The Alaska Prospector
Sublishod at Valdez, Alaska, every Thursday
by the Pro-peotor Pvr.LisHi*f« Co.
Phonk Main l.
Bntercd at the Valdez Postofllee as [saeond
class matter.
Subscription per year. >(2 for six months.
Single Conics 10 cents.
Skagway and Whitehorse are
now <y nneeted hy a telephone
system, which is so arranged that j
communication hv phone can he!
had with any of the trains along
the line.
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The government will have to pay
eight cents a pound for all mail
*ent from Seattle to Nome this j
summer iy steamer.
Bishop Rowe will soon start for!
the interior, says the Record-Miner: j
He is bound for Point Barrow,
whtre the Episcopal church main
tains one of the most northerly
missions in the world. He will go
to Valdez first and ti.en he will go
over the snow to Fairbanks where
the Episcopal church has a chapel.
From Fairbanks he will strike
into the wilderness and after cross
ing the divide will drop down the
Kobuk to the Arctic. He expects
to reach Barrows in time to get out
again in Septemlner.
Apropos Of Nothing.
Recently a chnrch congregation
in a little Kansas town built a
church. To pay for it they were
obliged to call upon the merchants
of the community for donations.
The merchants responded liberally
and $300 was raised from this
source. The last man to subscribe
was John Smith, merchant. “I wiil
jive you $5 if you will let me add
something to your subscription
list,” he said. Permission was ae
Corded him and he wrote at the
bottom of the list:
John Smith, merchant, $5.00
Montgomery Ward Co., 0
Mail order grocers. 0
It is said that after the names of
the doners were read from the pul
pit the people saw the point and
bought their groceries at home,
even the preacher doing likewise.
But that was in Kansas.
Trouble At Ellamar.
It is reported that there has
been a strike among the miners at
the Ellamar mine, and for some
time no ore has been taken on'.
The trouble arose over orders from
the States to discharge Page, the
foreman of the mine. He refused
to be discharged and the mine was
closed. The men announced that
if he was not retained they woul 1
not return to work, and the last
heard from there n< thing was do
ing around the rhine.
Wickersham, the capital of the
3Torty-Miie district, is to have a
jail and a deputy marshal. Archie
Heath, formerly jailer at Eagle . is
marshal, and E. R. Brady is com
missioner. This place is rapidly
becoming a very important town.
\
PASS DIRECT PRIMARY
Bill At Olympia. I/Ocal
Option Is Defeat
ed
Olympia, Feb. 20—The direct
primary law has passed the House
and will prohahlv become a law
this session. The bill providing
0
for local option bas been defeated.
Washington, hVb. 20—The sun
dry civil appropriation hill re
ported to the House yesterday con
tains a number of items for Alaska.
For operating native schools $100,
000 is provided, $9,000 for care of
the Alaska reindeer herd is also
included in the appropriation. The
Cape Hir.ehinbrook lighthouse is
allowed an appropriation of $50,
000, $30,000 is for the construction
of a courthouse at Nome, and $20.
000 for the completion of fish
hatcheries already in course of con
struction.
Tacoma, Feb. 20—The court has
issued orders that over 6.000 slo*
machines, which were confiscated
under the recent closing order, are
to he destroyed by ‘he authorities.
Philadelphia, Feb. 90—Congress
man John Revhurn, republican
has been elected rnavor of this city,
getting 30,000 plurality over the
democratic candidate.
The Saratoga left for Seattle at
noon today. She will stop at
Kntalla on the wa v down, provided
i he went’ er will permit.
John Freeman, a pioneer fisher
man, of Evak died of quick con
sumption last nisrht at his home
near the lrke shore.
*It is expentwl that the saw-mill
owned hv the C. R. & N. W. read
■\t Cordova will commence opera
tion very soon as men are now
being engaged it Seattle to work
rhe mill.—Juneau Miner.
The steamer K’inket is being
put into commission at Orea for
the purpose of transporting rail
road supplies up the Copper river.
A new electric, franchise has
been passed hv the Juneau council,
providing that all high voltage
wires must he placed underground.
A meter system is als<* provided,
the patrons to pay 15 cents a
kilowat.
Bert Faulkner, city marshal
it Ketchikan, has been ap
pointed deputy in the office of
United States Marshal Shoup to
succeed Deputy Fox, who takes the
position of deputy in the office of
Clerk of the Court Page.
Tokyo, Feb. 19—The newspaper
here this morning printed the fact
regarding the new American img
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v
migration bill. The companies
which handle emigration to the
United States are preparing to
have the government fight the
measure if it becomes a law.
Washington, Feb. 19—The Sen
ate has passed a hill regulating the
immigration of Japanese to the
United States The measure pro
vides that the adult Japanese shall
he excluded from the schools at
tended by whites. buf all other
Japs are allowed to attend. Men
from- Japan who have passports
will he admitted to this countiv as
students, but all laborers are to be
excluded.
New York, Feb. 19—Physicians
who have been in attendance on
Thaw testified yesterda„ that Thaw
said he did not want to kill White,
hut Jerome had refused to assist
in stopping White’s practices and
providence told him to kill the
blackguard. Mrs. Thaw may take
;he stand again tomorrow or next
day.
Seattle. Feb. 19 — The Santa
Clara reached port from Valdez
this Miorning.
| Tokio, Feb. 19—The paper Ni
cht, regarded as the highest author
ity on diplomatic affairs and the
closest to the administration, says
this morning that the exclusion of
Japanese labor is too high a price
for the country to pay in settle
ment **f the Frisco school question.
It savs that if the United States
will remove all obstacles to the
naturalization of Japanese the
question will be settled to the sat
isfaction of that country, hut they
will agree to no other settlement.
STATEMENT
Of the condition of the Ranking Department of
the Valdez Rank A Mercantile < o , Inc.,
Valdez, Alaska, at the close <>f busi
ness, February 16th, 1907.
RESOURCES
Bills Receivable $ 36,816 41
Expense 378.66
Fnrniiure and Fixtures 2,046.30
Investment Mercantile Dept. 39,554,56
Judgments 752.30
i Property Account 4,170.63
Real Estate 1,250.00
Stocks and Bonds 12,875.On
Munic'T«l Securities 1,387.85
Other Seeurities 979.02
Overdraf s (secured and unsecured) 4.558.43
Adjusted Insurance Due 578.11
Due from Banksand Bankers 2n,543.6fi
Cash and Cash Items 58,310.47
1204,501.73
LIABILITIES
Capital Paid up $ 75,000.00
Surplus 66.01
Certificates of Deposit $ 20.022.92
Individual Deposits 108.613.14
Due Banks A Bankers_799.63
Total Deposits 129,435.69
$204,501.73
63.15 per cent, of deposits in cash reserve to
s cure depositors.
I, .1. G. McCracken, cashier of the above
mentioned bank, do solemnly swear that the
above statement is true to the best of my
knowledge and belief.
J. G. McCracken
Correct attest Cashier
S. A. Hemclk
Arthur Lang
Subscribed and sworn to before me
this 18th day of February, 1907.
Seal B. B. Lockhart
Notary Public
DIRECTORS
8. A. Hemple, President, R. P. Ferguson,Vice
President, J G. McUrackeu, Cashier, Arthur
Lang, Asst. Cashier, B. I. Hemple.
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