been waiting for some time
for an opportunity to get over the
summit. He brought the men and
stock up as far as Ptarmigan Drop,
where he has a quantity of feed, and
tb,ey will remain there until the trail
permits them to cross the summit.
Mr. Wilson states that the trail will
open much earlier this year than or
dinarily, as the snow is melting rap
idly, but stated that it will be nearly
a month before It is all gone on the
summit. 1
Marine Engineers on Strike.
NEW YORK, May 2.—Four thou
sand marine engineers in this city
struck today, following a refusal of
the employers to grant an increase of
wages.
Apprentices Join in Htrlkfe.
NEW YORK, May 2.—The number
of strikers in the garment trade was
augmented today when thirty thou
sand apprentices in that branch of in
dustry voted to join ffce 60,000 mem
bers of the Garment Workers’ Union,
now on strike in this city.
v Toe! Ice! Ice!
| Delivered to all parts of the city.
iOne cent per pound. Love-Whitley. !f
PRAISES kCIl
GOVT. BUD
JUDGE BROWN' TELLS OF STRIKE
3ays Board of Arbitration and Concil
iation Treated Demands of Me*
with Utmost Consideration—.Judge
Addresses Workmen.
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Recent arrivals from the westward )
credit Judge F. M. Brown of this <
city, of being an important factor in j
the settlement of the strike at An
chorage, which, at one time, had the
appearance of becoming serious, and
endangering not only the peace of
community, but the eventual com
pletion of the road by the govern
ment.
Judge Brown, it is said, not as a
government official, but as a citizen
of Alaska, made a strong appeal to
the workmen, in ail address delivered
in Union Hal! at Anchorage, to pre
serve order and to rely upon the
members of the Board of Arbitration
and Conciliation to give them all a
square deal, assuring them that the
board was a competent and consci
entious body, which, after their in,
vestigations would give them a fair
wage.
When Interviewed this morning,
Pudge Brown denied that he was en
titled to any credit for the peaceful
ending of the strike, that matter be
ing entirely in the hands of the gov- i
ernment board, which, he stated, had
made a thorough investigation of !
the conditions at Anchorage, and had !
met the demands of the men with 1
en acceptable scale of wages. He ad
mitted that he had addressed the men
counsellinf calmness and patience,
and that the men had, as a whole,
behaved with moderation, and\ that
there were no acts of violence com
mitted, although in the early days
things were threatening, as some of
the men employed by the Commis- ,
sion did not join the strikers, hut :
con\inued on with their work.
Judge Brown praised the members j
of the Board of Arbitration and Con- j
ciliation, saying that they had treat*!
ed the men and their demands with I
the utmost consideration, and had
evolved a wage scale that was ac
ceptable both to the men and the
Commission. He expressed the opin
ion that the new wage scale would
put an end to the friction which had
existed for several months, and that
the prompt settlement of the diffi
culty, meant much to Alaska, as in
his opinion, had the strike been long ;
continued, it would have resulted in i
a long delay, in the completion of the j
road, if not its complete abandonment i
as a government project.
EUROPEAN WAR WILL
RESULT IN A DRAW |
—
SEATTLE, May 2.—That the Euro- j
pean war will result In a draw, that ;
Germany will lose her colonies, but I
that she will hold the French, Bel-1
gian, Russian, Serbian and Montene
grin territory she now occupies, is
the belief expressed today by Dr.
Waldo Richardson, who has returned
after service extending over seven
months in the British army medical
corps. He says that this is the opin
ion of all the well-informed army men
he met in both military and diplo
matic circles, and his sources of in
formation were chiefly in the army
with w’hich he was connected. “The
Allies are fighting desperately to
hold the war down to a draw,” said
Dr. Richardson. "They recognize
they cannot conquer Germany, and
believe that Germany will be unable
to conquer them. Belgium is conced
ed to be a lost country and the little
portion now held by the British,
French and Belgians is about all that
will remain of it when the war is
over."
High Taxes in Irlenad.
Rev. E. H. Molony, formerly of
this city, but now in Seward, lately
received a letter from Dublin, Ire
land, in which some of the causes
leading to the recent outbreak were
giveni The letter had been opened
by the censor. It was stated in the
letter that property in that city was
taxed over BO per cent of its valua
tion because of the war. Some prop
erty is taxed ten shilling and nine
pence in the pound and other prop
erty is taxed over eleven shillings. In
this country that would mean that a
man with one thousand dollars worth
of property would pay over $500
a year taxes on it.
Odd Fellows and Rebehaks, wheth
er members of the local lodges or vis
iting brethren Isom other lodges, are
cordially invite# to attend the Grand
Ball Saturday jftght, May 6, without
further invitation.
L. h. Middlecamp, superintendent
of the Ellamar mine, returned to that
place on his launch last evening.
We have the Facilities
For Properly Handling >
Your Business.
I We issue Drafts on all parts of the world
Safe Deposit Boxes for Rent
THE FIRST BANK OF VALDEZ
RESOURCES $250,000.
THE PINZON
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Cigars, Fruits, Candies
OPTIMOS
REPRESENTAS
BARRETTS
MARCA RICAS
EE SIDEEOS
EOVERAS
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MONOPOU5S
CARABANAS
VAN DYCKS
WEBSTERS
Haas & Sons Celebrated Candies—
Always Fresh.
Valdez Dock Co. phone no. ■
JOBBER IN
COAL, HAY
GRAIN and
LUMBER
Office, foot of Wall street
We Are Agents For The
Dayton Electric House Pumps
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Which have fewer parts, run more
easily and quietly, require less
attention and cost less per year of
service than any other pump on
the market.
And the
“Thor 5“ Vacuum Gleaner
This is one of the finest household
cleaners ever made for the low
price at which it sells.
We stand back of both the above machines.
Alaska Water Light & Tel. Co.
grfaupHOTEL
CttAS- Perry
SEATfuT
"14 ContpfeM Servite^s
IN THE HEART OF THE CTIY»
I I55Bbow8 vrift bath-50 S&mplalboina
DONALDSON SCHEDULE
Lvs. Fort Llscum Lvs. Valdes
8:16 a.m. 9:45 a.m.;.
1:16 p.m. ' 4:00 p.m.
TUESDAYS
8:16 a.m. 9:45 a.m.
1:15 p.m. 2:00 p.m.
4:30 p.m. 6:00 p.m. .
SATURDAYS
1:15 p.m. 4:09 p.my
7:00 p.m. 10:30 pj^
There wUl be no trip of the launch
on the second ana fourth Fridays of
each month, these days being used to
clean boilers.
i
Miss Harrington, the Ellamar
school teacher, who spent yesterday
In town, returned to Ellamar last eve
ning on the launch Tokeh Lou.
Men, women’s and children’s wear
ing apparel, household utensils and
articles of every day need, at the
Emporium. *
The painters and paperhangers
have been very busy the past few
days, their services being in great de
mand as the householders are mak
ing their spring improvements.
The launch B. F. M. returned to
Hie Granite today taking W. R. Mil
lard, superintendent of the mine.