S. BLUM & CO.
INCORPORATED
BANKERS
CAPITAL $200,000.00.
We do a general banking business.
We sell exchange on all parts of the world.
We pay 4 per cent interest on Time Certificates of Deposit
Prospectors,
Don’t neglect your health on the trail.
The VALDEZ DRUG CO.
is prepared to fill your medicine kit
with the purest and best of drugs,
medicines, and surgical bandages.
Give Your FreighHContrac^o
Robert McIntosh
DELIVERY GUARANTEED
Contracts taken for delivery in the NELCHINA,
CHISANA, and SLATE CREEK sections.
No contract too large, none too small.
For prices apply to Rob’t McIntosh, Valdez.
J. E. WILSON
FREIGHTER
Special price on mills and large outfits—Special atten
tion given to Fairbanks, Nelchina and
Chisana freight.
Teams are always ready to go to any point in Third or Fourth Divisions.
Ernestine Road House
On Government Road 65 miles from Valdez.
HARRY MILLER. Prop.
Good clean beds. CuOrvthillfT FlTCt HliKQ Flne w^lrln■,>ar,,,• Ac'
Excellent meals. CfCljlllHIg rlldl UlflOO comodatonfor6Qhorses.
UPPER TONSINA ROAD HOUSE
Best of Meals—Prices ^Reasonable
GENERAL STORE. - TRADING JPOST.
Telephone connects with^Chitina.
General Freighting. KNUTE INAFSTED.IMgr.
TAZLINA HILL ROAD HOUSE
is open for freight and accommodations for the new
strike at Nelchina—Horses on hand at all times."
JAMES L. SIMPSON.
Wortman’s Road House
E. P. CASHMAN.'Proprietor.
20Smile* from Valdez.
The best meals and most comfortabld beds Procurable.
When in Chitina Stop at the
CHITINA HOTEL
Finest Hotel in the Interior—Well Heated, Clean Rooais.
Bar in Connection. Rates Reasonable
GET THE HABIT
The
Every Evening
BE A BOOSTER
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A. H. PINKUS, Mgr
Trial of Lincoln’s Assassins
Today is Lincoln's birthday and a
story of the trial of the conspirators
who were responsible for his assassi
nation is at once appropriate and al
ways interesting:
When John Wilkes Booth shot Ab
raham Lincoln at Ford’s theater on
the night of April 14, 1865, the world
was shocked at the crime. Booth es
caped from the theater and fled to
Virginia, where he was cornered in
the barn of Richard Henry Garrett,
near Port Royal, where he was shot.
The barn was iired, and Booth's body
was dragged out.
iJavid C. Herold, one of the con
spiiators, was with Booth in the barn,
f'e was put in irons and with the
body of Booth was transferred to the
Monitor Montauk from a tug. Booth’s
body was placed in a grave of an old
penitentiary, where it remained until
1869, when President Johnson gave
Edwin Booth, the actor, permission to
nave it removed to the cemetery at
Baltimore.
The conspirators with Booth were
one after the other rounded up and
placed in the penitentiary at Wash
ington. On May 10, 1865,, the com
mission to try these conspirators held
their first session. The room in
which the trial was held was one of
the large rooms of the penitentiary.
The commission to sil in judgment
consisted of Major General David
Hunter, Major General Lew Wallace,
Brevot Major General August V.
Kautz, Brigadiers G neral Alvin P.
Howe, T. M. Harris, Joseph Hoit and
Robert S. Foster, Brevet Brigadier
General James A. Enin, Brevet Col
onel C. H. Tompkins, Lieutenant Col
onel David It. Clendenin, Judge Ad
vocate Henry L. Burnett, Hon. John
A. Bingham, with Brevet Major Gen
eral John F. Hartranft of Pennsyl
vania, acting as special provost mar
shal.
During the trial the members of
the court were all in full uniform.
They s”t around a large table, while
the prisoners were arranged on a
platform about four feet broad and
one foot from the floor. At the ap
pointed hour for the trial to begin
the woebegone procession, consisting
of David C. Herold, George W. Atze
rodt, Louis Payne, Edward Spangler, |
Samuel B. Arnold, Michael O’Lough- j
lin, Samuel Mudd and Mrs. Surratt, i
wound its way into the court.
Mrs. Surratt had the left-hand cor
ner to herself, and the seven male
prisoners sat sandwiched between six
soldiers. Dr. Mudd wore handcuffs
connected with chains,but the brace
lets of the other male prisoners were
joine ’ by wide bars of iron ten inches
long, which kept their arms apart.
All the prisoners, excepting Mrs. Sur
ratt, wore anklets connected by short
chains, which hampered their walk,
and heavy iron balls were also at
tached by chains to the limbs of
Payne and Atzerodt.
It took several days for the court
to fully organize for the work. It was
not until Friday, May 12, that they
were ready to take testimony. Spang
ler, Herodl, Payne, Atzerodt and
O’Loughlin were charged directly with
assisting in the murder, while Arnold,
Mudd and Mrs. Surratt, who were
“absent from the scene," were charg
ed with "having harbored, aided and
assisted” the more active conspira
tors.
At the time of the trial Mrs. Sur
ratt was 45 years old, Atzerodt was
33, Herold was 23, Payne, the son of
a minister, was 27; Dr. Mudd was
45, Arnold was 28, Spangler’s age
could not be definitely ascertained,
while O’Loughlin was about 35.
The trial continued without inter
ruption until June 29, when the court
began the summing up or the case
behind closed doors, no one being ad
mit ted. What took place in that third
story room of the penitentiary during
th< m ‘ findings” only the court rec
ords show. There was much secrecy
in th*- (If liberations that followed and
it was not tin'll July 6 that th<> find
ings of the court were made public
The four condemned to death were
Herold, Payne, Atzerodt and Mrs.
Surratt. Dr. Mudd was sentenced for
life to Dry Tortugas, but was par
doned by President Johnson on Feb.
8, 1869; Arnold and Spangler, who had j
received a similar sentence, was par- !
doned March 21, 1869, and O’Loughlin !
died of yellow fever in this prison on '
Sept. 23, 1867.
The four prisoners ordered to be |
hanged were executed at 1 o’clock on j
July 7. The trial had continued for j
53 days, during which 300 or 400 wit- \
nesses were examined. The only oth
er person who could in any way be j
implicated was John H. Surratt, who
had escaped and was arrested in Italy,
where he was serving as a soldiei.j
on Nov. 2, 1866. He was brought to
this country, placed on trial June 10.!
1867, and this trial dragged along un-i
til Aug. 7, and he was finally re
leased from prison a free man, al- ■
though it is generally thought that
had Surratt been caught in time to
be tried by the military commission,
nothing could hav saved him from
the fate of his mother.
HEW SHIP FOR
ALASKA TRADE
- i
Wanick II. Will Leave Tacoma April j
1 Loaded With Supplies for
Northern Trade.
—
The following is taken from a Ta
coma exchange and will be ot interest
to Alaskans:
Plans have been completed by \V.
A. Nickerson, of the Nickerson-Mc
Farlane Machinery Co., to enter the
Alaska business with a line of marine
supplies, but in a different manner
than ever heretofore attempted by any
Puget Sound firm. Mr. Nickerson
will go after the trade in his big
cruiser, now under const ruction, and
will carry a slock right on board the
boat, which will enable him to fit out
any powder boat or steamer in north
ern waters. Tacoma will be the head
quarters of the boat, and several trips
will be made during the summer into
the coast towns and mining camps.
Mr. Nickerson expects to leave about
April 1. The cruiser is now being j
finished up at the ship yards of Tay
lor, Grandy & Burton. Speaking ol
the venture, Mr. Nickerson declared:
1 “This is a proposition that I have |
been considering foi « number of
years, but business matters did not
arrange themselves until' this year,
and we are going at this line of trade
lin Alaska. I have had many inquir
ies from along the coast and among
(Bahermen for goods, so I know the
jjtusiness is there. Our boat will be
practically a floating store.
£ “Wahick II. is being finished up
now. It Will • be April • 1, probably,
S'efore we are ready to leave here. I
ra going to carry a crew of live men,
Bud \iBy 1 the colors of 'the ■ Tacoma
I'aeht Club. My boy, Allen, will be
fnwrof the crew.
I "The'Waniok'II. is sixty'feet long
by 11.6 feet beam. The new vessel
will carry a 45-tforsepower, heavy
duty" Sterling motor. There will be an
'ndependent lighting outfit, and the
whole motive power and boat fittings
will be double, so there will be lit
lie danger of a breakdown. In the
engine room we will be fitted out with
a lathe, drill press and. in fact, a
miniature machine shop, for repair
w ork.
"The storeroom is 11x20 feet. This
will be titled with a full marine hard
ware equipment, arranged on shelves
and in cases, just the same as in out
store here. I estimate our stock on
the first trip will run over $K,000.
"Of course, we will probably have
some rough weather in the northern
waters, but in the main the cruise will
be the same as we find here on the
sound. I am fitting out with every
safety appliance I can think of, and
we will have a power tender to tow
us or go about in. if needed.
"Judging from the many inquiries
we have received at Tacoma for our
line of goods, there is a big business
there for ns, and the probability is
that there is husiness for other lines
there if it is gone after. We intend
to go after it soon now.”
Card of Thanks.
We wish to thank the people of
Valdez for the generous aid given us
after the fire which destroyed our
clothing last Monday.
MRS. OIjAF FRANTZEN.
MISS 11 ELLA KIRKESATTER.
George Waldron left today for the
Granite Gold Mining company’s
claims.
Notice to Creditors.
In the United States Commissioner’s
Courl, ex officio Judge in Probate,
Valdez Precinct, Third Judicial Di
vision. Territory of Alaska.
In the matter of the estate of Peter
Steinmetz deceased. \V. A. Rystrom,
administrator.—Notice to Creditors.
Notice is hereby given by the un -
dersigned. administrator of the estate
of Peter Steinmetz, deceased, to the
creditors of, and all persons having
claims against the said estate, to ex
hibit them, with the necessary vouch
ers, within six (6) months after the
flrBt publication of this notice, to the
said administrator at the office of C.
K. Bunnell, e.t Valdez, Alaska, the
same being the place for the trans
action of the business of said estate.
Dated lit Valdez, Alaska, thlB 10th
day of February, 1914.
W. A. RYSTROM,
Administrator of the estate of Peter
Steinmetz, deceased.
First publication Feb.H,-1914.
Last publication March 16, 1914.
Marca Rica Cigars
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EXCLUSIVE CIGAR DEALERS.
Independent Laundry Co.
Satisfaction Guaranteed I
Telephone 66 i
Foot Keystone Ave
Rough Dry 10c lb.
Valdez Dock Co. 6 PHONE NO. 1
JOBBER IN
COAL, HAY and GRAIN
AGENT FOR
Alaska Steamship Company
Alaska Coast Company
ALASKA
STEAMSHIP CO.
S. S. Mariposa and S. S. Northwestern
Sail from Seattle 10th, 20th of 30th
EVERY MONTH
From Valdez south—8th 18th and 28th for Cordova, Skag
way, Juneau, Wrangell, Ketchikan and Seattle.
Iteguliir freight service for Ketchikan. Juneau, Sheep creek Treadwell. Douglas.
Cordova, Ellarnar, Voldey. and Latouche. Kxplosiues. S S Seward. S S Seward, 5th:
S S Latouchc. 15th: S S Cordova., 25th of each month—Right reserved to change this
schedule without notice.
F B. Tracy, Gen’l Agt- Valdez Dock Co., Local Agt.
Pacific Alaska
Navigation Company
Alaska Pacific S. S. Co. Alaska Coast Co.
PUGET SOUND-ALASKA ROUTE
Steamers sail from Seattle every ten days of each month on
the 5th, 15th and 25th,
via the Inside Passage for Ketchikan, .Juneau, Yakutat, Ka
talla, Cordova. Valdez, Seward, Cook Inlet points and Kodiak.
PUGET SOUND-CALIFORNIA ROUTE
Seattle-San Francisco, connecting with steamers Yale and
Harvard for southern California ports.
Might reserved to eh singe dsites anil steamers without not ice
B. F. WATSON VALDEZ DOCK CO.
General Agent Loeel Agent
Chas. R. Crawford
Wall Street Phone 159
Plate a law. window glow, roofing and
building papei i. roofing pitch, lime, ce
ment. plaster lath, shingles, builders
hardware. Shop and job work of all kinds
Windows, Doors, Moulding. Finish
ing Lumber
Agents for Fairbanks. Morse & Co.
Valdez Sheet Metal Works
Manufacturers of
YAKSHAW STOVES
Plumbing, Steam and Hot
Water Heating, Pump* and
Well Point*.
Sheet Metal Work of Every
Description, Hose Valves,
Iroi °ipe, Fitting*.
a M. I)ierinm*i
Valdez Transfer
Company
General Trucking and Freight,
ing to all interior points
LIVERY ar i FEED STABLE
STORAGE
Teaming of all kinds ^
Positively no coil Mimed
MnepM'fer In itfwiwe
When In Seward Stop at the
COLEMAN HOUSE
GEORGE SEXTON.
SiRICTLy FIRST CLA6S
FuUHTH A VI SCMIAKD, A LA a HA
Copper River
Draying Co
Krpunvn* *.»u iniatexiirer4 to *JL uirh
■»f il»*» into.*(•).*. GpOpiuI Trucking
McKinley Street, Valdes.
kid. Wood, ProprUta