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WINTER W : A i
for
THE TOWN AND TRAIL.
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Moccazins, Parkies, Mitts, Blankets, Fnr Robes, War Bags, Sleeping Bags,
Wool Gloves, Lined Gloves, German Sox, Lined Overalls, Fur Caps,
Felt Shoes, Arctic Sox, Mackinaw Shirts and Pants, Snow Sloes,
Heavy Shirts, Gold Seal Boots and Packs.
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UNDEWEAR
Tlie Largest Assortment
to select from
Heavy Arctic, Neural Wool,
Fleece Lined. Flannel,
Wool Rilihed,
$1.85 & $8.00 SUIT.
OVERCOATS,
TOP COATS,
ULSTERS,
FUR COATS,
TROUSERS,
Canvas Coats, Chinchilla
and Frieze Pea Jackets.
SHOES
w e are sliowinj; the Latest Styles in |
HIGH SHOES, PATENT LEATHER,
VELOUR,
BOX CALF IN THE NEWEST LASTS,
HIGH RUBBERS, LUW RUBBERS,
* HIGH AND LOW CUT OVERSHOES.
SHIRTS
New Stjff Bosom Shirts,
Soft Bosom Shirts,
Cashmere Shirts,
Neckwear; dents’ Hosiery, Silk
Lined Gloves, Sweaters,
Mufflers, Handkerchiefs.
Yes, we sell
dot Water Bottles.
P. 0. PRUO STORE.
P. E. KERN,
GOLD and SILVERSMITHJ
Sw Our Large Line Of
NUGGET JEWELRY
Watches, Diamonds,
Cut Glass, Silverware,
Fine Watch Repairing
City Market.
NE*T TO MERCHANT’S CAFE.
Wholesale and Retail Dealers in
Beef, Mutton, Pork and Poultry
Our Prices are RIGHT. Give us a call.
Of your loved ones afar off.
Christmas Presents
are now in order ami your friends are expecting some
thing from this land of gold. MAKE SOMEONE
HAPPY. We haqe just the article to tit the occa
sion. Our stock is sparkling with new ideas in the
jewelrv world.
W. C. STULL,
Optician, Jeweler and Fjdtpert Watchmaker. Diamond Setter.
Season Closed.
Aroc.NAK, Oct. 21.—The A. P. A.
steamer Unimak arrived at Letnik
hay from Karltik, Oct. 9thv which
marks the closing of the salmon
fishing season around here, and
perhaps in all Alaska. She arrived
in the evening with Mr. llankow
sky. the superintendent of the Kar
luk cannery, his wife, bookkeeper
and others, and left next morning
hound for San Francisco via Ko
diak.
Two A. P. A. steamers—Kodiak
and Afognuk—are laid up for the
winter in Letnik hay.
The salmon pack around here
for the last season was as follows:
A. P. A. hi Kariuk, )S9,0(X); South
End, 25,tMX); Chiguik hay, 51,(XX)
cases, oi red salmon.
P. P. X. Co’s pack was: Uyak
hay, about 36,(MX); Chiguik hay,
63,0(>0 cases oi red salmon.
A number of persons are arriv
ing from other parts oi Alaska to
do some prosj-ecting, and also try
the beach diggings around our is
lands the coming winter; and a
few fishermen stayed behind with
the same intent.
Placer gold is found almost on
any beach which is exposed to
heavy sea surf and where glacial
deposits are in evidence; but not
always in paying quantities. No
fortunes have been made; still
there were dug from these beaches
by some fortunates enough for a
grubstake to keep them through
the winter.
A new discovery of a copper ledge
has been made near Old Harbor,
Kodiak island, by a native; and
Mr. H. Wander has discovered a
ledge of the same metal also behind
Black (Jape, Afognak island.
Since lust fall until now the
I group oi Kodiak islands produced
placer told approximating $15,000.
and front quartz claims, $5,000.
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Gov. Brady bus issued his annual
: proclamation setting aside Thurs
! day, Nov. 2lith. as a day of thanks
' giving.
(GUST I tVS
PROCEEDINGS IN DISTRICT
COURT.
Ryan Acquitted. Cases Settled
Out Of Court. Watts Cose
Now On.
The Bantu ease occupied nearly
all the time of the court during the
last week. The evidence was all
in Saturday afiernnon, and the
pleas of the attorneys lasted until
midnight. The jury retired at one
o'clock Sunday morning, and were
• ait until .‘5 o’clock Sunday after
noon, when they returned a ver
dict of not guilty hy reason of in
sanity.
Isaac Bantu was charged with
murder in the second degree tor
the killing of Guv Morrison, in his
cahin in Valdez. Nov. 24'h, ltllKi.
No new fads were disclosed in the
case, except that tin defense pro
duced expert testimony and depos
itions to prove Bantu’s insanity.
Monday tlie Ihinanmn. h. hem.
who was indicted foi felonious as
sault, plead guilty and v.as sen
tenced to six months in the peni
tent inry.
The ease of the-United States vs.
Jerry O'Brien, poeket-piekinp was
dismissed, owing to lack of evident e
as the principal witness Mr. Ander
son was drowned during the sum
mer.
Trie ease against (.'apt. Kilmore.
of siding liquor to Indians was dis
missed for lack of evidence.
The ease of Julia Brosmin vs. Al
liert White for the title to the lot
upon which the (odd Dust Ex
change and postottice stands was
brought, and trial began tiefore a
jury. After a |Mirlion of the testi
mony was heard the case was dis
missed on a motion of defendant’s
counsel, on account of insufficient
grounds.
I lie case of U. t-i. Nelson vs. L.
H. Golden, for title to town lot was
settled without trial. The case oi
'Hosford vs. Dempsey was also set
tled out of court.
The case of l:. 8. vs A. Ryan, in
which Ryan was charged with
shooting at C. \V. Gompt rtz with
intent to kill, occupied the court
Tuesday and Wednesday forenoon.
The jurv returned a verdict of not
guilty.
'1 lie case of Krmia Ralamotoff.
charged with murder in the first
degree tor killing Capt. K >sstng
last February, on 8. Semidi is
land, was given to tlie jury this
forenoon and a verdict of not guilty
ior reason of insanity returned.
He will be sent to an insane asy
lum.
A jury is now Wing empaneled
in the case of U. 8. vs. A. Waits,
charged with murdering a man
named Dennis, at Chignik, last
summer.
Cutting Affray.
The schooner Marion Ida. with
I about thirty people mostly fisher
men aboard and a cargo of general
supplies, Itound for 8and Point,
Alaska, left 8an Francisco about
i the first of October. Ou tlie even
i ing of the fifteenth one of the fisher
’ men named -J. Gukc, without au\
i apparent cause, suddenly jumped
1 from his bunk and attacked all ii
| the forecastle with a razor, lit
1 slashed right and left and succeed**
in carving four tm-n before the}
escajied. Two of the victims receiv
ed trightful wounds across thei
i necks and almost hied to death
The slasher held (tossession of hi
. quarters for-18 hours till sturvatioi
Dually forced him to surrender
He was brought to Valdez will
four witnesses and will prohabh
he put on trial al the present tern
oi court.
Republican Convention.
>*!*•• I a | t«> hmurviot.
JvxkaVj Alaska, Nov. 10.—Hr
publican Territorial Convention
held here to-dny. Delgates elected
to National Convention from First
Division, John N. Thisdale, Mel
ville C. Brown, Thomas Marquam;
alternates, Win. M. Elmer, W.
Keller and tieo. Irving. Second
Division. A. Z. Watson, delegate;
J. li. M't.inii ami J. II. Rudd,
alternates. Third Division, Sam’l
111 ntii and Carl N. Johan-cn, dele
gates; N. V. Harlan, alternate.
The Hcid-Johnson faction threaten
to contest the action of Convention.
The Whitehead delegation from
Nome were all seated by the Con
vention.
Cordial Reception.
The public greeting to Senator
Hevhurn and Representative Cush
man and their ladies arranged )>y
the chainU r of commerce and the
: A. B. society last Monday, was in
j every way a flattering success. Ad
mirably prepared it was generously
responded to by guests ami citizens.
Both the distinguished gentle
men made addresses. Mr. Cush
man, among other things, referred
to tin- resources of this section and
the superior location oi Valdez for
the building of a great city, lie
urged upon us the necessity for cul
tivating the highest type of Ameri
can citizenship, for it ‘“required just
! such men and women to sicze
. rugged nature liy the neck and
wring from her civilization.” He
'extended encouragement for the
wagon road and other government*
I a I aids.and closed profuse in thank*
lor the courtesies conferred.
Senator lleyhurn also spoke of
the great aid true < iizen.-hn is in
the development of a new country;
] lie cited Alaska as an example
! that this country with all its rich.*
i had lieeli here for ages yielding no
henetit to mankind, hut now, with
; the work of the brave American, it
is fast becoming a marvel of the
world. He was lavish in his praise
of everything Alaskan. •Predicted
i that Valdez would he one of the
j great cities on the Pacific ocean.
He promised his aid in congress
anil assured us that a wagon road
j would In- built,that railroads would
i la* aided and everything good for
jus accorded bv the government.
] He urged that we increase jour pop
i illation, taxable property, Ac., and
get ready to run m.r own govern*
I ment.
Mysterious Disappearance.
Oct. 2ti Mr. F. C. Helm arrived
i here to carry on a law suit against
; the Alaska Copper Co., and while
I here J. M. Lathrop of Valdez en
tered suit against him for fli.oOO.
j Mr. Helm was to leave on the ltitii
i instant, hut on the night of the
10th he mvsteriouslv disappeared
! about an iiour before the departure
I of the Nome City, not withstanding
the fact tliat two deputy marslials
were stationed on the wharf to
| serve process on him. Just prior
j to its departure the deputies
searched the steamer, hut could
find their man nowhere. The law
yers in the case, feeling certain
that Mr. Helm was aboard, sent
one of the deputies along with the
steamer with instructions to serve
■ the papers whenever and wherever
| he found his man. It iscx|>ected
that Mr. Helm will lie brought
j hack on the next boat in.
A number of men have lately
i been in the employ of Mr.
: Helm on his railroad and townsite
schemes, and according to their
, statements they have not been paid
in many mouths and are now in
destitute circumstances. They
are without sufficient clothing and
intend to seek the aid of the court
• to help them out to their homes in
I (the States.
II A few drafts and checks were
• | left by Mr. Heim, some for proper
11 tv recently purchased.
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i! Filial citizen papers were issued
Ttie day to Martin Kohinson.
WAS THE VOTE AT JUNEAU
CONVENTION.
Don't Want tailory
Resolutions Adopted. Friendly To
Valdez. Favor Government
Wa~on Read.
The Non-Partisan Convention at
Juneau, Oct. 2*>. passed the follow
ing resolutions by a vote oi 43 to
2U:
1st. That it is the sense of this
Convention that a Territorial form
of Government for Alaska, is not
at this time expedient or desirable.
2nd. That it is imperatively ne
cessary to the future growth and
prosperity of the district, that con
gress provide ior a means of secur
ing patent to coal lands in Alaska,
hy providing for private surveys of
such lands, upon tin- approval oi
such survevs l*y the suvreyor-gen
eral, entry to he allowed as is now
provided hv law for surveyed lands.
3d. That the moneys collected
outside of our incorporated towns.
under Hu-.-per i;t I I ice use laws, ap
plicable lo tin- district, lx- i-xpi ndi-d
in tin- i-i nstructum of mails, trails,
:tml otlit-r public purposes, under
i In- supervision of a coniniission to
lx- com|used of a bona tide resident
of each of tilt- Judicial Divisions of
tin- district.
4th. That the principal magis
trate in tin- incorpora.i d towns he
given the jurisdiction, within such
town c.vil anti criminal, now
conferred hy law ui»on U. S. Com
missioner* and tiiat such commis
sioner* lx- limited in their jurisdic
tion to territory outside the incor
porated towns.
5th. That each of the three Ju
dicial Divisions of the Dis rict lx
given a delegate to congress, and
ilia; said delegate have the appoint
ment of the commissioner intnti li
ed in Sect ton 3.
till]. That the pilblV business
of the Dialrict imperatively de
mands that congress make an ap
propriaiion of not less than
000 for the immediate construction
of a government budding at Ju
neau. tlii- capital.
7tit. That an appropriation of
$50,000 he made hy cot egress to en
able the District to make- a credit
able display at the Louisiana Pur
chase L.vpositiou at ^t. l.ouis.
Sih. That Congress should not
:u any bill providing for anv legis
lation, hi Alaska, extend the Hitli
clitst- to tiie aboriginal natives of
1 lie District.
!»UJ. Ida. it is impcraiiveiy ne
cessary for tlit- in ure welfare of tin
whole District, that Congress im
mediately provide for the construc
tion of a permanent road fiom Val
dez to tin great Yukon valley.
10th. That the business inter
ests of the District imperatively
require tluit the cable iruti Skag
wav to Juneau, lie extended soil'll
to Wrangell. Ketchikan ami way
' ports.
11th. That the present law pro
iliibiting salmon ti.-liing in south
I eastern Alaska, j.rior to July 1st,
j is unnecessary, ami unjust discrim
ination against that section oi the
District and should he repealed.
12th. That mining laws of Dis
trict of Alaska la' so amended as
to prohibit locating claims by jm»w
ers of attorney.
Reducing Salaries.
There was barely a quorum pre
sent at the council meeting Mon
day night. The ordinance aUuisl.
] ing the offices of city attorney and
| health officer was not acted upon,
but a resolution was adopted reduc
ing the salary of attorney from
$100 to $25 per month.
Not for Territory.
The Washington Star says the
Senate sub-committee on territories
who have returned from Alaska,
1 favor granting a delegate to coti
1 gress, but do not favor territorial
i government.
Sole and Harness leather and
• Saddles at Brownell’s.