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VOLUME 2. NO. 42. VALDEZ, ALASKA, THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 26, J903. OFFICIAL CITY PAPER,
CHRISTMAS!
HAT most welcome dav of all the vear—Christ
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mas—is drawing very near. Probably you have
thought of sending a gift, a message of love,
to the dear ones in the States. Never before
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have we been in a better position to supply
your wants at this season of the year. It would be useless for
us, in this limited space, to try To describe—yes, even men
tion—the numerous pretty and useful goods -we have that
would make appropriate Xmas Gifts, both for ladies and gen
tlemen. You may be in doubt as to what you should give a
certain relative or friend. If so, we will relieve you of the
strain. We are fairly bubbling over with suggestions. Come
in and look over our assortments. We want you to see the
the really nice goods we are offering at reasonable prices for
the holiday trade. Remember the best choosing will be first,
and the first will be none too early- Less than a month and
then—Christmas.
A. L LEVY & CO.
Good Goods.
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Chest Protectors
Will keep the body warm and
prevent pneumonia, coughs,
colds and all lung troubles
P. O. PRIG STORE, j
P. E. KERN,
GOLD and SILVERSMITH.
See Our Large Line Of
NUGGET JEWELRY
Watches, Diamonds,
x Cut Glass, Silverware,
Fine Watch Repairing
City Market
NEXT TO MERCHANT’* CAFE.
Wholesale and Retail Dealers in
Beef, Mutton,PorkandPoultry
Our Prices are RIGHT. Give us a call.
Christmas
is the time to remember your
friends by some
Appropriate
Presents.
The bright anticipations of approach
ing Christmas, with her exchange o'
“Oh, Thank You, Dearest, how ex
quisitively beautiful”—Well, we have
just the right thing at the right price,
ureut care has »km n use i to select for this occasion. Como and see.
W. C. STULL,
Optician, Jeweler and Expert Watchmaker, Diamond Setter.
Court News.
The application for a new tria|
in case of Alexander Watts was de
nied Saturday. and a sentence of
2<) years at McNeill’s island was
imposed on Watts.
Isaac Banta was committed to
the insane asylum at Salem, Ore.
The commitment states tliat he is
a dangerous lunatic and should
not he allowed to run at large.
£nnia BalamoUrff was committed
Saturday to the Salem insane asy
lum, The court stated iu die com
mitment tliat Balamatoff is u dan
gerous lunatic, with horaocidal ten
dencies, anti tliat it is unsafe for
him to he at large,
Cecil H, Klegg, lias resigned his
position as commissioner at Nusha
gak, and Saturday received the ap
pointment as collector of licenses
in the Third Division.
Tuesday the case of Lilly B.
Levy vs D. B. Waldron for title to
a portion of a town lot, was heard
bv the court, and a verdict render
ed in favor of plaintiff.
The steamer Discovery formerly
on the run between Y’aldez and
Seattle was this year changed off
onto the Nome route. On her last
trip down from there, with about
15 passengers, five of whom were
from Nome, and the balance were
picked up at Unga, Sand Point and
Kodiak, the vessel stopped in at
Y’aldez, a couple of passengers got
off at this place, and before she left
they secured one passenger from
■here for Seattle. Counting pas
sengers and crew there were aliout
MO people on board. 8he left here
Oct. 28, touching at all points. She
stopped at Yakutat and was seen
coming out of there by tliose on
the Bertha on her last trip north.
As far as known up to the present
that was the last seen of the Dis
covery. The Bertlia reported a
gale blowing at tlie time and the
Discovery no doubt ran into it
Considerable wreckage is strewn
■ along tlie coast, but nothing hat
| been found that could be identified
I YY'rapjiers, Waists and auythiiif
i you want at tlie (loblen Rule.
DOLLARS IS THE PRESENT
VALUE OF
Assessable Property
In Valdez. Tax Rate UTill Prob
ably Be Set At One And A
Half Per Cent.
The assessment for 1903 lias lie«wi
completed and was turned over to
the council Monday evening.
The assessment is a very conserv
ative and equitable .one. hut owing
to the Large Amount of improve
ments during the past year, is
nearly double what it was in 1902.
The real estate valuation is $115,
750; improvements. Ill 1.030; and
personal property is 194,151' mak
ing a total of assessable property
in town of ♦321,531. nearly a third
of a million dollars.
At rise next mertiiyc of the w«m
eil the rate of taxation will Ik* fixed.
It is more than probable tliat a one
and one-half |>er ec*nt. levy will be
made. The Imard of oqualiratiMi
will meet at the city hall on tlie
14th and 21st December to equrSize
assessments, and anyone wishing
to protest must do so at that time.
At one and one halt per cent-, the
taxes this year will amount to
about ♦4.S00.
Roads Paramount.
“What Alaska wants, is justice.”
declared Senator Wilson at the
Alaska Cluh mass meeting in Seat
tle. “Out of Alaska come semi
ariiUiUnllv committees asking for
and urging legislation of all sorts
and kinds. Congress is pretty
busy, and if the attention of mem
l>ers is to l*e gotten for needed leg
islation they must be shown Alas
ka’s needs in a clear and concise
manner. I l»ve heard you are
asking for tlirue ■delegates.. One
is sufficient, and you will he for
tunate if you get that one: If you
proceed methodically, conserva
tively and are united, I undertake
to j«v that congress will he meliuei
to grant your request*.
'As 1 unties land it, your jtara
mount need is for good ruads.
Next to that you need a thorough
survey. ^Congress should amend
tiie law which limits the size of
homesteads in Alaska, and provi
sion should be made for the ex
penditure of the money received
from the sale of public lands in
that district for good roads. If
they can take the money received
from land sales in Washington,
Oregon, Idaho,Wyoming and other
states containing arul lands to put
water on the land, there is no rea
son why the money for Alaska
lands should not be used to build
good roads.
“Alaska is a country vastly
greater than Finland, which lies
in the same latitude, and wherej
similar conditions exist. Finland
supports a population of 2,500,000
persons, and her agricultural re
sources are extensive. Yet only
34 per cent of the laud in Finland,
is under cultivation. You cannot'
develop Alaska in oue year or in
five years. You don't want to at
tempt to do everything at once, for
it will require time. Yet I under
take to say that Alaska's develop
ment could he aeeouqdished quick
er if more of her people stayed in
side during the winter, it will re
quire good, hard work to build up
that territory, and it will require
work day after day, winter and
summer.**
Stove parts at Adler’s.
Chamber of Commerce.
At the last Chamber of Com-!
merce meet gig a owaniittee was
appointed toraise funds with which'
to send prs<ss dispatches containing
iiiitlu-ntic jiews of this section to
the states.
Tlie hills for the court reception '
and the reception to the senators!
were hrought up. hut there was not
enough in the treasury to meet
them.
Tlic following resolution was ,
adopted, and Mess, Drown. Itono
hue and Fi-li wore ap|Hiiuted a
committee to attoud t« the matter:
Whkhkas, The Third Judicial !
District of Alaska, embrace* such
an immense area, that m thena-i
lure of thitigs it is impossible for
one judge to cover a vutlicient por
tion thereof each year to loUivinis
ter the lava* as the people are^nti-j
tied to have them administered;
and
IViif.kkas. It is next to im|tnssi
Me atiilrr preset conditions to lto!<l
more than one term of court a year
ki Valdez-; and a failure t« hold
more than one term n venr amounts i
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peaetioally to a denial of justice to
many | hits ms; ami in .criminal
eases necescitates the Iwdding of j
prisoners fir nearly u year await
ing trial; and
YV.ur.UKAs, The business of the
court.is rapidly increasii^g, both in
the country along tin- Yukon riww
ami tlie southerly coast of Alaska, :
from Kayak and Valdez to Casik
Inlet, Kodiak, Unga and .Unalas-'
ka points on the Alaska Peninsula,
now therefore be jt
RksoI.VKII. iiv itlse (iKlinlsr of;
UoniUMfee uf Val.lez, Alaska, that i
it is highly inipuruuit and neces- j
sary that the Tlkird Judicial J divis
ion of Alaska, be divided into two!
judicial divisions; and that one
judge l»e appointed to preside over
tike Yukon division, .und one judge
to preside over tla* Valdez division;
he it farther
RKtiiAivcn, That a copy of these
resolutinns be forwarded U.- as many ;
United Estates Seuators nda Com ]
gressmen as possible; to tike At-!
torney-Ueneral and tlut a copy’ l»e !
forwanled to it. F. Willard wit,hi
instructions to urge tla* passage of
a measure making two judicial !
divis'wius uf said Tliir-d Judicial1
Division, and that all iioikoralilc
means lie iksi-d to shout,e .a .la-sage
*kfa bill in congress at the (resent
session, providing for aucii ro-ilis- *
trie ting, and tike a^kpoJmttuciU .of
an additional judge.
Alaska Bills,
Reresentative Jones will intro
duce a hill in the House tlus ses
sion to }>roliiliit the location of
mining claims in Alaska by power
of attorney. He will introduce a
bill providing a temporary govern
ment for Alaska, and aotlairlziiig
tike election of three delegatus to
congress.
Tike steamer (Jims. Nelson loaded 1
with hunlker was wrecked early
this mokith on Cape Blanco reef off
tlie coast of Oregon, ail on board
were saved.
. The Jeauie lms been sold to tike
Pacific Alaska Transportation A
Coal Cuu, and will operate on west
ern Alaska rum
Making little spurts of advertis
ing is like trying to dispel a log
with a fan.—Warn?* Havtaoa.
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A camp of A. B's is to be nstab
lislo-d at Fuirltanks with bO char
ter members.
Tike military post at Fort Gib
bon was destroyed by tire, Nov. IV.;
No lives lust
Constant advertising results in a
constant demand fur the goods
advertised.
Perforated scats at Adler’s.
nffi w VIDE
PANAMA CANAL COMMISSION
RATIFIES TREATY
lap deli; Hit
More Wreckage of Discovery I*
Found. Americana Slaughter
Turks.
T'reaty Ratified.
WysHJNUBo.N. NoV„
ama Canal commission has ratified
the treaty giving the United States
full ecmtrol.of tiie canal strip across
the Isthmus. Gen. Keyes iU uu bis
way to Washington from Colon to
try and get treaty annulled, but it
is oun-i lercU a hopeless attempt as
the Isthmiuus will .not.uomtoul.
May K^an War.
.Han Fiiaxcisuo, Nov. 23.—It is
rumored iusre that a fleet of Japan
ese war vessels have iuttv'oepled
two Russian cruisers. This ..will
prohahly result in a ileelaration of
war be'tween those nations. The
situation is very strained.
Wreckage Found.
Srattlk, Nov. 23.—A portion of
tin- wreckage «»f tie1 steamer (>is
no vary lias Moated ashore near the
mouth of Heal river, there is now
no doubt that the vesvj and jias
sengors are lost.
To Invade Panama.
WAslllNoruN, Noa. 23.—There is
much talk of an invasion of Man
ama by the Columbian army, hut
it if consider od .as .an idle threat
owing to the curnunty of inturfer
eilee by the I'nited Htates.
Serious Conflict..
Wabuixutox. Nov. 2'i.— Latest
advices jure to Jthe effect that to-day
there was a pueat mix Uj) between
Greene and Turkey. The Ameri
cans took a hand in and knocked
the stlifting out of Turkey.. Thous
ands of the latter were slain, the
Americans coming out ala aid in the
scrimmage.
Jio Cahle Until Spring.
Hkattu-:. Nov. 213/—Gen. Greeley
aainounucs the uompletjun of the
.Sitia-Juneau .cable., hut work has
htawi discontinued .on l lie Heattle
SiUia line, owing U* the delay in
scouring cubic. It is inysjo&lide to
proceed with the work mow on ac
count of the lull storms. They
will stairt to lay the .cahle in April,
.oaid expect lo .complete tbe job iu
3® days.
Portland Enthused.
Portland, Ore., Nov. .3.—Capt.
Hilliard Chilcott, a well known
Alaskan promoter, addressed the
Board of Trade last-evening relat
ing to the proposed Valdez, Copper
Kivcr A Taiiana Roilroad.
He stated tliut it is tlie intention
of tlie company to oonstruct a rail
road from Valdez to Eagle City, a
distance-of 430 miles. In addition
to tlie railroad line, tlie plan con
templates tlie operation of a steam
slup line from Portland to the
southern terminus of the road at
Valdez.
Tlie rtm by earner from Port
land to Vakha can be made by the
outside jufctrtage in four days, as
against .nig 1st day* required at pres
s*it fruuu Seattle by tlie inside pas
sage. UTitJk the .ooiuplelkai of tlie
road, Portlai*S will Is* Irm^bt with
in Uiu days of Hawsua.
Capt Ckiieutt’s |daiu is to put
the steamer line Into service at as
early a da to as possible tor tlie pur
pose of transporting materials and
laborers to Valdez for tlie construc
tion ef tlie road.