Of Local Merest
Prom Saturday's Bulletin.
Henry Fuknaga, of the Tillikum
Clab, has been appointed interpreter
for the Japanese poaching cases.
Joe Carboni was tried yesterday be
fore a jury ou the charge of catting
and slashing Capt. O’Brien with intent
to kill. After being out for half an
hour the jury returned a verdict of
guilty of assauit with a dangerous
^reapoD.
A commissioner was appointed yds
{&rda£ b£ Judge Wickershan for the
the district at and Srohnd lltiamna.
J. D. McLean was the appointee.
The Japanese poaching cases will
probably come up for the attention of
the Grand Jury to-day.
Five indictments were returned yes
terday morning, but none of the par
ties were in custody this mtirning. An
indictment, not a true bill, was re
tnri • ! this morning by the jury and
t vo true bills.
Following is a list of arrivals on the !
Saratoga, which came into port early
this morning: Geo. S. Donnell, D.
Thompson, Mrs. C. G. Van Hook, S at-!
,io; W. Letcher, F. Wallen, W. H. j
II uuptun, Dr. J. Puyzant, F, A. Smith j
K it alia.
I he c»ble ship Burnside .arrived tins !
uic ruing from Seattle. She will make
some necessary repairs to the cable,
ami vVil also inquire into the necessity
for a cable lino to Kataila.
Rev. F. AI. Brooks, who conducted
the vices at. the Church of the
Epiphany last Sunday evening, will
take charge of the services tomorrow
evening. Services at 8 p.m.
Hazel SJheldon had her hands badly
bir ued last night by the explosion of
some powder, into which a lighted
match was accidontly dropped.
Keep yonr eye on Valdez—She has
taken a new departure. Now let every
lot owner show a civic pride by clean
ing up in all directions, streets, front
and rear. Strangers will bo quick to
notice the tidiness of the town and
many will be attracted and none of
fended. If we are not godly let us i
try to be clean.
Mrs. liarnett was a westuouuu pas- i
songer to engage in the work of the
Jessie Lee Home at Unalaska.
Ex-Deputy Collector of Customs
Wiu. Gauntlet who served five years at
Unalaska aud Dutch Harbor was a
westbound passenger on the Saratoga.
He has a fuud of lively reminiscences |
of the doings at those places while the
stamped era to the Klondike and Sew- I
ard peninsula were ono. Mr. Gauutlet i
is on his way to locate a place for a
large fertilizing plant. Thus let us
grow by takiug hold of one resource
after another.
Arch. R Law, who has been teaching
a government school at Kasaan, Prince
of Wales Island for the past five years
was a passenger on the Saratoga bound
for Seldovia. Ho is to superintend
the construction of two school build
ings for the U. S. Bureau of Educa
tion, one to be erected at Seldovia and
the other at Kenai. All the material
for the Seldovia structure is on the
Saratoga. Mr. Isbell, the contractor,
accompanies Mr. Law. Mr. Law ex
pects to teach the government school
at Seldovia this season.
From Monday’s Bulletin
The IIubbard-Elliott party went to
Drier bay Sunday evening and will
return in time to lake the Saratoga
for the States.
Poachers On Trial
The Japanese poachers brought to
Valdez by the cutter Manning for trial
appeared in court Saturday. They
were indicted by the grand jury on the
charge of killing seals in the waters of
the United States, and when arraigned
pleaded not guilty. A jury was select
ed late in the afternoon and the case
put over until Monday morning.
J. Y. Ostrander, J. W. Leedy and
E. £. Ritchie, were named by the Court
as couusel for the Japanese. They
moved that the case be dismissed
claiming no jurisdiction of this court,
but mbtihn was denied: Th'-y then
asked for a postponroei.t i f tri d whit'h
was refused. Following is the jury
selected : J. E. Russel, fed. N« Ifldnj ;j.
Ro&eufeldt, Cbas. C Green, S. 1’. Ben
ton, C. J. Daggett, J. McMillan, M D.
Gleason, J. S. M. Nelson, L. Schafer,
C. Littlejohn, C. Walker. S. A. Hem pie
and C. B. Smith were pre-emptorilly
challenged on account of race prejudice.
The case of the United States vs*
Capt. Kadota and 33 of his crew was
continuod in court this morning be
fore Judge Wickershatn. Attorney Kay
outlined the charge of the government
that two freshly killed s'-als (one n
female) and a seal carcase still warm,
were found in a boat, 3P-0 yards from
shore at St. Paul Island. Attorney
Ostrander stated that the defense
would admit the killing of seal but that
the animals were shot outside the three
mile limit, the reason the boat beiug
found near the shore being, that if
had become b-sf in the fog, trying to
find its vessel the “Kaiwo”.
The witnesse- giving their to. timony
this morning were Capt. J. C. Camp
bell and o*her officers of the revenue
cutter “Manning*’ which made the
seizure.
The case is expected to be ready for
the jury this- afternoon.
Renoyids Complete
Organization
This morning Reynolds purchased !
the business of Brown ,t Hawkins in j
Seward, Alaska, and this is to be con
solidated with that i f A. L. Levy & Co.
and the Valdez Bank and Mercantile
Go., in the new corporation, the Alaska
Mercantile Co. A number of smaller
coucerus ure also to be consolidated in
due course.
Mr. Chas. E. Brown of Brown &
Hawkins will bo the president of the
Alaska Mercantile Co., as S. A. Hem
pie has decided to more to the states.
The various firms will for the present
be ruu under their present names and
it will be some time before the com
plete consolidation will bo effected.
The ultimate result to the consume*
will be cheaper and better goo Is aud
more etficient service.
Reynolds sails to-day on the Saratoga
for a flying trip to Seattle to perfect
transportation matters, but will return
either on the same boat or on the Ohio.
The work on the Alaska Homo Rail
way is progressing rapidly and there
seems not the least question of the
completion of the lino to the Summit
before the snow flies.
Baida and Aniom-lle have arrived in
Seattle and are gathering t aether
their meiv-and supplies tor immediate
shipment.
Two additional steamers hav > boon
offered to Reyu< ids on the -A lantic
Coast aud one or both of these ill be
put oil the run as soon as hi rang meats
eau be completed aud they can be got
around the Horn.
The J. C. Mart in lot on the co- tier of
Broadway and McKinley St. was sold
yesterday to Hell Clark. Cousin. :atiou
112.000.
A call has been issued by John T
Spickett, chairman of the republican
republican territorial committee for a
convention to be held at Juneau on
tho 14th day of November, 1907, to
elect six delegates and six alternates
to the republican national convention
wnieb is to be held in the early sum
mer of 1903. Valdez is allowed tlireo
delegates, Katalla 1, Ellauiar 1, La
touche l and Seward 2. Various other
small pieces aloug ti e coast are al
lowed one each.
J. L. Steele, of tho S'andard Copper
C'»., arrived in town on tho Elsro last
night.
J. M. Peterson ffetutned last night
from Knights Island.
Ordinance No. 47
(•ranting unto Henry P. Renoylds, Trustee, nnd
his successors nnd assigns, a right or fran
chise. to buihl, maintain, equip. Install and
operate 11 single or double track, at cam or
electric railroad upon and over ilia str<*eis
and public grounds within tti»• corporate
limit- of the tow ti of Valdez in the Ihstrict
of Alaska: al-o to build, maintain and op
crate a public wharf at the foot of and con
nectlng with Broadway or t.daeier Avenue,
a public street in said Town.
Be it ordained by the Common Council of tho
Town of Valdes Alaska:
See. 1 That the right he and the same is
hereby granted and given unto Henry P. Key.
tr>ld“, oi Reynolds, Alaska, as trnstee, and to
1 i- successors nnd a-signs. to build, erect, con
struct, install, equip, maintain and operate, a
single double track, steam or electric rail
or railroads through, over and noon any
or all of the public streets and groonns of the
'lowu of Valdez, or through, over or npon any
part >r portion thereof, within the present cor
porate limits of the said Town of Taldee, as at
I re--lit platted and as the same now exists, or
, - 1 l ev mav hereafter exist, should the hotin I
aides of -aid Town of Valdes he extended so a
t 1 embrace adjoining territory, lying ad)ocou
to said Town.
See. 2. That the said Henry I>. Reynolds,
Trustee, Ids successors or assigns, shall haTe
the right and are hereby given and granted
the righ t to go upou any of the public street*
of the said Town of Valdes, as aforesaid, for
the purpose of constructing, maintaining and
o|H'raling such railroads, and having so con
structed such railroads, *aid Henry I>. Rey
nolds, Trustee, Id* successors and assign*, are
hereby given and granted the right to operate
and conduct trains over ami upon said railway
tracks hv either sieam or electric power, or by
both steam or electric power. The rights hereby
granti d to the said Henry I>. Reynold*, trustee,
are subject to the limitation that the construc
tion, uiaintcnatu a and operation of said rail
ways shall he done in stic-fi manner as not to
destroy nor unreasonably impair the said
streets as a highway for the general public,
fe-\ 8. Thai the right t•<• and the name is
hereby granted and given unto the said Henry
l>. Reynolds, Trustee, his successor* and as
sign- :o !• 1 hi. ccir.struct.niHintr.lti and operate
a public vhur f or dost; from the ot of Broad
way or Olio ter Avenue, one of the public
1 streets In said Town of Valdc*. that is, from
the point where Broadway or olai-ier AtrsntM
intersect* the I'ne of mean hi h i.le of Valdes
lb y. tnd e tending theme <v. r {he title land*
lying in f*ihit <1 Aa Id st;•< <\ro water, anfl
t ;o build, construct, oper-ity *rd maintain art
■ approach to s*id wharf if < or. vcnient width
[ for ihe prop r * ,,ud •'iijnvment thereof, front
said lino bi nit an • dgh t itl<*, upon, over and
throngh s: d l roa ! i.v or(>*.teief Avenue for
siieh dlst n-o us m.*y be t Cm o'‘ajtor lh*' prew
p.-r con true ■ > i. m > utenaiu i- and use of-uhl
I apnrou h, am! i he "aid wharf or dock.
See. I Toe ) eriotl for wh! h the rights anil
| frandii-es I n in • reset forth arc granted
hall be nil;- if front mid after the
p-vsnye of tiii- Ordinance
Li t‘h:-1*rdituiti' shall take effect i tid
be? in force frot. and, aft r i:- passage and up
o oval.
The right* privilege- and franchises lien In
granted, nre in the consideration of the said
llcnry 1’ !;*■>■ is. I n;st«- •, his successor- or
or i ■ - ;r- bn; tig, erecting nn<l maintain ng
a su!bci >t breakwater tetwieu 11 *■ Mild
i. wn « t Yald ■/. ati.l tlie Valdez glacier, so a*
to protect tno -ettled portion of the pre-.-nt
town of' aide* .iiid adjacent territory from
' overflow or ilit.c.Mge hv the glaclet* streams
I . A rk
u yon -! ■« h i • :, i w; ter * all 1-- coin me m '<1
within si i ho » from this date and i lie
k*’if si nil l e t in.' '-1 ted o i or before June 1st,
1* A.
T •». Qt’iNN, Mayor.
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