----- A New Shipment Of-=
Community Silverware Received
O need introducing Community--Its the
TyT kind that's warranted for fifty years
service-We are showing new
Hollow Handle
Knives and Forks
Fruit Knives
Salad Sets
Cold Meat Forks
Berry Spoons
Sugar Shells
Tea Spoons
Baby Spoons
Buttfer Spreaders
talad Spoons
Pickle Forks
Gravy I^adles
Butter Knives
Table Spoons
Aluminum Ware Just Unpacked
HE Hardware section is a mighty popu
lar place these day, besides showing new
Community, a lot of new Aluminum Ware
has just been received:
Tea Kettles
Sauce Pans
Coffee Pots
Omelet Pans
Stew Kettles
Universal Percula
tors 4 to 9 cups.
Combination Sets that can be used as a
roaster, steam double boiler, for making indi
vidual custards and many other dishes
We Welcome Your Inspection.
Valdez Mercantile Co.
T TONY’S PLACE’S*
everything
FIRSY CLASS
ANTON CARLSON,
Manager.
Weather Report
Valdez, March 16 ..
Barometric Pressure .29.380
Temperature at 7 p. m.
Maximum temperature . 17
Minimum temperature . 10
Mean temperature .13-6
Partly cloudy, moderate Rale, N.
E. 35 miles.
rnterior Weather.
Fairbanks, —11; clear calm.
Salcha, —4; 27 inches of snow,
calm, trail good.
Richardson, zero; 34 inches snow,
part cloudy calm, trail good.
McCarty, zero; 36 inches of snow,
cloudy calm.
Donnelly, —15; cloudy calm, trail
good.
Paxson, —16; 46 inches of snpw,
cloudy windy, trail good.
Hogan, zero; 26 inches of snow,
clear calm, trail good.
Gulkana, —2; 20 inches of snow,
clear calm, trail good; I
Copper Center, —10; 12 Inches of
snow, clear calm, trail good.
Tonsiua, —11; 20 inches of snow,'
clearclear calm, trail good.
Teikhell, —6; 40 Inches of snow,]
cloudy windy, trail drifted.
Beaver Dam, zero; 50 inches snow,'
clear calm, trail drifted.
Summit, 110 inches of snow, clear
calm, trail drifted.
Wort man’s 16; 56 inches of snow,
clear calm, trail closed north heavy;
south.
Anything in the jewelry line at the
Vnlriez Drug Co. tf
SI. PATRICK'S DAY
DANCE THISEVENIHG
GOOD TIM K BEEN PREPARED
.
This is St Patrick’s Day and Every
body is Wearing the Green in Hon
or of the Day—Will Celebrate To
night.
Even the weather has turned pro
pitious that the St. Patrick's day ball
to be glyen this evening in Moose
Hall may have, the large, attendance
of y(bicti it is deserving. A good floor,
excellent music, a large attendance,
and many unique feature provide the
necessary requisites to a very enjoy
able occasion, and those who attend
are assured of plenty of fun and en
tertainment.
Mrs. Waller, wife of Sergt. Waller,
entertained at her home on Broadway
Wednesday evening In honor of Mrs.
Prank Cunningham, who will leave
this evening for Cordova to join her
husband.
Chris Peterson left this morning
for Shoup bay to work for the Valdez
Gold Co.
Alaska Investment Co.
Real Estate, Insurance, Mining Stocks
Public Stenography Reed Building Accounting
Imported and Domestic
Winns, Liquors and Cigars
Phone 69
COL RICHARDSON
GOES TO GORGES
MAY NOT RETURN TO ALASKA
Head of Alaska Road Commisison Is
Said to Have Taken Coinmand of
Regiment of Troops that Will Gc
to Mexico Immediately.
The Cordova Dally Times, of Mon
lay last, printed an Associated dis
patch to the effect that Col. W. 'P.
tichardson, chairman of the Alaska
toad Commission, had joined the
Jnited States troops on the Mexican
>order and had taken command of a
egiment.
All efforts to obtain an official
onfirmation of the dispatch here have :
een without success. Major David j
;on, the ranking officer of the Road;
Commission at present, stated to t‘
epresentative of the Prospector that
le had heard a rumor to the effect
hat Col. Richardson, was with the
roops on the border, an<j had alsc
ead the dispatch, in the Times, but
.hat no official communication to tbir
iffect had been received here.
major Davidson Btated that he be
ieved Col. Richardbon would, .wel
:ome the opoprtunity to go to Mexico
In the event of trouble there; and
‘.hat it was not at all improbable the
press dispatch was cofrect. Whether
or not Col. Richardson would retire
permanently from the Road Commis
sion, in the event he had assumed
rommand of a body of troops along
the border, or would be merely tem
porarily absent, Major .Davidson said
he was unable to state at this time,
as the latest communications he had
received' from Washington had made
no reference to any change in the
Commission. He said, however, he
expected to hear from Col. Richard
son personally within a few days.
Intimate friends of Colonel Rich
ardson here, say that |tae report of
his being assigned command of a reg
iment of troops on the Mexican bor
der does not come exactly ds a sur
prise, as the Colonel had intimated
before be started for Washington that
such might be the outcome.
Col. Richardson has held the posi
tion of Chairman of the Commission
since the creation of that body, and
under his direction has been done
practically ail the work on the gov
ernment roads and trail in the Terri
tory. It is due largely to his inde
fatigilde efforts, both in securing the
necessary appropriations and in di
recting the work, that the Territory
now has a system of roads ami trails
that have been an important factor in
the development of the country.
His work on the Valdez-Fair batiks
road alone, a work in which he took
the deepest pride, and which lie hop
ed to see become the main artery of
travel between the coast and the in
terior is sufficient to have earned him
the gratitude of every resident of this
|division. Hampered by meagre ap
propriations which had to he thinly
spread over the whole territory, lie
has brought this road from a mere
trail blazed through the forests, to a
highway equal to that in many an
older section of the country, over
which, for a greater portion of the
year automobiles carry passengers
and freight without difficulty and at
high speed.
Colonel Richardson will be greatly
missed if he does not return tc Alas
ka, where among his friends may be
counted practically every person in
this division, if not in the whole terri
tory, and there will always be a warm
spot in the heart of every Alaskan
for “Colonel Dick."
Mormons Trapped.
EL PASO, March 17.—It is report
ed here that the troop of United
States cavalry under command of
Col. Dodd is making ail speed for
Casas Grandes, where it is said, Villa
and his followers have the members
of the Mormon colony near that town
in a trap and is preparing to slaugh
ter and plunder them.
Every effort is being made by the
troops to reach the place before Villa
san take the town. It ts believed the
Mormons have been apprised of Vil
la’s movements and have adopted
some measure of self-protection, but
llieir number is so Insignificant and
they are so lacking In proper arms
that their defense will be of short du
ration.
It Is believed that the Americar
troops will be able to reach the place
in time to save the colony from de
struction.
Theda Bara, the Bernhardt of mov
ing pictures as the Vampire, in the
vix-act masterpiece, "A Fool There
Was,” at the Empress tonight at 8:10
Vou will come to see It twice.
Tonight Is tho regular meeting
light of tho Ladies’ Auxiliary of tin
Jrdor of Alaska Pioneers.
BULBS IN A BOWL
An Easy Way to Cultivate Miniatura
Floatlno Gardena.
A novel way of growiug bulbs, such
as crocuses, has been tried with good
success. After securing tbe bulbs the
nest thiug is to got one or two rather
large corks. Through these holes are
bored und the bulbs fitted into the
oiK'nIngs in such u way that the under
side, from which the roots spring, is
near the lower part of the cork.
Now obtain a large shallow bowl and
611 this with pure water. Float the
corks, with the bulbs in place, on the
surface and set the whole thing aside
in a rather shady position for two or
three weeks. At tbe end of this time
it will be noticed that tbe roots are
growing down Into tbe water; thence
forward a place In a sunny window
should be selected.
The up|ier shoots of the bulbs will
start to grow rapidly, and at this time
it is a good plan to arrange a little
moss to hide the upper surface of the
corks, or, if preferred, however, grass
or some other seed, such as cress, may
he sown to provide a green covering.
There is nothing.to do but to keep
the bpwl well supplied with water and
change this now and again. Finally
.the Dotyers emerge, and then the effect
is extremely, .pretty- The bulbs may be
planted in this way any time up to
enrjy, January. though naturally the
sooiier they are.startcd the earlier they
will bloom.— 8. fvoonurd Bastin in 8t.
Nicholas.
VICTORIA’S LETTERS.
Royal Secrets That Are Stored Away
In Buckingham Palace.
“We may wonder If the world will
ever be allowed to see the private cor
respondeuce amassed by the late Queen
Victoria.” says a writer. It Is stored
away in a strong room built into -the
walls of Buckingham palace, and the
queen shared her confidence with no
one. t .
So long as she w'us physically .able to
do so she opened and closed the safe
herself and arranged its contents
When she was too feeble to do this slip
employed an old and trusted secretary,
but even he had to work under the
royal eye. He was uever allowed to
keep the keys nor to read the letters
that he handled.
Queen Victoria was always a volume
nous letter writer, and she was in con
stant communication with most of the
royalties in Europe. Every domestic
secret and privacy of royalty during
half a century is said to be represented
by the contents uf this wonderful safe,
and it is easy to believe that the mod
ern historian woilld find his hands full
if he were permitted to browse among
these, letters.
But probably he will have to wait a
few hundred years, and then his pop
ular audience will he a languid one. It
is one of the ironies of life that we can
never have a thing when we want It.—
Pittsburgh Press.
A Royal Snake Slaughterer.
The "secretary bird" is one of the
most precious birds in South Africa.
It is royal game, and any person de
stroying one is liable to a fine of £50
Majestic looking birds, they stand
about three feet high and generally go
in pairs. They are of drab color, with
black, feathery legs, and are valued for
their propensity for killing suukes.
Where the secretary bird Is seen there
are sure to he tunny reptiles about.
The bird beuts dowu its adversary
first with one wing and then with the'
other, at the same time trampling bn
It With its feet until tbe snake is suffi
ciently stunned to catch It by tbe head
with its claws. Then the bird rises far
up in the air and drops its victim to.
the ground to be killed. By this means
thousands of venomous reptiles are de
stroyed.—London Scraps.
Silver 8word of Hawaii.
One of tbe most curious plants In
tbe world and one of the greatest In
terest . to all botanists is the silver
sword. This exceedingly rare plant
with its magnificent silver spines and
handsome crest, may still be found in!
profusion in the upper part of Kaupo
gap. the southern outlet of the vast;
extinct crater of Hnleakala, on tbe
Island of Maui. It flowers from July
to October and occurs hardly any
where else in tbe world. Even stranger
Is the variety known as tbe green1
sword, which occurs only In Hnleakala
crater and is unknown to exist else
where.—Honolulu Star Bulletin
Prince Henry the Navigator.
The kingdom of Portugal counted In
Its royal house one of the men who
hold first rank in scientific attainment
and practical application. He was the
son of John I. of Portugal and Queen
phllippu, who was an English princess
He spent his life in seiullng out ships
on voyages of discovery, and it was
through this Prince Henry, called "the
Navigator.” thut Columbus got his Idea
of seeking for a new land across the
sea.
Carrot*.
Carrots were first Introduced Into
England by I'lemlsh gardeners In the
time of Elizabeth. and in the reign of
James 1. they were still so unrommon
that Indies wore bunches of them on
their hats and on their sleeves instead
of feathers.
•
Much Entertained.
' Bald Cholly—I have Just been look
ing over a volume of revised statutes
Quoth Algy-Welli
Cholly—I had m* Idea there were so
many Interesting ways of breaking the j
law.—Louisville Courier-Journal.
The lessons of m tire lost If they do
not Impress ns with the necessity ot
making ample allowances for the Im
mature conclusions of others.
We have the Facilities
For Properly Handling f
Your Business.
We issue Drafts on all parts of the world
Safe Deposit Boxes for Rent
THE FIRST RANK OF VALDEZ
RESOURCES $250,000.
THE PINZON
Making a Specialty of Haas & Sons’ Candy
We Have
Varied Sweets
Glace Fruit
Old Fashioned
Nut Chocolates
French Mixed
Chocolate Supreme
Home Made Specials
The Largest Stock of Cgndies in the Nort^i
Valdez Dock Co. phone no. i
JOBBER IN
COAL, HAY
GRAIN and
LUMBER
Office, foot of Wall street.
We Are Agents For The
Dayton Electric House Punys
Which have fewer parts, rtm 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 Cleaner
■ ■ 1 ? i i
»
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.
j
Ckab.PerrV
►EflrrOT
\A Complete Service.'
IN THE HEART OF THE CnY»
( 155Bbqws with bath-50Samp!eRojms|
DONALDSON SCHEDULE
Lvs. Fort Llscum Lvs. Voids*
8:16 a.m. 8:46 a.m.
1:16 p.m. 4:80 p.m.
TUESDAYS
8:16 am. 8:46 a.m.
1:16 p.m. 8:08 p.m.
4:80 p.m. _ 6:04 p.m.
SATURDAYS
1:16 p.m. 4:80 p.W. .
7:00 p.m. 18:80 tffk >
There will be mo trip of the lamnefe
an the second ana fourth Fridays of
«ach month, these dan being used to
olean boilers.
B. c. keesler p attending to the
duties at the Commissioner’s office
during the absence'of Judge Love to
the westward.
Hbtpomt Electric Heaters, Cookers,
Bakers, Percolators and Vacuum
Meaners arrived on the last boat for
ihe Emporium. **
Tony Dahlqulst left this morning
for Shoup Bay to prepare for the sear
son's work on the Gold King prop
erty.
The regular meeting of the Lad lee*
Aid of the Congregational church for
yesterday afternoon, was postponed
until next week.