Port Arthur
Falls at Last
lokio. Jan. 3.— The first state
ment of the surrender of General
Stoessel was given out bv the min
istry last night when the following
was posted:
Port Arthur surrendered at ft o’
clock last night, Gen. Stoessel send
ing a simple note to Gen. Xogi.
the commander of the Japanese
besieging forces saying that further
resistance was useless ami request
ing that staff officers !>e sent to ar
range for terms of capitulation.
Gen. Xogi wired the Emperor who
at once directed him to receive sur
render. giving as honorable terms
as possible to Gen. S'toessel and
his command. Xogi commission
ers departed at onee to meet the
Russian commissioners. Xature
of terms agreed upon not yet known
but indications show that they
will I >e most magnanimous on the
part of the Japanese. It is believed
that the entire garrison will he
permitted t«> march out underarms
and will Ik- returned to Russia un
der parole.
(ten. Stcx"*?cl in his note stated
that the fortie-s is exhausted bv
the constant fighting, decimated by
distress and tha» its fate was hope
lesslv settled.
Terms of surrender include the
obligation upon the Japanese to
give relief to the overcrowded hos
pitals and transport all women and
non-combatants away.
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Tokio, Jan. 3.—The Japanese
entered the i rtrcss to-day. (treat
criticism is being expressed over
the action of the Russians in blow
ing up the fleet in the harbor after
notice of surrender. It is claimed
that this act will rob the Rttssian
of the Mikado’s offer of lull mili
tary honors. It shows insincerity
on the part of the Russians.
Tokio. Jan. 3.—It is planned to
send part of Xogi’s armv to assist
Oyainu. other parts to Korea and a
small part is to remain at Port
Arthur.
Juries Bad in Alaska.
Walter E. Clark, Washington
correspondent of the P. I., says
that the president and the attorney
general are determined to break tip
the practice oi jury tampering in
Alaska and as <t first step to this
end instructions have been sent to
the United states district attor
neys in the territory directing them
to use every means to stamp out
the evil. The action was taken as
an immediate result of the report
made to the president by Assistant
to the Attorney General, William
A. Day, who made a thorough in
vestigation of federal affairs in
Alaska last summer.
It was reported that the Burn
side was expected to leave Seattle
to repair the cable about .Ian. 1.
Ii this i* true the line should he in
operation by next week.
A large deposit of cinnabar ore
ha» Wen discovered 300 miles up
the Kttskokwim. Five tons of the
ore was taken to Nome on a gaso
line schooner ami sent out for a
Binelter test.
Information is wanted as to the
whereabouts of Thomas Francis
Y\ aril, of La Grange, Geo gia, gen
erally known as Tom Ward, who
li ft Thatcher, Arizona, for Alaska
about rive years ago. He is 40
years of age, about six feet in
height, hazel eyes, a rather dark
complexion and dark brown hair.
Address, Miss Nettie Ward,
1!> West 10th Street, New York.
Considerable work is being done
in the Forty Mile district this win
ter. Thirteen claims are b» ing
worked by forty-five men on Jack
Wade creek and Glacier and Mil
ler also are busy. Good pay is be
ing found throughout the entire
district.
The rate oi taxation in Lawson
is two per cent on the valuation of
all property. Last year it was
only one and one-half per cent on
personal property and incomes
and two per cent on realt3-.
Parker Bunk House on Keystone
avenue. Bunk, stove and wood,
all comforts, 'ih cents per day.
Eye Troubles
Tired Eyes Dim Vision
Headaches
The result of Eye Strain. Our
Perfect Fitting Glasses remove all
•Eye Ills.
Snow Glasses For The Trail.
Paul Pavloff.
A correspondent at Kodiak, writ
ing of Paul Pavloff, who was re
cently drowned, says:
Pavloff was born at Sitka in
1*33. He Was sent to St. Peters
burg and received a first-class edu
cation. returning to >itk.. shortly
before the transfer of Alaska. La
ter he had charge of the ship chand
lery and hardware department o>
the old Rus-ian company at Sitka.
He has been more or le-s on
these waters and was considered
the best pilot to he had along the
coast from Kodiak to L'nalaska.
Pavloff has two brothers living
in Alaska and his oldest brother is
a river pilot and captain on the
Volga, in Russia. H<- also has a
sister married and living in St.
Louis and two sisters in Russia.
Paul was a thorough gentleman
and highly respected by everyoin
on this coast.
No. Jan. •>.—The men who
have been working on the mail
trail over the summit have com
pleted the job and it go'd burst
trail is now open from Workman*
over. The fir.-t load was taken
over yesterday with horses. Tin
trail is now in tine shape from
town clear through to Fairbanks
It is .-aid the Cudahys are trving
to get possession of the cannerv
business on the Pacific coast. Tin
story is denied by tin* Chicago
members of that family, hut tin
denial ts not entirely credited.
Interior Mails.
Mails to anil from interior jioint
are now running on the following
schedule:
Leave Valdez for Eagle. 4th, 11th
ISth and 2bth of each month.
Leave Valdez for Fairbanks ami
Tanana.'Id. llih. lsih and 26th
oi each month.
Arrive Valdez from Eagle, 7th.
1 loth, 22d and dOih of each month.
Arrive Valdi / from Fairbanks
and Tanana, 7ti . lath, 22d and
| dOth oi each monui.
Mails leaving \ aldez on 11th
and 2iitl will be held two da vs i;
j boat is late.
NEW ERA
1905
PRICES
! Main Springs. 18 sizes $1.00
' Watch Cleaning $1.50
Watch (Hasses
Light 10.
Heavy 2o>
W. c. STULL, Jeweler and Optician.
Will Bring Pack Males. '
H. A Sake, of l> > <'i‘v. I
v.rt.i- ..in. In- w.ii Is- in Vaiiii/
a limit Jure l-t.. with *>0 bead of
mules al.d will ojsTato lielWeen
acre and Fairbanks. Me be
will lie able to liandie 10.0(10 *o
12.IMI |Ki11tids oi freigh' ; a trip
Sake is a well-known treightcr
in the Thunder Mountain country
and lias had considerable experi
ence in handling pack trains.
Mukden. Jan. 3.—Japs have at
tacked the center ot Kumpatkin’s
iines and were driven back with
big ills*.
New York. Jan. 3.—Mover nor
t)dcil announces that senator Dc
pew's name wii' Is- the only one
presented to the republican caucus.
St. Petersburg. Jan. 3.—The
whole Japanese army is iaking I hi
initiative. F • rec lighting all along
the lines is raging. Tin Russian
center is making a furious counter
attaet and forcing the retreat of
the enemy.
Russia has six hundred thous
j and soldiers in the battle while the
! Japanese force is but slightly ics-.
Port Said, Jan. 3.—The depar-i
| Hire of the third division of the]
Russian Raliie sipiiidroii which i
should have taken place yesterday
! lias been postponed.
Mnin«i>rintr«> only fl a! Stul’.V.
It you would it,joy ijond li' ul.li
hiitlu- {rti|iu-nt!y .1* tin Dx-k Baths.
-.
Ellamar •
Mining
Company;
Powder, Caps, Fuse,
and all other nec
essaries for the
Prospector.
GENERAL MERCHANDISE
Prices Reasonable.
EUamar. Alaska
SANDERS
PAINTING
PAPER HANGING
DECORATING
Sips A Specialty
OWL DRUG COMPANY
Pure Fresh Drugs
MEDICINE OUTFITS FOR THE TRAIL
Stationery Phone 40 Newspapers, Magazines
European Plan R ;te Reasonable
HOTEL ST. ELMS
(Only First Class Hotel in Valdez.)
Headquarters for Mining Men
and Commercial Travelers
I DEBM Ey & POOT, Proprietors.
Keystone Ave. Valdez, Alaska.
ELEOAXTLY MODERN
FURNISHED CO N V E NIE NC ES
Hotel Phoenix,
S. KLEVE, Prop.
Comfortable Rooms Single or In Suite
Rooms bv the Month
ut Reasonable Rates.
KEYSTONE AYE. VALDEZ
HARDWARE
tinware guns SLEDS, M
GRANITEWARE AMMUNITION R..,,hI i lo
STOVES SHOVELS GENERAL )
IAINTS PICKS MINER’S
GILS HANDLES SUPPLIES S
G^A^S HORSE HARNESS SEATTLE ,
NAILS IM)U HARNESS PRICES $
ROPE
D. C. BROWNELL, Valdez, Alaska.
PIONEER LAUNDRY
Hobart St on Reservation.
Does the very finest of Hand Work. Special attention
given to family washing. Clothes Cleaned, Pressed and
Repaired.
Phone 68 Mrs. W. M. Kirk
I
Camp Comfort Roadhouse.
On the trail to all interior jioint*. I.arsie com
fortable quarter* with every accommodation for
man or beaM. finrdeti produet* in *>-a*on.
Wines, Liquor, Beer and Cig rs.
C. C. ROBKRTB, Proprietor. 12 Mile** From Valdez.
Workman’s Road House
P. MA(«Xrst*OX, Proprietor.
Firat roadhotiae Imilt on Government
Trail. Can acoomndale 50 people, haa large
warm l*arn for ••• horaca ami good ijiiartera
fur dog-. Good meala and everything the
muahor deairea.
Twenty Miles From Valdez.
\ A / U> J4- ^ 21 Miles From Valdez
V V I II L W Th.* Last Place Before
Crossing Thompson Pass
Hoi ICO Everything First-Class
l_IUUQC Freight Conlracted
h "rn,,?rl> Accommodations For Large Outfits
Our Road House Wal er L White. Prop.
The Teikhell Roadhouse
48 Miles From Valdez
On Government Trail.
Best of accommodations for man and beast. Fresh Meat,
I oultr\ ami \ egetnbles always on band. Best feeding ground
for horses on the trail.
Mrs. Ed. Wood, Proprietor.
It you art- goinj: to
Fairbanks
l»tiy your
Outfit at Coj)j)er Center
to take vou over 1 he Delta to the Tatiana, where vou call
reoiitfi' for three or four .lavs more, which will take you
iti u rnirhaiik.-. 1 iiiri\* pound* is considered u-roplc
to take one fr«»m Tapper < enter the mouth of the I>eita,
which is four <ia\> from Fairbanks. This will save vou
a lot of hard work and you will he aMe to travel so much
faster that you will save time and money, even though
you have to pay a seemingly high price for the goods vou
purchase, travel lijdit and h#* comfortable.
Below is a list of prices on goods at Copper Center
^1,,ur- * - - *12.30 per sack
*nlgar’ i n- ' ' 40 cents per lb
Beans and Rice - - 35 cents per lb
Ham and Bacon - - 40 ct.llts lb
\Vu\ter * * ’ 11 50 per 2 lb can
",lk. , * * - - 50 cents per can
l>..g Salmon - - . 25 cents ,e.r fc
Other Articles in Proportion. U e also carry a Large
Stock of Ammunition.
we have the Best Roadhouse in Alaska,
also a good ham. ai,d a doghouse containing a stove and
stalls fur five different teams There is a corral to haul
your sled into, where it will he safe from dogs, so that one
minute after you arrive you can be comfortably housed
in the Kou<ihou>e.
Copper Center, Alaska.
R. BUX, Sec. ami Treas. A. HOLMAN* Pre.
V. T. Co.
The following Roadhouse., situated on the route to Fairbanks
operated under the n.anageme .t of the Valdez Transportation Co ’
will he found to 1«- tirst-elass in every particular:
BEAVER DAM Roadhouse
41 Miles From Valdez.
Rates #4.00 per day. BILLY KAUFFMAN, Manager
GAKONA Roadhouse
l'ii Miles From Valdez
At Junction of the Eagle and Fairbanks Trails
Rate s: Meals, #1 50, Beds #1.00
GEO. B. RORER ^ MANAGER
CHIPPEWA Roadhouse
ltMt Miles From Valdez
At Trail Crossing of the Gakona River
Rates; Meals #1.50, Beds #1.00
JCHX GILLESPIE MANAGER