Soun e Settled
Wickersham Matter Probably Off The
Boards This Week#
Washington, Dec. 2G—The mat
ter of the appointment «rf Judge
H'ickersliani as judge of t he Third
division of Alaska is expected to
Come up tomorrow fcfr final set
tlement. Hoyt s report is in the
hands of the president and it is
understood that Roosevelt will
rake immediate action on it.
Penrose has promised to call on
'he president today and will urge
him to hasten action on the ap
w
pointinent *o that the matter can
be disposed of for good.
Society Woman Suicides
San Francisco, l)»*e. 26—Elsie
: Balfour, a well known society
womah of this place committed
suicide here yesterday by drowning
in a lake in Golden Gate Park.
She left a will warning victims ot
the recent cartnquake disaster as
her legatees.
SARATOGA IS LOADED
Left Christmas Morning
With Crowd For
Interior
Seattle. Dec. 25—The Saratoga
mailed for Valdez at nine o'clock
ibis morning. She had forty pas
-emrers for Valdez and interim
points, and a general cargo oi
freight. A number of horse# are
aboard, most of which are for use
on the trail to Fairbanks.
Strike Ties Up S. P.
San Antonio, Dec 2b- -The strike
61 the liremen and engineers on the
Southern Pacific has reached
alarming proportions, the entire
iystem being tied up. Not a car
is moving between New Orleans
and El Paso, and the western di
vision# will probably be closed
today.
Race War iu Mississippi
Meridian. Dec. 20—In a light be
tween negroes and the state militia
near here last night two negroes
were killed and a number of the
inilitiamen injured. A mob of ne
groes from VVahalak had concen
trated a mile from this place and
threatened to biirn the town The
militia was called 6\it and arrived
On the seen* as tihe heg^oei were
attempting to pass through tOWn
A fight ensued and the negroes
were routed
Automobile Kills B6y.
Washington, Dee. *20—An auto
mobile Owned by Jos. Leiter struck
a negro boy in the street here yes
terday and ran over him, killing
the youtl instantly. The chauffer
has been arrested on a warrant
charging him with manslaughter.
Disastrous Fire
Newport News, Dec. 20—Last
night over half of this city was des
troyed hv fire. The conflagration
started from some unknown cause
in a residence and had gained
such headway before being seen
that it could not he controlled
until it had swept a large portion
.of the residence district. Many ]
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cottages owned by wealthy people;
were destroyed, with all the con
tents, and as a result the hotels
which were uninjured are crowded
with the homeless.
Fire at Dawson,
Dawson Dec. 2b—The govern
ment house at this place was
burned to the ground Saturday
evening. The origin of the tire is
| a great mystery to the officials.
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Chicago. Dec. 20—A quarrel
over a woman caused the death of
a soldier here yesterday while he
was eating Christmas dinner with
a companion. Sergeant Griffin and
Corporal Taylor were rivals for the
affection of a woman, whose name
is not made public, and while eat
ing dinner together quarreled over
j the woman, when Gritlin pulled a
gun and shot Taylor, killing him
instantly. The murderer has been
*
arrested.
Don’t fail to see the Moving pic
tures at the Montana. New sub
jects every night.
Notice To Contractors*
Sealed proposals will bs received |
at the Seattle Bar by Cobb. Debord
Wilson, up to Dec. 27, for the
construction of an annex to the
Niiina building. The ownefi re
serve the right to reject any and
all bids.
Hay At uulkana.
Oat buy can be obtained by the
traveling public at Gulkana for
20 cents per pound by the bale, or
in ton lots if wished.
Chamois vests and chest p otac
tors keep the body warm, prevent
pneumonia, coughs, colds and all
lung troubles; largest assortment.
()wl Drug Co
Levi Strauss Overalls are ac
knowledged the best. They can
*»e had at A. L. Levy & Co’s.
Born.
On December 20th a ten and a
hah pouud boy was born to Mr.
and Mrs. J. L. Steele, at Landloek
bay. Dr. Winans was in atten
dance afid reports mother afcd
child as doing nicely.
E. C« Van Brundt Married.
Cards weie received on the last
mail announcing the marriage of
Edgar Craton Van Brundt to Mi**
Harrie Coleman Chambers at
Charlston, Illinois November 21st;
Van Brundt is well known in Val
dez, having spent several year*
here and on the interior.
Blankets in different weight and
qualities also a large stock of
Comforters may be found at Lev>><
Fire Day Mail and Express Service Direct
Sail? From
VALDEZ SEATTLE
Str, Saratoga d,c- n v™.*
Str. Pennsylvania «**» Dpc lti
Str. Northwestern d*. *» D«- 4
Ctr r>Aro 7th M month for Nushagak. via l nalasku
LM/Td and way ports
Right to change steamers or date of sailing is reserved.
Agents for all kinds of Steam or House Coal
J. F. TROWBRIIXiK, Urn Mer
702 First Art., Seattle, Wash.
W. H. BUSH, Agent
Phone 16 Valdez, Alaska.
/•
^LdSKfl COflJt QonMNY.
U. Si Mail and Alaska-Pacific Express
Sails trom Seattle on the 10th of
• each month via the Inside Route,
Sf ly^iynri ZIN^ calling at Ketchikan. Juneau, Sit
• J • I WiV 1 L—af 1 ’ YJ ka, and all way potts, to Kodiak,'
Returning, sails from Vuldt-ai bout,
the 25th. omitting Sitka
Sails from Seattle on 25th of each*
Sr V9 E5 W9 U[ month, via Inside Route, calling ;it
. J# DEJK I UR Ketchikan, Juneau and ail way
ports to Seldovia. Returning eail^T
from Valdez about Oth.
Right is resorted to Change steamers and date of sailing without
notice.
J. E. PHARO, Gen’l Manager.
y4 Yesler Way, Seattle.
J. C. MARTIN, Aqent.
Phone f7 Valdez
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