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OUR LAST WEEK IN BUSINESS
This is positively our last week in business. You can
purchase goods at your own price before packing up.
Saturday Is Our Last Day. PLANT & CO., Jewelers.
The FirstBank of Valdez
CAPITAL $25,000.
AX PAID ON TIME DEPOSITS
OUR STOCKHOLDERS ARE
S. BLUM JOHN LYONS
M. BLUM J. M. LATHROP
E. B. WHEAT W. M. WILSON
JAFET LINDEBERG
TERRITORIAL DEPOSITORY.
Valdez Dock Co. PHONE NO. 1
JOBBER IN
COAL, HAY
and GRAIN
Office, foot of Wall street.
VALDEZ SHEET METAL WORKS
Plumbing, Steam and Hot Water Heating.
MOTOR BOAT SUPPLIES
Pumps, Well-Points, Valves T Water. Steam and Suction
smd Packing. _ Hose.
PIPE AND FITTINGS
Satisfaction Guaranteed I I Foot Keystone Ave
Telephone 66 I I Rough Dry 10c lb.
WHY PAY MORE
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COMPARE OUR PRICES WITH OTHERS
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Rainier Beer, per case, quarts . ..... $5.00
Rainier Beer, per case, pints.$5.50
AH Brands of Bottled Goods
In Bond, per quart . . $1.65
BEERS
Rainier, Four Quarts for .... $1.00
Rainier, Six Pints for .... $1.00
Budweiser, Five Pints for .... $1.00
Budweiser, Three Quarts for . . $1.00
WINE S
Port, Sherry, Claret, Riesling, Sauterne,
Angelica, Muscatel.
Highest Standard Brands, 75 cents Per Quart.
Free Delivery to all parts of the City. Why Pay More?
Buy Your Holiday Wines and Liquors at
The Big Place.
OWNERS SENT
GEGILIE BACK
They Justify Such Action In Reply
To Libel Suits Filed for
Big Damages.
BOSTON, Dec. 28.—The steamer
Kronprinzessin Cecilie, the treasure
ship which carried back to American
shores with $11,000,000 during a voy
age from New York to Europe last
summer because of fear of capture
by belligerent war vessels, acted un
der direct orders from the Managing
Board of the North German Lloyd
Line, according to papers filed in
the federal court today. These pa
pers constitute the answers of the
owners of the steamship to three li
bels filed as a result of the failure
to complete the voyage.
The Cecilie, carrying $11,000,000 in
gold and silver bullion and 1,048 pas
sengers, sailed from New York on
July 28. Three days later she chang
ed her course and headed back to
America, arriving at Bar Harbor, Me,,
on the morning of Aug. 4. She is
now interned at this port, having
been transferred from the Maine port
recently.
Justifying the termination of the
voyage, the papers filed today as
sert:
“A state of war existed between
Germany, France and Russia before
the date on which she could have ar
rived in due course at Plymouth or
Cherbourg, and even if she could
have eluded the watchfulness of the
French cruisers upon her arrival at
Cherbourg would have been seized
by the French authorities. In such
circumstances it was impossible to
reach Bremerhaven, her port of final
'destination by passing through the
English Channel and running the
gauntlet of both French and British
fleets. The only other course open
to the steamship was to make direct
ly for Bremerhaven, in which case
the specie consigned to France and
England would have been seized by
the German government."
Regarding the libel of the Guar
anty Trust Company of New York,
consignor of $5,000,000 of the bul
lion, claiming damages of $1,040,467,
the answer asserts that, under the
maritime laws of the United tates
and Germany, the captain had the
right to protect his cargo and his ship
from capture. It says also that the
'bill of lading under which the gold
was shipped provided that the steam
ship should be at liberty to put into
a port of refuge.
In its answer to the libel of Char
les W. Rantoul of New York, a pas
senger, the company states that Ran
toul’s ticket provided for transporta
tion to Cherbourg, and that it was
impossible to reach that port before
Aug. 1, when the war declaration
against Russia was made. Further,
the company asserts, he demanded
and accepted repayment of his pass
age money, and thus canceled all ob
ligations.
The company declares that any
rights possessed by Maurice Hann
senns, a Belgian passenger, who
claimed damages of $200,000, are sus
pended until the close of the war, and
that it is forbidden by law to pay
any claims or obligations to any rep
resentative of a belligerent power.
Suits pressed ror 91.00 at Silver
man's the tailor. Telephone 198.
For home cooked meals go to Mrs.
Matilda Olson’s on Hobart street.
Phone 219. Special Sunday dinner
served at 5 o'clock. Week days din
ner served at 6 p. m. tf
Sweat Baths.
First-class sweat baths and mas
sage parlors at room 5, Montana, tf
PRESIDENT WILSON
BE 58JOMORROW
WASHINGTON, Dec. 28—President
Wilson will be 58 years old tomor
row. No formal celebration will take
place at the White House but the
daughters of the president and his
sister will be at the executive man
sion for the day.
MEXICAN TROOPS
m BORDER
NACO, Dec. 28.—The Villa troops
which have been bombarding Naco
for the past three months have been
withdrawn from the border and the
danger of American citizens being
hit from stray bullets has passed for
the present.
MYSTIC HINDU
SETS OFF BOMB
SAN FRANCISCO, Dec. 28—A de
mented Hindu, professing divine in
spiration, yesterday killed himself
and injured four bystanders In the
Hindu temple here by setting off a
bomb. The Hindu had been pray
ing loudly for several minutes before
he set off the bomb, which he car
ried under his coat. The explosion
tore his body into shreds and blew
parts of it about the temple. Those
standing near him were injured but
none will die.
BRIGHTON COMES
FROM PORT WELLS
The launch Brighton reached Val
dez at 8 o’clock last night, bringing
five passengers from down the sound.
W. R. Morgan, Bert Carson, Pete
Brustcher, Christ Peterson and W.
Flynn came up from down sound
points. The Brighton will remain in
Valdez until the arrival of the
steamer Mariposa due Tuesday night
or Wednesday morning, so that the
latest mail can be taken to the min
ers between Valdez and Golden.
I VALDEZ ELECTRIC COMPANY
THE CONSUMERS’ COMPANY
Office in Copper Block, on Broadway
Chas. R. Crawford Wall Street, Phone 159
Plate Glass, Window Glass, Roofing and Building Papers, Roofing
Pitch, Lime, Cement, Plaster Lath, Shingles, Builders’ Hard
ware, Shop and Job Work of all kinds.
Windows, Doors, Moulding, Finishing Lumber. fairbanksImorse a co
List Your Houses with the
VALDEZ REAL ESTATE AGENCY
Houses for Rent or Sale. Collections Made.
C. B. SMITH, Proprietor. Office on Well Street.
When in Chitina Stop at the
CHITINA HOTEL
Fineit Hotel in the Interior—Well Heated, Clean Room.
Bar in Connection. Rates Reasonable
LOCAL BREVITIES.
Go to the Valdez Cafe ror Luteflsk.
Fifty per cent, off on all toys from
now to New Year’s at Rudolph’s, tf
G. O. Reinke, the watchmaker and
jeweler, is at the Valdez Drug Co.
All work guaranteed.
The most exquisite hand-painted
ohina ever seen in Valdez at Valdez
Drug Co. tf
RED GROSS HOSPITAL
PRIVATE ROOMS.
Open to All Physicians
MISS JONES,
Hobart Street. Matron.
Valdez Hospital
Largeat and Beat Equipped Hoapital
in Southweatern Alaaka.
Graduate Nariea—Private Roomi for Patieata
For Torme'and Particular* Apply to
E. C. DALTON, M, D„ Phyaiciaaia Charge.
Only The Best 1
Smokers Can Now Enjoy
the Best
Joan Do Ftica Cigars
U. S. Government Inspected.
Made In Bond
Ingram & Bush
SOLE AGENTS
Valdez Lodge
No 168,
Free and Aocepted Masons
Regular Communications ttrst Wednesday in
each month In MoKlnley Hall Visitors always
welcome.
A. E. GRIGSBY. W. M.
C. C. Reynolds. Seo
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' ■ When In Seward Stop at the ■ ’
|j COLEMAN HOUSE ;j
GEORGE SEXTON, Prop. <i
o SlRICTLY FIRST CLASS
| I Fourth Avc Siwaro, Alaska < i
A, M. Dieinnger
Valdez Transfer '
Company
General Trucking and Freight
ing to all interior points
LIVERY and FEED STABLE 0
STORAGF
Teaming of all kinds
Positively no coal deliveied
unless paid (or In advance
DONALDSON 8CHEDULE. 3
Leaves Fort Llscum. Leaves Valdez
8:15 a. m. 9:45 a. m.
1:15 p. m. 4:00 p. m.
TUESDAYS
8:15 a. m. 9:45 a. m.
1:15 p. m. 2:00 p. m.
4:30 p. m. 5:00 p. m.
SATURDAYS
1:15 p. m. 4:00 p. m.
7:00 p. m. 10:30 p. m. ■ *
There will be no trips of the launch ^ ■
on the secoLd and fourth Fridays of
each month, these days being used
to clean bolljrs.
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PRODUCERS and CONSUMERS EXCHANGE—Valdez
- - AtlAM SWAN, Manager....=zrz
Inventor*, Importer*, Manufacturer* and producer*:—We handle goods on
consignment and Cut-Out Go-Between Profits as direct Conveyors and
Distributors to the Users, Wearers and Cunsumers of Home Furnishings,
Household Utensils. Electric Appliances, Wearing apparel, Notions, Sta
tionery, Jewelry, Cutlery, Novelties, Toilet Articles, Dainties, etc., etc.
From Kiver to Kiver
When you buy a Box of Apple* from us we Guarantee
every apple from cover to cover.
We repack every box before delivery.
Remember: By Their Fruits You Shall Know Them.
Delivery. Phones 55.
The Yakima Fruit Company
UPPER TONSINA ROAD HOUSE
Best of Meals—Price* Reasonable
GENERAL STORE. - TRADING POST.
Telephone connects with Chltlna.
General Freighting. KNUTE! NAFSTED. Mar.