OLUME 3, NO. 42 VALDEZ, ALASKA, THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 24, 1904. OFFICIAL CITY PAPER,
W lien :i few dollars will Ihiv von one
• I tin■se IK'avv, Ki|lial-lo-Taiioi-M:n|e
OVERCOATS
or
ULSTERS
I
At Levy’s. Come and Take A Look.
^ t'ine HotHti Nfthtrf
b*4». .aw, km «ok
Wo arc also slowing a new line of
Cravinets, Mittens, Cloves and Ca|js
As well as tiiaxl Warm
UNDERWEAR H05E
For
Men, Women or Children.
Our Stock Is Now COMPLETE and
Is NOT EQUALLED IN ALASKA.
A. L LEVY k 10.
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Good Goods
KEWS FROM WSSTHRN
POINTS
| Will Advertise This frail. Acci
dental Killing at Uyafc
Bay
Tin- two wharves in Valdez an
nov. in the hands of one concern,
and Jiercafter the business of hull
will he conducted under the man
agciuent of I.. Archibald. Tin
consolidation was made for tin
purpose of handling the business
in a more ellicient as well as an
economical manner, and not ti
raise tin- rates, which will remain
as at present.
Will Advertise Trail
llie busiest people in tile town
ill ;*i« -i*iit. are the mciiila-rs of tin
Chamber of Commerce. At thi
j regular meeting last Friday nigh:
a commute of five was appointed
•" collect tuuds, and devise a
mei.iis of advertising this section ol
j ‘I'*1 country, and the advantages to
, he traveler in taking this route t.
frsurbsinks. The committee ha>
I la-eti husv. and a good fund is iiv
snivd. At the special meeting
i I u.-sday the committee was given
1 UnrU Saturday night to formulate
! a [dan <• i advertising.
Webster ISrown, who lias re
ceived from the government tin
(contract, to survey the hums
jj churned by the various missions
i in alaska. will arrive here early in
I lleceliihcr to begin his work. He
will siart at Ilia inn a hay and work
across country to Holy Cross Mie
i 'ion.
—
The I'fusHKCTOIt force does not
agree with Judge Wickcrsham’s
-tutciuciit, when adjourning emui
yesterday, that the people of this
iivisioii have nothing to he thank
mi for. and in ordeJ to allow our
feeling of thankfulttess to have free
-wing the paper was printed early
hi- morning. Anyone li.tviiig
husiness at the print-shop is noli
• •!..*» i \fiyiinuji in iiit* worn
t og line tats been elit out for tin
[! >al;!lae of the day. Invitations to
:urkey dinners may he sho.cil mi
| ier toe door.
lirowit lh-nson came down on the
j !)<••■•! fro o Rclkolsky, on his ,tva\
I to California.
llarry Richards of I nga and W.
li lletiipie of Kodiak, hoth »um
I; ..1 for jury duly, arrived on
the Dora.
j
Couimiss oners Kelsey, of Kodi
! iat d Hildreth, of Seward, and
Deputy Marshals R. S. Rates, of
• «i K.ty. and Ueorge Leavitt, ot
Itga, arrived on th<! Dora, all
! laving husiness before the court.
| A. Lacey, surveyor and engineer,
i came down on tlit* Dora from Coal
tiariHir. and will continue on to
Frisco. Holms s;>eiit the summer
surveying oil and coal lands.
Mrs. F. J. kingdom rcturi cd
euiie on the Portland aft; r a
dcusant trip to the {states.
Accidental Killing.
Fred Peterson, a resident of
l yak Bay, was brought down on
I be Dora charged with the murder
of Peter Peh rson.
The six siting occur ml at Brown’s
cahin. seven miles from Uynk bay,
and it is claimed was purclv acci
dental- There are several witues
es to the affair, nli of whom are
are much in sympathy with the
accused. The following petition
was signed by everviiody in the
neighborhood, and fully exppesses
their sentiments in the matter.
I yak Bay, Nov. 7—We, the un
dersigned, having known Mr. Fred
Peterson for several years, and h<
ing closely associated with him for
two years, desire to state that lie is
an holiest, industrious, hard-work
ing man. and a most desirable and
peacihle citizen.
A purse was raised hy the peo
ple tor several miles around to he
Used in his defense in the eoiuillj.
t v5•» 1
Deputy Marshal Drowned.
Walter Laurie Rockwell, special
l . S. ill put v marshal at Sami
Point, left tiiat place mi Oct. oth
in a eat imat Imuiiil for Portage Lav
Xei. her lie or tlm Imat Lavclu.n
seen since, I nit Lis cap was iouud
»n the heaeh, so that it is hviieveil
that lie has heen drowiii-il. Mr.
Rockwell’s former ivstd. uee was
Amherst, X. S.
Valdez Trausportatlou Co.
James Fish has organized and
iiieorpurated the Vald, z Tran.-nor
Company, to carry freijilit and pas
sengers Let ween here an 1 Tatiaiia.
Some of his supplies are coini'.i"
on the Santa data.
11. 11. Hicks, accompanied by
his wife, arrived on the I’ortiatut
and wiH continue weston tiie Dora
as far as lliamua hay, where lie
has some valuable copper claims.
He intends to devote the winter to
the securing of timber and jiettin^
ready for actual di-vciopmeiil work
next summer.
i A clerical error having been dis
covered in the recording of the
boundary lines of the town, the
matter was presented to the court,
with tne result that on Wednesday
an order was issued reetifvino the
mistake.
Tin* trial of J. Latlirop vs K.
Helm come up for trial <.n Momia/
before a jury, and was iiuiekiy in -
filled in favor of plaintiff, who was
tiiven judgment in the sum of
hi.: 'Oil. the full amount sued tor.
Special Thanksgiving Service a!
the episcopal ChurJi to-day at 1 1
la.m. Appropriate music. Altaic
cordially invited.
Owing to the slorniv weather
the Dora was unahle to stop a:
Seldovia.
ticorge Warner, who was recent
ly taken from here to Kodiak h.r a
! preliminary hearing on the charge
of murder, was brought hack on
tlie Dora for trial.
Uichard Phillips, of Kodiak, who
’ was drawn for jury service at this
term of court, died at his home
j two days before the subpoena
j reached Kodiak.
Judge S. O. Morford, an attorney
of Seward, arrived on the Dora to
attend Court.
Market I
NKXT TO Till: XIZIXA.
PRICES ARE
RIGHT
Wholesale ami
Retail 1 Millers
uiVK rs a
CALL
9
Beef, Mutton, Pork
Poultry and Game.
Telegraphic Mens
1 »»»m WiiIiicmIhv » Hnllciiu.
Mukden, Nov. 21—Yesterday
, the Japs made a fierce assault on
the Russians at i’ontiioff, in full
, force. After a fierce light, during
which neither side gained anv ap
preciable advantage, the Japs slid*
d< nlv w itl.dn vv and have made no
niov.- of importance since,
i The character and intention of
tliis attack is not fully umlerstiKKl.
I here are frequent lively skir
mishes a’,l along the line. The
weather contini r< cxtreim !y cold.
Shanghai. Nov. 21—The Ger
man steamer I’.atelan has been
captured by the Japam sc licet,
win'c attempting to run the block
ade at I’ort Arthur. She had a ear
go of clothing, medicine and food
stuffs.
Dawson, Nov. 22—Yukon terri
tory v .11 bo without a goteminent
oarporaril , as no appointments
will l>e made until after the Yukon
elections, December 111.
Seattle. Nov. 22—The King coun
ty delegates eiiilors- Sam I’iic- for
l . S. 'cnatoi. eliminating Wilson
entirelv.
Victoria. Nov. 21—There have
•xfti terrific gale- along the W’asli
; iligtoa eoast ior the pa-t t v..» davs.
• • • * • *
j :vn«i li«** Im » n t >*u
■ sideralilv
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Washington. Nov. 22—T!.e tier
i man-American arbitration treaty
was sigind to-dav hv .“secretary
Huy and the (ieniiun ambassador,
llaron Sternbaig. A similar treaty
with Austria is being negotiate 1.
Chefoo, Nov 21—The assault on
'Port Arthur still continues with
: unabated fury. The Russians are
offering a desperate resistance, and
1 the losses on liotli sales are cuor
I luoits. The Japs, however, are
steadily gaining ground, and
the capture of the place is a ques
tion of only a day or two.
Fairbanks, Nov. t.2—rids | lace
; will in a few days have a lint*
$8,0(M) httihltng for a chit* house,
theatre and ball room. It is on
Fifth avenue, and is being built hv
Rutherford *•; Raymond for the
Century Club, 1: is expected to
in* done by Thanksgiving.
Dawson, Nov. 22—V* eiby Voting
has been elected eaptain of the all
Klondi ke hockey team, wired a id
leave Dawson in December to tour
the eastern provinces.
Are Moving Supplies
Tin* military department at Fort
Idsciun is taking advantage of the
present good weather to forward
their supplies into the interior.
1 large loads of supplies are being
shipped over to tlie Vuld<* sideof
the bay. and earned above the J,akv
stream where a ramp is established,
j From there the outfits will Ih>
forwarded on sleds at the earliest
| date. llridges will in the mean*
| time be erected over the various
streams la-tween here and Camp
i Condor*. This will insure an un*
l
| interrupted trip clear through
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C. Cunningham, under whose
management the must extensive
work is new being done mi coal
property at Kayak, recently w<*nt
j to the Mates in liie interest of the
; business. Me will, it is expected.
I ship up material for alsuit IS
I miles of railroad, which, wlu-u
I completed will In* suilieielit te land
coal from the mine to tidewater.
They have opened a tunnel 2tW
feet into tha ledge,and have worked
ail the way through solid coal,
i fhe ledge now being operated on
| is about i<-et thick, bu* there are
|-UUen v.el.-r ones on tie-* >,i,paWvV