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VOLUME 2, NO. 38. VALDEZ, ALASKA, THURSDAY, OCTOBER 29, 1903. OFFICIAL CITY PAPER.
Fall and Winter Styles
in
Ladies* Wearing A^^arel.
The Latest Styles
Marquise Silk Waists in all col
ors—Corduroy and Velour.
Our Wool Waists
arc neatly made, with large But
tons and full flowing sleeves, in
Cardinal, Tan, Koval Blue and
Black.
Belts
Our Belts are the latest in Black
Taffetta, with Long Buckles, Cur
dles, Medallion and Cord Effects.
Silk Skirts
The swellest ever Brought to
Valdez—in all colors, New Plaids
and Black.
New Novelties
Neck Ribbons. Hair Ornaments.
Tam O'Shanters. Wool Mitts.
Bureau Scarfs. Fascinators.
Nubfcs. Knitted Shawls.
Flanelette Night Gowns.
Silk Matinees.
We are Sole Agents for Celebrated JUST HITE Corsets.
Knjt Underwear.
The past week 1ms brought a chill}’
dampness which suggests a change of un
derwear. We have a large assortment—
Ladies’ All Wool Vests. Pants and
Tights in White and Natural.
Ladies* Neatly Trimmed Cotton and
Wool .Mixed Vests and Pants in Natural I
Color. 0
Hosiery. f
Wool and Cashmere Hosiery—Plain 1
and Kihhcd. #
R
Stylish
Dress Skirts.
Well Tailored, of
All-Wool 'Cheviots
and New Material—
in Colors. Blue,Cray,
Mixed and Black—
Straps on hips, slot
seams and buttons.
Styles and colors too
numerous to men
tion. Regular and
short lengths.
4
ALLEVY £.
Cure That Cold at
P. O. DRUG STORE.
P. E. KERN,
GOLD and SILVERSMITH.
See Our Large Line Of
NUGGET JEWELRY
Watches, Diamonds,
5* Cut Glass, Silverware,
Fine Watch Repairing
City Market
NEXT TO merchant’s CAFE.
Wholesale and Retail Dealers in
Beef, Mutton, Pork and Poultry
Our Prices are RIGHT. Give us a call.
Oup Line of Rings
i Must be seen to be appreciated.
Our Stock of Nugget Jewelry
all our own make, surpasses any on the coast.
^ Eye Trouble & Headaches
„ ARE THE RESULT OF EYE STRAIN.
Our Easy Spex relieve all and make reading a pleasure.
W. C. STULL,
Optician, Jeweler and Expert Watchmaker, Diamond Setter.
Additional Local.
T. H. Jeter, of Sunrise, arrived.
Phil. Gallagher, of Kodiak, is
here to attend court.
Dcp. Marshal Dreilielbis return
ed after a busy trip west.
For sale — New cabin, ceiling
lined. Inquire this olliee.
Dorsey Leave}!, of Slate creek,
accompanied by his wife, have re
turned to Missouri for the winter.
Judge 11. 11. Hildreth, Dep. U.
S. Marshal Sexton, both of Sunrise,
arrived on the licrtha on business.
H. D. Reynolds and B. Stevens,
who went to the inlet country to
look up copper properties, returned.
All the legal talent and witness
es on both sides of the Bonanza
lawsuit are now here ready for the
case.
Dr. H. B. Pierson, an old time
Valdez inhabitant, is again back
with us. He is one of the Glacier
builders.
C. C. Roberts and family left on
the Bertha. The ladies, will re
main out for a time, but Mr. R.
and his son, Ralph, will return in
the early spring.
Florodora girls, awkward squad
of Ixiys, old maids’ tea party, amt
other specialties will constitute a
show to be given by the ladies’
guild next week.
The chamber of commerce, at a
special meeting last Friday, resolv
ved to build another relief station
on me glacier lor me accommoua
tion of mushers and tourists.
Edmund Smith, who has prac
ticed for 20 years in Colorado and
elsewhere, applied to Judge W’ick
ershaui for admission to the Alaska
bar, and was promptly admitted.
Ariangcmcnts have been made
to have l*rof. Bunion play for the
Moose dances hereafter. This will
add materially to the good times
always had at the Saturday night
dances.
A dance was given at McKinley
hall as a farewell to those who were
to leave on the Bertha. An orches
tra of three pieces furnished the
music. The accident to the electric
light plant left the dancers in dark
ness for a while, hut candles and
Japanese lanterns were found, and
the semi-darkness only added to
the pleasure of the evening.
Married.
On Oct. 28, 1903, by the Rev. F.
C. Taylor, Mrs. Classic Gertrude
Sears to Charles Dreihelbie, both of
Valdez.
J
CONVENED MONDAY MORN
ING.
To Leave All Misdemeanors To
Local Authorities. Some
Jurors Absent.
The grand jury is now in session.
L. Archibald was appointed fore
man, they were instructed hv the
judge and started their delibera
tions Monday. Following is the
list of jurors now acting:
Samuel Mills, T. J. Jeter. Sun
rise; A. W. VanZundt, C. C. Rey
nold, James Mcllie, Dun Sheehan,
H. R. Leslie, A. 1’. Brown, Fred \V. i
Marhopper, L. Archibald. A. Burr,:
R. Gelineau, B. F. Millard, 0. B.
; Smith, E. Decker, Eli Larson, Val
dez; K. J. McLean, C. S. Bratton,
Kayak.
The following gentlemen were
drawn for jury duty hut have not
ye! arrived: Thos. Curlew. Patella
Jo<. C eghorn, S ldov a; Step! en
MilovUlof, Unalaska; Otto Kraft.
Kodiak, Peter Brown, Ellamar;
Martin Robinson, Ungn; \V. J.
Ahernt-thy, Kayak.
Judge \\ ieliershain instructed
, the jury as to their duties and the
limits of their power in a clear,!
logical manner. Following is an,
extract from the instructions, of.
particular interest to the public,!
in which he states that all crimes!
exeept felonies are to he left to the i
local authorities;:
It lias always been tbe poliev of
the United States to encourage and
aid her citizens, residing in the ter
ritories, in their efforts to establish
local self government. Pioneers,
prospectors, traders and home seek
ers have gone into the wilderness,
endured the hardships and dangers
of blazing the trails, safely relying
upon congress to establish our form
of government there as soon as con
ditions would warrant it. Nor
have they ever been disappointed,
for as soon as the land is occupied
and trade and commerce have es
tablished permanent centers, when
the mines have been located and
the natural resources of the coun
try are being developed, when pop
ulation has increased and become
settled, congress has invariably and
in good time caused the establish
ment of a government by the peo
ple. Recognizing the natural right
of American citizens in the terri
tory of Alaska to control their own
local affairs, congress passed the
act of 1884, providing for the ap
pointment of a governor, courts,
and other territorial officials. In
1889, acting in place of a territorial
legislature, congress enacted a pen
al code for Alaska and 1900 a civil
code. The latter made special pro
vision for local self govt-rument in
all permanent communities in Alas
ka, having a population of more
than :500 inhabitants,by the organ
ization thereoi into a town and
school district with certain speci
fied powers anil duties. At the
last session of congress this act
was amended greatly enlarging the
[lowers of towns and giving them
and school districts included there
in, all of the license fees paid hy
the inhabitants thereof. It also
empowered towns to elect a local
police magistrate, to declare what
offences should lie punishable as
misdemeanors and to provide a
penalty therefor, hy fine not ex
ceeding 200 dollars, or imprison
ment in the local jail not exceed
ing ninety days, or lioth such fine
and imprisonment. While we have
no territorial legislature, a town
council organized under this act is
thus given power to express the
I'niitiniied <>n iliinl '
Council Proceedings.
At Monday’s meeting of the coun
cil W. h. (icigcr handed in his re
signation. lie may leave iov.i. at
any time, ahd wtsl ed to resign l»c
fore doing so.
The vacancies caused hv the re
signation of Messrs. I lehtiey and
(.leigcr were tilled hv the election
of ('has. Kno ttier ami >i. If. Wheat,
hoth of whom were present and
took their seals.
Ordinances 31 and 36, for the
reduction of city expenses were
taldcd indefinitely, and the meet
ing adjourned untii Wednesday
evening.
At the adjourned meeting ordi
nances were introduced abolishing
the offices of city attorney and
health officer. These were referred
to eonimittee on law to report Hex'
Monti av. A resolution was intro
duced and passed reducing the sal
ary of the marshal to $71 a month
after Xovcmlier 1.
Drunken Row Results Totally.
On Monday night last a barroom
dispute between Tviei Dudhy, a
colored man. and Dan Moroney. of
Butte, Montana. Both were much
intoxicated, and in the heat of dis
pute the negro felt aggrieved and
struck at Moroney who struck
hack. Both fell; the negro strik
ing his head on the furniture, Ih
eanie unconscious and remained so
until lie died, which oceuired early
this morning at the Valdez hospit
al, in spite of the efforts of Dr.
Boyle.
This afternoon an examination
will he made on deceased to ascer
tain the cause of death. On the
night of the quarrel licensed was
placed in jail awaiting the action
of the court.
Acording to figures compiled l»v
treasury officials the shipment
of iurs and fur skin.- from Alaska
to the United States during June
last were valued at $27,613. The
value of the shipments f»>r the 12
months ending June, DM).'!, was
$423,606._
The exhibit of Alaskan trade
and enterprises at St. Louis will he
one of the most interesting at the
exposition. The resources of the
Klondike, the seal, salmon, cod and
halibut fisheries wiil be thoroughly
exploited. It is probable that a
family of Alaska seals will be taken
to St Louis.
Moose horns measuring sixty
eight and a half inches from tip to
tip, and with a convex measure
ment of eightv-three and a quarter
inches, will he exhibited at the
World’s Fair in Alaska’s display.
The set is believed to la* the most
perfect in the world, and owned by
\\. E. Carlin and Win. Crum, of
Dawson.
Masonic Club.
A social smoker will la* held at
the club rooms,over Coodell At Ed
wards’ office, Wednesday, Nov. 4th.
Sojourning hrethern will consider
this as an individual invitation.
Vai.ukz Masonic Ci.ib.
THE BOUNDARY CONTENTION
IN LONDON.
The American Line Remains In
tact. A Slight Conces
sion to Canada.
Tim Im.undary question is now
' sett led for all time. Tlie Knglish
| and Ameriean eommission met in
London and presented both sides
of tile question. Tile Kllglisli to
move I lie established line and tho
Americans to hold it.
Upon a vote lieing taken tho
American* "stood pat” and Lord
Chief Justice Alvers’one seeing tho
justice of their position took their
stand anti voted with them, thus
1 deciding in favor of the present
lioundary line.
A small concession was made in
favor of the Canadians, giving them
a free passage to their territory
through the Portland canal, at the
lower extremity of the pan-handle
at Alaska,
Government Roads.
I Senator Dillingham,chairman of
th;> sub-committee on territories in
j the senate who visited Alaska last
summer, has had a talk with the
president regarding that territory,
and has recommmendctl a policy
of road building to open llu- coun
try. Senator Dillingham suggests
1 that llu- government la-gin in Alas
i ka with the same kind of public
improvements that marked t lie
! tirst in the states nearly one hun
dnd years ago, and build wagon
mads to take the place of the trails.
Makes High Rate.
Captain Burnell lias fixed the
telegraph tolis over the United
States cable in Alaska as follows:
From Sitka to Juneau, 40 cents
per message, and 4 cents for each
word in addition to 10; Sitka to
Haines, tit) cents and ti; Sitka to
Skagway, 70 cents and S; Skagway
to Juneau, 40 cents and 4; Skag
it ay to Haim s. 20 cents and 3. The
count is to he made the same as on
overland, omitting the address and
tiie signature.
The press rate will he one-half
the commercial rale from ti o'clock
in the morning to 0 in the evening,
and one-half the commercial rate
from ti in the evening till ti in the
morning.
At the termination of the mouth
September the city of Skagway had
in the treasury, in city and school
funds, nearly $!),000 over and above
all outstanding warrants.
Support The Business Interests Of Tour Tows
and not of Seattle. There is not a Laundry
in this city which cannot give you as good
work as any Laundry in Seattle, although the
price is somewhat higher- We charge no
more than any Laundry in the United States
for Hand work, and if there is anyone trying
to make a living here who cannot pay our
prices, we will cheerfully do his work for
nothing.
Signed
Star Laundry. New Process Laundry*
Dock Laundry. Valdez Laundry.