VOLUME 4, NO. 10 .
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If You Need i
SHOES
You will do well to 1
look over our stock I
We Carry Complete Lines of Footwear J
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Men* Women*
Children j
j And Rubbers To Fit. £
We are Sole Agents for the Celebrated Waterproof
Strong & Garfield Shoes.
European Plan Rate Reasonable
HOTEL ST. ELM 5
(Only hirst Class Hotel in Valdez.)
Headquarters for Mining Men
and Commercial Travelers
DEBN Ey & POOT, Proprietors.
Keystone Ave. Valdez. Alaska.
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.OWL DRUG COMPANY
Pure Fresh Drugs
MEDICINE OUTFITS FOR THE TRAIL
Stationery v Phone 40 Newspapers, Magazines
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City Market
NEXT TO TIIK NIZIXA.
FKICKS AKK
RIGHT
Wholesale and
Retail Itealers
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GIVE US A
CALL
Beef, Mutton, Pork
Poultry and Game.
Brady Makes Explanation
Washington, A pail 12—(lover
bor Bradv has wired that he has
sent by mail an explanation in
tinswefr t o the demand that In- re
sign either ! om the governorship
tor from the directo ra’e o' tin- it. •, -
bolds - Alaska Development Co.
Secretary Hitchcock is mn< h <1 s
Satistied with the affair. He eavs
that if Brady does not resign from
twe oi the positions he will he sum
mnrily dismissed.
President !i •vnolds, of 1 he Rey
nolds • Alaska development Po..
railed on the seer ■:nry id lay
convince him tVi tl*i eon j nnv is
a legitimate et> < rprise. The sec
retary I"’ .e\**s il> u ;ids has nolle
i'i!! to d-' wi*h * la* I'tiw ;i ttd insist
that Rra.lv must withdraw irdtii
the eonifianv or resign.
Order Alaska Salmon
Seattle, April 12—The Japanese
government has ordered 11 ,(XX)
eases of Alaska pink salmon. This
order nearly cleans up the market,
I the total available supply on the
coast not exceeding 50,000 eases at
present. The shortage litis caused
a jump in the price of red salmon
to $1.25, and there is very little
chance of petting pinks hereafter
for less than seventv-tive cents. It
is lielievcd that ai! of the salmon
included in tlie purchase made l>v
Rosene has been cleaned out.
New Directory.
At a meeting of the Northwestern
Commercial Co., recently, Capt.
Jarvis and H. S. Henry were ap
pointed directors.
The board of directors as it now
stands consists of John Rosene,
Mauritz looinpson, \V. I). Hotius.
J. J). frenholm. H. J. Trimble.
George \V. Hogan. L. T. L. Green
ough, D. H- Jarvis and H. J.
Henry.
wcuaeuc wore.
John E. McGrath anil Edwin
Smith, assistants in the coast geo
detic survey, left Washington on
March 31, for Seattle. They will
go from there to Alaska to take up
telegraphic longitude work between
Seattle, Sitka, Valdez and St.
Michael.
A very high official of the Pacific
C'oasi Steamship Company ha.- de
nied the stol.es ‘ ’.hat have Keen
je.r.-dat* <i to the effect that llarri
m;.n has rained von ro! of the cor
j nation thro: gll recen. ^ioek limit
inithi ion*.
Hie j resident caputrei! a wolf by
the iuw. A few months ago he
captured the presidency by using
, his own.
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First Sluicing Starts
Start Washing Out Dumps at Fairbanks. Railroad
Work. Big Ditch Going In.
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rluicing of the season started here
to-dav. Some of the operators
have started on a small seale. The
season is far advanced and it w ill
lie only a short time until all of
the out tils will In ready to sluice
out their dump- I he snow is
leaving -uid the winter trails break
mj* up ui?*T.
I*, (i. dharles, of the Alaska
Pacific Kx press do., li. s arrani;* *|
for a service to carry out the cnlil
from the creeks*.
Arrangements have heen inm
pie’t»•*I for till miles of ditch for the
creeks. The cost will i» $.~>t H l.i M N t.
Seattle ami Fairbanks parties arc
i infer* •net! in tin* venture.
h; -on .liwlin ha* forty men at
,v'>rk on tin- railroii11 to run from
Clie.ia nml Kairhank* o tin- creek*
A vn inn Me ion*:unmint of
''am; - -li•,.|i to thi* post ofUce
in Itecctnlier ha* ttcvcT arriveil
lhe department i* lm*v trying to
trace them.
Says Fight Is on
Report of Naval Battle At Anatn
baa Islands.
Amsterdam. April 13—Accord
t« « dispatch from Ru'.avia a tight
is now in progress at Aimnihas
i islands la-tween the Japanese tlv
. ii'Jf squadron and the Russian licet,
j No details are given.
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Report Discredited
London. April 12—The report of
Iii naval battle at Anambiis is gen
erally discredited here. Knglish
| eorres|Hindents have sent no word
of same and it is thought hnrdlv
probable that the fleets would meet
j so far south.
lokio. April 12—Admiral Togo
S nas divided his fleet into three
squadrons, the main, flying and
reserved. The flying squadron is
now scouting in the China sea and
will lie the one to open the tight
with the Rn-sinn. The fleet is in
line shape f-»r an engagement, hav
ing been eli lined before going south.
Centennial Ashore
Seattle. April 12—The steamer
Centennial went ashore at Pori
Townsend, hut was only slighilv
j injured. A long swell eaught the
boat and swept her onto the beach.
President Still Strenuous
Oklahoma. April 12—The presi
dent’s party <aught seven wolves
during the hunt today. The chief
executive captured one alive by
catching him alwint the jaws and
holding him until the animal was
tied. The feat occasioned great
applause from the members of the
party.
Seattle, April 12—The Corwin,
first Nome steamer will sail May
15, with a full list of passengers.
The Ohio sails June 5; Lvria, June
10; Olympia, June 1; Victoria,
June 4; Senator, June 1; Valencia,
June 3.
Washington, April 12—The Su-'
prerae court rendered its decision i
that a panel of six jurors is illegal
in Alaska in the cuse of Fred. Rus-'
mussen, of Juneau, who was tried
for keeping a disorderly house. The
court stated that Alaska is a part
of the United Stales territory and
subject to the constitution, which
reqidres twelve jurors.
Private advices received here
state that hereafter steamers on
this run will call at Tacoma, en
abling our merchants to buy sup
plies at that place.
The Rohan za ease has been ar
gued before the Appellate court ut
San Francisco, and is now under |
consideration by the court. Th'efre!
is no telling when the decision
will be rendered.
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Money By Wire.
I he plan- for transfers of nioiier
hr the governin'lit eahle or tele
graph lines in Alaska have |>.. 1,
completed. Tic charge for sm-h
transfer is tie reuular omtiicrcial
rate for a ten word message and
one dollar for eaeh hundred irniis
ferred. The stations for which
these transfers will Is* aeccp’ed are
Nome, S-. Mieluiel, Fort tiihl.ons.
Rampart, Chena. Fairbanks, ( iihhI*
paster. Fort Kgbert. Copper Center.
Valdez. Sitka, Juneau. Fort Wil
liam II. Seward and skautvav.
Any amount may he transferred.
Cable Extension.
The 2<M> milt *s oi eahle ’*• he laid
between Valdez and Seward. Alas
ka, probably will Is* completed
about May 15 and will be sent by
rail to Seattle. The eahle will he
laid by the Burnside during the
summer. Coast survey steamer
Patterson will execute off shore
hydrography between Valdez and
Resurrection hay in preparation
for the work of laying the cable.
Stamps Held At Seattle.
The stump* which wi-tv shipped
to Fairbanks were held up in S-.i,
tle l»V mistake. Tiny were for
warded to here and hit on the lust
mail for the interior.
Want Road To Creeks.
The Fairbanks Chandler of Com
merce is trying to secure a portion
of the road fund for the purpose of
building road* from that town to
the adjoining creeks, and has for
warded to Major Kit hardson a
communication .-citing forth tin
necessity, and the advantages to
la- tleri' etl from such work.
No Hunting.
The statement was made hv
Secretary of Agriculture Wilson
that no permits for hunting big
game in Alaska would he given
tiii- year, as he believes hunters
should he kept out for at least a
year or two.
This tloes mu apply to author
ized representatives of museums.
Prof. C. (J. (jieorgeson is making
preparations to send out rasplierrv
plants, currant bushes, apple seed
lings and apple grafts this spring.
These samples will lie selected from
plants and hushes that have lieen
found to do well in Sitka.
Godfrey Chela nder has been
named by Governor John G. Brady
as commissioner of Alaska to make
arrangements and prepare the
Alaska exhibit for the Lewis and
Clark Fair at Portland, Oregon,
and his appointment has been con
tinued by Secretary Thomas Ryan
of Washington, 1). C.
Captain Swift, of the steamer
Neptune, has announced his inten
tion of competing for the transjM.r
tation about Cook inlet the coming !
season.
Tbe Alaska Packers’ Association
has pi need a mortgage oi fcLUUO.OUl
ou its property.
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Local Happenings.
Crushed His Arm.
•John iiohtirg. mu- nf crew of the
lb rtlm. IihiI his arm and hand
crosiied l»y a falling timber while
unioa'lin*i at I.atoiit hr. He was
brought to Valdez and taken to
the I■'>s]>■ iaI. One finger had to lie.
amputated and he is liuhie to In.-e
txvo mure, gangrene having set in
Valdez Write-up.
The firm iiumhrr of the Alaska
Magazine lias In r?i ri reived at tin*;
^office. It is a remarkably fine pro
duetion, eiintaining article- ah'^
j stories relatilig to the count IW**
I lie front ispieee i- a picture «»f t• i1*’
tirst clean-up on the OhlssiiA
; claim at Slate creek, and there are
] articles on \ ililez In- K. A Hcn
: derson, and on the mail service
j troin Here hv Jas. Fish. Manx of
jthe il! list rat ion-are from pictures
taken in this section.
Chamber Of Commerce.
At the meeting of the Chamber
! Friday an atm mlmenl to the con
stitution anil by-laws was made
.being the initiation fee at #•’> and
i the monthly dues at #1, payable
quarterly in advance Any mcm
I her in arrears shall after twenty
|‘lays notice, be mopped from the
I rolls.
A eommunieatiim from the Fair
banks Chamber requesting the as:
'alice of tins body in taking the
census of the district was present
ed. and the secretary instructed to
correspond with the census bureau
-it Washington in regard to secur
ing the iieeessarg blanks.
Tiie committee oil display at
Portland iair reported that a cred
itable display was being collected
and would be exhibited here be
fore being forwarded to Portland.
Clerk Reappointed.
Deputy t’b rk of the Court Hen
derson has received a reappoint
ment from the new clerk. His
unfailing courtesy to all having
business with bis department and
bis undoubted ability make hint
particularly well tilted for his
position.
Woman Doing Overland.
Miss L. Anloff, a sister of Swift
"ater Bill, arrived on the Excel
sior and started yesterday morn
ing for Fairbanks. It is so late
and tin- the trail is so apt to break
up soon that she was advised not
to attempt the trip, but she insist
ed and started on the long trijl
afoot, in company with a party of
three who are Ik.und for tile Tail
ana.
An agreement has finally beeri
made between the different com
panies combined in the Alasktt
Steamship Association with re:
sped to through rates to Dawson.
The passenger rate from Seattle tri
Da wson will be the same as lad
year, *100.
New Neck Kuching—the latest)
at tb< Ladies Bazaar.