VOLUME 3, NO. 41 VALDEZ, ALASKA, THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 17, 1904. . OFFICIAL CITY PAPER,
Whi'ii a few <i<»l!ai> will Imv you on«>
*’f lln-0 Heavy. K : ii-l"-T.,iii>r-M:ule
OVERCOATS
or
ULSTERS
At Levy’s. Come and Take A Look.
lu&Ai i&ii-f c*. (i®
t lurtres 'l»:url
#*i>i£8I. \i jnja*
\\ <• :ir<- -lnnvinj; :i |ic\v line of
Cravinets, Mittens, Cloves and Ca{>s
A' \\ « . 1 :i" In ml \\ a M||
WDERWCflR £25 HOSE
K>>r
. Men, Women or Children.
Our Stock Is Now COMPLETE and
Is NOT EQUALLED IN ALASKA.
A. L LEVY & 10.
Good Goods
Wickersham Is
Re-appointed
Only Judge In Alaska To Retain His Position. Richards
Has Been Removed. Brown and Moore
Must Resign.
During tln> aftriiiiM.ii xtssion of
(otirt yextcrdav. Judge Janie* \V>k
11 rxham weivrd a telegram nti
noi^neing that lie had Invii n-aji
|Miinted.
The nil "age wax from Walter K.
t lark, the \\ : -hiligtiui ri |ire«enta
t:\'e Ilf the I*.-I., and a warm |ier
-onal friend of tin* -f »t«ftr**, -u t
dill Ikj no mistake about I in* mat
ter.
Acotirdinji t<« the telegram, the
;>rt .-ideiit made the n|«j ointment
yesterday. It abo 'tatc- that
Mardial Kieliard'. oi Nome. In
been removed from olliee. and that
•Itidtifi* Moore, of Nome, and Brown
• *i .1 tn:r:ui. will to rr.-i^n.
This will 1 " a -nunc of srreat «nt»
i'fartion to tin- ninny friend* of the
judgethi''••!i .'lioiit tin* diMriet. u* he
i" the Hlilv one of the three judge!*
to In retained. I'he dismi**al of
Rieliards fully vindieates theaetioii
taken hv \\ ieker-diam in lejrard to
Riehard'. while in otliee at Nome.
Court Now In Session
t iu»ri «»|K*iuui Mniiilriy inornifi;'.
and the first business transacted
was urttani/iiej tin* ttrand jurv. li
was found that six jurors from
wtsern points were absent and a
venire was issued. Tuesday the
V.leaned s Were tilled. Two no lii
hers. A. |.. Levy and A. Burr were
exeufied a» they laid served last
year. J. C. M art in wa- a]i|>oint< d
foreman, and the jury i- no.v in
-ession. Followin'* is a list of ju
rors as revised.
J. Martin. U . K. MeCarthy. .1.
O’lJale, .1. I*. Sehalk. tieo. IIa/.<
i'ttt. T t». ijuinu. J. Nelson. C. C.
Boher*.s. M. |{. Cherry." C C. I>un
iaji, T. M. I>anie|s. tieo. tiuthrie,1
J. I- Steele, tieo. I.. Ihivis. Chas.
M. Ifciy. II. \\. Miller, tieo. C.
Treat. Philip tiallaher. Joe Bell.
Tuesday the eotirt dismissed the
ease of Ida lies \ F. Kelsev, .1.
tiiliespie. et ah. and also the ease
• if Malander vs Kernan. which was
tried some time aj*o in tin* com mis
. ]
-loners court, on the ground that
tin- court had no jurisdiction.
Wednesday niornitio the^rand
jurv returnedan indiet.neu! anains"
( harles Johnson on the charge of
assault with intent to rape.
I he ease of Stull vs White for
title to a lot opposite the eoltrt
house, eallie tip on a motion to |ii<
atuemieil notice. \v 1 • i• • h was allowed.
Case of I temp--v V' Kndcaror
Congregational church was liroiight
tip on a motion to file :in itemized
account of. xpi n iit«ii• > in budding
ehureh. which was allowed, am
h.ti r a demurrer was o\cr-rulcd.
Itenij s«-v i- suing for money h-imd
the ehureh to put up their building.
Tiie suit brought by sipaatters on
tin* Crarv script Inn ! v.as argue-1
before the judge on a moduli to
dismiss. No decision h.i' been
rendered yet.
• This morning the grand jury
made no report, ('harles Johnson
was arraigned, and the divorce
ease of Mo,ni vs Moon was taken
up.
i’hcre are In civil and ^t) crimi
nal eases now (lending before the
court, and it is thought more will
he entered before the session is
over.
if your sight is dim, see Stull.
Hi.' i.r-' ii.ai! i,. hr 'l.i .jp'it
contract between Fairbanks and
Valdez, arrived Wednesday in
time t*> connect with the Kxeelsior.
riic fir-t generally lon-idcrei*
tie- most dillii uli trip of th ■ season
ami was made in better time than
was expeeted. Future trips will
!••• made in lti days. The carriers
r> pm th > trail and summit in ex*
''"•■u: condition. and will improve
a- the season advam-is. owing to
the continuous tiavel now
going over it, and to the fact that
men are Icing kept on the summit
»o keep that I ; rt of the trail open.
May Eave More Steamers.
It is rumored that the Pacific
t n.i-t Steamship Co. will put at
least ope large steamer on the
\ aldey.-Si attic run. beginning with
in the in :;i til > da vs.
I he ladies of the C. K. Church
will serve niliner from •"» to s p.m.
!o-niO! row at the church, lit) cents
per plate. An entertainment will
follow, lee cream and cake during
t II- evening. ti-> cents.
Additional Local
• I'hambt r of Commerce meeting;
at jury room in court house to
morrow nigrht.
Oeputy Warded, of Kayak, ar
rived on the Kxeejsior with a pris
omr named Frank Metiuire in
cbargxc, who is accused of passim;
worthless eht ek-.
W . S. Robinson. who Isas pm in
-ix wars on the Yukon, arrived
on the Excelsior intending; to <40 to
Fairbanks*. He will remain here
a short time liefore starting: aeross
country.
Mail for interior points left here
Sttndav morning; in charge* of Ray
La Ison, who, up >11 reaching; the
it* 4 of the summit, exchanged for
die mail coming; this way. with
which lie airivcd in good shape
1 ttesday. The next mail for the
interior will leave on the 27th.
Although the steamer Excelsior
was on the broad Pacific on elc
tion day. the passeng;crs. like go.nl
American eiti/a ns. feeling; that the
fate of the nation def'eiided on
their exertions, polled a straw vote
with the following; result: R IM»SP
wit. 4.; Parker, o; l>ebs, 2; Swal
low. 1; blank. 2.
Market I
XK.vr to rtiK x'jiixA.
PRICES ARE
RIliHT
Wholesale and
Retail Dealers
—.1.1. ■ .1 I
(UVK rs a
CALL
Beef, Mutton, Pork ;
|i Poultry and Game. ;
Late Telegraphic items
• .. l etersntirpr. ,\ov. K>—l.ar"o
himiiIht.' i>i Russian ntlieers are ar
riving at Mukden tn rt-plaee these
killen in tlie last eniraaement. The
Ihinihnrdinent of tlie Japant -<• | u i
tinn still cuntintins.
Si. I’eter.-hurj:. Nnv. It;—R -f,-r
riii” tn Lord I.ansdown’s -uirue.-tini
that Hus.-ia anil Japan arbitrate, :
prominent Ri.-sian uflieial suv
siteh an nffer. even it eomin<> from
Japan, enidtl not he enti-sidt-red.
lie say- that this talk ui itrhi:ra
tion is to erente the impression
tiiai tlie war will soon end, so a- to
make it ea-ier tor Japan to raise
the war loan.
Washington, Nov. 17—The talk
of Russia and Japan settling tin
war by arbitration is said by Count ,
Cassini to he absurd. Ho sav- j
Russia will not stis;.end le-r mili !
tarv operations in the far east, anti
will not tolerate interferL-nee oil
any other power.
St. leer-burg, Nov. It;—The
meeting <>: t!ie Provincial Zemst
vos iit!> we.-k i~ attracting itren>3
inter* -t. rals believe that
l o.v tin- Hag planted in Manchu*
ria the war cannot l>e .stopped till
tinti* Utis-l.t * injtiers.
London, Nov. 17—|!ids have
he. n cio.-til tor the fbO.UUO.INNt
Japanese war lo in. The hi*Is ag
grega * l.nuc.iott.
About tf'J.’iM) was tttrneil over
by the eh rk of the court to treasur
er Martin. Wednesday. Half of
this gms to the school tiHid.
Tla- his* mail brought to the
court a cheek from the Alaska
Portland Packers Association, for
the sum of sf 1,477 in payment of
the tax on this seasons pack.
John K. Martin, of Franklin.
Alaska, arrived here last Satnidav
night after spendinti fourteen y.arg
in Forty Mile. He has liceti o
the states visiting the lab- and
other points or interest. He will
this week lake the trail, wilh three
others and i ro»s the countrv t*
Forty M i n. Tlte others •*» te
Fait hanks.
The si earner Excelsior. Captain
F. S. Moore, arrived at midnight
Saturday, with passengers ami
?Vl tons of freight for Valdez. Fol
lowing i> tla- list:
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