VOLUME 5. NO. 12 VALDEZ, ALASKA, THURSDAY, APRIL 26, 1906. OFFICIAL CITY PAPER
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Our First Consignment of
SPRING GOODS
COPYRIGHT-1905.
. I;AMBURGER BROS & CO
H as arrived and every boat for
the next 30 days will bring
more.
We are now showing a splen
ic did^ne of
f Well Tailored
Sprinq Suits
For Men
In light and dark colors, and
\ -our assortment is large so that
we feel we can fit and please
most anybody.
We have also received a I
partial shipment of
Spring Shirts
and Hats
An inspection of which we
•i
■invite. New styles of
Men’s, Ladies’,
Children’s Shoes
Constantly arriving. j
I
ValDuz, COLD STORAGE CO.,
and CITY MEAT MARKET.
OPP. A. L. LEVY A CO, ;
FRESH
VEGETABLES
Wholesale and
Retail Dealers
TELEPHONE i
Dive and Dressed Meats, Poultry,
Fish, Oysters, Butter and Eggs.
Medicine Outfits For The Trail
(largest Assortment of Snow'Glasses.)
STATIONERY MINING LOCATION NOTICES
ANg!Stss Owl Drag Co. Ph4°0rie
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Ia From Chittyna.
1j. M. Price, who has had charge
of a surveying party for the Cop
per River <$r Northwestern road, i
whicii lias been working between j
the Copper river and the Bonanza I
mine, returned to tewn last week
on business. He will join his
party again in a few days. Mr.
Price has eleven men working in
that-section, -asvd they have been
all winter surveying a route to the
mimes. The men are now at Mc
Carthy’s cabin on the Cnittyna.
Have You Seen
The new Edison “Home” Phono
graph, with repealing attachment,
just received at the Bowling Alley?
They are just, t.he thing. We also
have the largest stock of Flower
Horns ever carried in Valdez, and
Gold Moulded Records galore.
Before you buy that Phonograph
see us. It will pay you.
J. D. Meenach and parties asso
ciated with him hu\e purchased
the Bonanza group of galena
claims on Bowen island, near Van
cower.
A L LEVY & CO
Bankers
Valdez, Alaska
We Do A General Banking Business
'Buy and Sell Exchange, Buvand Ship Gold Dust, Accept Deposits,
Make Collections and .Loan Money on approved security at Low Hates
«f Xn tores t
Will Build A Whaif
Col. A. W. Swanitz arrived on
the Oregon and reports tlint ar
rangements are completed for con
tinued work on his railroad pro
ject. The Edith is bringing 350,
000 feet of lumber, and as much
more will be on the Oregon, to be
Used in construction of a railroad
wharf at the terminal grounds be
low town. A .pile driver is now at
•work on the wagon-road approach
to the wharf, and piles are being
brought in as rapidly as posniblc
by the con tract era.
Will Uook Up Valdez People.
Col. A. W. Swanitz left on the
Oregon for Frisco, where his family
is living. He took with him a list
of the relatives of Valdez people
and will look up the various ones
and notify their people here as to
their condition. Mr. Swanitz had
letters from Colonel Macklin, of
Liscum and Captain Hartman,
which will enable him to pass the
lines if martial rule is in force
when he arrives. He also has a
letter from Gov. Leedy to Major
Kunston.
An Ice Cream Parlor will be
opened in the Candy Kitchen Sun
day next.
JUST RECEIVED
Repeating Attachment
FOR THE EDISON
Standard Phonograph
Can l>e attached in five ini nil let*.
No Drilling.
Absolutely Guaranteed
PRICE $5.00
CALL AND SEE IT WORK
For Sale At
Wikidel’s Phonograph Parlor
frisco Has Another Shock
San Francisco. April 26—This
city was visited by another earth
quake shock yesterday afternoon at
3:15, which lasted nearly a minute,
and which razed nearly all the
walls left standing by the fire and
also demolished seven buildings
which had escaped injury in the
previous shocks. Mrs. Annie Whit
taker. so far ns known, is the only
victim of the shock, she having
been killed by the collapse of her
home. The shock was felt in Berk
ley and Oakland. Scientists say
that similar disturbonces may he
expected from time to time, but not
so severe as the one oil the 18th.
All relief work was this morning
placed in the hands of the U. S.
Quartermaster, who will distribute
from 56 stations throughout the
city. Every male citizen has been
impressed into the work of clearing
the streets. The cable cars started ^
this morning and the electric lights !
will start to-night.
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No Territorial Government
.Seattle, April 18.—(Jovernorj
Hoggatt arrived here today and
will sail Friday on the Cottage
City. He savs the Cushman dele
gate bill is sure to pass this session.
Hoggatt’s first official act will he
after his arrival at Sitka, when he
will move the capitol to Juneau
He states that the territorial gov
ernment hill will not pass this year
nor for ten years to come as the
private citizens of Alaska do not
favor the measure at this time,
hut he says as the conditions
j change so that the country can
! support such government, the views
of the people will change. He de
clined to discuss who would he the
delgate, saying that forty names
were mentioned at Washington as
possibilities. He says that the ap
propriation of $150,000 for exten
sion of cable from Juneau to Wran
gell and building of road between
these places will pass. The ap
propriation of $35,000 asked for by
Major Richardson for surveys of
routes to the interior, and the hill
increasing the powers ef the gov
ernor by allowing him the appoint
ment of commissioners instead of
their being appointed by the judges,
will not pass. Hoggatt is opposed
to any inerearse in powers of the
governor, eatcept in the -reindeer
matter, which he will take up as
soon as the government agent has
investigated the conditions. He
will visit Fairbanks and Nome this
year and each year hereafter to
keep informed on conditions all
over the country.
Delegate Bill Reported
Washington, April 24 — The
Alaska delegate bill will be report
ed back to the Senate and House
Wednesday. The joint conference
•committee has reached a decision
adopting the bill as introduced by
Cushman. The most important
sections revised provides that all
males over twenty-one. actual res
i idents of Alaska,-who have resided
| there continuously for one year
| prior to election, and for thirty
•days preceediug election in the pre
cinct, are entitled to vote for dele
gate. The returns will he can
vassed by the governor, surveyor
general and collector of customs,
j The date of election if set for the
second Tuesday in August.
j Seattle, April 25 — Richard
I Thompson, a wealthy contractor
of Latona, while temporarily in
sane, shot his wife in the shoulder
and hand, and then killed himself.
I The woman will recover.
Favorable To Wickersham
Washington, April 24 — After
two yrars fighting a report has fi
nally been made on the confirma
tion of Judge Wickersham, of the
Third Division of Alaska. The
committee on judiciary yesterday,
hv a vote of six to four, asked the
Senate to confirm Wickersham.
Following.is the vote: Favorable,
Kiltredgc, Pettus, 'Blackburn,
Spooner, rDepcw and Dillingham.
Unfavorable and atisent, Clark,
chairman, Nelson, Foraker, Knox,
Bacon, Culberson and Patterson.
Wickersham was absent at the
time the report was handed in.
Steele in Trouble
Sea. tie, April 2B—-Frank B.
Steele, of Fairbanks, was arrested
here by U. S. Marshal Perry on a
charge of larceny. It is alleged
that Steele failed to deposit six
hundred and fifty dollars belonging
to a roadhouse man named Mullen
in the Bank of Valdez. He is now
con lined in the county jail.
Shoup A Candidate
Vushington. April 2G—United
States Marshal James M. Shoup,
of Juneau, is being spoken of as
a candidate for delegate to con
gress.
Boundary Treaty Ratified
Washington, April 2G—The sen
ate has ratified the treaty making
the boundary line botween Alaska
and the Yukon Territory along the
one hundred and fifty-fifth merid
ian from Mount St. Elias to the
Arctic. Th« marking of the bound
ary will be completed this summer.
—
Washington, April 25—The del
egate hill has been amended so
that only twonty days notice is
necessary for an election this year,
owing to the short time between
the passage of the bill and the date
set for the election. After this
year thirty days notice will be re
quired.
Seattle, April 20.—The Edith
sailed for Valdez. She has 500,000
feet of lumber for building a rail
road wharf a* Valdez, and railroad
supplies. The Santa Ana sailed
with a full cargo and small list of
passengers.
Chisna, April 21—J. R Critten
den and Pink Dennison arrived a
mile and a half below the post-ollice
yesterday They are the
first to reach this.point with freight
They had to use six horses to break
a trail, as the snow is very deep.
Los Angeles, April 23—The fu
ture of the Pacific Coast League de
pends upon wires from Frisco and
Oakland as to whether they want
to quit base ball. 'In case they
withdraw the league will be reor
.gatmed in the northwest, te king in
Tacoma, Spokane and liutte.
Washington, April 23—The ship
ments -of domestic merchandise
from the United States to Alaska
during the first two-thirds of the
fiscal year have amounted to more
than a million a month, an increase
of GO per cent, over the same per
iod last year. The shipments from
Alaska arc smaller, owing to the
small pack of salmon. Shipments
| of metals arc not included.
■Heney At Orca.
SI. J. Heney was a passenger
I on the Portland to Orca. L is un
derstood that Mr. lloney will start
| work on the new road at once.
Relatives of Valdce People.
Following is a list of the<Tes»
dents of San Francisco at thcMime
of the earthquake, who are related
to Vaide/. iieople:
Caroline Zwdier, Folsom Si",
‘Ben Day, Clerk at Mint, relatives
of \V. H. Brennen; -F. J. and J. J
Conlev, near St. lvnaces-church:
Mrs.iB. A.'Swan, iBirdie, Eleanor,
.Albert. and'Charles‘V. Swan, 3000
Van Mess Ave.; G. E. Ames sand
■son,-8010 Clay St,; Attorney'Wel
don; Mr. and Mrs. W R. Kelly
and son, 294 Nulona St.: Mr. San
ders. wife and son mail carrier;
Miss Susie*Cameron, 'W-alter Cam
rou, W. S. .Barnhart, "Singer Mfg.
Co.; Miss Jennie H. Moore, Sutter
St.; H. H. Hart, 1421 Post St.;
Mrs. C. H. McKenn; Clara Man
nergreen, Mrs. C. H. Bartlett, Fort
Miley; Walter Raskette and wife,
Sutt- r St., cousin of LieuU-Baskctte,
Walter M. Givin und family,
nephew of Lieut. Baskette; C. II
Andciflon, Market St. Mrs. Dahl
ver, Clay St., relatives of J. B
Granger of Liscum; T. G. Quinn,
Brooklyn Hotel; Harry E Mom
yer, Third Ave., J. C. Heron; Mrs
Vawter, wife of Marshal Vawter, of
Unga, in hospital.
Tliere are u number of >peopl\
here who have friends and rela
tives in Oakland and adjoining
towns, hut no anxiety is felt re
garding thfcin.
In San Jose there are Mrs. H. C
I Travelt, Mrs. J. <H. .Bradley and
Mrs. Frank Reed.
Thought To Be loot.
Considerable anxiety is felt fort
the safety of Henry Kruger and «
man named Ellison, who left E. J.
Smiley’s place on Red River Jan.
1, in a small boat and have not
been heard of since. Mention of
their leaving was made in the
•Pkospectok of March ‘35. Ellison
is supposed to have had a large,
amount of gold dust on his person
It is reported that Kruger has u
[ brother in Valdez.
Home Port At Seward.
The Dora reached port last week
after a quick trip over her run to
the Westward. Under the ternrs
of the new mail contract which
starts in June she will make Sew
ard her headquarters hereafter,
running from there to Nusbugak
touching-nt’,all way points from
June 7 to September 80. Thk.
route takes in Setdovia, dlonier,
Kodiak, Uyak, Karluk, Cold Bay,
| Chignik, Unga. Sand ‘Point, Cod!
Harbor, Belkofsky, Saraehef light,
Scotch Oaplight, Udakta, Unalaske.
and Nushagkk.
!
Barr nett Has Trouble.
| Fairbanks papers state that there
! will be "some doings” on Dome
j creek as soon as 'Captain Rat nett
reaches there. It is said that John
the Greek, Capt. Anderson and
Jim Osborne are working on
ground which the Captain claims
as his. The papers itredic' a warm
[time when Harnett attempts to
joust the men from the ground
—
The fixtures for the Gem barber
shop were received on theVorthtml
and ’Sir. Davis expects to have the
shop open for business on Saturday
A. L. Levy and family ware out
going passengers on the Oregon
fora visit to the States.
The launch Hammond conveveH
a party from here yesterday to tin
seene of the latest railroad activ
j ity at Oren.
Alaska does more business p*T
capita than :lny oilier geographi
cal division of the United States.
A '?10t)'prtn'has‘l)c<1n taken out
at Dome creek,’near'Fairbanks.
At Ketchikan an ordinance war
recently pass. d prohibiting the
landing of explosives •.-■i’hin 2.jfK
feet of the town